Stephen Campbell Email & Phone Number

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

I managed a variety of positions while working at Grobo, a company dedicated to developing a personalized, app-controlled, in-home gardening system that lets anyone grow a successful garden at any time of the year, regardless of their experience level. The following details several of my accomplishments:Customer Relations ManagerManaged a 7 day a week customer service team and fulfillment departmentDeveloped all training and educational materials (Blog, article, video, community)Implemented escalation process to deal with difficult cases for all departmentsMigrated from Zendesk to Freshdesk to reduce costs and utilize chat function betterHiring of 6 new employees, including 1 remote employee from our communityProduct OwnerCreate, maintain and prioritize product backlogCreate actionable user stories and communicate with dev team in daily scrumsReview finished criteria, test all new codeParticipate in iteration retrospectives and burn down chart reviewSuccessful projects include: automated dosing, calibration of pH and EC probes, complete grow logic with 100+ notifications and automatic recipe requests.Horticulturist, Partnerships & CommunityReview technical data daily for each grow and offer solutionsDesigned and implemented five 25-50 plant grow labsMaintained operations and lab testing for over 500 plantsCreated over 3,000 individual grow recipesCreated full grow video to showcase the entire grow process with the GroboDeveloped partnerships with 3 key industry related companies (Nutrients, seeds)Created YouTube video content for partnersCreated and managed an online community of over 20,000 users and even hired one

Kitchener, Canada Area

The Tech Startup Podcast (TSPWeekly) is a podcast covering news and opinions relating to the tech industry and focusing on tech startups in particular. We host a new guest each week, drawn from the tech startup community in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where the podcast is recorded. The format is light and spontaneous, and we try to have fun with our topics and guests without getting too heavy or academic.Check out some of our work on youtube.If you are involved in a tech startup and are interested in appearing on the podcast, please contact me. Thank you very much for your support!

Profound changes to the world of computer applications have created the need for a new kind of software development professional. As a result of explosive growth in the use of mobile devices, a growing appetite for consumer applications across all demographics, and emerging digital technologies, there is a need for entrepreneurial savvy within Canadian companies to effectively compete globally. This demands computer professionals with expertise in graphic design, content creation, User Experience (UX), software development, marketing, and business models in order to design and market new and competitive software applications.Graduates will be technically proficient in programming, especially for mobile devices, and can expect to obtain industry careers as software developers and designers. With professional experience, graduates will access career paths such as front-end developer, IT product manager, IT marketing manager and strategist.Awarded ITID Capstone Award of ExcellenceCofounder of appRaiser - Award winning Technology Enhanced Social Innovation (TESI) & 4x4 Competition startupCofounder of Conestoga College IT Students Association

Guelph, Ontario

Assist in the creation, completeness and accuracy of websites managed by Innovation Guelph.Secure sales of sponsor packages for ConnectGuelph.com.Review deliverables with stakeholders and take lead role in project management to monitor project deadlines.Provide constant communication between development team, management and clients to ensure client expectations are set and met.This is a 4 month co-op position through Conestoga College.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Improve product design.Lead in developing Android & iOS versions of product.Maintain and upgrade back-end architecture.Assist in brining prototypes to market and iterating through improvements based on market feedback.Identify and troubleshoot bugs and performance issues.Assist in team building initiatives.Building viable business plans for products.Contributing to website design and implementation of 3 websites.Contributing to marketing initiatives.

Information Technologies Innovation & Design, Computer Programming/Innovation &Design

Activities and Societies: Conestoga 4x4 Challenge Technology Enhanced Social Innovation (TESI) Workshop/Pitch Contest

Philosophy

High School