Wang Yip

Emerging Technologies Specialist at Government of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada Area

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Education
  • The University of British Columbia
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Information Technology and Services
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Wang Yip’s Summary

Recent graduate from UBC in a Combined Computer Science and Mathematics degree with the coop option. I have had work terms at Telus, Shell Canada, PMC-Sierra and RP4K, all utilizing the technical knowledge I have learned from classes and assignment work.

I am currently working at the Alberta Law Libraries where I am designing and implementing a multi-layered websites to unify many of the intranets and internet sites that exist for the different libraries. I also research, do proof of concept and implement new technologies to improve coworker productivity and efficiency in their work.

In my spare time, I am a part of the Dawnbreakers Toastmaster club where I am working on my ATM Bronze Level, giving speeches to 20+ club members and taking on various leadership roles in meetings. Currently I am also helping mentor a new club (Core Development Toastmasters Club) by not only attending their meetings but also helping out with roles or providing feedback wherever possible.

Wang Yip’s Specialties:

Object-oriented Programming, Game Programming / Testing, Problem Solving, Debugging Code, Event Management, Public Speaking / Speeches

Wang Yip’s Experience

  • Emerging Technologies Specialist

    Government of Alberta

    (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

    April 2009 — Present (9 months)

    - Creation and maintenance of a Sharepoint Blog and Wiki to increase communication between staff
    - Designing and doing proof of concept of a new website to consolidate library sites
    - Discovering and testing new technologies to incorporate into the library and suggest and implement improvements to daily work flow for librarians
    - Technical support for Microsoft Office, Groupwise E-mail and Calendar, printer setup, network connections

  • Competent Toastmaster

    Toastmasters International

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    November 2007 — November 2009 (2 years 1 month)

    - Won the Dawnbreakers Humorous Speech Club Contest (Sept '09) and the Area 30 Humorous Speech Club Contest (Oct '09)
    - Regular speeches and presentations to 20+ members
    - Acted in several leadership roles within the biweekly meetings, including Chair, Toastmaster, and Table Topics Master
    - Provided feedback for various speakers hoping to improve their public speaking
    - Completed my CTM (Competent Toastmaster) and am now working on my DTM Bronze

  • Digital Marketing and Content Management Intern

    Redux

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    March 2009 — June 2009 (4 months)

    - Sharing content (videos, images, articles) to redux 'streams' and participating in / generate discussions around the content
    - Developing and implementing marketing plans to raise awareness and create buzz for Redux
    - Communication and collaboration with interns and management to elicit feedback from users

  • Technical Support

    DiverseCity

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    December 2008 — April 2009 (5 months)

    - Supporting an environment of over 100 users in Microsoft Office troubleshooting (including setting up POP3 e-mail accounts on Outlook), setup of printers, internet troubleshooting, hardware and software installation
    - Experience with Active Directory, Windows XP, Windows Vista
    - Assisted with a training workshop on basic computer literacy including mouse and keyboard usage, typing and MS Office proficiency

  • Student Orientation Coordinator

    University of British Columbia

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    May 2008 — October 2008 (6 months)

    • Organized and managed a database of over 900 volunteer leaders and over 5500 first years as well as managed the recruitment of volunteers to replace those that can no longer commit to their role
    • Prepared an online E-Learning course through WebCT for 900 leaders as well as maintained an online discussion forum and a blog to communicate with volunteers
    • Liaised with over 900 volunteers and over 5500 first years regarding first day logistics and Orientation information
    • Organized and coordinated a training workshop for over 120 volunteers as well as created a training manual describing the roles and responsibilities of the volunteers

    For more information about Imagine UBC:
    http://www.students.ubc.ca/newtoubc/orientations.cfm?page=imagine&view=day

  • Academic Peer Assistant

    University of British Columbia

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)

    - Liaised with over 100 students, faculty and staff to answer questions about the new library on campus
    - Conducted tours for faculty and staff to increase awareness of the resources available at the library
    - Collaborated with LEAP (www.leap.ubc.ca) on the creation of faculty-specific audio podcasts on study strategies

  • Eco Ranger

    City of Surrey

    (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

    May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

    - Conducted tours to over 100 visitors at the Green Timbers Urban Forest
    - Raised awareness of ecological problems and proposed solutions to visitors in the park

  • Residence Advisor

    UBC Housing and Conferences

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 9 months)

    - Worked with another Residence Advisor to mentor 60 first years and mediate conflicts
    - Created and ran programs to build community at a residence of over 1500 students and to ease transition from high school to university
    - Helped to promote a healthy life and school balance through innovative posters
    - Encouraged first years to explore university options other than course work such as clubs, volunteer organizations and extra-curricular programs on and off campus

  • Developer Analyst

    TELUS

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

    January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)

    • Collaborated with a coworker to document processes for SMIS Onboarding (setting up an account for a new Telus customer)
    • Created VBScripts to automate Onboarding processes and increased efficiency of Onboarding a customer by 75%
    • Used Cognos 8 in a Proof of Concept environment to run reports detailing bandwidth usage and traffic

  • Asset Management Licensing Analyst

    Shell

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RDSA; Oil & Energy industry)

    May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

    • Created and documented processes for asset management
    • Collaborated with 4 coworkers to create an Access database for over 100 unique software licenses used by more than 4000 employees
    • Educated IT focals on how to use our Access database which held Shell Canada's software license information

  • IS Support Administrator

    PMC-Sierra

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PMCS; Semiconductors industry)

    September 2005 — December 2005 (4 months)

    • Designed and created the Information Systems intranet home page
    • Debugged and enhanced various sites using Javascript, ColdFusion and SQL
    • Created a site for Quality Assurance that tapped into SQL, to add, update and search for QA information

  • Game Instructor

    Real Programming 4 Kids

    (Computer Games industry)

    May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

    • Troubleshooted and debugged videogames created by kids
    • Taught advanced concepts in programming and mathematics in the medium of Visual Basic and C++ to children and teens
    • Coded new functionality into videogames created by kids, ie. cheat codes for invulnerability, instant win

  • Rides Operator

    Pacific National Exhibition

    (Government Agency; Entertainment industry)

    April 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 5 months)

    - Conducted routine safety checks of roller coasters at Playland
    - Collaborated with a team of operators to operate rides that sees over 1000 visitors a day

Wang Yip’s Education

  • The University of British Columbia

    Science , Computer Science, Mathematics , 2003 — 2008

    Activities and Societies:
    Residence Advisor, Student Leadership Conference Presenter, Academic Peer Assistant, Student Orientation Coordinator

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Wang Yip’s Interests:

Startups on the Web: Akoha, Zenbe, OtherInbox, Jott Food: Japanese, Chinese, Greek. I love asian cuisine and often cook it myself in unusual ways at home.

Wang Yip’s Groups:

Toastmasters International

  •    Foodies
  •    University of British Columbia (UBC) Alumni
  •    UBC Computer Science Alumni Network

Wang Yip’s Honors:

2003 - Undergraduate Scholarship Program at UBC
2004,2005, 2008 - Dean's Honour List (Students with 3.7 GPA or higher)

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