Hsin (Shin) Tsao Email & Phone Number

California, United States

As the technical co-founder of a start-up at the intersection of AI and business, I am leveraging the transformative potential of Natural Language Processing, Language Models, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning to redefine how businesses approach technical architecture and innovation. These technologies, now accessible beyond Big Tech, are opening doors for businesses of all sizes to enhance operations, create value, and explore opportunities across traditional and emerging domains.In my role, I am actively driving the exploration and integration of AI to shape the future of business by:★ Leading Strategic Exploration ★Identifying and analyzing business domains where AI can deliver the most impact, from enhancing existing processes to uncovering disruptive opportunities.★ Technical Feasibility and Advisory ★ Guiding business stakeholders on the scalability, efficiency, and practicality of AI-driven solutions tailored to their unique challenges.★ Architecting Innovative Solutions ★Evaluating cutting-edge AI technologies and designing robust system architectures that integrate traditional infrastructures with state-of-the-art AI platforms.★ Prototyping and Development ★Rapidly developing proof-of-concept models and prototypes leveraging both large and small language models to demonstrate value and feasibility.★ Infrastructure Leadership ★Establishing and overseeing IT infrastructure that supports seamless integration of new AI capabilities with existing business systems.★ Cultivating Foundational Company Culture ★Setting the tone for an inclusive, collaborative, and innovation-driven company culture that values curiosity, continuous learning, and ethical AI practices.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Accomplished engineering leader with over 14 years of experience at Google, driving innovation and excellence across multiple domains, including privacy infrastructure, machine learning/AI, and cloud technologies.● Leading engineering teams of 30+ across North America and Asia to enhance user data privacy, developing software for measuring and auditing internal systems, and fostering leadership training initiatives.● Managing and scaling teams for Google Assistant, Google Fiber, and Go Programming Language, successfully launching high-impact products such as Go Cloud and groundbreaking features for Google Assistant.● Driving operational efficiencies through machine learning and computer vision, increasing data collection velocity by 100x and reducing costs of Fiber subscriber acquisition.● Developing critical consumer support systems, including Google’s Android Support App and internal CRM tools for Google Play and Chrome.Key achievements include:★ Assistant Photos on Nest and Android launched to millions of devices scaling to XXX,XXX QPS. Top app for Google Nest Hub.★ Go-Cloud SDK enabled cross-cloud development and a key part of Google’s Cloud strategy (9.6K stars on GitHub).★ Increased Google Fiber’s data collection speed by 100x with 90% precision and 80% recall.★ Reduced Data collection cost for Google Fiber by 90% resulting in millions of dollars in savings.★ First customer support mobile application for Google Android devices.★ Launched a new $500M mobile ads business.Skilled in engineering management, machine learning, strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership training. Passionate about mentoring teams, fostering a culture of innovation, and aligning technical strategies with business objectives.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Senior software engineering working on Google's mobile Ads. Internal innovation award winner for launching new mobile ads business that grew to $500M.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Engineering leader with extensive experience managing cross-functional teams to develop, scale, and maintain high-impact products at Yahoo. Proven expertise in platform reliability, operational excellence, and team growth. Skilled in overseeing the complete engineering lifecycle, driving disciplined processes, and fostering collaboration across Product, Legal, and QA teams to deliver successful, scalable products.Highlights include leading teams for core Yahoo API services, front-end engineering for Yahoo Open Strategy, and building the Yahoo Application Platform from the ground up. Known for turning around complex projects, accelerating setup times, and launching initiatives ahead of schedule. Track record of reducing operational inefficiencies, improving product stability, and nurturing a culture of engineer development and best practices.Key Accomplishments:★ Reduced platform setup times from 2 days to 20 minutes, significantly improving engineering efficiency.★ Successfully launched Yahoo Application Platform (YAP) 1.0 after turning around three failing projects.★ Delivered 14 feature releases in 6 months for Yahoo Personals, consistently meeting or exceeding deadlines.★ Reduced open bug tickets from 800 to under 200 for Yahoo Personals, enhancing product reliability.★ Built and led an engineering team from scratch for YAP, collaborating closely with cross-functional partners.★ Established engineering best practices and operational procedures for new products, ensuring scalability and stability.★ Oversaw Yahoo Mash development, which laid the foundation for Yahoo Profiles, fostering innovation in social networking.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Implemented and maintain back-end system communications components in C++, and internationalized Y! Personals platform to support UTF-8 strings.

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Designed web-analytic solutions for online retailers and content providers to allow greater insight into the effectiveness of online properties.★ Enhanced XML-based query language.★ Normalized database schema for new data warehouse architecture.★ Developed parsing routines for customer logs.★ Implemented new database connectivity package.

Developed and customized on-line discussion forum.

Technical lead for web-based supply chain and e-commerce management software.Key Accomplishments:★ Led the technical development of web-based supply chain and e-commerce management software, driving innovative solutions for catalog, order change, and invoice management.★ Designed a web-based catalog management application and delivery scheduling workflow to streamline operations.★ Architected database schema on Oracle 8i, wrote optimized SQL queries, and improved large data transaction performance by 500% through integration enhancements.★ Developed software for parsing XML data files for seamless import into database schema.★ Designed and implemented a self-service merchant portal, integrating functional modules into a central suite using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern.★ Coordinated cross-functional efforts to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions tailored to business needs.

Developed client/server, database, and web-based applications for clients.