Founder & Principal Consultant
Kun Li
Enterprise architecture.
Hands-on engineering. Accountable delivery.
Enterprise, solution and data architect working across complex systems, regulated industries and the full path from strategy to production.
Perth, Western Australia
kmsitc.net/about/kun-li · info@kmsitc.net
01 / Profile
Architecture grounded in delivery.
I’m an enterprise, solution and data architect with more than twenty years of experience delivering systems across energy, utilities, government, defence, finance and healthcare. My work connects business intent with technical decisions, hands-on engineering and operational responsibility.
I specialise in enterprise integration, cloud and hybrid platforms, canonical data models and the modernisation of complex operational systems. I work across architecture and implementation, from solution blueprints and decision records to APIs, data pipelines, interfaces and production support.
Through KMS ITC, I bring that experience to consulting and product development. Established engineering disciplines remain the foundation: clear requirements, secure boundaries, reliable operations and evidence of results. AI, retrieval and automation are additional capabilities, selected where they suit the problem.
My approach aligns with KMS ITC’s Intent-to-Evidence (I2E) method: make the objective explicit, choose the appropriate mechanism, define authority and retain evidence of the outcome.
Enterprise & solution architecture
Target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, option analysis, architecture decision records, governance and stakeholder alignment.
Data & enterprise integration
Canonical data models, APIs, event-driven systems, ETL, data quality and integration across GIS, CMS, market and operational platforms.
Software & platform engineering
Hands-on backend and full-stack delivery, legacy modernisation, performance tuning, cloud platforms and production operations.
Applied AI & automation
Source-backed retrieval, document ingestion, embeddings, structured generation and bounded agent workflows with reviewable outputs.
02 / Experience
Professional experience.
KMS ITC
2025–present
Founder / Principal Architect
Technology consulting & product development
- Lead architecture and delivery across web, cloud, data, integration and AI-enabled platforms, producing target architectures, roadmaps and delivery guidance.
- Designed and operated an Angular and ASP.NET Core commerce platform with PostgreSQL, Redis, Stripe, MinIO object storage, Cloudflare and CI/CD.
- Build knowledge retrieval, career evidence and automation products, with an emphasis on traceable sources, maintainability and human review.
IBM
2022–2025
Solution Architect / Data Architect
Regulated utilities · Western Power & ATCO
- Led solution and data architecture for utility platforms spanning customer services, GIS, market, reporting and operational systems.
- Designed canonical data models, integration patterns and data flows; produced solution blueprints and architecture decision records with enterprise architecture, security and compliance teams.
- Contributed to DER register remediation, battery rebate delivery and customer connection modernisation, connecting regulatory requirements to implementation and operational support.
Synergy
2019–2022
Solution Architect / Senior Developer
Wholesale energy trading & forecasting
- Designed and developed trading and energy-market systems using .NET, Angular, Azure, SQL Server and PLEXOS integrations.
- Delivered Trader Flight Deck v1–v3, supporting forecasting, real-time operations and trader decision-making.
- Won the 2021 Synergy Hackathon with an IoT and AI energy solution concept.
L3 Technologies
2018–2019
Senior Software Engineer
Defence · Maritime command & control
- Developed maritime monitoring and command-and-control software for mission-critical operational environments.
- Built geospatial interfaces, real-time monitoring and alerting with .NET, WPF, SQL Server and GIS technologies.
Advanced Share Registry
2016–2018
IT Analyst / Senior Developer
Financial registry & reporting
- Reworked financial reporting, account management and data processing pipelines to improve performance, data integrity and auditability.
- Modernised legacy processing and data access patterns for high-volume registry and reporting workloads.
NNIT
2013–2016
IT Advanced Consultant
Enterprise middleware & platforms
- Delivered enterprise consulting and supported middleware platforms including MQ, WebLogic and WebSphere Application Server.
- Built operational automation and runbooks for service reliability; received outstanding performance ratings in two consecutive annual reviews.
