Kyle Stangel Email & Phone Number

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States

-Manage the programming department, which develops and maintains large audio/visual control systems for performing art centers, major universities and government institutions. -Lead developer of over a 100 different control systems, including the programming of the Milwaukee Bradley Symphony Center and Brown University's Lindemann Performing Arts Center.-Set department goals that align with business needs, maintain programming standards and responsible for success of team-Service and maintain systems after install using our custom built dashboard, including Wisconsin State Capitol systems-Work with clients and internal team to develop control narratives and requirements of control systems

Greater Milwaukee Area

-Director of a 12-person team, which included software developers and SQA testers. -Accountable for department budgets, resourcing, team goals, initiatives, vision and all project deliverables. -Programmed/managed launches of loyalty rewards programs and software marketing tools for major product launches of world's largest producer of petcare medicine and vaccinations. -Reported on daily progress and support of each project - including customer communication, project demos and timeline-Responsible for the growth and development of the team to the business leadership group-Maintained a strategy to keep the digital development team competitive and relevant to clients

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Develop sales enablement applications and tools for client- Develop campaign websites and landing pages- Integrate with marketing automation tools- Technical consultant on digital interactive projects such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and gestural devices- Helped develop a quality assurance team and process at Bader Rutter- Manage the quality assurance team- Work directly with end-user of my tools to help with support and troubleshooting- Support projects through entire life-cyle- Technical recommendations to clients on custom or off-the shelf solutions- Pitching new ideas and project scope to clients- Generate budgets, requirements and estimates for projects- Communicate project scope, timeline, and requirements to client and project management team

Madison, Wisconsin Area

-Full Stack lead programmer for wide range of interactive projects-Develop interactive exhibits for public spaces and commercial buildings-Architect and develop software which integrates with touch, gestural, and visual components-Convert designs from concepts to real-time interactive software-Construct Content Management System for each project based on Client's requirements and needs-Communicate project scope, timeline, and requirements to client and project management team-Installation of hardware and software components at client facility-Support projects through entire lifecycle from installation to next phases-Shared responsibility for maintaining Zebradog's website, internal software tools, hardware, and network.-Team with off shore programmers -Develop budget estimates and project scope along with project management team

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Project Manager and certified ScrumMaster for remote team developing security access software- Responsible for coaching team members, eliminating impediments, resource allocation and determining launch dates- Organized daily stand-ups, reviews and planning sessions with project teams as well as business stakeholders- Managed multiple project budgets and planning for upcoming fiscal year budgets- Owner of the product backlog and collaborated with stakeholders to prioritize project features- Presented project reviews to business stakeholders on project financials, launch dates, risk mitigation plans and resource allocation at various stages of new product development process- Provided transparency to business leaders on risks and recovery plans- Bridged communication gaps between technical support and R&D departments to increase trust, decision making skills and problem resolution effectiveness- Teamed with off shore R&D team consisting of software quality assurance and development engineers

Greater Milwaukee Area

-Developed label design software to communicate with Brady printers- Software ranged from desktop applications written in .NET, MS Office Add-ins, web-based applications, installers, firmware upgrades and Software as a Service products- Responsible for product architecture, maintenance, implementation, design, training and deployment- Lead developer on Saas (Software as a service) project- Teamed with off shore R&D team consisting of development and software quality assurance engineers to shorten development cycle- Used Scrum and Agile Methodology to structure projects- Analyzed and prioritized product requirements and backlog with stakeholders- Participated in usability studies and customer beta testing

Greater Milwaukee Area

- Developed software in a .NET environment for real-time automation distribution sorters- Lead controls engineer on integrated automation sorter project which included serial, TCP/IP, and profibus communication to RFID readers, barcode heads & other hardware devices- Implemented fully functional software workstation for pick-to-light distribution and sorting- Supported customer software issues remotely and on-site- Integrated with new software design approaches developed by other controls engineers.

Hartland, Wi

- Constructed .NET wrappers using 3rd party libraries to communicate remotely with Allen Bradley MicroLogix PLC- Researched and integrated RFID software using 3rd party RFID technologies with automation identification- Lead and presented control engineering standards- Re-engineered system software from ladder logic to C++

Hartland, Wi

- Constructed Emulator for PLC Testing- Developed internal applications using SQL Server database