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Day 21, that’s counted to the day of my departure from Ghana on 10/30. Three weeks have passed. So fast!

The most enduring aspect of this CSC (Corporate Service Corps) experience has been the friendships formed. It’s a rare and possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend an entire month closely engaging with a group of people, day in and day out. It’s been a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful group, and I hold immense respect for each individual. Being the youngest in our team, I’ve received abundant care and support, not just in work but in everyday life, and I’ve learned immensely.

Yesterday, Roy, Anouk, and I completed the Ghana West Coast Marketing workshop. Mr. Hammond, the president of the Ghana Tourism Board (GTB), was the first to arrive at SNV, the workshop venue. His serious approach to the workshop was encouraging to see. Mr. Hammond also delivered the opening speech, introducing the IBM CSC Ghana 5 team to everyone.

A total of 15 people participated in the workshop, representing GTB, Ricerca e Cooperazione, SNV, Ghana Wildlife Society, Wildlife Division, COSPE, and IBM. Roy, who is exceptional in his skills, designed the brainstorming process. The 12 participants were split into three groups for the first phase of discussion. After 30 minutes, they voted on all the ideas, using Canadian flag tabs as a cute voting method. We then selected the top three ideas for the second phase of the workshop.

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Phase one voting

In phase two, there were 10 concrete problem&topics prepared in advance and rearranged 12 participators into 3 groups, then jump in depth discussions on these 3 top ideas. Finally, we got a lot of ideas in workshop. We will organize them in structure, analysis, give conclusions and recommendations in our final presentation.
Really a wonderful day!

Will

Oct. 23 2010

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It’s now mid-October, and we’ve been heading to the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) daily at around 8:20 AM. According to our schedule, Anouk and I have conducted training for four individuals in Excel, two in Windows and Word, and six in PowerPoint.

One particularly memorable moment was when I first assisted Michael, my initial student. He was thrilled to learn about the computer’s capabilities – editing words, performing calculations, surfing the internet, chatting, and connecting with people worldwide. His eyes sparkled with excitement. Today, we conducted PowerPoint and Excel training for the president and director of GTB, Mr. Hammond. Having worked at GTB for over 28 years, Mr. Hammond possesses a clear vision for the organization’s future and is a smart, quick learner. He immediately grasped the PowerPoint functions during his first practice session. However, during our Excel training, we noticed that slight movements of the mouse could significantly alter the content. Therefore, sometimes we worked hand in hand to practice together.

President of GTB Training in Manager office

Next week, on October 20th, we will conclude the computer training at GTB. Additionally, we are facilitating a workshop, a collaborative effort between NGOs and GTB. Presently, under this market plan, GTB and the NGOs aim to establish a Destination Management Organization (DMO). The forthcoming step involves organizing training to familiarize the DMO with its management responsibilities, which will contribute to the development of the ‘Destination Management Plan for Ghana’s West Coast.’ This initiative has enabled members of the steering committee to interact for the first time, fostering stronger connections between the private and public sectors beyond the conventional licensing and control dynamics. The private sector, particularly the beach resorts, has been structured into an association to represent common interests, allowing for a platform to discuss issues and share perspectives. We are hopeful that the workshop on October 22nd will significantly advance the Marketing and Product Development Strategy for Ghana’s West Coast.

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After a busy week, we embarked on an incredible adventure in Ghana on Saturday. Our day began bright and early at 7 am (it seems nobody sleeps in here) with a 2-hour bus journey leading us to the turn-off for the Amansuri Wetlands, just another 5 km away. However, this final stretch was a far cry from the decent roads we had been traveling on. Our driver had to navigate a ‘road’ with our bus that was more suited for walking or a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Against all odds, we reached the Amansuri wetlands.

