848 N Rainbow Blvd #3270
Las Vegas, NV 89107
228.222.4545
Extensive leadership experience;
One-man programming team;
Passionate, gets things done.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
Ruby · SML/OCaml ·
Python Lisp
Perl Java
PHP LaTeX
XSLT C/x86 ASM
WEB TECHNOLOGIES
HTML · Rails ·
CSS · Sinatra ·
SQL · Haml/Sass ·
CouchDB JavaScript ·
Photoshop InDesign
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
Windows · Puppet ·
Mac OS X Bash ·
Linux (Arch) SVN/P4/GIT ·
FreeBSD · nginx/thttpd ·
· indicates frequent usage.
HIGHLIGHTED COURSEWORK
▪ Operating System Design
▪ Programming Language Design
▪ Natural Language Processing
▪ Regression, Marketing (TA’d)
▪ Marketing (TA’d)
▪ Information Systems
{Management, Apps} (TA’d)
▪ Business Communications
(won semester competition)
READING and WRITING
▪ annotalia.com Public CMS to
demonstrate my custom-made
Etherpad-integrated backend.
▪ librarything.com/catalog/Poleris
~300 books and linked reviews.
FEATURED WEBSITES
▪ wishlist.dsoglobal.org Rails job site backed by Sphinx
with 87 volunteers, 69 providers, 152 opportunities.
▪ graphafrica.com JS-heavy (jQuery) infographics with
wiki CMS. Funded as undergraduate research (SURG).
▪ kamipad.com Portable PHP/SQLite notepad with la-
bels, search, backups, off-line usage, keyboard nav.
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 2005 - June 2009
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Additional Major in Computer Science GPA: 3.64 / 4.00
Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH Sept. 2001 - June 2005
SAT I: 800 Math, 740 Verbal · SAT II: 800 Writing, 780 Literature
EXPERIENCE
Yahoo! · Sunnyvale, CA May 2008 - Aug. 2008
FRONTDOORS TECHNICAL INTERN
- Launched iPhone, Blueprint applications for Y! Buzz. ~10,000 PVs/month.
- Marketed and implemented My Y! module for Y! Buzz. ~1,000s of installs.
- Researched and wrote report on bandwidth-saving techniques for front page.
Google · Mountain View, CA May 2007 - Aug. 2007
ASSOCIATE TECHNOLOGY MANAGER INTERN
- Project-managed process-improvement tool and team. ~1,600 hrs saved/year.
- Gave product and technical talks to diverse audiences. 30+ attendees each.
- Coded product demos, data analysis scripts, and other partner deliverables.
- Documented specifications and technical architecture for two projects.
Smart Futures · Pittsburgh, PA May 2006 - Aug. 2006
WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT INTERN
- Product-managed overhaul of application responsible for core revenue stream. Discovered usability requirements. Applied forward-looking coding methods.
- Produced three dynamic websites from barebones specifications.
ACTIVITIES
Development Solutions Organization · Doha, Qatar May 2008 - Dec. 2009
FOUNDER and PRESIDENT
- Led vision for student-run global development org. 2 countries.
- Set HR policy to attract and reward passion, led 60+ employees,
individual weekly coaching sessions for managers. each @6+ hrs/week.
- Brokered funding on behalf of DSO and partners. 30,000+ USD.
- Enforced culture cited for leadership, work ethic. Accomplishments:
· CRM system used for external consulting. 600+ entries.
· Event series featuring partners ranging from Yahoo! 16 events, 30-80
and TechBridgeWorld to WorldTeach and PeaceCorps. attendees each.
· Low cost calling project for migrant workers in Qatar. ~100s of calls made.
· Website development including PR, job posting, research.
Undergraduate Consulting Club · Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 2007 - May 2008
DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL CONSULTING
- Proactively contacted McKinsey to create ~50 participants,
introductory series of case workshops. (PSIS) still active.
- Organized events to promote consulting within McKinsey BTO Pres.,
unreached technical side of campus. Deloitte Case Comp.
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
▪ github.com/eshao/stationx Declarative tool that
generates and maintains nginx configuration files.
▪ github.com/eshao/puppet Puppet modules to
showcase macros/constructs used to reduce complexity.
▪ labsproject.org Backup software for huge datasets.
(Core developer, assistant architect, web designer roles.)
