JASON KEVIN YAU 88 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 jason [at] jkyau [dot] com | 1(310)938-4582 EDUCATION University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA Jacobs School of Engineering Major: Computer Science and Engineering; Minor: Management Science Graduation Date: December 2006 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS > Web development specializing in LAMP solutions for highly trafficked sites. > Designing and maintaining a high performance web architecture. > Building web analytics solutions on highly trafficked sites. > Excellent written and oral business communication skills. > Excellent organizational, analytical and leadership skills. TECHNICAL SKILLS Application Development > PHP, Python, Perl, BASH, Smarty > Java, JSP, Servlets, MVC > C, C++ > XML, JSON, REST/SOAP Web Services, RSS > Apache, Tomcat, JBoss > Memcached, Squid Cache Front End > Performance, (Tableless) CSS, Semantic (X)HTML, Cross-browser > JavaScript, DOM, JSON, AJAX, YUI Library, Firebug > Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sprites, Final Cut Pro > Usability, Workflow, SEO, Google Analytics Database Design > MySQL 5, SQL Server 2005 Release Process > SVN, CVS > Agile / Scrum / Sprint, Bugzilla, Trac, ANT OS > Mac OSX, Windows, Unix, Linux PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Yahoo! San Francisco, CA, August 07-February 09 Software Engineer, Yahoo! PHP / Apache / FreeBSD / MySQL / HTML / CSS / JavaScript / AJAX / YUI / SOA / REST > Worked in a small group to develop the Worlds! Platform, which powered sites such as The World of Star Wars (http://www.starwars.yahoo.com) > Built the Worlds! social networking platform from scratch to launch in a small team ( part of Yahoo!’s Brickhouse ) and under a tight deadline of three months. > Worked alongside the SVP of Entertainment, VP of Entertainment, VP of Product, VP of Engineering, and an All-Star Engineering team. > Built a robust, fully featured, and highly flexible Content Management System for the Worlds platform. > Re-designed back-end architecture (API layer) for (http://www.movies.yahoo.com). > Solely responsible for implementing a suite of web services for (http://www.tv.yahoo.com) and on-demand web services for one-off tv.yahoo projects (high volume). > Created and managed package build process for the team; collaborated with operations team for initial hardware setup and ongoing deployment of new releases > Implemented and launched several platform initiatives. (Ratings and Reviews, Vitality [News feeds] ) > Designed and launched a myriad of innovative and custom applications for the movies team in PHP. > Single handedly proposed and put into operation techniques to speed up project execution. > Spearheaded project management improvements by solely re-planning how code dev projects should be lead versus projects that were new and un-measurable. This provided great exposure to upper management and was used as a foundation to manage future projects. > Web development using PHP, MySQL, SOA, and JS built on Apache in Linux and BSD. > Position includes back-end and front-end engineering, as well as server configuration and code deployment on high-traffic websites. > Launched a highly trafficked website under a tight deadline, and upon completion offered services to Y! Entertainment remotely as a back end engineer. Qualcomm San Diego, CA, June 03-August 07 Technology Engineer, Web Collaboration Services Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP / HTML / CSS / JavaScript / AJAX / YUI / SOA > Primary PHP/MySQL/HTML/CSS/Javascript resource in the Web Infrastructure Admin Group. > Designed and implemented web applications on demand in PHP and MySQL. > Customized and installed Apache and Tomcat Web Servers for high availability under high traffic. > Implemented, in PHP, various techniques of using existing open source projects, and packaging them for the company’s needs. > Won the Company's QualStar Award for outstanding performance > Web Developer for: Database Administrators Group, Application Services Administrators Group, and Application Services Group. > Implementation of the Company’s wiki, blogs, and content management systems. Acted as the company’s go-to person for custom web application requirements in PHP. > Worked closely with the technical lead to integrate the open source frameworks being used with the Company’s enterprise search, identity management and web single sign-on services. > Responsible for developing the product logos, default themes and skins, and navigation standards for each application. Science Engineering Associates (SEA) San Diego, CA, June-July 2003 > Designer Intern UCSD Mail Services La Jolla, CA, Jan.-June 2003 > Mail Deliverer Virco Mfg. Corporation Torrance, CA, Summer 2000 and 2001 > IT Intern SELECTED WEBSITE DESIGNS AND ENTREPRENEUR EXPERIENCE 72andsunny / E! Santa Monica, CA, Feb. 09-Present Web developer Contractor > Wrote backend for select E! projects in JSP / Java / MySQL / JBOSS. (http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea) My Chances, LLC San Francisco, CA, Mar. 09-Present Frontend / Backend Developer > Backend developer in Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP. (http://www.mychances.net) Sri Lanka Rebuild San Diego, CA, Jan. 05-Jun. 06 Web-Designer > Designed and implemented pro bono Sri Lanka Rebuild’s past website. (www.srilankarebuild.com) San Diego Granite San Diego, CA, June 04-May 05 Web-Designer > Designed, implemented, and maintained San Diego Granite’s past website. (www.sdginc.net) Long Beach Museum of Fine Arts Long Beach, CA, June-Sept. 01 Web-Designer > Designed a website for a portion of Long Beach Museum (www.LBMA.org) Strategic Systems Group Torrance, CA, Sept. 98-Sept 02 Web-Designer > Responsible for the creation and design of SSG’s website (www.ssgnet.com) Project Pla.net (www.projectpla.net) San Diego, CA, June 06-June 07 Entrepreneur / Backend / Frontend developer > Designed a non profit website for volunteers, groups, businesses, and non-profits to use to raise awareness, promote their web presences, and to create productive relationships with others.