In addition to his impressive portfolio of technical achievements as an engineer, Tiger Lan has brought a keen spirit of innovation and entrepreneurialism to each of his positions in the technology industry. Currently the Chief Technology Officer at Reputation.com, Inc., Tiger Lan has held positions at Microsoft, Ariba, Inc., Yahoo!, Inc., and Plaxo, Inc., all of which have benefited from his keen understanding of technical architecture design and his commitment to improvement. Working for Yahoo! on their Trip Planner application, Lan developed the data usage analysis features, the product design, and the quality testing process while also coordinating promotional opportunities through Flickr outlets and managing the product’s launch.

At Plaxo, Tiger Lan successfully utilized his project and people management skills to increase and enhance its engineering team, revolutionize its hiring process, and exponentially expand its website within his first two years with the company. First at Yahoo! and then again at Plaxo, Tiger Lan implemented the companies’ now-traditional hack days and evaluated and actualized the creative results of these events. As a senior software engineer for Ariba, Lan acted as a liaison between the Chief Technology Officer and his team for their work on cutting-edge products for the company’s future.

Though his success in expediting company processes and reorganizing corporate structures to foster innovation stands out as an extraordinary accomplishment across his career, Tiger Lan’s engineering achievements are notable in their own right. Tiger Lan’s qualifications include extensive experience developing simple, user-friendly interfaces for an array of online applications, consistent success refining and launching products under highly compressed deadlines, and focused expertise in the science of viral growth and social networking. In addition, Lan’s repertoire of skills includes proficiency with LAMP development and operations and incremental software development platform Agile.