Michael Fagan

Past

• Program Manager at Microsoft
• Program Manager Intern at Microsoft
• Program Manager Intern at Microsoft

• Software Design Engineer at A9.com Inc.
• Associate Software Engineer at Feedster Inc.

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Education

• University of Waterloo

Connections

82 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website

Michael Fagan’s Summary

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Michael Fagan’s Specialties:

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Michael Fagan’s Experience

• Program Manager

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

  August 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 4 months)

  Bing Maps

• Program Manager Intern

  Microsoft

  (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.

• Program Manager Intern

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software 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.

• Software Design Engineer

  A9.com Inc.

  (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.

• Associate Software Engineer

  Feedster Inc.

  (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

Michael Fagan’s Education

• University of Waterloo

  BSc , Science and Business , 2003 — 2008

  Activities and Societies:

  SCRUBS, Internet Collective, Science Society, Community Garden, Web Clinic

Additional Information

Michael Fagan’s Websites:

• My Website

Michael Fagan’s Groups:

•    Waterloo Alumni
•    Microsoft Employees
•    A9ers

Michael Fagan’s Contact Settings

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