Kathy Lin

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About Me

Hi! I'm Kathy. I live in Charlottesville, VA with my fiance, fraternal clone (twin sister), and multiple cats. When I'm not in Charlottesville I can be found in Richmond, VA working as a product manager for SnagAJob.com. Although I do not code anymore (well, not much), I am a geek at heart, and will never say no to a Chipotle fajita burrito.

Right now, I am too lazy to write some code to access various social website APIs myself, but you get the general gist of what I plan to do with this page. At this point, I considered finding and using an "Under Construction" gif, but that doesn't really help out the bots in terms of relevant content, now does it?

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Christmas Trees

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Kathy, Kris, and Kathy

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Throughout my six years of development, I have found the best part of the software lifecycle to be the moment when the product evolves from being a collection of code to a something that provides the end user with real value. That is why I would like a position developing products that the user can interact with, experience, criticize, and ultimately love. If you are looking for someone who can communicate & collaborate with a client, translate strategic vision and needs into a technical reality, and do some hands-on work with developers and the latest-and-greatest APIs, please give me a call!

Skills

Java, J2EE (JSPs, EJBs, Apache Ant), web development (ColdFusion, CSS, HTML, Javascript/AJAX on Apache HTML/Apache Tomcat, Oracle OC4J, JBoss, and BEA WebLogic servers), databases (SQL, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL), object oriented design and development, user interface design, waterfall and agile software development models. Artistic: 2D/3D layout and design, traditional media. Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI, Single Scope Background Investigation

Professional Experience

Product Manager - SnagAJob.com

September 2009 through Present

Associate - Booz Allen Hamtilton

August 2004 through September 2009

Software Developer - L-3 Communications, Government Services Inc.

August 2003 through August 2004

Education

2009 | MS, Management of Information Technology - The University of Virginia

The M.S. MIT program has been recognized as a leader in developing technology-savvy business decision makers. By understanding how current and emerging technologies can best be applied to make their organizations more profitable, productive, and competitive, McIntire graduates are well-positioned to face the challenges of management in the 21st century.

For my master's degree Capstone Strategic Project, I worked with a small group to research and propose an IT initiative that would help further the strategic of SnagAJob.com, the #1 source of hourly employment. Towards this end, we conducted an enterprise strategic assessment to determine the company's strategy, prepared a business plan, and presented a comprehensive solution to the company that contained a technical project plan as well as a financial analysis and forecast. Throughout the entire process we worked closely with C-level executives and were able to collaborate and communicate effectively.