# Valerie Lu > Software Engineer at Stripe Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/valerielu I am a driven and goal oriented young professional. I recently finished the full stack web development program at App Academy, and my passion is to help build innovative and practical technologies. I graduated from Duke University '14 with a Physics major and Certificate in Markets & Management. I am a team player with great communications skill and multiple leadership experiences through my last job and college club involvements. My strength is that I am a fast learner and that I am willing to adjust my roles and how I contribute to a team based on the team's strengths and weaknesses. I am a hard worker who is detail oriented, responsible, and willing to learn. My passion and ultimate goal in life is to help the world face the problem of global warming, and I hope to do that through working with companies in the field of renewed and solar energy (such as Solar City), electric cars, and sustainable living (such as Seventh Generation). I want to help integrate the "green" concept into people's daily lives. More over, I want to help companies become more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. I believe environmental problems are the biggest problems we will face together in the 21st century, and solving it requires everyone to do their part. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Stripe Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Engineer II @ Reflektive Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Team Lead on Reviews product @ Reflektive Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Engineer I @ Reflektive Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Program Manager @ Cisco Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Jose • Designed and managed product website and commerce platform UI/UX • Spearheaded product marketing strategies, such as conducting focus groups, coordinating appearances at CiscoLive, hosting webinars, and establishing social media presence for a new software product with 12,000 users worldwide and 1.5+ million annual revenue • Analyzed sales data to produce reports for product launch and quarterly sales for the CTO • Scrum master on JIRA for team of 4 engineers to ensure UI delivery in an aggressive timeline (3 weeks) ### Assurance Intern @ EY Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Taipei, Taiwan • Audited clients including Texas Instruments, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., and Biodenta by verifying hundreds of transactions through interviewing clients and examining receipts • Created Excel worksheets for different accounts that will be used in future auditing periods • Translated 20 pages of official financial documents from English to Chinese • Collaborated with team to review balance sheets, cash flow, and income statements for our clients ### Summer Marketing Intern @ ruzuku, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Durham, NC (worked remotely from Taipei, Taiwan) • Created 3 original blog posts on WordPress through researching Ruzuku, comparing its competitors, and synthesizing useful information for Ruzuku’s customers • Updated and organized Ruzuku’s social media content to attract potential customers to test the product and start discussions • Brainstormed with founder Abe Crystal and other interns on ways to improve Ruzuku’s product and marketing strategies ### Campus Sustainability Fellow @ Duke University Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 • One of four fellows that were chosen for the first year of this program; designed projects and goals, set up protocols, and built connections from the ground up • Designed and marketed new recycling programs for film plastics, laboratory hazardous materials, and mixed recycling to achieve better environmental sustainability for the department of Chemistry and Biology • Conducted waste audits to brainstorm waste elimination ideas and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented programs • Effectively eliminated 12% of waste in weight after implementation of the program ### Marketing and Campaign Intern @ Environmental Quality Protection Foundation Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan • Published a 10 point proposal at the end of the internship on EQPF’s website for the future of sustainable practice in Taiwan through researching current practices and interviewing the Chairman • Created the official Wikipedia page for EQPF to increase awareness of the organization • Designed a week-long, interactive summer program for elementary school children to learn about environmental issues ### Research Assistant @ Duke University Environmental Engineering Department Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Durham, NC • Collaborated with Professor Josiah Knight to evaluate the efficiency of a solar thermal collector by setting up a digitalized system, collecting and analyzing ~20k data points to calculate system energy efficiency • Built MatLab script to automate measurement of temperature change and voltage of a solar water heater system; increased data collection efficiency by 6000% • Troubleshot for the whole system, including building an amplifier for the signal, set up a running water system for the collector, etc. ### Intern @ Sapphire Capital Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Taipei, Taiwan • Analyzed the business models of online start-ups and technology companies for investment potential • Prepared PowerPoint presentation for an executive member on the investment potentials of major Chinese insurance firms ## Education ### Full Stack Web Development Program App Academy Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Physics, Markets & Management Certificate, Environmental Science Minor Duke University Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/valerie-lu --- Source: https://flows.cv/valerielu JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/valerielu/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22