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9/97-6/01 |
Stanford University, Stanford, CA. BS degree with Distinction in Product Design / Mechanical Engineering, 6/01. Phi Beta Kappa. Project-oriented coursework in mechanical engineering and traditional design with a focus on product development process. Minor in Science, Technology, and Society. GPA: 3.8/4.0. |
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Summer 1996 |
UCSD Summer School in Politics and Media, La Jolla, CA. Coursework: Political Science and Communications. |
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EXPERIENCE |
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12/03-Present |
Product Marketing Manager, Google, Mountain View, CA, and Tokyo. |
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8/01-11/03 |
Associate Product Manager, Retail Product Marketing, Maxtor Corporation, Milpitas, CA. Responsible for day-to-day product management of Maxtor retail hard drive kits and adapter cards. Launched DV Producer video editing kit. Directed initiative to improve out-of-box experience for hard drive kits. Developed new product concepts and co-marketing relationships. |
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4/00-8/00 |
Product Marketing Intern, NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA. Performed extensive competitive analysis of both workstation and enthusiast PC graphics markets. Composed product specification sheets for Quadro2 workstation graphics cards. Created end-user documentation for Quadro2 MXR workstation card for use by OEM partners. Designed visual guide for identifying various models of NVIDIA graphics boards. |
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Summer 1999 |
Product Management Intern, Photo Imaging Products, Epson America, Inc., Torrance, CA. Ensured optimal out-of-box experience for the launch of the all-in-one EPSON Stylus Scan series. Composed marketing materials, performed competitive benchmarking, conducted market research, and represented Epson at Macworld New York and Seybold SF trade shows. |
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Summer 1998 |
Editorial Intern, Mac Publishing Online, San Francisco, CA. Wrote reviews and columns for Macworld magazine, Macweek.com, Macworld.com, and iMacworld. Compiled content creation resources database for eMediaweekly web site. |
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9/99-3/00 |
Independent Researcher, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Conducted University-sponsored, in-the-field study of video game developers in England and Scotland, leading to research paper (available here) tracing roots of Scottish game development community. |
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10/00-5/01, |
Moderator, Macworld.com Message Boards, Mac Publishing Online, San Francisco, CA. Managed message board discussions and assisted users with Macintosh-related issues. |
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10/99-8/00 |
Moderator, Computer Discussion Board, Productopia, San Francisco, CA. Moderated online discussions of computer topics for consumer product review site. |
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10/97-6/99 |
Computer Consultant, Research and Instructional Technologies Support (RITS), Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Assisted users in computer cluster with use of Macintosh computers and software. |
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Summer 1995-97 |
Computer Coordinator/Teaching Assistant, Chadwick School Summer Academic Program. Assisted in teaching primary-age children basic computer skills as well as installing software and troubleshooting Macintosh computers. |
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