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I'm Michael Plasmeier otherwise known as '''[[User:ThePlaz|The Plaz]]'''.  <small>[[My Nicknames|See where my nickname is from;]] [[Self-Branding]]</small> I am a [[11th Grade|junior]] at [[Haverford High School]] [[Image:Haverford Crest small.jpg|12px]].  See my [[:Image:11th Grade Schedule.xls|11th Grade Schedule]].  I try my best at school, in part because I am bored with nothing else to do.  This year I am participating in a [[Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study]] with a few other kids to learn PHP/MySQL and work on [[SeniorQuoter]].  I've uploaded all of my work from [[10th Grade]].  <small>(see also my [[Notes Key]])</small>.  I hope that this knowledge will help people less-fortunate than me persevere and succeed.  All of my work is under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 license], meaning that you may use it and re-post it anywhere as long as you post my name/nickname, provide a link back to my site, and don't make money off my work.  For my plans for [[12th Grade]], as well as prior years, see my [[:Image:High School Long Term Plan.xls|High School Long Term Plan]]
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<div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15pt; text-align: center">Michael Plasmeier</div>
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<div style="font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt; text-align: center">"ThePlaz"</div>  
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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>
  
I am also very interested in technology [[Image:Nuvola apps kcmprocessor.png|17px]].  I co-founded and am the director of technology for [[Tecker]], [http://tecker.net] a social question and answer service. [[Image:Tecker Logo.png|40px]] I host and produce the video netcast [[Tecker 911]] [http://911.tecker.net] along with some of my friends.  [[Image:Tecker 911 Logo.png|70px]] Tecker 911 is also shown on our local public access channel [[Channel 11]].  I also founded [[Conflicter]], [http://conflicter.org] a place for frank discussion about current issues.  [[Image:Conflicter Logo.png|70px]] Next, I am the founder and primary contributer to [[SeniorQuoter]], [http://seniorquoter.org] an open-source web application for senior quotes collections for high school yearbooks[[Image:SeniorQuoter.png|60px]] I put together [[Teckcasts] [http://teckcasts.net], a podcast channel which combines [http://w3life.com w3life], [[Tecker 911]], and [[http://sjtechzone.com SJTechZone]. I am currently coding [[Dictionary Robot]] [http://dictionaryrobot.com], an upcoming site which lets users look up a bunch of words at once (great for vocab lists!).  My most poplar project, is [[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 profile.  As I wrote this, I have [http://adonomics.com/display/2379574490 100,000] users!  In [[8th Grade|8th]] and [[9th Grade|9th Grades]] I wrote bunch of programs for the [[:Category:TI|TI-83+]]. You can see them below.  One of them, to help in [[IAG 4H|IAG/IMP 4]], is [[FERRIS]], which I am selling for $4.99.  A few years ago I was a mid-level [[wp:User:Michael180|contributor]] on [[wp:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] [[Image:Wikipedia-logo.png|15px]].  I also made some improvements for [[wp:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia.  The [[ThePlaz.com's Dropdowns for MediaWiki|drop down menu in the site notice]] is one of the best.  I also contribute regularly to [[LeetSpeek]] [http://w3life.com/?q=blog/4], an audio podcast about the current state of the technology industry.
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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 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]].
  
Below, see some of my 20,000 digital photos I have, videos I made, my collection of student tools, and quotes and reviews of some of ThePlaz.com services
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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 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.
  
I have some [[Personal Philosophies]] including that [[Stereotypes are Based in Facts]], [[English: The Primary Language|English should be the primary world language]] and that [[Privacy is Dead]].  For [[English 10]], I wrote about [[Cultures Project Paper: The Essential Separation Between Church and State|The Essential Separation Between Church and State]].  In [[English 9]], I wrote about [[Hazing Paper|the dangers of Hazing]]. See also my [[Mission Statement|Site Mission Statement]].
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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]].)
  
So welcome to my site, feel free to look aroundAnd it's a wiki, so feel free to hit "edit" on the top of nearly every page if you have something important to addIf it's nonsense, I will just remove it.
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=====Websites=====
:''See [[ThePlaz's Biography]]''
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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 profile.  GridView 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 communityTecker 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 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.
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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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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.