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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Crusoe has pioneered climate-aligned digital infrastructure that taps into wasted, stranded, or clean energy — natural gas being flared or excess production from clean and renewable sources — to power the compute resources we need to drive our shared progress and reduce its environmental impact.Our data centers, with their associated compute, storage and networking resources, are specifically tailored to run energy-intensive workloads such as AI training, AI inference, high-performance… Show more Crusoe has pioneered climate-aligned digital infrastructure that taps into wasted, stranded, or clean energy — natural gas being flared or excess production from clean and renewable sources — to power the compute resources we need to drive our shared progress and reduce its environmental impact.Our data centers, with their associated compute, storage and networking resources, are specifically tailored to run energy-intensive workloads such as AI training, AI inference, high-performance computing, 3D rendering and cryptocurrency mining– efficiently and economically. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Curated is building a platform where product experts monetize their passion and help consumers make the perfect purchase.As one of the first TPMs at Curated, I have added immense value to the company through a broad and diverse set of technical, operational, and business projects (as a generalist, I can work any problem thrown my way); most notably:• Developed and implemented tactical and strategic business processes for Curated's product data team, achieving monumental catalog… Show more Curated is building a platform where product experts monetize their passion and help consumers make the perfect purchase.As one of the first TPMs at Curated, I have added immense value to the company through a broad and diverse set of technical, operational, and business projects (as a generalist, I can work any problem thrown my way); most notably:• Developed and implemented tactical and strategic business processes for Curated's product data team, achieving monumental catalog growth from 40K to 600K+ products.• Spearheaded the creation of an innovative machine learning data ingestion and standardization pipeline, seamlessly integrating brand and partner data, enhancing our consumer experiences on the platform and establishing a de-facto knowledge graph of our products.• Hired, trained, and managed a very large global operational team (30+ members) in merchandising, achieving massive increases in data processing efficiency and significant cost reduction by implementing several process enhancements and a robust operational program.• Crafted the company's first ever pricing intelligence solution in-house, automating Curated's competitiveness in the market with very minimal resources.• As the company's sole Jira/Atlassian expert administrator, overhauled more than 10 different internal cross-functional business workflows by integrating and automating platforms like Jira, Slack, Zapier, and monday.com—with several thousand tickets processed since inception. Additionally, onboarded all off-Jira teams onto the platform for seamless collaboration. Show less

Mountain View, California, United States

At the Beer Garage, we shape the future of emerging technology through our shared love of beer. We bring cutting-edge developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain, and cloud computing into the world's largest brewer's operations and strategy. By incubating early-stage ideas and executing major pilots we ensure new technologies can scale to all of our zones throughout the globe, driving major growth for the company.• Collaborated with top… Show more At the Beer Garage, we shape the future of emerging technology through our shared love of beer. We bring cutting-edge developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain, and cloud computing into the world's largest brewer's operations and strategy. By incubating early-stage ideas and executing major pilots we ensure new technologies can scale to all of our zones throughout the globe, driving major growth for the company.• Collaborated with top senior internal customers to identify top organizational pain points, in order to develop and prioritize all major business needs across ABI Logistics.• Managed product teams and partnered with engineering to build and pilot operational MVPs through in-house accelerator program with a large budget.• Sourced several external partner startups for pitch days with ABI’s global leadership, leading to many pilot partnerships with multi-million dollar global savings/value creation. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• "Chief Product Officer" (PM) role in one of the five chosen technology innovation projects that was incubated with oversight and mentorship by the AngelHack hackathon organization.• Actively developed and prototyped a solution for a global company consumer-facing challenge through an effort that involved three partner technology companies and several internal stakeholders.• Researched emerging technology trends and applications for global strategy across multiple business functions… Show more • "Chief Product Officer" (PM) role in one of the five chosen technology innovation projects that was incubated with oversight and mentorship by the AngelHack hackathon organization.• Actively developed and prototyped a solution for a global company consumer-facing challenge through an effort that involved three partner technology companies and several internal stakeholders.• Researched emerging technology trends and applications for global strategy across multiple business functions, particularly Procurement and Human Resources. Show less

Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport

• Provided 24/7 strategic engineering support for Delta’s worldwide maintenance operations for 20+ fleets with 1000+ aircraft• Executed the development, design, and production of aircraft repair and modification processes.• Produced 50+ quality, safe, and timely technical documents with repair schemes for structural and component issues to minimize operational delays and cancellations.

