Native Mobile and Web Application•Led product strategy, owned roadmap and release plan, and defined success criteria with key stakeholders growing app to 1M+ users.•Carried out iOS beta launch ahead of marketed release to pressure test MVP, collect feedback, and ideate for future enhancements.•Improved team structure, operations, and meeting cadence to promote collaboration, reduce meeting time, and remove impediments across a team of 90+. •Led technical team of 24 including developers, infrastructure, DevOps, security, and QA to drive backend configuration and mitigate risks ahead of go-live.Future State Roadmap & Recommendations• Spearheaded client deliverables to provide an informed, actionable roadmap after conducting a heuristic evaluation across three websites, interviewing stakeholders/users, running usability testing, and facilitating card sorting activities.• Shaped the Discovery effort’s timeline and delivery plan to provide both immediate impact and present opportunities for follow-on work which was sold and funded.Outside of client work, Emily participated in business development activities, pro bono consulting, building culture and knowledge sharing for the PM craft, and leading recruitment/talent efforts.

Salesforce Web Application to Replace Paper Process•Presented process flows derived from complex business processes to baseline with key stakeholders (including C-suite members) on data integrations and overall project scope.•Led client requirements gathering and wrote technical user stories yielding successful sprint app demos.•Alerted leadership and client of the need to restructure the team’s database and worked to provide necessary back-end logic to meet contract requirements.•Led Scrum ceremonies and worked with Tech Lead to match Sprint Planning with client goals.•Sourced and organized documentation to increase on-boarding efficiency for the full-time team.End-to-end Website Redesign• Developed project plan spanning 5 workstreams informing contract decisions and team’s awareness.• Led creation of stakeholder-specific WordPress CMS training materials and delivered formal, live sessions.• Managed the automated and manual content migration into WordPress across the team of 8.• Implemented SEO and accessibility best practices resulting in a site with higher traffic potential for all users.• Wrote detailed user stories for development and design teams, ran Scrum and Kanban ceremonies to improve transparency and team efficiencies.

Emily was offered this TA position after demonstrating a high level of proficiency in financial and economic evaluation and comparison used in engineering applications. The Engineering Economy course falls under the Engineering Management minor and is open to all undergraduate levels.• Provided individualized support to and explained course concepts in bi-weekly office hours sessions.• Graded all exams, quizzes, and homework.Techniques and topics covered in this course include: time value of money, life-cycle costs, depreciation, interest, periodic payments, cost-estimating, and ethics.

Emily worked as an Associate Project Engineer at Emerson Tool Company, one of many business units of Emerson. Emerson Tool Company's products include: Emerson ceiling fans, RIDGID, Craftsman, and WORKSHOP wet/dry vacuums, ProTeam Vacuums. The Project Engineer participates in all phases of product design and development as well as being responsible for implementing design changes targeted to improve quality and reduce manufacturing cost. During her time, Emily learned how the design process functions with constant cross-functional collaboration between marketing, sales, engineering, and industrial design to transform a product idea or market research-determined need into a tangible device ready for users. She gained familiarity with how Emerson Tool proactively works with automotive companies to negotiate deals for models several years out. Emily had the opportunity to work on several projects that involved different skill sets divided mainly into three areas: design, lab research, data analysis.•Initialized Emerson Tool’s international expansion opportunity via designing and assembling in-lab IPX4 test rig according to standard, limited budget, and space confinements.•Ensured marketing claims’ validity by creating a performance and end-of-line test data analysis algorithm.•Increased accuracy of finite element analysis (FEA) used in drum-buckling examinations by programming polypropylene flexural moduli solver spreadsheet, after conducting 100+ tensile trials. •Improved lab testing standardization for vacuum airflow tests between Reynosa plant and Saint Louis lab.

It was a very exciting time to be in the IT group during preparation for the company-wide SAP conversion. Emily learned the advantages of going to an integrated, modern system and the undertaking required for employees to maintain their regular workload while simultaneously overhauling existing database management systems. · Organized heat map data for new databases after acquiring vendor and customer product data. · Activated company accounts for new hires. · Maintained physical inventory for day-to-day operations.

The Vanderbilt Design Studio is a student-run workshop in the Engineering School. Common activities students complete in the studio include: 3D printing, soldering and testing electronics, cutting, drilling, and finishing various materials, borrowing Arduinos and sensors.As VP of Public Relations and a Mentor, Emily:· Boosted Facebook updates’ audience six-fold.· Acted as the primary point of contact for the organization.· Organized events and coordinated catering.· Oversaw safety and proper equipment use in the studio.

• Promoted each summer to take on additional responsibility.• Directed the tennis camp for the most advanced, oldest group of campers.• Served as assistant pro in women's clinics.• Gave private lessons to campers.• Served refreshments on the golf course.

· Created artifacts in support of overall branding and event marketing and promotion: logo design, business cards, fliers.· Set up and attended events, open houses, client showings.