Teacher, programmer, designer
Singapore
- Current
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- Senior Head (Planning), Higher Education at Ministry of Education
- Developer and designer at grinningpanda group
- Past
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- Curriculum Head (IT) at Raffles Institution
- Teacher at Raffles Institution
- Course Assistant at Stanford Computer Science Department
- Graphic and Layout Designer at The Stanford Daily
- Education
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- Nanyang Technological University
- Stanford University
- Stanford University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Yinjie Soon’s Summary
Programmer/designer dabbling in civil service, or civil servant dabbling in programming/design. Five-plus years to decide.
Yinjie Soon’s Specialties:
Languages: XHTML/CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, C, C++, Objective-C, Java
Frameworks/tools: MySQL, Rails, Prototype/Scriptaculous, MooTools, Cocoa, OpenGL
Multimedia: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, 3ds Max
Yinjie Soon’s Experience
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Senior Head (Planning), Higher Education
Ministry of Education
(Education Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
University policy and planning.
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Developer and designer
grinningpanda group
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
Ad-hoc freelance web development and logo/graphic design projects for individuals, societies, government agencies, educational institutions and volunteer welfare organisations.
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Curriculum Head (IT)
Raffles Institution
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )
Handled budget, planning and implementation matters for school IT systems. Worked with teachers to integrate educational technology within school curriculum through IT advancement training sessions and exploration of new applicable technologies.
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Teacher
Raffles Institution
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
February 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 11 months)
Designed and taught core components of Secondary Computing programme, including modules information literacy, graphic design, introductory programming, 3D modelling and animation.
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Course Assistant
Stanford Computer Science Department
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2001 — June 2003 (1 year 10 months)
Undergraduate- and graduate-level course assistant for Stanford CS106 (Introduction to Programming) course. Conducted weekly sections, graded student programming assignments and held office hours. Assisted in transitioning the course from C to C++ in June 2002, and led a small team to create a streamlined online grading system for the course in March 2003.
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Graphic and Layout Designer
The Stanford Daily
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2000 — June 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Designed news graphics and did front page design layout for the university campus newspaper.
Yinjie Soon’s Education
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Nanyang Technological University
Post-Graduate Diploma , Secondary Education , 2005 — 2006
Trained in Secondary Physics and Mathematics education.
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Stanford University
MS , Electrical Engineering , 2002 — 2003
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Stanford University
BS , Electrical Engineering , 1999 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Webmaster and systems administrator, Stanford High School Education Program
Additional Information
Yinjie Soon’s Websites:
Yinjie Soon’s Groups:
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Stanford University Alumni
Yinjie Soon’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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