Gilbert Kwan
Veteran IBM Software Engineer Leading Open Liberty Education and Development
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Gilbert Kwan, an advisory software engineer at IBM Canada's Toronto laboratory since 1998, has built an impressive career spanning multiple aspects of WebSphere Application Server development and education. His journey includes significant contributions to test automation, batch and compute grid development for WAS Extended Deployment, and the creation of the installUtility tool for WAS Liberty features. Since 2018, he has led the Open Liberty guides development team, managing over 50 open-source guide repositories and leading a team that has created more than 30 interactive guides covering technologies like Kubernetes, Istio, reactive programming, and MicroProfile features. His role encompasses mentoring university interns, reviewing pull requests, and prioritizing development work, while his technical expertise extends to Liberty serviceability, monitoring, and installation. Kwan's work has earned him a patent for automated testing of computer system components, and he has successfully transformed the learning experience for developers through cloud-hosted guides that eliminate setup barriers and provide hands-on, interactive learning experiences through the IBM Skills Network environment