Tina Zhao

( tinaz@tuta.io ) ( https://manacake.co ) ( https://github.com/manacake ) ( San Francisco, CA )

Skills

Languages (proficient) Javascript, Python, C, C++
(familiar) Go, Ruby
Frameworks/Tools Vue, React, Node, Express, Electron, Mocha, PostgreSQL, Git, HTML/CSS, Sass
Platforms AWS, Serverless, Google Cloud, Heroku, Shopify

Experience

Head of Software Engineering ( Mar 2018 - Present )
Outset ( https://greycat.co ) ( Remote )

  • Designed, developed (in C++), and maintained all versions of firmware for project's custom printed circuit board
  • Engineered solution to securely transfer data over public radio airspace using elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman
  • Reverse engineered electronic waste integrated circuits via data sheets and troubleshooting
  • Collaborated with open source community non-profits to integrate Outset into disaster scenarios
  • Built greycat.co from scratch (using Vue/Serverless) to handle online sales of project’s development kit

Developer ( Oct 2015 - Dec 2017 )
Next Thing Company ( Oakland, CA )

  • Designed, developed (using Vue/Express), and owned the shipping logistics and order management system responsible for delivering 132k products to 95k customers in 143 countries
  • Architected the full stack of a web/native application (using React/Express/Electron) that allowed customers to flash custom operating system images onto tiny Linux computers
  • Engineered and implemented (in Go) WIFI on-boarding backend infrastructure for headless computers
  • Built customs application to precisely calculate duties, taxes, and courier charges for e-commerce checkout
  • Illustrated and designed image assets for applications and UI/UX flows in production

Developer ( Sep 2014 - Oct 2015 )
Prompt.ly ( San Francisco, CA )

  • Designed and implemented (in Javascript) the UI/UX for company SaaS application on mobile and web platforms
  • Developed and managed key features of application including payments, subscriptions, and locations
  • Maintained and improved Ruby on Rails application to supply critical analytics and marketing data
  • Built and supported web scrapers (in Python) to gather qualified leads to grow customer base
  • Spearheaded successful migration of application's vanilla CSS to SCSS
  • Collaborated with executive and engineering leadership to analyze and plan sprints
  • Mentored and trained new team members on stack tech as part of the on boarding process
  • Participated in regularly recurring focus groups of application users to gather feedback

Web Developer ( Aug 2008 - Sep 2014 )
West Wind Education Policy, Inc. ( Iowa City, IA )

  • Illustrated and designed image assets for use in conventions, grant proposals, presentations, and print material for state level department of education clients
  • Designed and developed (in Javascript/PHP) state level client deliverables into interactive web applications
  • Managed client facing web spaces (tooling/social) and internal client database

Education

B.A. Computer Science, May 2014
University of Iowa

A.A. Business Administration, May 2010
Kirkwood College