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[PROJECTS]
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[CREATIVITY]
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[EDWIN SHAO]
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My
name is Edwin. I try to be socially responsible, intellectually
curious, and leadership-oriented. This site is an exposition of my
abilities and interests.
As an undergraduate at 
, I am involved in doing research on digital divide issues and ICT4D under Dr. Tongia and Dr. Fields-Black.
, I am involved in doing research on digital divide issues and ICT4D under Dr. Tongia and Dr. Fields-Black.Outside school, I have enjoyed working at 
in their Partner Solutions Organization and at 
as a FrontDoor developer.
in their Partner Solutions Organization and at as a FrontDoor developer.If you like what you see, please feel free to say hi. All my close friends were strangers at some point.
I
also lead an organization of students interested in global development.
We are strongly active on-campus and welcome inquiries about
partnerships.
Lastly,
I have a strong interest in Africa. I volunteer as the Director of
Technology for ProjectEDUCATE, an NGO doing great work in Mongu, Zambia.
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA - August 2005 - June 2009
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Additional Major in Computer Science
Dean’s List (All Semesters) GPA: 3.73 / 4.00
Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH - Sept. 2001 - June 2005
SAT I: 800 Math, 740 Verbal - SAT II: 800 Writing, 780 Literature
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Additional Major in Computer Science
Dean’s List (All Semesters) GPA: 3.73 / 4.00
Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH - Sept. 2001 - June 2005
SAT I: 800 Math, 740 Verbal - SAT II: 800 Writing, 780 Literature
Yahoo! FrontDoor Intern Sunnyvale, CA - May 2008 - Present
Google Associate Technology Manager Mountain View, CA - May 2007 - August 2007
Smart Futures Web Development Intern Pittsburgh, PA - May 2006 - August 2006
LABS Open Source Project Developer Pittsburgh, PA - May 2006 - August 2007
- Pitched a system to save bandwidth on the Yahoo! front page (http://www.yahoo.com).
Google Associate Technology Manager Mountain View, CA - May 2007 - August 2007
- Project-managed process-improvement tool and team projected to save over 1600 man-hours per year.
- Coded product demonstrations, internal tools, data analysis scripts, and other partner deliverables.
- Wrote business proposals, product specifications, and technical documentation.
- ave multiple hour-long product and technical talks to large (30+), cross-sectional audiences.
Smart Futures Web Development Intern Pittsburgh, PA - May 2006 - August 2006
- Product-managed complete overhaul of application responsible for company’s core revenue stream. Discovered and implemented usability requirements. Applied forward-looking coding methods and designs.
- Produced several web sites from scratch or barebones specifications.
LABS Open Source Project Developer Pittsburgh, PA - May 2006 - August 2007
- Researched and recommended tools, implementations, and designs during planning stage.
- Implemented several core modules included in trunk repository.
ProjectEDUCATE Director of Technology Pittsburgh, PA - March 2008 - Present
TechBridgeWorld Student Organization President Pittsburgh, PA - March 2008 - Present
Undergraduate Consulting Club Director of Technical Consulting Pittsburgh, PA - August 2006 - Present
Kamipad Founder Pittsburgh, PA - January 2006 - Present
- Researched and wrote up recommendations on operating an open access mesh network in Mongu, Zambia.
- Evangelized and recruited volunteers to work on health care initiatives.
TechBridgeWorld Student Organization President Pittsburgh, PA - March 2008 - Present
- Directed initiative to create constitution and become officially recognized.
- Communicated vision for organization; drafted incredible people for each Board position.
Undergraduate Consulting Club Director of Technical Consulting Pittsburgh, PA - August 2006 - Present
- Acted as liaison between business and technical sides of campus to promote consulting club initiatives.
- Raised awareness of consulting among technically-oriented students.
- Planned and organized technical consulting events on campus.
Kamipad Founder Pittsburgh, PA - January 2006 - Present
- Created application for recording and organizing writing and GTD lists. Alpha phase. (http://www.kamipad.com)
- Implemented rich cross-browser feature set; labels, search, offline integration, backups, keyboard navigation.
Programming Languages
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, SML, OCaml, Haskell, Assembly, C, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Rails, Shell, SQL
Systems and Applications
Windows 2003/XP, Linux, Vim, Perforce, SVN, IIS, Apache, BigTable, RPC, XML, Photoshop, LaTeX, Office, Minitab
Skills and Coursework
Core Business: Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Information Systems, Micro/Macro-Economics, Statistics/Regression
Mathematics: Calculus, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Optimization, Discrete Mathematics, Algorithm Analysis
Computer Science: Data Structures, Systems Programming, Functional Programming, Natural Language Processing
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, SML, OCaml, Haskell, Assembly, C, Java, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Rails, Shell, SQL
Systems and Applications
Windows 2003/XP, Linux, Vim, Perforce, SVN, IIS, Apache, BigTable, RPC, XML, Photoshop, LaTeX, Office, Minitab
Skills and Coursework
Core Business: Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Information Systems, Micro/Macro-Economics, Statistics/Regression
Mathematics: Calculus, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Optimization, Discrete Mathematics, Algorithm Analysis
Computer Science: Data Structures, Systems Programming, Functional Programming, Natural Language Processing
[RESEARCH]
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