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Paul P. Xiong

Software Development Manager | AI Automation & Enterprise Integration Architect
Orange County, CA · Twin Cities, MN·pgxiong@gmail.com·LinkedIn·zencloudweb.com·GitHub
50%+
Faster Delivery
100+
Integrations Built
10+
Engineers Led
$2M
Budget Managed
Professional Summary

Software development manager and AI automation architect with 8+ years leading enterprise integration modernization across .NET, MuleSoft, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake, Amazon Connect, and AI-assisted delivery. Built reusable platforms behind 100+ integrations, 50%+ faster delivery, $2M budget ownership, and 10+ engineer leadership. Currently building ZenCloudMedia as a public proof platform for Next.js, Supabase, Remotion, Python, browser automation, and LLM-enabled media workflows. Available for AI automation, software development leadership, enterprise integration, and LLMOps architecture roles.

Experience
Founder & Principal AI Automation EngineerApr 2026 — Present
ZenCloudMedia
  • Built ZenCloudMedia as a hands-on AI automation studio for short-form media, publishing workflows, and agentic engineering systems.
  • Built a production Next.js and Supabase web app with public resume, reels hub, trust pages, backend data flows, Vercel deployment, sitemap, and crawlable policy surface.
  • Automated short-form video production workflows using Python, Remotion, browser automation, LLM-assisted scripting, captions, and publishing-ready outputs.
  • Published machine-readable resume, reels, trust pages, sitemap, and crawler-ready content surfaces as a public proof system for AI workflow orchestration.
Software Development Manager & API ManagerApr 2025 — Apr 2026
ConvergeOne
  • Final technical escalation owner for global developers across US and India, resolving production integration blockers and architecture failures.
  • Led high-availability API layers connecting core systems to Amazon Connect, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake, managed services, and professional services workflows.
  • Managed $2M annual budget across infrastructure, staffing, delivery planning, and executive ROI reporting.
  • Rolled out GitHub Copilot and AI-assisted CI/CD code review practices across a 10+ engineer API team.
Solutions Architect & Lead DeveloperJun 2022 — Apr 2025
ConvergeOne
  • Led the complete BizTalk EDI sunset, transitioning vendor integrations to MuleSoft Partner Manager.
  • Directed porting of 25 business processes into governed MuleSoft assets using modular shared patterns.
  • Co-developed 100+ integration processes using a proprietary middle-tier framework and reusable delivery patterns.
Solutions ArchitectMar 2020 — Jun 2022
ConvergeOne
  • Established Priority/Complexity Matrix to group 90 namespaces for phased CloudHub 2.0 migration.
  • Founded the IT Development Wiki — maintained for 8+ years as the company's primary technical database.
  • Migrated TFS to Azure DevOps and hired DevOps engineers to support the growing team.
Senior Software EngineerJun 2017 — Mar 2020
ConvergeOne
  • Authored the core .NET Middle-Tier Framework (C#, MEF, Async Queues) — backbone of 50%+ Time-to-Production improvement.
  • Managed database reporting via SQL Server and SSRS across 90+ core business processes.
  • Created the company SDLC and CI/CD process using TFS, establishing repeatable delivery governance for integration work.
Earlier Career — C.H. Robinson (Jr. Developer, 2003–2006) · LPS (Sr. Developer, 2008–2012)
Skills
Integration & Cloud
MuleSoftBizTalk EDIMicrosoft FabricData LakeAmazon ConnectCloudHub 2.0MQ FIFO
AI & Engineering
CopilotLLMOpsAgentic Workflows.NET / C#PythonNext.jsRemotionSupabase
Leadership
Executive RoadmapsBudget ManagementEngineering HiringAzure DevOps KPI Dashboards
Projects
ZenCloudMedia
Automated short-form video workflow using Python, Remotion, browser automation, LLM-assisted scripting, captions, and publishing-ready outputs.
zencloudweb.com
ZenCloudMedia GitHub
Public Next.js/Supabase site repo that backs the resume, reels hub, trust pages, backend workflows, and production Vercel deployment.
github.com/PgxBaku/ZenCloudMedia
Enterprise Integration Modernization
BizTalk EDI sunset, Partner Manager transition, and 100+ integration processes delivered through governed reusable patterns.
7pace + ADO KPI Dashboards
Custom ADO widgets correlating time-tracking data with developer velocity metrics and engineering performance reporting.
Education
B.A. Computer Science — University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MN · International study in China & Japan
Target Roles
AI Solutions Architect · Software Development Manager, AI/Automation · LLMOps / Agentic Workflow Lead · Enterprise Integration Architect
Orange County, CA · Twin Cities, MNzencloudweb.com