Tracy Chou
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | C/C++, Engineering, HTML / CSS, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Software Engineering, Spanish, SQL, Web Development |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | business development, china, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Entrepreneurship, High Tech, software, taiwan |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Stanford Women in Business (SWIB) |
| Position: | “I don’t know” to CEO Conference Director, previously Mentorship Program Participant |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Coordinate the spring business conference (expected attendance of 200 students, budget of $15,000), collaborating with other business organizations on campus, the University, speakers, and corporate sponsors. |
| Employer: | Stanford Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Position: | Webmaster, previously Research and Competitions Chair |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - Designed and manage website (see ieee.stanford.edu) as an up-to-date portal of information about the group.
- Organized and publicized workshops, faculty dinners, competitions, work opportunities, and social activities. |
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| Position: | Associate Technology Manager Intern, Partner Solutions Organization |
| Time period: | July 2007 - September 2007 |
| Description: | - Performed research and analysis on the Chinese e-commerce market; proposed strategies on how to leverage Google infrastructure in that market; delivered final presentation to a worldwide sales engineering team.
- Compiled data correlating seller reputation with profitability, supporting a strategy shift for Google Checkout. - Served as project manager on a technical task tied to a partner deal; set out goals and timeline; coded a prototype for crawling information from select websites and worked with backend engineering to consume data. - Reviewed and revised a patent application on ads targeting systems for user profiles. |
| Employer: | Computer Science Department, Stanford University |
| Position: | Teaching Assistant, CS107 Programming Paradigms |
| Time period: | April 2007 - June 2007 |
| Description: | - Held office hours twice a week to help students debug assignments and understand course concepts; received very positive feedback from students regarding quality of assistance and general helpfulness.
- Graded assignments and exams, giving comments on code efficiency and style. |
| Employer: | Winbond Electronics Corporation |
| Position: | Summer Engineering Intern, Device Modeling Team |
| Time period: | June 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | - Selected for internship out of a competitive pool of undergraduate and graduate applicants for the Asia Technology Initiative program (a Stanford-affiliated program that seeks to foster entrepreneurship in Asia).
- Extracted models for non-discrete circuit elements using industry standard software. - Independently compiled research and analysis comparing Hsin Chu Industrial Park to Silicon Valley. |
| Employer: | Taiwanese Cultural Society (TCS) |
| Position: | Co-Chair and Webmaster, previously Frosh Intern |
| Time period: | September 2005 - May 2007 |
| Description: | - Brainstormed, organized, and publicized club events; collaborated with other student groups and the University.
- Promoted membership (currently 300) and attendance (a three-fold increase over previous years). - Served as TCS liaison and publicity chair for the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) West Coast Conference (attendance of 250 students from around the country). - Designed and managed website (see taiwanese.stanford.edu), winner of ITASA Outstanding Website Award, 2006, for “exceptional aesthetics, user-interface, information, and originality”. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Mandarin pop music; neat handwriting; making friends; reading; Dance Dance Revolution. |
Tracy's Contacts (3)
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Alice Lee
Chinese-American, 21, HumBio major; contributor to Alpha Phi Omega, Tzu Chi, Dance Marathon, Relay for Life; bio/anthro/pharmaceutical research labs; from Columbus, OH; play piano, violin, guitar; love travel, food, social networking, PR, media :)
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Ricky Yean
Taiwanese-American, 20, Economics major and Computer Science minor, involved with BASES, Blyth Fund, Stanford VC Club, Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, startups, blogs, Stanford Admit Weekend, Stanford Peer Mentorship, East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club
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