Simon Zhou

Dual Bachelor's Degrees + Associate Degree

Digital Transformation Architect | AI Solution Builder | System Operations & Front-end Engineering Practitioner Business-technology hybrid talent with mechatronics execution background

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Hi, I'm Simon (Yuxiang) Zhou.

Founder of Water Doctor (Como Water Canada Inc.) and JY Dream Technology Inc.

I completed two honours bachelor's degrees at NJU Logo Nanjing University (Human Resources Management) and YorkU Logo York University (Information Technology). I also hold an associate degree in Mechatronics Engineering from JSLH Logo Jiangsu Union Technical College (Soochow University Campus Collaboration). In addition, I completed two years of technical training at BBW Logo Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft in Berlin und Brandenburg (BBW) and obtained an Advanced Electrician qualification.

I am a business-and-technology practitioner focused on enterprise digital transformation, AI application delivery, systems operations, front-end engineering, and mechatronics-related execution.

Today, my work centers on two companies: at Water Doctor (waterdoctor.ca), I deliver tailored water-softening and purification solutions for Canadian merchants and households; at JY Dream Technology Inc. (jydream.ca), I lead end-to-end enterprise upgrades from workflow design to production-grade technical systems.

For more details, please see my resume.

2026.03

Launched my new personal website on Vercel: simonzhou.dev

The new site is online with updated certifications, professional experience, and enterprise transformation projects.

Check out my latest work

Water Doctor Digital Transformation

Water Doctor Digital Transformation

Enterprise-level digital transformation for customized water treatment services in Canada, integrating operations, e-commerce channels, and automation workflows.

Digital Transformation
Shopify
Amazon
CRM
AI Automation
JY Dream Technology Inc.

JY Dream Technology Inc.

Incubator-style enterprise services covering business process redesign, AI application delivery, systems operations, and product implementation.

Enterprise Upgrade
AI Applications
System Operations
Front-end Engineering
CAnime Canada Anime Community Platform

CAnime Canada Anime Community Platform

A bilingual local platform for anime fans in Canada, starting in Toronto/GTA and bringing together second-hand trading, community posts, convention information, cosplay photography bookings, offline activities, and in-app communication with a mobile-first PWA experience.

Next.js
Supabase
PWA
Bilingual Product
Second-hand Marketplace
Community & Events
SomiPTE PTE Core Learning Platform

SomiPTE PTE Core Learning Platform

A private PTE Core speaking-practice platform covering RA, RS, DI, ASQ, and RL Extra workflows, with private question-bank imports, browser recording, training score estimates, practice history, progress review, and provider architecture for Speechace/OpenAI/Azure integrations.

Next.js
Supabase
PTE Core
Audio Recorder
Question Bank
AI Scoring Architecture
CSGO / Source Community Servers & Forum

CSGO / Source Community Servers & Forum

A long-running gaming community established in 2012, focused on CSGO, Zombie Escape, and Source-based servers. Forum was built on Discuz/PHP, while game-server features were developed with SourceMod + MetaMod on Source engine.

Discuz
PHP
SourceMod
MetaMod
Source Engine
CosTi Photography Preference Matcher

CosTi Photography Preference Matcher

A photography-preference matching product built for Toronto ACG/cosplay communities. It uses an SBTI/MBTI-style 32-question flow to combine shooting preferences, budget range, style tags, and reference-image signals, then returns Top 5 photographer matches, rationale, and shareable result cards. The project has already expanded to mobile and WeChat Mini Program delivery, passed filing requirements, and continues to evolve on an Express.js backend.

Express.js
Mobile Experience
WeChat Mini Program
SBTI-style Quiz Flow
Image Style Matching

Publications

View the full list of my publications on LinkedIn Profile

Bibliometric Research Project

Associated with York University. Mined 4,896 bibliographies (2012-2022) related to Metaverse and Blockchain. Built and visualized Documentary Knowledge Units with VOSviewer and CiteSpace. Conducted keyword co-occurrence analysis on 108 documents, merged repeated terms, and visualized 28 high-frequency keywords (frequency >= 3). Published with excellent evaluation.

Collaborative projects with Prof. Marina G Erechtchoukova

Bibliometrics
VOSviewer
CiteSpace
Data Visualization
Enterprise Digital Transformation
AI Application Development
Network & Systems Architecture
E-commerce Operations
Shopify
Amazon Marketplace
CRM/ERP Workflow Design
Front-end Development
System Operations
Python
PyTorch
JavaScript
Node.js
SQL
Power BI
Electrical Systems
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York University

2018 - 2022
Bachelor's Degree (Honours), Information Technology
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Nanjing University

2016 - 2018
Bachelor's Degree (Honours), Human Resources Management / Personnel Administration
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Jiangsu Union Technical College (Soochow University Campus Collaboration)

2012 - 2017
Associate Degree, Mechatronics Engineering
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Bildungswerk der Wirtschaft in Berlin und Brandenburg

2015 - 2017
Technical Training Program (2 years), Mechanical/Mechatronics Practice
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Water Doctor (Como Water Canada Inc.)
Founder

Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Jan 2025 - Present
Network & Systems Architect / Digital Transformation Lead
Leading digital transformation, e-commerce architecture, and operational systems for customized water-softening and purification services.
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JY Dream Technology Inc.
Founder

Canada | Dec 2022 - Present
Chief Operations Officer
Providing integrated enterprise upgrades from business process design to technical system implementation, with strong AI and operations focus.
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UB Gaming Community

China | Oct 2012 - Present
Director / Administrator
Built and maintained a long-running gaming community and server infrastructure, including public-service and commercial Source-based game servers.
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shiroyi.love

Online | 2012 - Present
Anime Platform Operator / Developer
Developed and iterated an anime-focused platform for more than a decade, currently focusing on BANGUMI schedule aggregation and content operations.
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Amazon (Self-employed)

Canada | Oct 2022 - Present
B2C Seller
Built and scaled cross-border marketplace operations across North America and Europe with logistics and performance optimization.
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Fibra
Internship

Ontario, Canada | Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Machine Learning Intern
Built CNN/CNN-LSTM pipelines for linguistic emotion recognition with PyTorch and IBM Watson AutoAI support.
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Siemens
Internship

Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | Apr 2019 - May 2019
IT Operation Assistant
Provided frontline IT support, troubleshooting, and server room operation assistance.
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bbw Gruppe
Co-op / Training

China / Germany Program | Sep 2015 - Apr 2017
Mechatronics Technician Trainee
Worked on PLC-based mechatronics projects, CNC fabrication, and low-voltage appliance troubleshooting.
2023

CorePMP (Project Management Professional)

2022

CoreCCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)

2022

CoreAWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

2022

CoreCompTIA Security+

2023

CoreProfessional Scrum Master II (PSM II)

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