Caleb Whang
Studio Art graduate from UC Irvine, currently working as Independent Contractor.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.soompi.com |
| Industries: | Entertainment, Internet, Lifestyle, Media |
| Skills: | C/C++, Engineering, HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages and Platforms, PHP, Python, Software Engineering, SQL, Web Development |
| Location: | Orange County, CA |
| Visas: | United States |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Shadowing |
| Tags: | entertainment, korean, soompi |
| Schools: | University of California System - Irvine |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Soompi Media, LLC, Irvine, CA |
| Position: | Independent Contractor |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Implemented a PHP/Drupal/MySQL based website (soompi.com) that runs in tandem with Invision Power Boards forum software.
• Designed and developed various UGC modules which include product reviews, fan clubs, and image galleries. • Tested different opcode caching solutions such as Alternative PHP Cache (APC), Memcache, XCache to improve the performance of the site. • Optimized codebase to support high-traffic page view; site has doubled to currently support a userbase of 300,000+ with 30 million page views a month. |
| Employer: | Activision Blizzard, Inc., Santa Monica, CA |
| Position: | Independent Contractor |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Human Resources Enrollment Website
• Implemented a website using PHP/Drupal/MySQL for an online system where employees can view their contribution status and benefits package options for open enrollment. • Created an authentication web service for user verification on the Drupal front-end with the Human Resources Oracle database. • Designed the website theme according to the corporate style guides. Guitar Hero Website Elements • Collaborated with Marketing and the Global Brands teams to develop web elements leading up to the product release of the Guitar Hero World Tour video game – launched October 26, 2008 • Designed and implemented promotional Flash pieces for the Guitar Hero main site (http://hub.guitarhero.com/) • Designed and created the official Guitar Hero Facebook Page using Flash, XML, FBML, and the Facebook framework (http://www.facebook.com/GuitarHero) Newsong Church, Worldwide • Architected and implemented a PHP/Drupal/MySQL content management system to decentralize content publishing of the 70 ministries across 8 campuses worldwide. (newsongbeta.net) • Conceptualized and implemented a social-group system called "Pods" which empower users to manage online micro-community pages and post discussion threads, news, event, and other widget-based applications. • Reduced the publishing turn-around time from 5-10 business days to real-time. • Managed the communication, technical direction, feature decisions, and coordination of 18 remote team members across 5 international campuses. • Implemented Flash components which displayed dynamic content from the CMS database. |
| Employer: | MSC Software, Santa Ana, CA |
| Position: | Senior Web Developer / Team Lead |
| Time period: | September 2003 - September 2006 |
| Description: | • Managed a team of 3 web developers who developed and maintained 5 corporate sites using ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL.
• Implemented and built portlets (modules) for a customer community site powered by Liferay open source portal, Java, Tomcat, and MySQL. • Collaborated with the international corporate marketing and development teams to launch regional sites with a unified brand. • Worked with international sales teams to develop tracking system for sales leads, resources, and closings. |
| Employer: | Biola University, La Mirada, CA |
| Position: | Senior Web Developer |
| Time period: | April 2002 - September 2003 |
| Description: | • Built and led a team of student developers to build a content management system using Coldfusion for the university website and affiliated graduate schools.
• Implemented a module-based web application used by multiple departments which included an events calendar, job posting board, and office hours sign-ups. • Worked with the university's Marketing/Communications Department to meet the online needs of the faculty/staff, student body, and prospective students. |
| Employer: | Kirus, Inc., Irvine, CA |
| Position: | Software Engineer |
| Time period: | February 2000 - August 2001 |
| Description: | • Developed server side Java servlets, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java server pages (JSP), and and wrote JUnit tests for an enterprise reverse logistics inventory software using the Extreme Programming software engineering methodology.
• Wrote automation scripts for Rational QA software to perform functional and performance testing. • Conducted daily deliveries and builds and unit testing of the source code. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2000 |
| Degree: | Studio Art, BA |
Caleb's Startups (1)
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SOOMPI.com
A place to keep up with Asian pop culture. There are translated articles and reviews, in addition to galleries, forums, and news.
Caleb is Following (2)
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Mochi Media
Mochi Media is an online gaming network that reaches over 100 million unique players a month. The company's suite of products are designed for game developers and publishers to monetize, track, and distribute Flash games.
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YouNoodle
YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.
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Kirill Makharinsky
Ostrovok.ru, Quid, YouNoodle, Slide. focused on data, product, marketing.