Our first adventure involved boarding small canoes, with about 4 or 5 people in each. Our wooden canoe had a few leaks, but we all managed to find a seat and a scoop to bail out water during our journey. Our ‘captain’ propelled us through the wetlands using a long stick to push off the riverbed. We navigated through marshland, surrounded by a river of reeds, following a single water pathway carved out over years of use, reminiscent of a well-trodden mountain trail. Amidst a bird sanctuary, we observed numerous birds and flowers. Our route took us from the vast expanse of the river into a narrow channel and through a rainforest, my favorite part of the trip, gliding through the mangrove forest. The serene beauty was briefly interrupted by another canoe filled with a group singing an African song. We passed each other with high fives, and their singing soon faded away. Emerging from the forest, the wetlands opened up to a wide river, where we swapped the long stick for paddles and took turns helping to steer our canoe. The canoeing took an hour in the 30-degree weather, but occasional cloud cover and a bit of rain made it quite comfortable. I think I’m even starting to get used to the humidity here!

Our journey then led us to the village of Nzulezo, a unique community accessible only by water and primarily by canoe for its residents. Built entirely on stilts above water, the village is home to 450 people. Upon disembarking from our canoes, we were warmly welcomed by the locals. They guided us down the ‘main street’ and through the town to the far end of the village. Having explored many interesting parts of the world, I found this experience to be the most fascinating yet. The town, primarily constructed from wood, a lot of bamboo, and some rubber plants, extended over the water on stilts. The residents lived in small rooms that made up their houses. We were allowed to photograph the town, but had to seek permission before taking pictures of the people. The village featured a small market and a single-room schoolhouse for children up to grade 6. The inhabitants, reliant on fishing and farming, had to bring in all other necessities by boat. Lacking electricity, a generator was their sole source of power.

We had the honor of meeting the town chief, who shared the village’s history in an African language, translated for us by our guide. We then presented any gifts we had for the school children; I had brought several pairs of children’s sandals for the occasion. Many of us purchased small wooden carved canoes as a gesture of gratitude for their hospitality.

Exploring the village further, we saw a small farm with goats and chickens, also built on stilts over the water, like the rest of the village. Despite its size, the community had three churches. We then embarked on our hour-long canoe trip back, relishing the beauty of the wetlands once more.

Our trip concluded with some leisure time at the beach, located at the start of the wetlands and right on the coast. I roamed the shoreline, collecting a few beautiful seashells.

It was an extraordinary day.

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Seven days were pasted, first week ended!!!
For me, it has already been quite some time since my arrival. Today marks the seventh day since I landed in this fascinating country. The next two weeks will pass swiftly, and I’m aware that my assignment will soon come to an end. Our hotel is delightful, offering a splendid, expansive view below us.

We service for GTB (Ghana Tourist Board), it is located in SIC building. This week we (Anouk and I) went to there in 9:00 everyday, but we realized that we need more time working with GTB, we will go to GTB in 8:00AM everyday.

GTB (Ghana tourist board) in Takoradi control the whole tourist affair in West Region, they are trying to extend their market urgently to fight for poverty. That’s a really nice idea. we are the first team from IBM CSC program service for GTB. We hopefully help to them very much.

In this week, we (Anouk and me) did interview with most of staffs, 6 people, and two NGO, RC and SNV, they give us so much information. We are getting to know Ghana and GTB deeper and deeper. We will help GTB to organize one workshop tourism marketing and product development strategy for Ghana West Coast . It’s really a nice marketing plan for Ghana West Coast in the future two years. We will help GTB to make this plan to go further.
By the way, Ghana West Coast is the most beautiful beach which I have seen.

And we will also train basic computer knowledge to staffs, including Windows, MS office and using E-mail. It seems so easy for us, but it’s really important for GTB. When we did interview with Samuel, he is the only one person worked in research&statistics department, he used his head and calculator to do research&statistics on clients check-in data of all the hotels in west region for more than 20 years. When we show to him that we use MS Excel to calculate with formula, he was super amazed. We explained it for more than 90 mins what it is, he begin to believe it. I really can’t forget his lovely face.

Anouk and I are working here just one month. It’s a small project here, but we hope small project and small project can accumulate to a big change.
Will.
2010.Oct.08.

