Résumé
Marvin Tam
marvintam at gmail dot com
Goal
Build better user experiences on the Web and to work with great people.
Education
University of Southern California
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Skills
Languages, Platforms & Protocols:
- Extensive experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript (YUI Library), PHP and XML
- Less experienced in shell scripting, Apache, HTTP, CVS, XSL, MySQL, assembly, Perl, C/C++, Java, Ruby (on Rails) and ActionScript
- Primarily on Mac OS X; comfortable with Windows XP, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD and other CLI environments
Software/Tools:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
Related Interests:
- Interaction design
- Visual design
- Web accessibility (Section 508/WAI)
- Typography
- Photography
Experience
Front End Engineer for Yahoo! Inc (January 2007 to present)
- Build highly scalable and performant web pages primarily using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and XML
- Work closely with visual and interaction designers, user experience researchers, producers and engineers
- Worked on Shine, Health, Food, Pets and Green
Teaching Assistant for ITP204 (February 2006 to December 2006)
- Aid students in learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Flash
- Responsible for holding lab sessions, grading homework and exams
USC ITS Student Consultant (June 2005 to December 2006)
- Provide on-the-fly customer service on network, accounts and software issues
- Train new student consultants
- Front-end developer for consultant tools using HTML, CSS and AJAX
Freelance Web Developer (2004 to current)
- Manage the hosting, design and coding of various websites on LAMP
- Implement standards-compliant and cross browser compatible pages
Natural Languages
Fluent in English, Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese and Hokkien, some basic French.
References
Available upon request