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| − | My name is '''Michael Plasmeier''', but almost everyone calls me '''Plaz'''. I am a junior at [[MIT]] in [[Electrical Engineering and Computer Science]] and [[Management]]. I am halfway between the tech and the business world, doing both web development and product development. My | + | My name is '''Michael Plasmeier''', but almost everyone calls me '''Plaz'''. I am a junior at [[MIT]] in [[Electrical Engineering and Computer Science]] and [[Management]]. I am halfway between the tech and the business world, doing both web development and product development. My interest in doing both started while I was working on [[GridView]], an app I built after [[10th Grade]] that reached 1.3 million users on [[Facebook]]. |
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| − | This | + | This upcoming summer, I will work at [[Disney Parks and Resorts Online]] in Glendale, CA. Over January, I worked at [[Altman Vilandrie & Company]], a management/strategy consulting firm in Boston. The previous summer, I worked at [[NextJump]], an online affiliate advertising firm in New York, doing web development. Last January, I was an extern in the Office of the Chief Scientist at [[State Street]]. My freshman summer I worked at [[Deutsche Bahn]], the German national railroad, where I designed the smartphone version [[Touch&Travel]], an app that lets you pay for the train on your phone. |
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| − | At MIT I | + | At MIT I heavily involved in classes, usually taking 7 classes a term, while being involved in student government. (I wrote about how I do it in [[Working out a System]].) [[MIT Junior|Junior]] year at MIT I focused on [[EECS]] classes, as well as being elected president of [[Baker House]]. My [[MIT Sophomore|second year]] at MIT focused on [[Management|management]] classes. I was also involved in the vendor selection and implementation of the new [[MIT Dining Committees|dining plan. [[MIT Freshman|Freshman year]], I took core classes and served on the [[Athena Committee|Athena and Printing Committee]]. (I wrote about just hanging on freshmen year in [[Learning to Learn]]. |
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[[Tecker]] and [[Conflicter]] were question and answer services I built in [[10th Grade]]. They never really caught on, but they were the perfect way to learn PHP. [[Dictionary Robot]] is something I tarted last year, but abandoned later. In [[10th Grade]], I was a member of [[Team 484]] and in [[11th Grade]] I was their webmaster. | [[Tecker]] and [[Conflicter]] were question and answer services I built in [[10th Grade]]. They never really caught on, but they were the perfect way to learn PHP. [[Dictionary Robot]] is something I tarted last year, but abandoned later. In [[10th Grade]], I was a member of [[Team 484]] and in [[11th Grade]] I was their webmaster. | ||
| − | In [[8th Grade|8th]] and [[9th Grade|9th Grades]] I wrote bunch of programs for the [[:Category:TI|TI-83+]]. | + | In [[8th Grade|8th]] and [[9th Grade|9th Grades]] I wrote bunch of programs for the [[:Category:TI|TI-83+]]. |
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| + | My first two years at MIT, I was a regular on [[The Weekly Spin]], a weekly take on tech stories and tech policy. | ||
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| + | On my [[:Category:Tech|Tech]] page I have had a few pages about [[:Category:Devices|Devices]] I own and other small things that I have built. For example, I also made some improvements for [[wp:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia. I made a [[Nuvola Skin|new skin]] for MediaWiki and a few [[Category:MediaWiki Extensions|MediaWiki extensions]] | ||
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| + | =====Other Accounts===== | ||
| + | I also tag a lot of stories on [http://delicious.com/theplaz/ Delicious]. I also have over 70,000 photos on [http://flickr.com/photos/theplaz Flickr]. I [http://twitter.com/theplaz Tweet] kinda regularly. I also post things to [http://youtube.com YouTube]. And of course I have a [http://facebook.com Facebook]. It all comes together on my [http://friendfeed.com/theplaz FriendFeed]. | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 2 March 2012
My name is Michael Plasmeier, but almost everyone calls me Plaz. I am a junior at MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Management. I am halfway between the tech and the business world, doing both web development and product development. My interest in doing both started while I was working on GridView, an app I built after 10th Grade that reached 1.3 million users on Facebook.
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Work
This upcoming summer, I will work at Disney Parks and Resorts Online in Glendale, CA. Over January, I worked at Altman Vilandrie & Company, a management/strategy consulting firm in Boston. The previous summer, I worked at NextJump, an online affiliate advertising firm in New York, doing web development. Last January, I was an extern in the Office of the Chief Scientist at State Street. My freshman summer I worked at Deutsche Bahn, the German national railroad, where I designed the smartphone version Touch&Travel, an app that lets you pay for the train on your phone.
MIT
At MIT I heavily involved in classes, usually taking 7 classes a term, while being involved in student government. (I wrote about how I do it in Working out a System.) Junior year at MIT I focused on EECS classes, as well as being elected president of Baker House. My second year at MIT focused on management classes. I was also involved in the vendor selection and implementation of the new [[MIT Dining Committees|dining plan. Freshman year, I took core classes and served on the Athena and Printing Committee. (I wrote about just hanging on freshmen year in Learning to Learn.
Websites
I built a lot of web projects in high school. My most popular project, was GridView [1], an app for Facebook which lets you add the profile pics of all of you're friends to your Facebook profile. GridView had over 1.3 million users and made me some money.
I hosted and produced the video podcast Tecker 911 [2] along with some of my friends. Tecker 911 was a series of 100 5-15 minute shows each which covers a technology topic in a way which is relevant for ordinary people, with a focus towards students and our community. Tecker 911 was also shown on our local public access channel Channel 11.
I started SeniorQuoter, [3] an open-source web application for senior quotes collections for high school yearbooks. In 11th Grade, I lead a Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study at my high school. I helped 4 other students learn PHP and MySQL and then I project managed version 2 of SeniorQuoter, the administration interface.
Tecker and Conflicter were question and answer services I built in 10th Grade. They never really caught on, but they were the perfect way to learn PHP. Dictionary Robot is something I tarted last year, but abandoned later. In 10th Grade, I was a member of Team 484 and in 11th Grade I was their webmaster.
In 8th and 9th Grades I wrote bunch of programs for the TI-83+.
Tech
My first two years at MIT, I was a regular on The Weekly Spin, a weekly take on tech stories and tech policy.
On my Tech page I have had a few pages about Devices I own and other small things that I have built. For example, I also made some improvements for MediaWiki, the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia. I made a new skin for MediaWiki and a few
Other Accounts
I also tag a lot of stories on Delicious. I also have over 70,000 photos on Flickr. I Tweet kinda regularly. I also post things to YouTube. And of course I have a Facebook. It all comes together on my FriendFeed.
Email Me
