Phone: (415) 997-8267
11121 NE 12th St. #A307
Bellevue, WA 98004
Simon Tan
program manager at microsoft
Objective
A position working alongside experienced colleagues in a software engineering team - exercising skills in user research, customer engagement, and interaction design.
Education
2008 - May 2009
GPA: 3.81
University of California, Berkeley
M.S. in Computer Science
Relevant Courses:
- Human-Centered Computing (CS 260)
- Effective Project Management (INFO 290-11)
- Visualization (CS 294-10)
- Theory and Practice of Tangible User Interfaces (INFO 290-4)
- Needs and Usability Assessment (INFO 214)
2004 - May 2008
GPA: 3.30 / CompSci: 3.53
University of California, Berkeley
B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Minor in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Relevant Courses:
- Software Engineering (CS 169)
- User Interface Design and Development (CS 160)
Projects
- Led a team to build a campus navigation web application using the Google Web Toolkit and Google Maps API (http://calmap.sybak.com/)
- Worked with a user group to create an article markup system based on Anoto digital pen technology
- Developed a PERL/CGI web application that allowed computing center staff to perform account management and statistics generation
- Created this scalable and standards-compliant résumé, available at http://sybak.com/resume
Skills
- Languages: ActionScript 3, Java, Python, PERL, JavaScript, C, C++, C#, Ruby (on Rails), SQL, XAML, XUL, Visual Basic, MIPS assembly, Scheme/Lisp
- Development Environments: *NIX w/Vim, Eclipse SDK, Microsoft Visual Studio
- Desktop/Technical Support: Microsoft Windows 9.x, 2000, XP, Vista; Mac OS X
- Web Design: Adobe Dreamweaver; HTML, CSS, exposure to JavaScript and PHP
Experience
May 2008 - Present
Redmond, WA
Microsoft Corporation
Program Manager
- Designed the initial Editor, Publishing, and Reports experiences for Microsoft WebMatrix v1
- Led the engineering support of 45 web hosting providers to be launch partners for Microsoft WebMatrix
- Built this dynamic résumé in ASP.NET Web Pages with 'Razor' syntax
Program Manager Intern
- Designed a new tool window for the next version of Visual Studio after surveying the competitive landscape and developing the perspective of potential users
- Collaborated with members of the User Experience team to create mock-ups used to present the concept
- Composed a functional specifications document for the feature and conducted reviews
- Solicited feedback from partner teams as well as real customers; used the data to alter and drive the design direction
- Built a working prototype of the feature using C#/XAML and Windows Presentation Foundation
August 2005 - December 2007
Berkeley, CA
RSSP-IT of UC Berkeley
Programmer
- Developed web applications for supporting an In-Room Connection (IRC) program, in PERL with the Template Toolkit library
- Wrote PERL scripts to facilitate data input into PostgreSQL databases
- Maintained, repaired, and updated legacy code for a ~64,000 line code-base
- Used external libraries and open-source modules (CPAN) to add functionality to existing applications
Residential Computing Consultant
- Cooperated closely with 5 other RCCs in a sub-unit of the organization
- Provided desktop administrative support for residents living on campus
- Performed network, operating system, and software troubleshooting
May - August 2007
San Jose, CA
Cisco Systems
Development Test Engineer
- Formed the foundation of a bug trends web portal that queried an internal issue-tracking system
- Trained on configuring Cisco products running IOS-XR
- Authored unit test cases utilizing a nascent automation test engine in TCL
- Supported a debugabilty initiative with content and presentations
- Published and updated existing documentation that aided in bringup exercises
