I am responsible for all product management decisions for a $2 billion subset of Dell's PowerEdge Server portfolio. I work everyday to ensure we are delivering the right products that meet customer needs and solve the toughest IT challenges for today's businesses.• Guide the product roadmap for Dell’s flagship PowerEdge servers, turning customer insight into product feature requirements.• Facilitated product launch activities for the PowerEdge R650 and PowerEdge R750 servers, ramping… Show more I am responsible for all product management decisions for a $2 billion subset of Dell's PowerEdge Server portfolio. I work everyday to ensure we are delivering the right products that meet customer needs and solve the toughest IT challenges for today's businesses.• Guide the product roadmap for Dell’s flagship PowerEdge servers, turning customer insight into product feature requirements.• Facilitated product launch activities for the PowerEdge R650 and PowerEdge R750 servers, ramping revenue to over $1.5B million in the first year.• Drive alignment across many functions (including engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, Quality, Sales). Show less

Deep-dive analysis of Traeger's Net Promoter Score (NPS), utilizing text analytics such as word count, sentiment analysis, scoring method, and a time-series analysis. Drove new insights into Traeger's product and go-to-market team and built recommendations for new product segments to explore.

Combined principles of product development and sociology to understand how engineered products impact the people that use them. My research led to 4 publications and 1 publication pending (see publications section below for links). This research defined categories for what social impacts a product may have on its users, current industry practices in design for social impact, and a design optimization tool that assists in considering all trade-offs in sustainability for product… Show more Combined principles of product development and sociology to understand how engineered products impact the people that use them. My research led to 4 publications and 1 publication pending (see publications section below for links). This research defined categories for what social impacts a product may have on its users, current industry practices in design for social impact, and a design optimization tool that assists in considering all trade-offs in sustainability for product design.Research in product development specific to:- Engineering for the Developing World- Design for Sustainability- Design for Social ImpactFord C3 Winner ($25,000) and Cisco Global Problem Solver ($10,000) 6th place winner: Grants to pursue development of a new water pump (Village Pump) to be used in developing countires.Lead author on 2 technical conference publications and co-author on 2 journal publications and 1 conference publication Show less

First-hand experience in a fast paced $15+ billion organization within Dell. Supported product management efforts for Systems Management (IT automation) and PowerEdge servers. - Developed long-term data analytics strategy to draw insights from telemetry data on 8-10 million Dell servers - Identified and fixed holes in processes that were causing massive amounts of data loss, required coordination across multiple internal organizations, including services and engineering- Created… Show more First-hand experience in a fast paced $15+ billion organization within Dell. Supported product management efforts for Systems Management (IT automation) and PowerEdge servers. - Developed long-term data analytics strategy to draw insights from telemetry data on 8-10 million Dell servers - Identified and fixed holes in processes that were causing massive amounts of data loss, required coordination across multiple internal organizations, including services and engineering- Created initial data reporting tools with potential to save Dell $100+ million on tech support costs in addition to driving additional revenue to the business Show less

Engaged in several customer research activities to identify, validate, and then recommend, new product opportunities in the smart home industry. Conducted in-depth customer interviews, conjoint analysis, and built text analytics processes to scrape 300+ online app reviews.

- Designed and prepared an innovative line of fitness products for manufacturing and production.- Extensive use of Solidworks (modeling and drawings). - Lead engineer for the Terra Core product

BYU student organization focused on product development and innovation for entrepreneurial start-ups. Venture Factory is also the main organization behind BYU's annual Student Innovator of the Year competition.

- Startup environment led to experience in many diverse engineering processes (ie Cabin Oxygen Systems, HIRF & Lightning protection) and many business development activities. - Researched and began writing an AS9100/ISO 9000 compliant quality manual, engineering manual and certification manual

Gave one on one instruction of basic CAD modeling techniques for CATIA and NX. Taught fundamentals of engineering drawings, including proper dimensioning and GD&T practices.

The Student Innovator of the Year Competition is a BYU sponsored event that brings engineers, entrepreneurs and big ideas together to compete for cash prizes. The goal is to encourage innovation in the university and allow students the opportunity to experience engineering outside of the classroom. My position directs the events, helps the applicants and coordinates other resources to help each student be successful.

Train 8-12 full-time volunteers at a time in skills of communication, conduct and responsibility Evaluate progress and failures in teaching process, implement solutionsTeam planning, preparation, and execution of instructions clearly and simplyMotivate students to be more proactive in setting and achieving personal goals

Prepared manufacturing and inspection plans for Source Approval Request (SAR) reportsExceeded expectation for SAR productivityResponsible for decisions and evaluated projects based on financial and technical aspectsDemonstrated independent work ethic, very limited supervision

Responsible for training, motivation, and supervising a zone of over 25 fellow volunteersCreated new plans to more effectively and efficiently accomplish goals as a zone Doubled accepted standards of productivity for 4 months Taught family and religious concepts in small group settings