Zin Min
I design and build accessible, scalable, and secure solutions, set up infrastructure, and manage servers — while keeping things simple.
No over-engineering.
Selected Work
MonOCR — Open-Source OCR for a Vulnerable Language
Mon (mnw) script lacks the standardized datasets required for modern OCR, leaving its scanned physical archives digitally inaccessible. I built MonOCR to bridge this gap using a lightweight 6.6M parameter MobileNetV3 + BiLSTM model.
Optimized for privacy-first, on-device performance, the framework utilizes ONNX Runtime for Web and Android, and CoreML/ANE on iOS. By integrating a community-driven correction loop, the project is actively generating the foundational language datasets that global toolchains overlooked.
Simplifying a Critical Data Platform
Improved the architecture of a national biodiversity portal by replacing a complex multi-service setup with a simpler tech stack manageable by a small team. Reduced infrastructure costs by 33%, improved performance, and removed API limitations. The goal was to make the system easier to operate and maintain with a small team.
Faster, Leaner Data Pipelines
Redesigned the data pipeline for a regional research platform. Replaced Airflow and a heavy PostgreSQL workflow with a lightweight custom pipeline. Reduced operating costs by 50% and improved data update time from 1–2 hours to under 2 minutes, supporting policy and research teams with near real-time data.
Building Products from Scratch (Full Lifecycle)
Designed and delivered multiple systems from the ground up, including GIS platforms, public data portals, dashboards, PWAs, and e-learning platforms.
Handled the full lifecycle — tech stack selection, architecture, initial codebase, deployment, infrastructure setup, and ongoing maintenance. Also mentored three junior engineers who later progressed into senior roles.