Tom [Liang-Yu] Chi
tomchi at ok-cancel.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Program Manager
Microsoft, Redmond WA (07/02 – Present)
- Designed features / user experience for Microsoft Outlook
- Created prototyping framework for new feature prototyping
- Coordinated cross-division efforts to reduce crashes by over 90%
- Wrote detailed feature specifications
- Managed feature development and testing
- Helped define product vision and direction
Hardware Engineer: Analog systems and Firmware Development
Cornell Robocup Team (09/01 – 06/02)
- Designed and built analog subsystems for semi-autonomous soccer robots
- Developed firmware for motion control
- Formulated and ran various performance diagnostics
- Served in EE pit crew during Robotic World Cup. Team placed first.
Software Engineer, User Experience Engineer
Trilogy, Austin TX (06/99 - 05/01)
- User Interface Rapid Prototyping (Visio, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Visual Design/Interaction Design for large ecommerce sites for F500 companies
- Web Programming / Development (HTML, dHTML, Java, JSP, Javascript, Swing)
- User Testing (Think Aloud, Heuristic Evaluation, Card Sort. etc)
- Interviewed, and recruited to build HCI team from 8 members up to 40.
- Did deployment JSP and Java code.
- Independently developed and filed patent for wireless display technology.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Summer 92–Present
- Design and Layout for on campus magazines: Scitech, Rainy Day, Quad, etc.
- Web design for several small businesses: easychess.com, jombainc.com …
- Print and Logo design for ~20 clients
Hardware Engineer: SEED Internships
Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA (Summers 1997, 1998)
- Designed/built system to analyze distributed feedback control hardware
- Formulated strategies for high-speed distributed control.
- Developed hardware for Xilinx FPGAs, simulated system with VXworks.
- Constructed test harness to do timing analysis of remote instrument architectures.
- Evaluated data in view of the emerging I20 standard.
- Wrote DLLs in C++ that monitored hardware communication.
Program Assistant, Resident Advisor
Just About Music Program House, Cornell University (Academic Year 1997-99)
- Managed residence hall financials, developed programs and events
- Supervised staff of six Resident Advisors.
- Served as mediator and counselor.
- Recruited future student staff members for Community Development.
Consultant for CS211, Tutor for EMPO
Cornell University (Fall 1996-Spring 1997)
- Taught students algorithms/data structures in Java.
- Tutored women and minority students in engineering.
Research Assistant
Space Sciences, Cornell University & NASM (Summer 1994-Spring 1997)
- Performed compositional analysis on Nova Cyngus 1992. Published.
- Ran diagnostics on WIRE to test detector post-saturation response.
- Performed compositional analysis of coronal line region in NGC1068.
EDUCATION
- 2001-2002 Cornell University, M. Eng. E.E. – Signal Processing / Systems Engineering
- 1995-1999 Cornell University, B.S. E.E. - GPA: 3.6 / Major GPA: 3.7
- 1991-1995 Montgomery Blair, Math, Science, CS, Magnet School
TECHNICAL/SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Languages: Java, C, C++, Pascal, Fortran, Basic, Matlab.
- Circuit Design: B2Spice, PSpice, Xilinx FPGA Express, VHDL.
- Web: Dreamweaver, JSP, dHTML, Javascript, Swing
- Publishing/Design: Pagemaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Compose music, have worked on 9 albums, 4 compilations
- Play keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet.
- Perform live music and DJ: electronic & hip hop.
- Mixed Media Artist, won several art competitions
- Competitive Chess Player
- Creator of HCI focused site: www.ok-cancel.com