Eric Hou

Experience

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  McGlen Micro Inc.

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1999

  Operation Manager
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  Linspire Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  Web Application Programmer

  • Develop, test, and maintain high-quality, secure DB driven internal and external web applications in LAMP technology.• Design software and databases UML diagrams (MS Visio).• Create dynamic web pages (Web2.0), catalogs style pages and interactive tools.• Interacts with graphic designers, business and marketing teams to create attractive, usable interfaces and web base tools.• Developing Database-Driven Applications/Tools in Java Enterprise Edition on JBoss application server: cnr.com Show less

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  Competitor Group, Inc.

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

  Web/Linux Programmer

  • Develop and maintain Word-press plug-in to fit company needs.• Create dynamic website by using Zend Framework.• Maintain SMTP email relay on Windows server.• Daily working with MSSQL and MySQL databases (performance and backup).• Performance testing by using Apache JMeter.• Using PHP programming in object orient design.• Using CVS (to manage source code as well as for code deployment).• Heavy use of Linux as a server platform and Bugzilla as bugs tracking system. Show less

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  The Scripps Research Institute

  Oct 2010 - Feb 2012

  Research Programmer II

  • Create and maintain new tools and functionally for our electron microscopy database management (DBEM) system.• Standardizing and generalization of the image-processing pipeline in Python scripts.• Developing and implementing the web based reporting pages and web interface tools.• Customize various data migration scripts for other organization. • Optimize the application installation steps to make it easy for other research center.• Writing unit-testing scripts to support outside users.• Using Redmine as project management web application.• Strong/Daily write SQL queries (using MySOL and Pear DB PHP extension).• Strong/Daily use of SVN (to manage source code as well as for code deployment).• Using Linux Centos server, Apache web server and MySQL databases.• Hand coding HTML/CSS templates and PHP dynamic functionality. Show less

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  Abgent, a WuXi AppTec company

  Mar 2012 - now

  Director Marketing Communications and Business Operations

  Director of Marketing Communication and Business Operation