Austin S. Lin, LICSW | |
8 Saint Paul St., Cambridge, MA 02139-2506 | (v) 617-331-9723 (e) austin@post.harvard.edu |
Professional Experience: |
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Harvard Division of Continuing Education (Cambridge, MA) -- Principal Engineer (consultant). Solved time-sensitive authentication and authorization problems for course videos and archives involving CAS, Canvas, and Harvard PIN systems. Head Teaching Fellow for CSCI S-65: Mobile Application Development Using Swift and iOS. (2014-2016) | |
Everyday Ventures LLC (Cambridge, MA) -- Founder, Managing Member. Developed useful, elegant, and simple solutions to everyday problems. The Lampbuddy® Table for torchiere lamps (and other supports) has been featured in the Boston Herald's Jobfind and WCVB's Chronicle. The Lampbuddy® table won the 2009 Edison Nation/Bed Bath & Beyond Beyond Students of Invention Product Search. Current projects include a successful kickstarter for The Body Wheel™ for Yoga, Stretching, Fitness, and Acrobatics and MuscleTreads® water bottle massagers. (2003 - present) | |
Samsung Accelerator (Palo Alto, CA) -- iOS and product development consultant for Coaster team. Collaborated with designers and back end developers to develop and deploy Coaster iOS app to Apple App Store. The Coaster iOS app mediated communication between backend servers using Firebase and REST protocols and communicated to the Coaster remote via touch and light patterns.. (2013-2014) | |
Harvard University DCE (Cambridge, MA) -- Software Engineer, Academic Computing. Developed software applications. Supervised graduate theses for ALM in IT program. (2001 - 2005) | |
Harvard College and Harvard Extension (Cambridge, MA) -- Instructor. Designed and developed a new course/curriculum, Practical Perl, hired/supervised teaching staff, and taught course. Received recognition from dean for excellence in teaching (2001 - 2003). Teaching Fellow, Teaching Assistant, Head Teaching Fellow, Head Teaching Assistant for over one dozen courses. (1990 - 2001) Masters' Aide and Non-resident Tutor at Dunster House Planned menus and prepared food for events. Advised students on academic and social matters. (1989 - 1991) | |
Clark for President 2004 (Little Rock, AR) -- Technologist. Developed tools for voter and donor management. (2003 - 2004) | |
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) -- Senior Software Engineer, Bioinformatics. Managed internal web environment, developed and optimized software. (2000 - 2001) | |
Yahoo! Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) -- Technical Yahoo!. Database and web software development for Yahoo! Shopping. (1999 - 2000) | |
The MathWorks, Inc. (Natick, MA) -- Senior Web Developer. Architected and deployed MathWorks' first web storefront. Created system for first online MATLAB programming contest (1500 entries from over 20 countries). (1998 - 1999) | |
Internet Securities, Inc. (Boston, MA) -- Product Technology. Data processing, storage, search, and presentation for Emerging Markets Information Service. (1997 - 1998) | |
Firefly Network, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) -- Engineer. Responsible for ad reporting web site. Managed 64Gb Oracle database that processed 200+Mb of data per day. (1996 - 1997) | |
VideoGuide, Inc. (Bedford, MA) -- Customer Service Manager. Responsible for training and operations of outsourced customer service group. As Technical Marketing Project Manager, facilitated communication between Marketing and Engineering. (1994 - 1996) | |
Social Work, Volunteer, Activist Experience: |
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Thrive Counseling Boston (Cambridge, MA) -- Clinical Social Worker working with individuals and couples struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, eating disorders, mood disorders, and personality disorders using tools from narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, CBT, DBT, internal family systems, yoga, mindfulness, and self care. Completed Bill Madsen's Narrative Therapy Program and Charlie Verge's Couple Therapy Program (Parts 1 and 2). (2008 - 2013) | |
Arbour Counseling Malden (Malden, MA) -- Clinical Social Worker working with adults, children, couples, and families struggling with a wide range of issues usually including past or present trauma, substance misuse/abuse, and mood disorders in a fee-for-service setting. Responsible for initial clinical evaluation, treatment planning, scheduling, and treatment. (June 2008 - Nov 2008) | |
