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Yale University

Senior Software Engineer at Etsy

New York, New York, United States

Etsy

Senior Software Engineer

Software Engineer

- Develop business and functional requirements in collaboration with instructional design, businessdevelopment, and marketing teams• Collaborate closely with all project stakeholders and the scrum team to define and manage goals, scope, deliverables, schedule, and resource needs• Advocate for the end user in all product decisions• Analyze metrics of previous products to inform development of new ones• Develop and maintain product roadmaps and release plans to deliver the most value in each release• Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and valuesNotable Achievements: • As Agile PO, successfully launched 4 products, ranging in scope from 6-12 months and up to $400,000 budgets, with content experiences ranging from 30m to 90m• Created the first data-driven product the company has ever had• Initiated and launched the first assessment product the company has ever had• Decreased the cost of authoring the instructional content of a product by 5-10% by adding a feedback feature to our proprietary software that decreased the time spent reviewing feedback by 60%

Kognito

Agile Product Owner/Producer, Scrummaster

- Manage cross-functional teams of up to 30. Balance strict deadlines and individual project budgets up to $100K against daily workloads, task dependencies, and changing priorities.• To date, successfully delivered 5 major projects with budget over $75K, including projects for SAMHSA, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and Student Veterans of America, as well as numerous smaller projects.• Revamped budget reports to clarify cost projections.• Act as main client contact during production. • Oversee quality assurance of software, test across platforms, report issues, verify all resolved issues.

Project Manager

- Manage HR for office of 30, including payroll and bookkeeping, new employee paperwork, health benefits, 401K and COBRA enrollments, candidate searches, phone and in-person interviews.• Coordinate daily activities of office of 30, arrange company events, conference appearances and travel, perform miscellaneous research.

Office Manager

hitRECord.org

Video Editing Intern

- Edit footage in Final Cut Pro.• Provide creative feedback regarding scenes, cuts, and overall film structure.• Organize raw footage and edit outputs.

Dream America Productions

Assistant Editor, Feature Film

- Produced detailed research reports, assist with research and development of tourist attraction and travel app.• Coordinated daily activities of small office; managed multiple calendars, arrange travel, greeted and directed visitors, answered telephone inquiries. Maintained and organized financial records.

Spectacular Ventures

Research Associate and Office Manager

- Project Assistant, American Thoracic Society. (April) Responsible for construction and layout of Society newsletters.•HR Assistant, Wellington Management (March) Managed HR team’s calendars.•Pharmacy Assistant, MIT Medical. (Nov-Feb) Managed customer service area of pharmacy. •Sales Development Specialist, EF Education First. (Oct-Nov) Generated telephone sales leads. •Project Assistant, Berklee College of Music. (Aug-Sept) Managed alumni database.

Core Staffing (NY, NY) and Hollister Staffing (Boston, MA)

Temporary Positions

- Responsible for musical content, maintaining quality and artistic integrity.• Managed pit orchestra: recruited, auditioned, and hired musicians; developed efficient strategies for rehearsal; and reorchestrated music as necessary to suit the particular needs of each show.• Cultivated artistic relationships with actors and musicians on behalf of the theater.

Turtle Lane Playhouse

Music Director

- Responsible for day-to-day operations of theater festival and successful execution of performances; managed cast and crew of 25. • Actively aided Artistic Director and Producer with marketing, sales, personnel relations, artistic content, and fundraising.• Proved self-reliance, flexibility, and ability to complete varied projects quickly and efficiently.

Airmid Theatre Company

Assistant Festival Director

- Supervised 20 high-school age performers, musical directed full-scale theatrical production.• Supervised, organized and emceed weekly concerts.• Programmed and taught daily music lessons and extended day activities.

Audubon Arts, Neighborhood Music School

Theater Group Leader, Beginning Piano Teacher, Extended Day Coordinator

- Prepared Glee Club materials for entry into archives. Catalogued and photographed items, researched history.• Maintained YGC’s extensive music library, managed filing system and student access to music.

Yale University Glee Club

Archivist

- Various duties included managing a crew of volunteer ushers, selling tickets in person and by phone, building and painting sets, sewing and repairing costumes, and hanging and focusing lights.

Tulane Summer Lyric Theater

Theater Production Intern

- Led alto section rehearsals once a week (5 people).• Sang weekly nondenominational mass and major orchestral works.

Kaley Sullivan