Minh Tran
Technical Lead at Yelp, Inc
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Industry
- Computer Software
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Minh Tran's Overview
- Current
- Past
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- Software Engineer at Coupa Software
- Lead Programmer at Application Services, Residential and Student Service Programs-IT, UC Berkeley
- Programmer at Residential Computing, RSSP-IT, UC Berkeley
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- Van Nuys Senior High School
- Recommendations
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3 people have recommended Minh
- Connections
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167 connections
- Websites
Minh Tran's Summary
Software engineer with substantial experience in web applications and services (front- and back- end).
Goals: Increase and refine my engineering discipline and skill set. Apply my knowledge and experience in solving new problems.
Specialties
Languages: Ruby, Javascript, C/C++, Python, Java, Perl, Scheme, XML, HTML, CSS, LaTeX.
Databases: MySQL, Postgres, MS Access.
Servers: Apache, Mongrel, Nginx, Sphinx, Memcache.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, jQuery, Prototype.js, sqlalchemy, CPAN, Closure library, Boost C++
Tools: emacs*, svn, git, eclipse, vim, gdb, make, firebug, web developer toolbar, bugzilla, mutt, closure compiler.
Protocols: HTTP, SMTP, SNMP, REST.
OSes: *nix, Mac OS X, Windows.
Minh Tran's Experience
Technical Lead
Yelp.com
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry
March 2011 – Present (11 months) San Francisco Bay Area
Led a team to develop self-serve deals, enabling business owners to create their own deals. Built an html5 mobile site to improve browsing experience for iOS and android users.
Software Engineer
Yelp.com
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry
December 2009 – Present (2 years 2 months)
Developed Yelp Deals and check-in offers. Implemented self-serve CPC ads and standardized ad display units (increased CTR). Added video support for businesses, using Ooyala as the platform. Developed tools for business owners. Migrated business owner site from Prototype JS to jQuery.
Software Engineer
Coupa Software
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry
June 2008 – December 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Develop in Ruby on Rails, an on-demand web application for managing and facilitating businesses' procurement processes. Improved full text search capabilities by implementing sphinx engine. Laid foundation for caching. Coded graphical, statistics dashboard both front- and back- ends. Updated code-base from Rails 1.2.6 to 2.1.1, 2.2.2 and 2.3.2.
Lead Programmer
Application Services, Residential and Student Service Programs-IT, UC Berkeley
April 2007 – April 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Manage a team of eight programmers to deliver web- and system-based solutions for a number of heterogenous interoperable systems. Provide mentor-ship and training for staff programmers; determine programming standards for the department. Facilitate collaboration on cross-team projects. Meet with clients to gather requirements and feedback.
Programmer
Residential Computing, RSSP-IT, UC Berkeley
Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry
May 2006 – April 2007 (1 year)
In a *nix environment, developed web-based tools to monitor and maintained systems that provide internet services for over 8000 residents. Re-designed and updated large Perl legacy systems to meet new technical standards and needs of clients.
Minh Tran's Education
University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2004 – 2008
Van Nuys Senior High School
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web & system applications, software engineering, computer science, free/open source software, *nix
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