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EDUCATION
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSLYVANIA, USA
Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management, Expect May 2009
Concentration in Information Technology Management
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSLYVANIA, USA
Master of Information Systems Management, December 2004
G.P.A. 4.04 (Highest Distinction)
CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK, THAILAND
Bachelor of Science in Statistics with a major in Business Information Technology, March 2001
G.P.A. 3.65 (Gold Medal First Class Honors, First Ranked in Class)
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Programming Languages: Perl, SQL, PL/SQL, SQR, Java Programming, Javascript, J2EE, JSP, HTML, ASP,
ASP.Net, Visual Basic, VBA, Pascal, Delphi, XML, XSLT, Web Services, C#
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Statistical and Mathematical Package: STATA, MATLAB, SAS, R, Cronos
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Software Applications: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, Oracle Developer Suite, Oracle Designer, Lotus
Notes, Brio One, Siebel eCommunication, and other applications
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Operating Systems: Windows, Mac, DOS
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Database Management Systems: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, Microsoft Access, MySQL
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Others: System Analysis and Design
COURSEWORKS
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Statistics: Regression Analysis, Time Series Analysis
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Economics: Intermediate Economics
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Management: Management
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Computer: OCT
RESEARCH
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Pei-yu Chen, Samita Dhanasobhon, Michael D. Smith. 2006. All Reviews are Not Created Equal: The Disaggregate
Impact of Reviews and Reviewers at Amazon.com.
TA
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Digital Transformation: Fall 2006
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Data Mining: Fall 2006, Spring 2007
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Interactive Marketing: Spring 2007
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Analytical and Business Intelligence: Spring 2007
WORK EXPERIENCE
CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois, USA
Intern, September 2004 – December 2004
 Participated in the development testing of Caterpillar diesel and natural gas engines and components
 Assisted engineers in test planning, test preparation, analyzing the data using data mining techniques and tools,
interpreting the data, and documenting the results
ACCENTURE, Bangkok, Thailand
Analyst in Global Architecture and Core Technology Group (GACT), April 2001 – September 2002
Temporary Employee, October 1999 – November 1999
 Participated in the client engagement projects as a developer, designer and team leader in Thailand, Singapore, and
the Philippines
 Performed requirement analysis, software design and development, software unit testing, and software system testing
using various software such as J2EE Architecture using iPlanet as Application and Web Server, Brio One Products,
Oracle 8i Database Management System, Siebel eCommunucation, and Visual Basic
ORACLE (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED, Bangkok, Thailand
eBusiness Sales Consulting Department Intern, April 2000 – June 2000
Application and OLAP Department Intern, April 1999 – May 1999
 Attended the training courses as the followings: Developing PL/SQL program units, Oracle 8 Database
Administration, Oracle Express Object, Sales Analyzer, and Express Server, Java Programming and Java for Database
Application, and Using Oracle Discoverer and Oracle Report version 6.0
NON-ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
DIVISION OF RESEARCH AFFAIRS, CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY, Bangkok, Thailand
The Analysis and Design for Common Sampling Frame of Business Establishments in Thailand, March 2005 – June 2005
 Identified all official business establishments list, collected by major government agencies and the National Statistics
Office, located in the whole country.
 Compiled all of the business establishments so that the master sampling frame called “Common Sampling Frame of
Business Establishments in Thailand” is formulated.
 Designed a new database system of the common sampling frame of business establishments in Thailand
BOONTHAVORN, Bangkok, Thailand June 2000 – March 2001
Balanced Scorecard Systems Analysis and Design, January 2005 – June 2005
 Organized 10 Workshops from company briefing to confirm balanced scorecard model.
 Built corporate balanced scorecard prototype using OBSC (Oracle Balanced Scorecard) software.
 Generated balanced scorecard blueprint.
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
ANALYZING INTERNET DATA FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, May 2004 – August 2004
Project Manager
 Performed as a project manager in developing Perl and Java applications to collect real time data from Amazon.com
 Analyzed and discussed the results about how retailers can use the data to optimize their prices and product offerings
ORACLE’S OBJECT ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY, June 2000 – March 2001
Independent Project
 Studied and developed Internet Café Systems using Object-Oriented Technology in various Oracle’s products such as
Oracle 8i DBMS, Oracle Developer 6i, Oracle Designer 6i, Oracle Internet Application Server, Oracle JDeveloper
HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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Doctoral Students Scholarship from Heinz School of Public Policy covering full-tuition and stipend, August 2005 –
Present
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Fulbright Scholarship, June 2003 – December 2004
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W.W. Cooper Scholarships, an award from Master of Information Systems Management Program, Carnegie Mellon
University, August 2003 – August 2004
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Gold Medal First Class Honors, awarded to the first ranked graduated student in Department of Statistics,
Chulalongkorn University, March 2001
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Ajarn Anuree Scholarship, awarded to the first ranked student in Department of Statistics, Chulalongkorn University,
June 1999
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Professor Bundit Kantabut Scholarship, awarded to the first ranked student majoring in Business Information
Technology, Chulalongkorn University, June 1999
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Department of Statistics Scholarship, awarded to the first ranked student in the summation of Major Subjects’ Score,
Chulalongkorn University, June 1999
ACTIVITIES
 Team leader in organization of the Freshmen Welcome Party and Cheer Activity, June 1998 – March 2001
 Participant in Commerce and Accountancy’s Leader Student Seminar, June 1998- March 2001
 Public Relation of Computer Club, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, June 1999 – March 2000
 Team leader in evaluating the organization of Chulalongkorn University’s Education Fair, June 1999- March 2000
 Basketball Player of Statistics Department, June 1997- March 1999
 Editor of Sam-Phao-Muang Magazine, the internal magazine for the Department of Statistics, June 1997-March 1999
 Organizer of IT Students’ Master Project Exhibition in Commerce and Accountancy’s Education Fair, 1997
 Staff of Computer Club, Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, June 1997 – March 2001
 Debater in the Freshmen Welcome Party Debate, June 1997