Last updated Dec 2017.
Education
| BA, Economics |
Stanford University |
September 2010 - June 2014 |
- Minor: Computer Science
- Advisor: Professor Paul Milgrom
- Studied at Stanford in Paris, Spring 2012
- Selected Coursework: Advanced Game Theory, Economic Networks, Stochastic Processes, Econometrics, Real Analysis, Probability, Systems, Algorithmns, Human Computer Interaction, Experimental Music Performance + Composition, Art Theory of Remixes, Modern Philosophy, Poetry
Work
| Senior Product Manager |
System1 |
July 2016 - Present |
- I manage data science, data engineering, and core backend products
- We arbitrage online advertising by modeling complex user and market dynamics
- System1 recently raised $270m. Come join us!
| Consulting |
Various Startups |
October 2015 - Present |
- Hatch Baby:
- Managed iOS and Android apps on tight deadlines
- Handled misc. operations for smooth delivery of their first product, such as FCC testing, coordination with China, etc.
- ArtProcessors:
- Strategic consulting covering markets and technologies for modular smart sensors
- Argued against a pivoting into sensor technologies
- Stealth Data Science, Personal Finance Startups
- Helped define and market a (now defunct) data science helpdesk service, called borel.io
- Advising a stealth personal finance startup
- Interested in hiring me for part-time, remote engagements? Reach out! Case studies and references from previous clients available
| Product Manager |
Mint |
June 2014 - September 2015 |
- Lead Mint Advice and Ways To Save products
- Saved hundreds of thousands of consumers hundreds of dollars by clearly presenting debt management plans and products
- Gave hundreds of thousands of consumers free access to their credit score and report
- Building and designing all features + interfaces that generated revenue
- Building and improving all backend platforms such as machine learning, email, and content management systems
| Associate Product Manager |
Check |
June 2014 |
- Same as above, but focused on Check (which later joined Mint Bills, which later marged into Mint)
- Drove Mint Bills monthly ARPU over 30% year over year
| Co-General Manager |
KZSU |
June 2012 - June 2014 |
- Leading the most beautiful college radio station in the Bay Area for two years
- Worked with 200 volunteers and a $100k yearly budget on all issues facing KZSU, including software engineering systems and community management
- Worked on some hefty legal paperwork to renew our transmitter with the FCC -- this was a surprisingly cool project.
| User Acquisition Intern |
Supercell |
Summer - Fall 2012 |
- Algorithmically purchased many hundreds of thousands of users
- Drove and implemented Supercell's earliest growth strategy: I joined before the actual release of any Supercell apps as the only full-time user acquisition employee, so I had absurd freedom to spend a scary, double-digit percentage of all funding until that point
- Defined and spec'ed install/revenue attribution systems with engineering team in Helsinki
| Research Assistant |
Stanford Graduate School of Business |
Summer 2011 |
- Coordinated data collection and analysis for a Gates Foundation study on Riders for Health, an NGO
- Created tools and processes with teams in Zambia to ensure accurate and thorough data collection
Skils and Miscelleaneous
Languages
- Native English, Fluent French, Fluent Mandarin Chinese
More Languages, Tools
- C, Python (Flask/Jinja2 for Web, NLTK/SciPy/NumPy for data), LaTeX, MySQL, Basic HTML/CSS/Javascript, ChucK, R
- Terminal, vim, Raspberry Pi, Github, Stata
Tests
- GRE: 170/170 Quantitative, 169/170 Verbal
- Putnam 2014: 0
Awards
- 2010 American Stastical Association Student Poster Contest, 1st Place
- Created a poster correlating Senator attributes (such as age, state population, tenure) with bill sponsorship and passage metrics
- 2013 Stanford Business Leadership Program
- Participated in a week-long career development program
- (Program appears now defunct, but was filled with wonderful peers and application-only at the time)
Certifications
- Four certifications on deep neural networks from deeplearning.ai, a research and education company founded by Andrew Ng
- Compelted programming projects and theoretical assignments on Coursera
About Me + Interests
Academic
- Game Theory and applications
- Machine Learning and applications
- Finance
Media
Books
- Favorites include: 100 Years of Solitude, Master and Margarita, Infinite Jest, Brideshead Revisited, Handful of Dust, Moby Dick, Underworld, Beloved
Music
- I've been KZSU DJ since 2010! Mostly playing twee, punk, pop, garage, lo-fi, grrrl groups, post-punk, etc.
- I encourage you to check out Sarah Records or K Records for a really inspiring dynamic of politics, music, and grass-roots community
Film
- Favorites include: 8 1/2, Mon Oncle, Slacker, Sans Soleil, Fanny and Alexander, The Third Part of the Night