William Zhao

William Zhao

I build products that help people get hired.

Looking to scale smarter, connect with sharp people, and build globally.

Work

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Pitchcard

No-code site builder for job seekers

Founded 2025

In development

$30K SELF-BACKED

Cory Zue (advisor, MIT & Former CTO @ Dimagi)

Creating a drag-and-drop platform for job seekers to build professional portfolio websites. Intersection of personal branding and job search optimization.

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CareerLoop

Complete job seeking platform

Founded 2025

$10K self-backed

Features

AI Resume Builder
Cover Letters
Job Tracking
Job Search

Building the ultimate job seeking companion. CareerLoop combines AI-powered resume optimization, intelligent cover letter generation, comprehensive job tracking, and curated job opportunities all in one seamless platform. From application to offer, we've got you covered.

Platform Features

AI Resume Builder

Smart optimization for ATS compatibility

Cover Letter AI

Personalized letters for each application

Job Tracking

Organize applications and follow-ups

Job Discovery

Curated opportunities from top job boards

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ResuEdge

AI resume builder

Founded 2025

15,000+ users

$5K MRR+

70M+ views

Built an AI-powered resume optimization tool. Uses machine learning to analyze and improve resumes based on job descriptions and ATS requirements. Viral growth through social media.

Experience

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University Research Lab
Machine Translation Research Assistant
2023-2024

Conducted research on neural machine translation models under faculty supervision

Preprocessed and analyzed multilingual datasets containing 100K+ translation pairs

Implemented transformer-based models using PyTorch and Hugging Face for language translation tasks

Evaluated model performance using BLEU scores and contributed to research publications on cross-lingual transfer learning

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PumpX Fitness LLC
SEO Analyst & Specialist
2022-2023

920% surge in app downloads in first quarter by analyzing SEO KPIs and optimizing strategies (10 to ~95/month)

1882% increase in organic traffic through keyword-optimized content creation (30 to ~2000 daily visitors)

212% increase in quality backlinks monthly via guest posting & outreach strategies

Achieved 3-second reduction in loading time for main website and 50+ subpages

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CAMG, Inc. (Consumer Attorney Marketing Group)
SEO Associate
2023-2025

Supported the U.S.'s largest legal SEO agency, specializing in attorney marketing

Drove 500+ backlinks through targeted organic outreach, handling prospecting, copywriting, and relationship building

Improved client visibility, rankings, and traffic through scalable SEO operations across nationwide law firms

Adapted outreach strategy and link targets based on legal niche, region, and competitive landscape

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Positively Groundfish (Nonprofit)
SEO Marketing Intern
2023

Supported digital growth for a sustainable fisheries nonprofit by leading SEO and content initiatives

Created 10 long-form content pieces and ran outreach campaigns that generated 50+ organic backlinks

Increased site traffic by 176% over the course of the campaign, helping the org reach more educators, policy makers, and ocean advocates

Applied SEO strategy to mission-driven storytelling that resonates with environmental and conservation audiences

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PumpX Fitness LLC
Data Engineer Intern
2022

Built and maintained ETL pipelines from MySQL databases to Pandas, visualized in Tableau

Utilized Apache Airflow for workflow automation and pipeline management

Ensured data integrity through robust cleaning and transformation processes

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Dev/Mission
Data Analyst Intern
2022

Analyzed data of 1700+ residents, generating monthly reports with Seaborn visualizations

Developed Python-based analytics tool for reporting and dynamic visualizations

Saved 3 hours weekly of senior management time through ETL pipeline automation

Education

William Zhao Graduation
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George Washington High School (2019-2023) - San Francisco

(4.16 weighted GPA) High School Diploma

Advanced Placement Courses

• AP Calculus AB

• AP US History

• AP Computer Science A

• AP Computer Science Principles

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San Meteo City College (2021-2023) - San Mateo

4.0 GPA (Dual Enrollment)

10 college-level courses:

• CIS 501 - Data Structures and Algorithms (Python)

• CIS 502 - Applied Python Programming

• CIS 117 - Python Programming

• CIS 118 - Intro to Computer Science

• CIS 140 - Big Data Analytics

• BUS 207 - Business Analytics

• MATH 200 - Elementary Probability & Statistics

• MATH 225 - Path To Calculus

• CS 160A - Unix/Linux

• PHOT 60A - Photoshop for Photographers

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Based in San Francisco. I've spent the last couple years working, launching, failing, growing, and starting again.

Whether it's marketing, data, or building tools — I like making things that people actually use.