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Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

• Product Owner for company’s first on road, computer vision camera product • Manage expectations, product requirements, supplier timelines, custom manufacturing and prioritization of features and development using scrum• Overcome Covid-19 supply chain obstacles via fast and effective pivoting • Drive transition to acquired backend and client facing UI for an unsupported product • Initiate professional development and culture improvements for 60+ engineers• Consider opportunity & risk for long term product roadmap development

• Led automated vehicle engineering: project management, customer satisfaction, contracts, partnerships, marketing, productivity, resources, sales, and hiring • Won new business, maintained client engagement for all engineering contracts• Initiated automated driving demonstrations to connect with current and potential clients, and to educate the automotive industry, legislators and general public• Managed requirements, scope, risk and timelines, generated SoWs • Coordinated conference exhibits, including contracts, insurance, logistics for transportation, driving demos, booth space, talent, marketing, and presentations• Represented VSI Labs at conferences and driving demos, domestic and international• Presented on autonomous vehicle topics at conferences as a keynote speaker• Customer success with clients such as FLIR, 3M, AEye, and ARM• Engaged the public to educate on automated vehicles in partnership with MNDOT • Testified before the Minnesota House of Representatives on automated vehicles testing, assisted Representative Elkins and MNDOT with terminology for bill

Saint Louis Park

St. Louis Park

• Developed and documented the procedures for the company processes for project management, hiring, document management and daily operations.• Developed the company marketing program, strategies and detailed implementation plan.• Led developer teams and communicated with client on multiple smartphone application projects totaling around $25,000.• Generated all project documents including lists of requirements, spec docs, work orders, change orders, contracts and project schedules.• Managed partners’ schedules, new client meetings and updating NDA’s.• Hired interns through a program which provides reimbursement for 50% of our internship costs.• Planned company events including summer and winter parties and participation in the Edina 4th of July parade.

• Responsible for sales, inventory and employee knowledge in various departments.• Managed the district’s bridal registry program of eight stores across five states. Reached the district goal of over $1M in registry sales.• Developed & implemented a training program for store coordinators and their bridal associates.• Led store rollout of client management software, training 40 employees and managers who were not familiar with computers.• Led store rollout and continuous management of knife sharpening program.• Executed and managed daily operations including sales, sales contests, receiving and processing shipments, cooking classes and employee training.

• Responsible for hiring, annual sales, employee training, floor sets, and loss prevention.• Increased annual sales by 12% and decreased loss significantly through scheduling.• Developed and implemented training in make-up application and product knowledge. • Recognized as district leader in visual excellence.• Improved replenishment process, decreasing hours spent by maximizing space in stockroom, and implementing new stockroom procedures. • Planned and led all floor sets, decreasing hours spent by assessing associate strengths and assigning detailed responsibilities.• Successfully trained my associates to be promoted to higher volume stores.

Bachelors Of Science, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of IEEE, Member of SWE, Transfer Student AmbassadorGraduated May 2017 with a degree in Electrical.

Associate'S Of Science Degree, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of Century Engineering Club, President of Century Flight, Participation in NASA's USLI competition.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Theater, Track Manager, Broomball