Engineering Project Coordinator
Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Managed the day-to-day operations and long term projects of five engineers who made up the Manufacturing Team in the effort to design a highly automated 250,000 sqft indoor vertical farm.• Developed and initiated an agile project management methodology across the technology team to promote success of engineering projects, programs, and work streams on time and within scope and budget.• Worked closely with engineering leadership to identify and develop near and long-term strategic… Show more • Managed the day-to-day operations and long term projects of five engineers who made up the Manufacturing Team in the effort to design a highly automated 250,000 sqft indoor vertical farm.• Developed and initiated an agile project management methodology across the technology team to promote success of engineering projects, programs, and work streams on time and within scope and budget.• Worked closely with engineering leadership to identify and develop near and long-term strategic business solutions, make recommendations for operational efficiencies, and define and prioritize projects.• Designed project management tools in Airtable that logged and tracked OKR’s, projects, and tasks while supporting the sprint structure through intuitive user interfaces and bases. • Acted as Scrum Master for the Manufacturing Team and facilitated agile framework ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives while promoting continuous improvement within the team.• Supported value engineering efforts through identification of necessary functions, design re-work, and vendor management to reduce capital expenditures related to the new production facility by 40%. • Established clear goals and priorities for the Manufacturing Team while removing obstacles that hindered progress to maintain focus and direction.• Championed requirements gathering related to manufacturing systems by conducting and vetting stakeholder interviews for the development of the world’s largest organic indoor vertical farm.• Promoted the development and adoption of operational policies, processes, systems, and structures across the technology team. Show less