J C Yao is a Principal Product Manager in the IBM Compilation Technology and Enterprise Products group for C/C++, Python, and Node.js offerings. His broad interests include application modernization, machine learning, software architecture, financial evaluation, software/hardware competitive research, and numerical analysis. All these disciplines help JC gain acute insight into the total cost of ownership and IT strategy, whether it is related to data center operation, digital transformation, mainframe application modernization, high-end server consolidation, “fit-for-purpose” assessment of solution deployment scenarios, or a broader IT roadmap and strategy consultation.
Before the current job, JC was the manager of the IBM HPCS Client Acceleration Team, chief strategist of IT Economics Consultation and Research, and manager of the IBM IT Economics Team in Asia Pacific. He has worked on engineering design automation, software marketing and sales enablement programs, solution architecture, technical strategy, technical support marketing, and business development in the Banking and Financial Services Sector.
JC has a Ph.D. in engineering and was certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP) in 1999.