YANIV INBAR
Caltech MSC 113; Pasadena, CA 91126
yaniv@ugcs.caltech.edu
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~yaniv


Objective
Full time software engineering position.


Education

June 2002 (expected)
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

Bachelor of Science in Engineering & Applied Science, emphasis on Computer Science.
* Coursework includes Computer Graphics Lab (CS 174), Programming Lab (CS 40), Computer Algorithms (CS 138), Computation, Computers, and Programs (CS 20), Computer Language Shop (CS 11), Intro Concurrent Programming (CS 3), Intro Sequential Programming (CS 1).
* Completed Engineering Executive Management Program.


Experience

Jun 1999 - Jan 2002
Microsoft Corporation, Excel
Redmond, Washington

Software Design Engineer.
* Excel XP: solely responsible for implementing features, including XML Stylesheets, Copy Paste Web Queries (patent-pending), NT Security UI, and Insert Function Dialog improvements.  Shipped May 2001.
* Solely invented, partially designed, and solely implemented the Access XP Add-In for Exporting to XML Spreadsheet.  Shipped Aug 2001 on Office Downloads website (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/msxmlss.aspx).
* Solely responsible for design and implementation of future Excel.Net features, including Object Model improvements, and new File Load/Save improvements.



Spring 1998
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

Computer Graphics Research: "Panoramic Image Mosaics".
* Analyzed the 1997 paper by Microsoft Research published in the Computer Graphics Proceedings for SIGGRAPH'97.
* Solely implemented an image mosaic generator, analyzed the numerical challenges, including the difficulty in reaching a converging solution, and published a short report on my website (http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~yaniv/work/98a/).


Summer 1997
Microsoft Corporation, Internet Explorer
Redmond, Washington

Software Design Engineer, Internship.
* Implemented a Web View module for Internet Explorer 4.0: "nifty new True Web Integration feature" (PC World).


Summer 1996
Microsoft Corporation, PowerPoint
Cupertino, California

Software Design Engineer, Internship.
* Implemented new "more flexible animation [effects]" (PC Magazine) for PowerPoint 97 slide shows.
* Designed a next-generation animation engine for a future version.


Skills
C, C++, VB, C#, Java, Perl, Lisp, Pascal, .Net Framework, ASP.Net, XML, SOAP, HTML, Windows, RAID, COM+, SQL, UNIX.
Hobbies
Ballroom DanceSport Athlete: awards at USA National Championships.