Thaya Kareeson

Technology Junkie

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Blogger at Weblog Tools Collection
  • Software Engineer at Blinkx
  • Product Development Engineer at Intel

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Education
  • University of California, Davis
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Thaya Kareeson’s Summary

I am a general technology enthusiast that enjoys developing and testing interesting software. I despise redundancy so I always seek ways to automate my daily tasks allowing me to move on to more interesting projects. I would eventually like to be leading a team of 3 - 10 people.

Thaya Kareeson’s Specialties:

•General Programming:
Perl, Python, UNIX Shell Scripts, Regular Expressions, Java, .NET, C, C++, LISP

•Web Programming:
PHP, Javascript (w/ jQuery), AJAX, ASP, JSP, Coldfusion, Java Servlets, XML, CSS

•Databases:
MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server

•Stream Processing:
Coral8 CCL

•Software and Tools:
WordPress, Apache, SVN, CVS, eAccelerator, Varnish

•Soft Skills:
ER, UML, UI Design, QA Testing, Object Oriented Programming, Character Encoding, Web & Database Optimization

Thaya Kareeson’s Experience

  • Owner

    TweakFit

    (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    September 2009 — Present (3 months)

    TweakFit is a blog dedicated to helping you achieve your optimum fitness level. Here you can find tips, useful links, product reviews, and more in the areas of exercising, nutrition, injury care, health, and wellness.

  • Test Engineer

    Aleri (former Coral8)

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

    • Responsible for all testing related issues including the test automation framework and developing test cases for new products and features.
    • Developed a testing automation framework used for running daily automated testing on multiple platforms with the goal of detecting regression failures. (Python/MySQL)
    • Developed a test reporting web GUI that queries a database for test results. (PHP/Javascript/MySQL)
    • Developed test cases in Java, C, C++, .NET, Python, Perl to test the Coral8 SDK’s support for these languages.

  • Owner

    OMNINOGGIN

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

    OMNINOGGIN is my personal self-maintained WordPress blog where I write technical articles about WordPress, web design, web development, search engine optimization, unix, and other things required to operate a WordPress blog. In addition to technical articles, I release and support WordPress plugins through this site. Lastly, this site also serves as a launching point for my various web consulting services. (http://omninoggin.com)

  • Blogger

    Weblog Tools Collection

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2009 — May 2009 (3 months)

    Responsible for writing articles on WordPress focusing primarily on hacks, tutorials, and WordPress plugin reviews. (http://weblogtoolscollection.com)

  • Software Engineer

    Blinkx

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; BLNX.L; Computer Software industry)

    September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)

    • Responsible for backend search, spider, and storage technologies
    • An integral part of a 30 people team that brought the company public
    • Designed and built a multithreaded broken URL detection system that crawls through the database. These threads are lightweight and scalable so each database machine addition increases speed by 500,000 links per day.
    • Optimized database structures by adding appropriate indices, removing unused fields, changing field types, and splitting tables to better fit usage models. Also optimized backend code to minimize query count and query time.
    • Divided one big video conversion scheme into a series of modular functions. Optimized the video conversion algorithm to dynamically select a workflow using modular functions as nodes. This method uses less bandwidth, increases throughput, reduces code maintenance, and produces the best results.
    • Skills developed: Perl, MySQL, PHP, Javascript, XML, Flash Action Scripts, optimization, stress management

  • Product Development Engineer

    Intel

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Computer Hardware industry)

    June 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 4 months)

    • Responsible for developing programs to test the Core2Duo processor fuses.
    • Ran semiweekly sync meetings between the US, Israel, and Malaysia Team.
    • Tracked a major software-level bug down to a circuit-level glitch by breaking the problem into stages and testing the input and output of each stage.
    • Enhanced the Intel Test Program generation process by developing several validation and automation scripts. Scripts helped reduced man-hour required for validation work and decreased human error margin.
    • Developed a tool to cross check test data for inconsistencies between all testing sockets in the manufacturing flow. The tool detects any problematic flows during the "walk-the-lot" process, serving as the last line of defense to screen processors before shipping to end-customers.
    • Skills developed: Perl, Oracle SQL, data management, QA testing on CMT Testers

  • Web Applications Developer

    Bio-rad Laboratories

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; BIO; Biotechnology industry)

    June 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 1 month)

    • Responsible for developing various tools to optimize business operations.
    • Developed an interface for non-technical users to modify the company’s website’s content. The interface implements a secure way of modifying the website’s database. Work flow capabilities for document creation, revision, and migration.
    • Developed a user friendly interface to query multiple databases to track deficiencies in the company. Business Analysts used this tool to track deficiencies to help the company meet Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
    • Skills developed: ASP, JSP, Coldfusion, Oracle SQL

Thaya Kareeson’s Education

  • University of California, Davis

    Computer Science and Engineering , Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology , 2001 — 2006

    3.75 GPA, on Dean's list and the end of most quarters

    Activities and Societies:
    Tau Beta Pi, Thai American Student Association

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Thaya Kareeson’s Interests:

coding, finance, investing, new technology, snowboarding, paintballing, basketball, biking, bowling, foosball

Thaya Kareeson’s Groups:

Tau Beta Pi

Thaya Kareeson’s Honors:

Received 6 Spontaneous Recognition Awards, 2 Department Recognition Awards, and a Core2Duo Recognition Plaque - Intel, 2005-2006
Graduated with High Honors - University of California Davis, 2005

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