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| Education |
| Present |
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704
PhD Candidate, School of Information
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| 2003 |
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459
B.A., Computer Science: High Departmental Honors
B.A., Physics: High Departmental Honors
Honors Thesis: Mining Clusters for Knowledge: Finding Algorithm-Independent Groups in Microarray Data
GPA: 3.9 (4.0 within major); GRE: 800 (m), 710 (v), 5.5 (a)
(transcript)
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| 1998 |
The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA 94611
GPA 3.9, SAT 1520 (M: 780 V: 740)
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| 1997 |
The Experiment in International Living, Cáceres, Spain.
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| Honors and Awards |
| 2006 |
Berkeley Fellowship
- University of California at Berkeley (CA)
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| 2006 |
Power Award
- University of California at Berkeley (CA)
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| 2003 |
Watson Fellowship
- Thomas J. Watson Foundation (NY)
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| 2003 |
Phi Beta Kappa
- Wesleyan University (CT)
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| 2003 |
Senior Prize in Computer Science
- Wesleyan University (CT)
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| 2000 |
Johnston Prize in Physics
- Wesleyan University (CT)
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| 1997 |
National Merit Finalist
- SAT Board
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| Work / Research Experience |
| 2005-2006 |
Founding Engineer & Product Manager,
HOTorNOT.com, San Francisco, CA
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→ One of three founding engineers in charge of daily operations, hiring, and products at HOTorNOT.com.
→ Directed competitive pricing analysis to re-price membership – estimated 10-15% increase in profits.
→ Managed migration from Paypal to in-house payment processor – reduced transaction fees by 20%. |
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| 2003-2004 |
Fellow, Thomas J. Watson Foundation, New York, NY
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→ Received $22,000 grant to conduct independent research in China, South Africa, Cape Verde, Argentina, and Brazil.
→ Interviewed government officials, business executives, NGO directors, industry and community leaders.
→ Presented research to four undergraduate institutions on the East and West coast. |
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| 2002 |
Research Intern,
Microsoft Research, San Francisco, CA
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→ Collaborated with senior researchers to design MyLifeBits, a software platform for media storage and retrieval.
→ Developed standalone software components of MyLifeBits, including speech-to-text, telephony, and other audio applications.
→ Presented and published results at IMSA conference. |
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| 2001 |
Research Associate,
Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, MA
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→ Coordinated design and implementation of a relational database with stored procedures for mining data.
→ Co-filed two patents and co-authored four peer-reviewed journal articles.
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| 2000 |
Co-founder and CTO,
Uncanny Systems
Lake Pleasant, MA
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→ Developed algorithms and an application to analyze financial data using agent-based unsupervised learning.
→ Presented technology to investors; received and declined seed offer from incubator. |
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| 2000 |
Technical Consultant (Programmer),
Active Decisions, Inc., Burlingame, CA
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→ Designed and distributed compact programs to automate the tasks performed by 30+ Internet researchers.
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| Skills |
| Languages Spoken |
Conversationally fluent in Spanish and Portuguese; able to converse in Mandarin Chinese.
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| Research |
Academic research experience in data mining, machine learning, computational statistics and bioinformatics. Strong interest in ICTD (Information and communications for developing regions).
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| Programming Languages |
Fluent in C#/C++, PHP, VBA, MatLab, SQL, web design. Proficient in Java, C, Python, R, Splus. Work experience with .NET platform, COM, COM Interop, DirectX, TAPI 3.x, Microsoft Speech SDK
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| System Administration |
Experience building and maintaining multi-tiered web architecture with 200+ servers (linux, apache, replicated MySql, Squid, etc.).
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| Travel |
South America (1+ year), China (5 months), Africa (5 months), Europe (6 months), USA (48 states).
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| Activities |
| 2005-present |
Co-founder,
10over100:
Founded and built a website to encourage charitable giving. Recently featured in
The San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Times!
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| 1999-2003 |
Captain, Wesleyan Men's Volleyball Team: Captained
#9 (of 60) ranked team in New England; coached practices and organized
tournaments and games.
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| 1999-2003 |
Director of World Music, Producer, Disc Jockey,
WESU Middletown (radio station):
Oversaw world music collection at college radio station;
coordinated release of new music with record companies; screened
incoming music for content and quality; DJed two-hour
weekly Brazilian radio show, "Ritmo Brasileiro."
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| 1995-1998 |
Windsurfing/Sailing instructor,
Cal Adventures:
Taught windsurfing to rambunctious groups of children, aged 6-17.
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| 1997-present |
Drummer, Funk Sextet: Write, arrange, and play funky music.
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