From: tier-bounces@tier.cs.berkeley.edu [mailto:tier-bounces@tier.cs.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Tia Gao
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:05 AM
To: tier@tier.cs.berkeley.edu
Subject: [TIER] Job Posting

Hi,

I represent a growing high-tech startup company, based in Washington DC, and we have an internship opportunity.  I was wondering if you could post this to your students?

Thank you and warmest regards,

Tia Gao
skype: tiagao5
+1 (650)799-2355

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Product Manager Paid Fall 2009 Internship. Work in DC, see the world, change the world. On us. Internship starts September 2009

What: Product Manager Intern: We are a growing startup team looking for a technical product manager intern to provide: 20%: user interface design, 20% customer/client management 30% software development project management 10% technical marketing
Where: Washington, DC (Adam's Morgan) with many international travel opportunities
When:  Start Date must be between June - September 2009, End Date must be December 2009 or later.

Salary: very competitive + relocation expenses + free travel to 2 international conferences per year  + free travel to international client sites

About Us

DataDyne is a not-for-profit, award winning consultancy creating groundbreaking mobile data products to serve public health and international development.  We are a public health startup company dedicated to creating mobile phone software to help public health workers in developing countries.  Since our founding in 2003, we have been driven by the desire to increase the quantity and quality of data available for worldwide public health, and thereby to positively impact the health of developed and developing country populations.  Our product is endorsed by the WHO as a standard for public health data collection in 13 African countries, and is expanding to 17 countries by the end of 2009.  DataDyne works with sustainable mobile information technologies to create sustainable information flow in developing countries, and to break down the barriers to data utilization.  Visit us on the web at www.datadyne.org for more information about our mobile software and services. 

Qualification/Skills

- at least a Junior in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another technical discipline with coding background
- must have taken a class on user interface design
-  must have completed a previous internship at a major software company: Google, Microsoft, Cisco

-  Must be able to communicate with development team in Object Oriented Languages

-  be comfortable at driving a highly-technical product to market: be comfortable conversing in Frontend and Backend Java-based Web development (Java, Eclipse, MySQL), XML, Grails, AJAX, HTML, Ruby on Rails, Flex

-  Passion of the IT public health industry a plus

Benefits

• Can start trial-period on a monthly basis or part time basis and extend into a 3-6month or 1 year coop

• opportunities to travel and work abroad in Nairobi Housing/Living Stipend available

• Paid travel & expenses between Nairobi and your home country.
• Free soda and snacks
• Free mobile phone and unlimited text message
• Receive mentorship & training from senior product manager
• Work in an area that can generate significant impact in the global public health community
• Be in a position to influence the acceleration of public health in developing countries

• We are very active with the entreprenuership community in Nairobi and US and can provide you opportunities for growth and recognition in the field of public health, entreprenuership, and ICT for developing countries.
• Plenty of opportunities for growth, challenge, learning, and making an impact in the community

To apply, check this link:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgfc8mb_48cwthwgch