Summary
Brent Deverman is a seasoned solutions architect and digital product leader with a track record spanning startups, media, financial services, and health tech across Asia. He founded Now Shenzhen, built and exited a two-sided marketplace for real estate and jobs, demonstrating end-to-end product vision, team leadership, and business growth. In recent roles, he led large-scale cloud migrations and digital projects for Amplify Health and AIA, and steered e-commerce initiatives and cross-border payments for DFS Group and HSBC, blending product strategy with engineering execution. Based in Hong Kong and with Singapore roots, Brent combines a strong technical foundation (BS in CS from MSU; Mandarin language studies from Tsinghua) with cross-cultural leadership and vendor collaboration across regional teams. His GitHub profile highlights Apple ecosystem and productivity focus, reinforcing a unique blend of consumer-grade platform thinking with enterprise-scale delivery. Brent's career shows a rare ability to translate complex requirements into practical, scalable solutions that ship.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Mandarin Language & Culture, Mandarin Language & Culture at Tsinghua University
B.A., East Asian Studies, 3.4, B.A., East Asian Studies, 3.4 at Michigan State University
Japanese, Chinese, English