Minh Tran

Minh Tran

Technical Lead at Yelp, Inc

Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Industry
Computer Software

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Minh Tran's Overview

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Education
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Van Nuys Senior High School
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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 2011Present (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 2009Present (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 2008December 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 2007April 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.

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

May 2006April 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

20042008

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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