Brookline High School (Brookline, MA) -- DOE-Licensed School Social Worker at a public high school providing individual counseling, crisis intervention, and psychoeducation to a diverse population of 1900 students. Worked with adolescents and their families using narrative, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral approaches. Served students struggling with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, bullying, self-injury, avoidance/accountability, eating disorders, domestic and sexual/dating violence, and substance misuse. (2007 - 2008) | |
Somerville Mental Health Day Treatment (Somerville, MA) -- Clinical Intern at a community mental health day treatment center serving adults with severe psychiatric disorders (typically psychotic disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse, and/or trauma) in a group-based, milieu environment. Led and co-led two men's groups, a stress management group, and an art therapy group. Coordinated treatment and collateral contacts for clients. Participated in case consultations, student seminars, client rounds, staff meetings, and staff groups. (Sept 2006 - May 2007) | |
Colebrook/C.A.S.E High School (Acton, MA) -- Clinical Intern at a small, intensive alternative high school serving emotionally and behaviorally disturbed adolescents. Provided long-term individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy. Participated in team meetings to develop individual, group, and community interventions in a therapeutic milieu environment. Received consultation and training from consulting psychologists and psychiatrists. (Sept 2005 - June 2006) | |
Women's Leadership Project Alumni Network (Cambridge, MA) -- Board Member, Development. The Women's Leadership Project is committed to participating in the personal and professional development of women, providing opportunities and access to critical resources, strengthening the network of supportive and positive role models, and encouraging open discussion about the complex issues and difficult choices that many women face. (June 2008 - present) | |
National Organization for Women (Washington, DC) -- Regional Director, Northeast Region. Elected to national board to represent northeast region (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY) for 2004-2006 and 2006-2008, 2010 terms. Co-chair of long-range planning and strategy committee. Volunteer and activist since 1989. Developing strategy, managing resources, and taking action to advance reproductive freedom, promote diversity/end racism, stop violence against women, win lesbian rights, achieve constitutional equality, and ensure economic justice. (1989 - present) | |
The Perks MusicDanceTheater (New York, NY) -- Board of directors. The Perks have performed to critical acclaim domestically and internationally, receiving support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mary Flager Charitable Trust, and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. (2001 - present) | |
Massachusetts NOW Foundation (Boston, MA) -- Board of directors. Raising awareness and engaging the public in debates on topics critical to the health, safety, empowerment, and leadership of women and girls. (2001 - 2006) | |
Green Street Studios (Cambridge, MA) -- Board of directors. Green Street Studios is a center for movement and dance that celebrates creativity, artistry, exploration, and health through education, outreach, and performances. (2002 - 2004) | |
Speaking Engagements, Media Appearances: |
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Asian American Women in Leadership Conference, Harvard Law School GPS Tracking of Domestic Batterers Conference, Boston Globe Magazine's "Plan B", Gay Pride 2007, Justice Resource Institute's "Choosing to Serve", NOW's 40th Anniversary Video, Boston Globe's "A Value Judgment", WCVB's Chronicle on Inventors, Boston Herald's Jobfind. | |
Education: |
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2010, L.M.T. - Cortiva Institute (Watertown, MA) -- 750-hour program in professional massage therapy. | |
2007, M.S.W. - Simmons School of Social Work (Boston, MA) -- Received merit scholarship. | |
1992, Special student - Harvard University GSAS (Cambridge, MA) -- computer science and women's studies. | |
1989, A. B. in Psychology with honors - Harvard College (Cambridge, MA) -- National Merit Scholar. | |
Interests and Skills: |
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Food, yoga, acroyoga, antigravity yoga, feminism, Pilobolus, photography, screenwriting, spinning, shotokan karate, fluent in elementary spoken Taiwanese. Clinical interests include eating disorders, trauma, sexual/domestic violence, mood disorders, personality disorders, CBT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy. Perl, web development, database management, process automation, UNIX system administration, and iOS/swift application developement. Certified yoga and AcroYoga instructor. |