Rolf Skyberg
Bio
Rolf Skyberg is a Disruptive Innovator at eBay, developing innovative methods to improve on and off-platform businesses as well as buyer experiences. While at eBay he has also performed quality assurance and contributed to the efforts of eBay Research Lab. His particular interests include forming socio-retail spaces and leveraging adopted technology to reduce buyer frictions.
Rolf has a BS in Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis with additional studies in System Science. He has worked in technology since before the first dot-com bust and hopes to continue thinking up great ideas through the second boom.
Work History
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October 2004 - September 2004
- Designed document classification schema and migrated legacy procedural documents into online repository. - Extracted information stored in email threads and integrated it with existing documentation. - Performed quality assurance on iPortal software changes and filed tickets for bugs found.
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April 2002 - June 2004
- Provided user support for computer lab available to 20,000+ students. - Performed preventative hardware and software maintenance. - Designed and deployed automation scripts for managing machine uptime to maximize machine availability for users.
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March 2002 - January 2003
- Installed, maintained, and operated theatrical lighting and sound equipment for 60-seat Graduate Theater space. - Designed and constructed robust "standard" set pieces to be re-used in many productions. - Offered equipment training and technical assistance to production leaders.
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June 1999 - June 2001
- Assisted in development of database-driven online applications using DHTML, XML, Javascript, a proprietary development environment Visual SourceSafe, and SQL Server. - Wrote and extensively edited user manuals for online applications. - Performed QA on online application and presented reports of findings.
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