Andrew Palumbo Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Very excited to have joined an excellent team with a passion for discovering and sharing knowledge.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I took a break from working with a single organization to be an independent consultant helping small and medium-sized businesses clarify and fulfill their missions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I designed and ran the Agile Coaching Engagements (ACE) program at Optoro.* The ACE program enabled product teams to accelerate feature delivery by 44%(measured by average change in time between project initiation and project delivery after 6 months of coaching: 4.5 months decreased to 2.5 months)I guided product teams to discover and apply such practices as:* Front-loading quality effort (in some teams, applying TDD)* Empowering individual contributors (ICs) to… Show more I designed and ran the Agile Coaching Engagements (ACE) program at Optoro.* The ACE program enabled product teams to accelerate feature delivery by 44%(measured by average change in time between project initiation and project delivery after 6 months of coaching: 4.5 months decreased to 2.5 months)I guided product teams to discover and apply such practices as:* Front-loading quality effort (in some teams, applying TDD)* Empowering individual contributors (ICs) to champion projects* Clarifying ticketed work so ICs understand what they’re building* Focusing project scope to address specific business objectives* Collaborating regularly with users and business stakeholdersI also gave talks to educate managers and directors about project management and the Agile software development movement. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As Technical Project Manager, I supported the BLINQ.com development team in initiating, planning, executing, and closing feature and maintenance work. We released a ton of features, including:* New payment methods for checkout* Live chat with the customer care team* Several special dynamic marketing pages and features* Refer-a-friend program* Rich auto-complete on product search * Category browse user experience enhancements* Traffic analysis tool… Show more As Technical Project Manager, I supported the BLINQ.com development team in initiating, planning, executing, and closing feature and maintenance work. We released a ton of features, including:* New payment methods for checkout* Live chat with the customer care team* Several special dynamic marketing pages and features* Refer-a-friend program* Rich auto-complete on product search * Category browse user experience enhancements* Traffic analysis tool integrations* Front-end A/B testing tool integrations* A new coupon processing and administration system* Deleting/refactoring lots of old code* Major infrastructure upgradesI also championed our adoption of Scrum, and I formally became our ScrumMaster in 2016.* Within three months of adopting Scrum, we were regularly releasing tightly scoped, valuable features every sprint, with a sustainable, near-100% commit/complete burndown. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I wanted to develop proficiency with the skills I was overseeing as director at my own company, so I joined a local startup to be an individual contributor.Notable projects I delivered as a UX designer and as a UI developer:* Designed the entirety of BLINQ.com's mobile experience (live from 2014-2017)* Designed scores of features on BLINQ.com and Optoro's reverse logistics management system, OptiTurn (UX flows, UI wireframes, and high-fidelity compositions)* Implemented… Show more I wanted to develop proficiency with the skills I was overseeing as director at my own company, so I joined a local startup to be an individual contributor.Notable projects I delivered as a UX designer and as a UI developer:* Designed the entirety of BLINQ.com's mobile experience (live from 2014-2017)* Designed scores of features on BLINQ.com and Optoro's reverse logistics management system, OptiTurn (UX flows, UI wireframes, and high-fidelity compositions)* Implemented dozens of components of BLINQ and OptiTurn (HAML, Sass, JavaScript, Ruby, Rails, AngularJS) Show less

Bethesda, Md And Great Falls, Va

I founded a digital media design company with friends and colleagues at the Mason Media Lab. As a small business owner, I oversaw all client communications and was responsible for quality control of the products we delivered.I also advised clients on problem-solution fit for projects which we did not consider cost-effective to deliver as a third party.* Founded and managed company, recruited and coordinated specialist staff, administered payroll* Established and maintained… Show more I founded a digital media design company with friends and colleagues at the Mason Media Lab. As a small business owner, I oversaw all client communications and was responsible for quality control of the products we delivered.I also advised clients on problem-solution fit for projects which we did not consider cost-effective to deliver as a third party.* Founded and managed company, recruited and coordinated specialist staff, administered payroll* Established and maintained relationships with clients and vendors* Managed projects: print design, web design and development, video production* Provided strategic branding, marketing, and business development counsel to clients* Created targeted marketing campaigns for clients using social media and traffic analytics tools (Google Analytics, SalesForce CRM)* Directed senior engineers to create standardized internal development workflows* Guided design of on-site and remote training for clients' staff on custom web-based content management systems* Spoke at local business networking events on starting companies, as well as on the past, present, and potential future of electronically connected society and media Show less