ZhongHuan System Engineering Technology Ltd.
2008–2013
System Architect / Team Lead / Project Manager
Government · Public safety & emergency response
- Led architecture and delivery of public security, emergency response and transport-control systems.
- Integrated high-availability messaging, GIS, CTI, GPS and field devices into centralised operational workflows.
03 / Selected work
Enterprise programs & product engineering.
Energy & utilities · 2025
WA Battery Rebate Program
Solution architecture and hands-on delivery for a WA ministerial initiative within an accelerated three-month timeframe, spanning application workflows, eligibility, integration and regulatory requirements.
Data architecture · Utilities
DER Register Enhancement
Canonical data model remediation, integration redesign and governance improvements. Contributed to improving distributed energy resource data acceptance from below 40% to above 95%, supporting reporting and forecasting.
Digital services · Western Power
Land Development Customer Connection
End-to-end modernisation of complex utility connection workflows, linking customer self-service, CMS, GIS and backend services to improve visibility and operational coordination.
Healthcare · Independent engagement
Sonic Healthcare Platform
Architecture and engineering across .NET Core microservices, Angular portals, RabbitMQ and Redis integration, data models and architecture documentation, including HL7 and Slingshot-related workflows.
Energy markets · Synergy
Trader Flight Deck
Multiple generations of a business-critical wholesale energy trading platform, integrating PLEXOS, forecasting and operational workflows with .NET, Angular, Azure and SQL Server.
IoT & applied AI · 2021 hackathon winner
Smart Home IoT & Energy
Combined Azure IoT Hub, Azure Functions, device telemetry and analytics with Raspberry Pi edge devices and YOLO-based vision to explore energy and home automation scenarios.
Independent platforms & applied AI
- CVMaker / KuMatch
- AI-assisted career evidence, CV generation and role matching. FastAPI and Next.js with document ingestion, PostgreSQL, Redis/Celery, vector retrieval and source-backed profile facts.
- KMS Platform, Inkwell & KuTest
- Full-stack platform and product engineering across commerce, writing and test planning, using structured outputs and reviewable workflows to turn user intent into inspectable results.
- Chrome Man & local assistant workflows
- Browser-based knowledge retrieval, semantic search and contextual recall, alongside local tool use, memory and multi-step automation with OpenClaw and n8n.
04 / Technical depth
Tools selected for the context.
- Architecture & governance
- TOGAF · ArchiMate · ADRs · Target-state design · Canonical models · RBAC · Audit trails
- Languages & applications
- C# · .NET / ASP.NET Core · Python / FastAPI · TypeScript · JavaScript · Angular · React / Next.js · Vue
- Data & integration
- SQL Server · PostgreSQL · Oracle · Redis · REST · GraphQL · ETL · Kafka · RabbitMQ · IBM MQ · ArcGIS
- Cloud & delivery
- Azure · AWS · Google Cloud · Cloudflare · Docker / Podman · CI/CD · MinIO / S3-compatible storage
- AI & knowledge systems
- RAG · Embeddings · Qdrant · Chroma · Document ingestion · LLM orchestration · Structured outputs · n8n
05 / Qualifications
Education & professional development.
Master of Computer Science
Tianjin University
Bachelor of Computer Science
Nankai University
Cloud & engineering
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Architecture & delivery
- TOGAF 9.2
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- ITIL Foundation v3
- Nintex Automation Specialist II
Industry & AI
- IBM Energy, Environment & Utilities Insights and Solutions — Gold
- IBM Generative & Agentic AI Expert — Consultant / PM
- IBM watsonx.ai Technical Intermediate
- Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
- Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Specialty
Recognition & languages
Synergy Hackathon Champion, 2021 — IoT and AI energy solution.
- English
- Full professional proficiency
- Mandarin
- Native / bilingual proficiency
Work with me
A clear path from intent to delivery.
For architecture advice, complex integration or hands-on delivery, start with a conversation about the system, the constraints and the outcome you need.
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