Experiences at Yahoo!

Not being afraid to think differently.

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Backend developer on the Mobile Platform Engineering team

Responsible for Servers and Storage for Operations

Acquisition and engagement marketing for Yahoo! Mail working towards increasing retention of the industry leading product.

Drive awareness and adoption of Yahoo! services on mobile devices through partner and internal channels, including online and retail

Key Areas of Responsibility - Finance, Media and Entertainment categories
Media - Banner advertising sales
Mobile - SMS and WAP based media sales solutions
Search - Search Sales for the Y! Overture light platform

eBay India-Responsible for handling eBay India relationship/partnership - one of the top 3 clients of Y! India
Executed the Y! India Shopping powered by eBay India integration
Executed the highest billing ever on Y! India by eBay India in FY 2006-2007

Finance category-Expand the Client base
Improve the yield for Y! India
Increasingly converted clients from CPC to CPM buys
Sold various sponsorship deals
Optimize ongoing campaigns towards improving the cost per acquisition performance for clients
Structured campaigns as per clients' business goals
Continuous analysis of running campaigns
Closely interacted with clients and agencies on their Cost of performance
Improve branding spends from the category
Sold Budget Sponsorship in 2006 and 2007
ICICI Bank branding spends highest on internet and on Y! India for FY 2007

Media and Entertainment-Tapped the non existent category on Y! India
Closely work with Content teams towards creating specials for movie releases
Drive rich media innovations for the category...

Pioneer member setup up Yahoo! offshore development center ( Technical Leader )
* Planned and implemented the development infrastructure at ODC in system/security/software/tools level
* Coached mentor and on-the-job trainer of software developers
* Evaluated technical complexity of Yahoo!'s project and transferred implementation knowledge to odc in china
* Built and lead effective offshore software development organization
* Defined the ODC coding standard, peer review guideline and the development process.
??? Project Spirit ( Yahoo New FrontPage ) ( Project lead and core developer )
* Designed content management tools for multiple browser support
* System profiling and related performance problem solving
* Used bucket test mechanism to push user from old front-page to new one.
* Built up releasing process and stress test methods.
* Download time saved about 1 sec and total page view increase 15% in half year.
??? Game properties core developer
* Developed game platform (single sign on mechanism, cms tools, customer care tools, partner api)
* Designed an agile process helping business unit can launch a partner service in 2 weeks only.
* Helping service revenue boost up more than 10 times in 1 year.
??? Team Local Paranoid
* Security check, code review for team member.
Pioneer member setup up Yahoo! offshore development center ( Technical Leader )
* Planned and implemented the development infrastructure at ODC in system/security/software/tools level
* Coached mentor and on-the-job trainer of software developers
* Evaluated technical complexity of Yahoo!'s project and transferred implementation knowledge to odc in china
* Built and lead effective offshore software development organization
* Defined the ODC coding standard, peer review guideline and the development process.
??? Project Spirit ( Yahoo New FrontPage ) ( Project lead and core developer )
* Designed content management tools for multiple browser support
* System profiling and related performance problem solving
* Used bucket test mechanism to push user from old front-page to new one.
* Built up releasing process and stress test methods.
* Download time saved about 1 sec and total page view increase 15% in half year.
??? Game properties core developer
* Developed game platform (single sign on mechanism, cms tools, customer care tools, partner api)
* Designed an agile process helping business unit can launch a partner service in 2 weeks only.
* Helping service revenue boost up more than 10 times in 1 year.
??? Team Local Paranoid
* Security check, code review for team member....

Product Development of Behavioral Trageting, Recomendations, Real-time Personalization,and other targeting platforms

Have a strong grasp of principles in HCI, cognitive psychology, field ethnography, usability methodology. In addition, demonstrate an innovative mind and analytical thinking process.