Experience

Vericant

• China
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Primary developer responsible for architecting and scaling front-end apps (SPA) serving complex interfaces and tools to customers and internal users, playing an active role in design. UI products of note include calendar schedulers, staff availability trackers, video subtitling tool with enforced timestamp ruleset. • Vue.js, Vue-Router, Vuex • Typescript • GraphQL, Apollo API development: creating/extending models; creating new graphQL query and mutation endpoint logic; updating test cases. • Python, Django, Graphene-Django (GraphQL) Maintaining and extending legacy SSR apps. • Python, Django, Alpine.js, jQuery, vanilla JS Show less



Tiger Fintech

• Beijing City, China

• Front-End Engineer

  • Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

  Major contributor on team building large stock trading SPA with Vue.js, Less CSS, and third-party data visualization libraries. • Independently developed major features consisting of over a dozen components, requiring multiple API calls and dedicated state management with Vuex. • Tacked issues of growing app scale and complexity, reorganizing app for flatter structure and restructuring data access. • Coded detail-accurate recreations of complex interface designs. • Systematically tracked down observed bugs with use of dev tools. Show less



Self

• Beijing City, China

• JavaScript Developer

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Independently designed and coded React-Redux app (Tempest) to practice frameworks Program Certificates: • The Complete Web App Developer (Udemy) • Learn and Understand NodeJS (Udemy) • Frond-End Development Program (Free Code Camp) • Independently designed and coded React-Redux app (Tempest) to practice frameworks Program Certificates: • The Complete Web App Developer (Udemy) • Learn and Understand NodeJS (Udemy) • Frond-End Development Program (Free Code Camp)



WE Communications

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Account Executive

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Drove preparation of client content for major international technology conferences (Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress). • Developed and edited corporate content including press releases, key messages, executive statements, speeches, etc. • Managed media relationships and supported client executives and spokespeople in international media briefings. • Drove preparation of client content for major international technology conferences (Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress). • Developed and edited corporate content including press releases, key messages, executive statements, speeches, etc. • Managed media relationships and supported client executives and spokespeople in international media briefings.



Weber Shandwick

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2015 - Nov 2015

  Working in the Consumer Practice of Weber Shandwick's Beijing office, focusing on Nike and Denza electric car accounts. Working in the Consumer Practice of Weber Shandwick's Beijing office, focusing on Nike and Denza electric car accounts.



Wandou Labs

• China
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International PR and Marketing

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Led and managed international PR campaigns for multiple products, honing messaging, drafting press releases, requesting images, pitching media, and tracking coverage; successfully landed coverage in top-tier Android and tech media • Responsible for the company’s international PR, preparing company story and introduction decks, drafting and broadcasting press releases, coordinating and preparing CEO interviews, managing crises, and acting as spokesperson for media requests • Managed $120,000 Facebook ad campaign, devising creative, targeting audiences, and tracking CTR, growing user base by 325,000 over 1.5 months • Led research, authorship, and dissemination to media of monthly app trends report China App Index, overseeing its expansion to Mobile Search Index to incorporate more diverse source data Show less



Self-Employed

• Translation and Localization
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Translator, Editor (Chinese>English)

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Produced 14,000 word sample and related materials for Yu Xiaodan’s novel "80s Lovers" 《1980的情人》于晓丹著 • Produced 30,000-word abridged translations of two Chinese adventure novels for Oriental DreamWorks • Translated ~375,000 characters of video game text for firms including Whp International, Language Automation, Inc., Keywords International, and Reality Squared with themes including science-fiction, Western fantasy, and Asian fantasy • Translated articles, reviews, exhibition materials, and interviews related to the Chinese art world for institutions including LEAP Magazine, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, and Gehua Design Center Show less



Renren Games

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Language Consultant

  • Mar 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Participated in and helped coordinate all stages of the English localization process for Chinese video games. • Edited and translated a wide variety of game text (interface, quest language, system messages, item names, non-player characters, etc.). • Carried out quality assurance tests on localized games, cataloging errors for related teams to correct. • Investigated market trends and comparable games to improve localization. • Advised non-native translators on language and cultural subjects. • Gained proficiency in the use of SDL Trados and ApSic Xbench translation/localization software. Show less



The Nature Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications and Philanthropy Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Designed book showcasing the Photovoice Project, a community-based participatory conservation program • Assisted in design of an exhibition highlighting the establishment of national parks in Diqing Prefecture of Yunnan Province, popularly known as “Shangri-La” • Worked in a team designing the China Program’s annual report and mid-year report • Organized and catalogued Communication Department’s CD collection • Translated Mandarin text into English for exhibition pieces; edited and revised English documents Show less



Middlebury College Carbon Neutrality Initiative

• Middlebury, VT

• Organizer

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

  • Co-organized successful action plan to compel administrators to commit to carbon neutrality • Co-led the devising and execution of the “MiddShift” advertising and outreach campaign • Led the design of the “MiddShift” logo, stickers, and advertising slogans • Co-organized successful action plan to compel administrators to commit to carbon neutrality • Co-led the devising and execution of the “MiddShift” advertising and outreach campaign • Led the design of the “MiddShift” logo, stickers, and advertising slogans