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重点介绍

​ 超过15年系统技术研发和架构设计经验，熟悉分布式系统、金融科技、设计思维、流程设计及优化等领域关键技术。区块链、移动、云计算、工作流等技术早期推广者、开源贡献者。在学术期刊和会议发表论文和演讲，申请专利十余项。同时负责过银行、保险、期货交易所等多家大型金融企业、多种业务IT方向的研发策略计划、系统/解决方案/算法设计、关键程序代码编写、项目（组合）管理、数字化转型、数据安全、合同、研发预算、IT治理、供应商、招聘、团队绩效等管理工作。

主要背景

​ 2021.12~现在，汇丰银行，实验室首席工程师

​ 2020.07~2021.12，大连商品交易所，创新实验室区块链负责人

​ 2017.05~2020.07，上海保险交易所，任区块链研发负责人

​ 2016.07~2017.05，蚂蚁金服，任职区块链底层研发专家

​ 2010年10月，IBM自愿者活动，参加加纳政府咨询

​ 2007.05~2016.07，IBM，任职创新技术高级顾问、区块链、移动、云技术工程师

​ 2000.08~2007.05，大连海事大学，获得硕士、学士学位

项目经历

  • 汇丰集团，2021.12~现在，实验室首席工程师

    汇丰实验室首席工程师，研究方向包括Web3及监管科技，数字货币，代码质量管控，移动应用技术等，成功上线的项目包括：e-HKD 数字港币 ; 2) NFT亚洲数字银行等。日常工作还包括研发策略计划，数据安全，IT治理，人员招聘，团队管理，绩效评估，供应商选型等工作。

  • 大连商品交易所飞创公司，2020.07~2021.12，创新实验室区块链负责人

    交易所大宗交易领域区块链负责人，负责区块链底层、DApp与治理的架构、设计以及核心代码编写等工作。成功研发大连商品交易所区块链产品，成功带领团队通过信通院第六批可信区块链测试。基于此区块链产品，联合交通银行、中粮集团，成功落地区块链仓单质押融资项目，目前运行平稳。日常工作还包括研发策略计划，预算管理，供应商选型，数字化转型，数据安全，团队管理，人员招聘，绩效评估等工作。

  • 上海保险交易所，2017.05~2020.07 金融科技研发负责人

    保交链首席架构师、研发团队负责人以及核心代码编写人。带领团队完成专利21项，其中本人专利9项，并带领团队成功申请软件著作权12项。带领团队完成工信部信通院组织的区块链功能以及性能测试并顺利通过保交链测评。同时在区块链项目实施中担任架构师，完成难点重点项目设计，编写重点难点功能代码。荣获2018-2019年上海金融业改革发展优秀研究成果一等奖，上海市金融业联合会颁发。带领团队荣获2018上海区块链应用创新大赛一等奖。日常工作还包括研发策略计划，预算管理，供应商选型，合同谈判，数字化转型，数据安全，团队管理，人员招聘等工作。

  • 蚂蚁金服，2016.07~2017.05 专家

    负责设计并编写第一代蚂蚁金服区块链平台，包括共识算法，通信协议，平台模型，技术选型等。代表蚂蚁金服参加工信部区块链开发者大会，并发言《区块链在社会公益领域的开发实践》。

  • IBM，资深架构师，资深顾问

    • Innovation center，2016.01~2016.07

    负责区块链提供解决方案，售前支持，带领开发团队完成PoC代码。负责的客户有农信银，工商银行，邮政储蓄银行，香港中银等。

    • Innovation center，2015.01~2016.01

    负责移动和云解决方案提供解决方案，售前支持。参与工商银行，百联股份等客户现场支持。

    • Consultant BU，2012.11~2015.01

    负责银行系统云升级项目。以及工业客户的财务，采购，报销，工单等业务流程以及系统的咨询和维护。

    • E-Commerce Department，2012.02~2012.11

    开发电子商务系统，包括订单管理，商品分类，库存管理，电话下单中心的业务和设计。

    参加IBM全球企业公民自愿者活动，在加纳用开展政府项目。负责为加纳旅游局做市场调查和业务分析，并为西部省区旅游市场计划做咨询，同时和3个国家的NGO组织一起组织实施和推进此市场计划。

    • Accounts，2007.05~2012

    在多个项目中任软件工程师。负责在工作流平台。通常带领2～5个成员，组成团队，完成系统交付。

教育

大连海事大学 硕士 电力电子专业 2004.09~2007.05

大连海事大学 学士 电气工程专业 2000.08~2004.07

成就