
[no particular profession]
Greater Seattle Area

[no particular profession]
Greater Seattle Area
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
2D Maps team
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)
Took a complex and novel maps feature from vague concept to a complete specification and a functional prototype. Performed data mining and statistical analysis on a database of all United States yellow pages listings to better understand the data and surface interesting and useful information.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)
Worked at Windows Live Instant Answers.. Major project was the creation of a new, complex instant answer. Initiated new practices and otherwise contributed ideas, research, and work towards other areas within instant answers and related teams.
(Internet industry)
September 2005 — December 2005 (4 months)
Major contributor to OpenSearch, a burgeoning Internet standard for search syndication. Wrote OpenSearch documentation and tools, begun engaging the developer community, and otherwise evangelized the technology, now used by Google, Microsoft, and others.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2005 — April 2005 (4 months)
Implemented a website-wide redesign using standards-compliant code, improved the user experience, wrote/revised copy, added features, and responded to user feedback. Participated as an active member of the team, contributing ideas and aiding in decisions
BSc , Science and Business , 2003 — 2008