Greater New York City Area

• Built Augmented Reality and Image Recognition concept and strategy for the RateBeer mobile app, negotiating a cost-effective partnership with a software development company for design and production. • Initiated development of the RateBeer mobile app international marketing strategy model that would be replicated in several cities around the world.• Evaluated and identified optimal launch city for RateBeer mobile app through a quantitative and qualitative assessment of its market and… Show more • Built Augmented Reality and Image Recognition concept and strategy for the RateBeer mobile app, negotiating a cost-effective partnership with a software development company for design and production. • Initiated development of the RateBeer mobile app international marketing strategy model that would be replicated in several cities around the world.• Evaluated and identified optimal launch city for RateBeer mobile app through a quantitative and qualitative assessment of its market and current user data analysis. Show less

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Conducted a three-phase rebranding operation for the company’s ecommerce platform, which included research validation of new name and positioning, as well as a new visual identity and registration of the brand.• Oversaw the development of a new repositioned online store which accounts for more than 50% of the Brazilian online beverage sales market, by extensively coordinating efforts between the technology, sales, logistics, and marketing teams.• Developed targeted SEO strategies to… Show more • Conducted a three-phase rebranding operation for the company’s ecommerce platform, which included research validation of new name and positioning, as well as a new visual identity and registration of the brand.• Oversaw the development of a new repositioned online store which accounts for more than 50% of the Brazilian online beverage sales market, by extensively coordinating efforts between the technology, sales, logistics, and marketing teams.• Developed targeted SEO strategies to increase new site traffic. Show less

• Responsible for all design-related decisions of the association, including maintaining brand identity in all published material and social media.• Project manager of a new e-commerce online shop, which currently holds 30+ products ranging from t-shirts and pillows to posters and mugs.• Together with the marketing team, reinvented the brand’s identity, creating guidelines and standards the association’s publications must abide by.

Atlanta, Ga

• Applied design for manufacturability concepts to all parts, as team custom builds entire fleet of robots.• Designed and fabricated several components of the first working 2015 model robot prototype, including chipper/kicker and motor/wheel systems. • Constructed and assembled foundation structure for an elevated playing field in which robots are tested.

Atlanta, Ga

• Worked with a team in the organization of two major industry-based conferences with 70+ companies and 300+ attendees, during which time was exposed to the inner workings of academic research centers and technical companies. • Managed communication from researcher professors at the center with industry representatives, ensuring smooth flow of information.

Atlanta, Ga

• Led the student association with over 40 active members and inspired 15 Brazilian freshmen to enroll in the school in the Fall of 2015 through social media initiatives.• Organized the first InSight Conference at Georgia Tech with 30+ Atlanta area companies, 100+ attendees, and eight corporate sponsors. The event’s purpose was to create networks and understanding between Brazilian students and US companies. • Structured organization’s marketing and social media sector, including the… Show more • Led the student association with over 40 active members and inspired 15 Brazilian freshmen to enroll in the school in the Fall of 2015 through social media initiatives.• Organized the first InSight Conference at Georgia Tech with 30+ Atlanta area companies, 100+ attendees, and eight corporate sponsors. The event’s purpose was to create networks and understanding between Brazilian students and US companies. • Structured organization’s marketing and social media sector, including the introduction of a standard design for the official Facebook page, and a mailing list of 500+ contacts. Redesigned the association’s official Logo, Banner, and T-shirt. Show less

Atlanta, Ga

• Trained for five months in technical and computational skills required to successfully build an efficient solar automobile.• Responsible for production of the SJ1 solar car’s battery box, a critical component for the safety of the driver. Several factors had to be taken into account when creating the part using CAD, such as material, structure, and compatibility with different sizes and types of batteries.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Product Management Certificate

Product Analytics Certificate