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ZHENGDIAN ZHAN
(Masa)

About me

Introduction

Full Stack Engineer

I can develop websites using both the LAMP (ModiShow ) and MEAN (PolliGrid ) stacks. I am constantly working to improve my current skills as well as learning new ones.

Responsive Design

I can create full responsive web designs. Examples of my work are PolliGrid, Chatting Room , To Do Task and this site.

Good communicator

During my college years, I founded the Japanese American Student Union, which helped me learn how to effectively communicate with others. Additionally, I won 5th Place and the Fan Favorite award at GW's Pitch George elevator pitch competition.

My name is Zhengdian Zhan, but people call me "Masa." I am currently working for a YC funded startup as a software engineer.

I earned my master's degree in information systems technology from George Washington University, and I have been teaching myself a variety of technologies. I have a strong interest in web & software development.

If you are interested in learning more, setting up an interview, or anything else, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you

Skills

Web Development / Programming

  • NodeJS

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: PolliGrid Chatting Room

  • ExpressJS

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: PolliGrid Chatting Room

  • Web Socket

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: Chatting Room

  • PHP5

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: ModiShow

  • ImageMagick

    Familiarity: Intermediate

    Websites created with the technology: ModiShow

  • MySQL

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: ModiShow

  • MongoDB

    Familiarity: Beginner

    Websites created with the technology: PolliGrid Chatting Room

  • GruntJS

    Familiarity: Intermediate

    Websites created with the technology: This website PolliGrid Chatting Room To Do Task

  • Gulp

    Familiarity: Strong

    Currently making a site with it:

  • Yeoman

    Familiarity: Intermediate

    Websites created with the technology: To Do Task

  • JasmineJS

    Familiarity: Intermediate

    Websites created with the technology: PolliGrid

  • Modernizr

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: PolliGrid

  • Visual Basic

    Familiarity: Beginner

    I studied it at school

  • Fireworks

    Familiarity: Strong

    Websites created with the technology: ModiShow

Other Skills

  • English

    Excellent

  • Japanese

    Native

  • Chinese

    Intermediate

  • Accounting

    Bachelor of Accountancy

  • System Analysis

    Master of Information Systems Technology

  • UML design

    Master of Information Systems Technology

Portfolio

Education

George Washington University

- May 2013

Master of Science in Information Systems Technology

Tsinghua University

- May 2011

Certificate of Language Proficiency, Chinese Language and Literature

George Washington University

- May 2010

Bachelor of Accounting

Work experience

Measur3d

Software Engineer
  • building the front and back-side web applications
  • Quality assurance for web applications by writing test code for the front and back-end
  • Assistance in designing the feature requirement for products

Toyota

Intern June 2008 - November 208
  • Summarized and analyzed congressional bills and hearings, and reported how proposed changes will affect the company.
  • Attended seminars on a variety of contemporary issues especially related to politics and economics, created company weekly news, and submitted it to executives.
  • Assisted in preparing the annual brochure describing the company and the contemporary issues pertaining to politics and economics.
  • Collected information about the 2008 presidential election and analyzed how it affected the Japanese economy and global economy, and assessed how Toyota should respond to the policy changes.

AsahiKasei

Intern Dember 2007
  • helped bilingual students prepare for seminars and interviews.
  • Worked as a English-Japanese translator for the career forum.
  • Joined business meetings with attendees from different countries and made negotiations using my business knowledge.
  • Worked as an English-Japanese translator.

Shanghai Bio

Intern July 2007 - August 2007
  • Revised the English-written text of the company’s homepage
  • Analyzed the design of the company-website in terms of marketing, and proposed new design
  • Joined business meetings with attendees from different countries and made negotiations using my business knowledge and working as a English-Japanese translator

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