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I'm Michael Plasmeier and I'm '''[[User:ThePlaz|The Plaz]]'''.  <small>[[My Nicknames|See where my nickname is from.]]</small> I am currently a freshman at [[Haverford High School]] [[Image:Haverford Crest small.jpg|12px]].  School is a big part of my life, not only because I go there every weekday, but because I try my hardest to go above and beyondTherefore, I am a straight-A student, and have an average grade of 100.0417 in the 3 previous quarters of [[9th Grade]].  I am also very interested in technology [[Image:Nuvola apps kcmprocessor.png|17px]].  That is in part why I run this site.  I am trying to learn CSS, PHP, and MySQL to make this site better and develop other things.  I am a mid-level [[wp:User:Michael180|contributor]] on [[wp:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] [[Image:Wikipedia-logo.png|15px]].  I listen to [http://twit.tv/ TWIT] and [http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm Security Now].  This site is all about me, and I will be continuing to add things in the future.
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<div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt; text-align: center">[[Yahoo]] [[APM]]: Membership and Geo Platforms</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt; text-align: center">[[MIT]] '13 [[Management]] and [[Computer Science]]</div>
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My name is '''Michael Plasmeier''', but almost everyone calls me '''Plaz'''. I am a [[Associate Product Manager]] at [[Yahoo]] - working on the Membership and Geo-related platforms teamsI graduated from [[MIT]] in 2013 in [[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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=====Internships=====
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Last IAP, I was a Software Development Extern doing testing in Ruby on the back end at [[CardSpring]]. Last summer, I was Product Manager at [[Disney Parks and Resorts Online]] where I worked on a project for Disney Cruise LineLast January, I worked in management/strategy consulting at [[Altman Vilandrie & Company]].  The previous summer, I was a web developer at [[NextJump]], an online affiliate advertising firm in New York.  Prior to that, 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 with your phone.
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=====MIT=====
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At MIT I was 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 Senior|senior]] was dedicated to wrapping up requirements.  [[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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=====Websites=====
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I built a lot of web projects in high school.  My most popular project, was [[GridView]] [http://apps.facebook.com/gridview], an app for [[Facebook]] which lets you add the profile pics of all of you're friends to your Facebook profileGridView had over 1.3 million users and made me some money.
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I hosted and produced the video podcast [[Tecker 911]] [http://911.tecker.net] 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]]. 
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I started [[SeniorQuoter]], [http://seniorquoter.org] an open-source web application for senior quotes collections for high school yearbooksIn [[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.
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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.
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In [[8th Grade|8th]] and [[9th Grade|9th Grades]] I wrote bunch of programs for the [[:Category:TI|TI-83+]].
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=====Tech=====
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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=====
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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].

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Michael Plasmeier
"ThePlaz"
Yahoo APM: Membership and Geo Platforms

My name is Michael Plasmeier, but almost everyone calls me Plaz. I am a Associate Product Manager at Yahoo - working on the Membership and Geo-related platforms teams. I graduated from MIT in 2013 in 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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Internships

Last IAP, I was a Software Development Extern doing testing in Ruby on the back end at CardSpring. Last summer, I was Product Manager at Disney Parks and Resorts Online where I worked on a project for Disney Cruise Line. Last January, I worked in management/strategy consulting at Altman Vilandrie & Company. The previous summer, I was a web developer at NextJump, an online affiliate advertising firm in New York. Prior to that, 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 with your phone.

MIT

At MIT I was 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.) senior was dedicated to wrapping up requirements. 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 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 MediaWiki extensions


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.