Springfield, Virginia

An advocacy group for survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that publishes educational materials for all members of the TBI community in order to bridge the gap between survivors and practitioners. * Directed the production of all visual media* Worked with volunteers to develop and disseminate marketing collateral* Designed and produced all print, interface, and package design within limited budget* Presented our material with company founder at brain injury… Show more An advocacy group for survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that publishes educational materials for all members of the TBI community in order to bridge the gap between survivors and practitioners. * Directed the production of all visual media* Worked with volunteers to develop and disseminate marketing collateral* Designed and produced all print, interface, and package design within limited budget* Presented our material with company founder at brain injury conferences and events* • Poster Presenter at North American Brain Injury Society's 10th Annual Conference (September 14, 2012)* • Speaker at Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado's 30th Annual Conference (October 12, 2012)* • Speaker at 11th Annual Pacific Northwest Conference on Brain Injury (March 9, 2013)* • Abstract Presenter at North American Brain Injury Society's 11th Annual Conference (September 20, 2013)* • Abstract Presenter at Tenth World Congress on Brain Injury (San Francisco, CA) (March 19, 2014) Show less

Fairfax, Virginia

The Mason Media Lab was an in-house technology, design and animation studio at George Mason University. Until its closing in the summer of 2009, the MML provided affordable design and consulting services to academic clients at the University and beyond.* Recruited by administration to join autonomous team of elite students, providing digital media design services for profit on behalf of George Mason University* Worked with team of peers as animation specialist and digital media… Show more The Mason Media Lab was an in-house technology, design and animation studio at George Mason University. Until its closing in the summer of 2009, the MML provided affordable design and consulting services to academic clients at the University and beyond.* Recruited by administration to join autonomous team of elite students, providing digital media design services for profit on behalf of George Mason University* Worked with team of peers as animation specialist and digital media generalist* Designed and created motion graphics for award-winning educational television programs* Created and configured computer graphics rendering farm to elevate standards of animation quality at George Mason University (both academically and for commissioned media)* Received George Mason University Innovations 2009 "Top Honors Award for Originality and Creativity" for thesis project executed on system built from decommissioned hardware Show less

I worked with a distributed team to design and develop levels and other assets for the award-winning Digital Paintball series of video games.* Collaborated with distributed team to create the critically acclaimed "Digital Paintball" videogame series* With other artists, established standards of visual quality for level design; tweaked textures and lighting of other artists’ work prior to release, contributed to team’s reputation for perfection* Moderated online forum and… Show more I worked with a distributed team to design and develop levels and other assets for the award-winning Digital Paintball series of video games.* Collaborated with distributed team to create the critically acclaimed "Digital Paintball" videogame series* With other artists, established standards of visual quality for level design; tweaked textures and lighting of other artists’ work prior to release, contributed to team’s reputation for perfection* Moderated online forum and maintained contact with fans* Recorded audio assets in live-fire environments, edited and encoded on workstation with free and open-source software* Assisted in conflict resolution within the team Show less

I produced websites using emerging technologies and utility programs for single-use-case problems, and I also created graphics "demos" using low-level interfaces for fun.Technologies: QBASIC, VisualBasic, C, C++, Java, 8086 assembly, JavaScript, HTML

Ba, Digital Arts And Animation

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars * Received Innovations "Top Honors Award for Originality and Creativity".

Ba, Russian Studies

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars * Graduated magna cum laude * Attained degree while also working 35+.