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• Develop and implement processes for teams to operate in an Agile environment, using tools such as Jira and Confluence• Define product and project roadmap for mechanical, electrical, and software teams in the company – Discuss and define company objectives with the management team– Review risks and address impact to project priorities with management team on a weekly basis – Translate company objectives into project deliverables for each team– Coordinate roadblocks among multiple teams to achieve product goals• Define requirements and acceptance criteria for each project before assigning to each team• Develop and execute processes to complete system verification and validation• Checkinwithengineeringteammemberstodiscusscareerobjectivesandprogresstowardscompanygoals

• Manage 10+ company-wide cross-functional engineering projects• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, software, business development, and manufacturing groups to ensure projects are on track with respect to deadlines, resources, and budget• Review risks and priorities with management teams to ensure that work being completed by teams aligns with the company goals• Build and communicate requirements and user stories to ensure that teams have the necessary information to start product development tasks• Generate and communicate acceptance criteria to ensure that teams are delivering the expected product

• Led a team of 3 people• Trained and mentored each individual on the team• Generated actionable goals and develops milestones for the Systems Team• Collaborated with hardware and software teams to develop system level architecture and product specifications• Set up the process to create, approve, and maintain business development and system level requirements in Polarion• Worked with multiple teams to define key milestones in the product roadmap to achieve company goals• Facilitated conversations with management and team leads to define and scope company goals

• Developed standard requirements process and cross-functional software workflows for 2 teams – Includes creation, review, and approval process and conversion to stories and epics in JIRA• Negotiated with client (Walmart Corporate) regarding feature requests and improvements• Worked with internal teams and client to outline customer-driven requirements and internal improvements• Created Python scripts to extract and process data logs from multiple sources• Developed SQL queries to generate internal and customer-facing KPIs

• Managed company’s first two deployment site operations – Performed UATs and oversaw operations after go-live – Mentored and trained 4 people to run site operations• Created site commissioning test plan and all structure validation tooling utilizing MATLAB• Communicated site metrics and performance with client (Walmart Corporate) on a daily basis• Validated hardware and software releases in the lab against the requirements

• Managed lab testing operations – Led daily company-wide standups, presented metrics, and coordinated improvement efforts – Mentored and trained 2 people to run lab operations• Designed and performed EVTs and DVTs on motors, RFID readers, RFID tags, IR sensors, and power boards• Wrote C++ software to read and write tags for custom RFID reader• Negotiated with key suppliers regarding acceptance criteria and testing specifications• Developed process and coordinated effort for programming over 1000 RFID tags for first two deployments

• Senior capstone project in which our team developed an integrated system (hardware and software) automated picking solution for various items• Project resulted in patent being filed and approved for a modular automated inventory sorting and retrieving system.

• Diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired (hardware & software) problems with student and faculty computers – Problems included replacing laptop parts, recovering data from hard drives, fixing printer issues, and interacting with staff and other students to determine technical issues

• Collaborated with colleagues and managers on redesigning the website• Used Google Analytics to develop SEO strategies for the company• Organized, wrote and edited SEO-content-based articles for tourism in Paris for the company’s blog

• Received training in client product knowledge, marketing and sales strategy, and management tactics• Basic responsibilities included being able to answer any questions regarding client’s products and services, providing sales support to account managers, setting up appointments, and troubleshooting with customer issues• Assisted in coordinating and executing sales promotions at events or field programs for clients as well as tracked promotional success and reported it to senior management

• Planned layouts for the back-end of the new website• Discussed and presented features to improve the UI of the current website • Brainstormed efficient ways to restructure the database

• Designed and edited the magazine and collaborated with photographers and writers on magazine layouts, while providing creative and editorial support

• Managed and filed accounts, sourced quotes, negotiated and confirmed pricing with clients