FrontDoor Technical Intern at Yahoo!
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- FrontDoor Technical Intern at Yahoo!
- Developer at LABS Open Source Project
- Webmaster at Carnegie Mellon Math Department
- Past
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- Associate Technology Manager at Google, Inc.
- Web Development Intern at Smart Futures
- Education
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- Carnegie Mellon University
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Edwin Shao’s Experience
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FrontDoor Technical Intern
Yahoo!
(Public Company; YHOO; Internet industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
* Launched iPhone, Blueprint applications for Y! Buzz. (~10,000 PVs/month.)
* Marketed and implemented My Y! module for Y! Buzz. (~1,000s of installs.)
* Researched and wrote report on bandwidth-saving techniques for front page. -
Developer
LABS Open Source Project
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
* Created and currently maintaining website. (http://www.labsproject.org)
* Researched and recommended tools, implementations, and designs during the planning stage.
* Trained and directed newer coders to the project.
* Wrote several core modules included in the code repository. -
Webmaster
Carnegie Mellon Math Department
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)
* Maintained the website at http://www.math.cmu.edu/
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Associate Technology Manager
Google, Inc.
(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
* Project-managed a process-improvement tool and team projected to save over 1600 man-hours per year.
* Coded product demonstrations, internal tools, and partner deliverables as needed without supervision.
* Gave product and informational talks to cross-sectional audiences comprised of both engineering and sales.
* Interfaced with partners and account managers to obtain specifications and market information.
* Volunteered to support several verticals and teams with business analyses that required technical skills. -
Web Development Intern
Smart Futures
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)
* Product-managed complete overhaul of application responsible for company’s core revenue stream. Discovered and implemented humanistic requirements. Applied forward-looking coding methods and designs.
* Produced several web sites from scratch or barebones specifications.
* Developed efficient and scalable database schemas keeping with common database management techniques.
* Maintained and administered Windows 2003 and Linux web and database servers.
Edwin Shao’s Education
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Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. , Business, Computer Science , 2005 — 2009
- Activities and Societies:
- Undergraduate Consulting Club, Students in Free Enterprise, Alpha Phi Omega
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Phillips Exeter Academy
H.S. , 2001 — 2005
