Sian Liu

Builder of networks: human and non-human.

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Network Technician at ATR@Cisco Systems
Past
  • Weekend Dental Consultant at Banta Networks
  • P/T Webmaster at Singapore Connect
  • IT Contractor at Volt@Apple Computer
  • Owner at Securitect
  • Writer at Folksonomy
  • Operations Consultant at Baynote, Inc.
  • Customer Operations Consultant at Baynote,Inc.
  • Founder at Sploodle (E-commerce)
  • IT Network Consultant at Tw.com@Commercenet
  • IT Administrator at Baynote
  • IS Technician at Paramount Parks@Bonfante Gardens
  • Network Consultant at Banta Networks
  • Computer Technician at Guenther Computers
Education
  • San Jose State University in Silicon Valley
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
Connections
176 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services
Websites

Sian Liu’s Summary

My beliefs: never lose my initiativeness, never lose my optimism, never lose faith in myself, never give up, and never say never.

Sian Liu’s Specialties:

Startup administration process, product purchasing and sourcing, customer relational communication and support, partnership relations management, auction fixed price listing creation, spotting scam artists on Ebay, IT/network infrastructure design and implementation, core Cisco network configurations and support (CCNA), Mac support, Search Engine Marketing, EC2.


Sian Liu’s Experience

  • Network Technician

    ATR@Cisco Systems

    (Computer Networking industry)

    April 2008Present (4 months)

    • Multitasking
    • Organization
    • Memorization
    • Mechanics
    • Hand-Eye-Coordination
    • Paying Attention to Detail
    • Following instructions
    • Communication
    • Think on my feet

  • Weekend Dental Consultant

    Banta Networks

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BN; Printing industry)

    March 2008April 2008 (2 months)

    • Administrative management
    • Technical support
    • Project management
    • Customer advocacy

  • P/T Webmaster

    Singapore Connect

    (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

    January 2008March 2008 (3 months)

    Voluntary non-profit organization supporting a community of overseas Singaporeans and Friends of Singapore in the SF Bay Area.

    • Receive orders from Desmond Tan
    • Keep the site sailing as smooth as possible

  • IT Contractor

    Volt@Apple Computer

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2008March 2008 (3 months)

    • Utilize CiscoWorks to analyze network and generate custom reports
    • Assist with Migration project from Cisco 4000’s to 4500’s for Cupertino campus
    • Assist with Cupertino campus-wide SNMP monitoring project

  • Owner

    Securitect

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2004December 2007 (3 years 9 months)

    Provide Desktop security, Networking, and Web development services on an as-needed-basis while providing customer satisfaction.

  • Writer

    Folksonomy

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    November 2006August 2007 (10 months)

    An entrepreneur weblog run by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.

  • Operations Consultant

    Baynote, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    June 2007July 2007 (2 months)

    • Research and investigation into Amazon's EC2, "cloud computing" model.
    • Setup cluster and software load-balancer on EC2

  • Customer Operations Consultant

    Baynote,Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2007February 2007 (2 months)

    • Implement Baynote guides for customer integrations
    • Perform A/B Testing reporting

  • Founder

    Sploodle (E-commerce)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    March 2006December 2006 (10 months)

    • Experiment into the Entrepreneurship process
    • Learn new technologies and build up networking skills
    • Recover(brain stimulation)

    In September, 2006, I moved the company to Ebay.
    http://myworld.ebay.com/splooodle

  • IT Network Consultant

    Tw.com@Commercenet

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 2005December 2005 (5 months)

    • Maintain servers and networking appliances at Level 3 co-location
    • Provide front-end IT support for developments and exec committee
    • Perform documentation and reporting activities of SW & HW assets

  • IT Administrator

    Baynote

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    October 2005December 2005 (3 months)

    • Monitor and resolve daily IT issues
    • Maintain Windows server and Cisco network

  • IS Technician

    Paramount Parks@Bonfante Gardens

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

    April 2005October 2005 (7 months)

    • Support, maintenance, and troubleshooting of networks:
    - SCO Unix
    - Windows 2000
    - Cisco
    - 3COM
    - PBX system
    • Inventory documentation
    • Perform weekly Veritas backups
    • Manage park computer systems.

  • Network Consultant

    Banta Networks

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    November 2003April 2005 (1 year 6 months)

    Infrastructure support for dental offices in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    • Assist in building network infrastructures
    • Provide application support for Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Dexis, Kodak WINOMS CS

  • Computer Technician

    Guenther Computers

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 2004April 2005 (11 months)

    • Install, configure, and maintain PC LAN environments
    • Resolve hardware and software network issues
    • Provide in-house and on-site support to home users and SMB’s
    • Assist sales support team on retail floor


Sian Liu’s Education

  • San Jose State University in Silicon Valley

    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, emphasis: Networking and Security, 20012007

    Activities and Societies:
    Entrepreneur Society, Silicon Valley Green Tech, CS club
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.

    CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate Certificate., 2007

    CSCO11053284


Additional Information

Sian Liu’s Websites:

Sian Liu’s Interests:

All aspects of Singapore and its culture, finance with dreams of investing and owning a home, snowboarding, surfing, poker, cooking, chinese chess, buying and selling on Ebay, meeting new people, debating about "anything" under the sun, looking for deals, innovating, brainstorming new ideas, non-fiction reading, security and usability, spam filtering technologies, CAPTCHA's, object recognition, cryptography, security protocols, anti-spyware blocking technologies, network immune systems, virus throttling technologies, and reverse engineering, spotting new market trends, Web 2.0, Cisco networking, search engine optimization and marketing, green tech, Entrepreneurship, blogging.

Sian Liu’s Groups:

Singapore Connect, Silicon Valley Green Tech Alliance, Project Management Institute, Cisco Academy Program, "Back-on-Track" Mentor Program, Toastmasters.

  •    SJSUAlumni member
  •    Singaporean Expats of the Americas member
  • Forbes.com Entrepreneurs member

Sian Liu’s Honors:

- President of American Degree Program Organization, Nilai College, Malaysia

- Singapore National Service infantry 5 Sir 9th mono intake Best in Physical Training Charlie company

- Resurrected from a 2-months coma


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