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OBJECTIVE: To work in user experience research, community management, business- or product-development capacity for
a high-tech/internet venture
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, graduating May 2009
B.A in Linguistics and B.A. in International Political Economy
Certificate in Management of Engineering and Innovation
EMPLOYMENT
TheFind - Research (Mountain View, CA, March 2009 – present)
Building a noun ontology for organizing and browsing products in a more usable manner on TheFind
Freelance Internet Marketing Strategy (fall 2008 – present)
Formulate internet marketing strategy using social media and other current tools for clients such as High Trek
Adventure and Suitcase Clinic
FotoFlexer - Marketing & Product Development (Berkeley, CA, spring 2008)
Designed and implemented viral marketing campaigns for Fotoflexer.com and its social media applications
Created and managed all outbound community and user communications (messages, newsletters, blog, etc)
Designed advertisements for use on Fotoflexer.com
Created PR materials for outreach into the startup community
Assisted with internal product development
Designed and developed products for partnership with Atlantic Records
Improved usability through user interface design optimization
Research (‘reverse diligence’) on potential partners such as other companies and venture capitalists
International Computer Science Institute - Research (Berkeley, CA, fall 2007)
Collected speech data for use in developing artificial intelligence and speech recognition technologies
Kaboodle, Inc. - Marketing (Santa Clara, CA, summer 2007)
Designed viral marketing strategy using social media and directory listings to broaden virtual presence
Optimized search engine rankings to increase user acquisition
Provided feedback on user interface design to increase usability for next-generation applications
Equilar, Inc. - Research Analyst (Berkeley, CA, spring 2007)
Collected, collated and analyzed data on board compensation from SEC filings
Created databases for companies enabling access to detailed and fully supported statistics
Mobio Networks - Intern (Cupertino, CA, May 2006 – January 2007)
Designed and executed pre-launch usability trials for Mobio’s first mobile application
Collected, sorted, and analyzed survey data and user feedback for continuous product enhancements
Researched and compiled relevant web content for use in forthcoming products
San Jose State University – Research Intern (San Jose, CA, summer 2006)
Research project in SJSU’s MBA department: critical success and failure factors of Silicon Valley high-tech startups
Analyzed academic literature and directly interviewed executives and entrepreneurs to determine above factors
Skool Aid - Teacher (Cupertino, CA, summer 2006)
Taught verbal subjects (reading, writing, vocabulary, etc.) to elementary and middle school students
Tutored high school students for the SATs
ACTIVITIES
St@b (Startup at Berkeley) (Berkeley, CA, August 2007 – Present)
Writing about Berkeley startups and entrepreneurial events for the blog at startup.berkeley.edu
Organizing meetups and speaker events for the Berkeley entrepreneurial community to mingle and exchange ideas
Planned, publicized, and found judges and sponsors for an overnight hackathon in conjunction with several other
technical and entrepreneurial student groups on campus
Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) (Berkeley, CA, 2009)
Student judge for business plan competition co-sponsored by several business schools that awards over $45,000 in
prizes to aid the development of social ventures
Relay for Life - Accounting (Berkeley, CA, 2007 – 2008 academic year)
Collected, organized, and processed over $50,000 in donations for UC Berkeley’s annual Relay for Life event
UC Berkeley Phonology Lab Research Assistant (Berkeley, CA, spring – summer 2007)
Investigated covert contrasts in preschoolers’ phonological categories to determine speech development patterns
Collected, collated and analyzed data from tests conducted on children using Wavesurfer and Praat
ASHA for Education (fall 2005 – spring 2007)
Designed all publicity/marketing and other graphic materials for Images of India, ASHA’s annual fundraising event
Preparations for the event, which was attended by 1000+ people and generated $11,000
Indian Student Association (ISA) (fall 2005 – summer 2007)
Designed flyers and artwork and coordinated publicity for club-sponsored events throughout the year
Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) Intern (fall 2005 – spring 2006)
Conducted preliminary research on high-impact projects such as major campus renovation
Berkeley School Volunteers (BSV) Tutor (fall 2005)
Tutored disadvantaged students in Spanish classes at Berkeley High School
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Expertise in social media marketing strategy
Familiarity with Spanish, Hindi and Latin
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Creative Suite 3
Some XHTML and Javascript
R, WaveSurfer and Praat