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Maria Ly

Curious, rock climbing Canadian in Cali. Co-founder of mobile health & fitness startup, Skimble. University of Waterloo grad who majored in Computer Engineering, minored in Management Sciences and International Studies.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Living The Dream
Website: http://www.skimble.com
Industries: Health, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Sports, Travel
Skills: Business, Chinese, Computer Engineering, Design, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, German, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Product design
Location: San Francisco, CA
Groups: Girls In Tech (GIT), Women 2.0
Visas: Canada, USA
Interested in: Career advice, Finding business partners, Finding mentors, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: athlete, entrepreneur, exercise, female, Fitness, gymnastics, health, mhealth, mobile, Photography, rock climbing, silicon valley, skimble, startup, startups, Travel, workout, workout trainer, Yoga
Schools: University of Waterloo

FEATURED STARTUP

Skimble

Skimble Skimble

Skimble powers the mobile health and fitness movement with an ecosystem of fun and dynamic applications.

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Beta

FULL BIO

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Skimble
Position: Co-founder
Time period: January 2010 - Present
Description: http://skimble.com

apps:
http://itunes.com/apps/skimble
http://market.android.com/developer?pub=Skimble+Inc.

social:
follow http://twitter.com/skimble
fan us http://bit.ly/skimble
blog http://blog.skimble.com
shop http://skimble.com/shop

Employer: Flurry
Position: Product Manager
Time period: January 2007 - December 2008

Employer: Google
Position: Associate Program Manager in Localization
Time period: January 2006 - December 2007

Employer: Cypress Semiconductor
Position: Product Marketing Engineer
Time period: January 2005 - December 2005

Employer: Honeywell GmbH
Position: Systems Design Program Manager
Time period: January 2004 - December 2004

EDUCATION

University: University of Waterloo
Time period: 1999 - 2006
Degree: Computer Engineering, Minors: Managemement Sciences & International Studies, BSc

INFORMATION

Sports: rock climbing, bouldering, mountaineering, hiking, trekking, yoga, gymnastics, skiing,
Hobbies: travel, photography, graphic design, sort of a product junkie
Memberships: • Women 2.0, Girls in Tech
• Previously VP Marketing IEEE, Women in Engineering & GoEngGirl! strategist, Class Rep, University of Waterloo
Awards: • Bouldering competition: 3rd Place, Touchstone Bouldering Series (TBS5 2009) at Mission Cliffs
• Rock climbing competition: 3rd Place, Touchstone Climbing Series (TRS 2008) at GWPC
• National Power Cheer All-Star team gymnast, ranking 1st Canada & 7th Internationally, World Cheerleading Association Championships

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  • Skimble

    Skimble powers the mobile health and fitness movement with an ecosystem of fun and dynamic applications.

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