Solutions Engineering  -  Project Management  -  People & Culture

Portland, Oregon

netsapiens

Projects Coordinator

Personal consultancy primarily contracted for Business Development, Test & Validation, and Customer Success strategy

JW Consulting

Managing Director

Responsible for project timing, scope, integration, troubleshooting and reliability analysis and improvements for Daimler Trucks NA electrified class 8 eCascadia fleet.Starting from a painted chassis the greater team and I would assemble, test and validate each of the prototype trucks as they made their way through limited production, here in Portland Or.As an Umlaut consultant, roles and responsibilities extended into advanced troubleshooting and fleet reliability efforts as they relate to process improvement, hardware characterization, software testing and 3rd party vendors.

umlaut company

Instrumentation Project Manager

Led account engagement for core accounts, deepening relationships and retention through understanding client's goals, timelines, revisions, budget, and velocity required for success• Increased medical engagement for accounts by 150%, delivering processes & materials in alignment with rapid prototype iteration needs • Improved lead generation conversion rates through technical discussions and initial feasibility assessment, featuring key decision points and forecasted outcomes• Strengthened engagement with local startup community through face-face consultations

Fictiv

Core Account Executive

Collaborated with Co-Founder and lead Account Manager to position video content specific to genuine brand engagement for more meaningful brand engagement.Led cold out-reach to a target subset of industries to grow awareness of 100SEVEN agency and presented demo video content and associated co-authored deck to inspire receiving marketing professional audience

100SEVEN

Business Development Advisor - Contract (JW Consulting)

CelLink manufactures the world's largest and most electrically- and thermally-conductive flexible circuits. CelLink products are ideally-suited to DC power transmission applications including LED lighting, automotive and aircraft wiring, HV battery interconnects, solar cells, and other devices.  During my time with CelLink I reached out to strategic potential partners and customers raising awareness around this emerging technology and the implications it has on critical electrical designs, especially where power transmission and safety are concerned.  My target reach-out was at Automotive OEM, Tier 1 and other entities with high-power product applications.

CelLink Corporation

Business Development Lead - Contract (JW Consulting)

Led technical pre-sales discussions and managed sales pipeline for "DriveKit" product.  Increased throughput, resulting in 180% increase in sales and validated product positioning• Managed project plan and scope, partnering with engineering to drive timelines and milestones which aligned with customer demand and strengthened stakeholder relationships• Authored technical documentation and templates and directed team in its design completion• Designed wire harnesses and managed third party vendor relationships to deliver on schedule

PolySync

Technical Account Manager

Integral member of newly formed R&D team, meeting early stage demands with precision & flexibility• Built out rapid prototypes and executed demonstrations for senior Apple leadership in collaboration with cross-functional departments and teams • Designed wire harnesses and guided graduate engineers on fleet vehicles best practices to meet automotive standards• Developed drawings, schematics, and processes for custom vehicle fleet assembly at scale, partnering with third party vendors to meet rigorous production standards• Guided initial construction and procurement efforts to equip state-of-the-art labs with specific power options, electrical equipment, ventilation, and lighting to revolutionize lab workspaces

Apple

Technologist - Special Projects Group

Led agile learning and development approach to educate Honda employees on instrumented test vehicles safety and feature functionality.• Integrated localization, LiDAR perception systems, and prototype hardware into test vehicles.• Assessed and implemented communication mediums between sensors (CAN, I2C etc.), programmed cross platform gateways, Arduino’s, and related prototype devices.• Represented Institute in Japan by conducting key product demonstrations for Honda leadership

Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.

Automotive Systems Engineer

Led integrations, content updates, and systemic issue tracking for fleet wide cabin systems• Developed collaboration with system suppliers to resolve issues impacting system effectiveness• Managed in-house and offshore programming team from project concept to completion  • Partnered with marketing team to drive engagement and on-board product sales through special events, product feature requests, and conceptualization presentations

Virgin America

In-Flight Entertainment Engineer

Acted as the single point-of-contact to both Virgin America and United Airlines for all in-service system issues and  concerns.• Represented customer during software update process to push engineering teams to deliver a reliableproduct• Authored technical support documentation and executed a measurably successful training program fornational maintenance support staff• Received promotion within the first 12 months to manage other Field Engineers and an additional airlinecustomer due to exceptional customer service and work performance

Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Senior Field Engineer II

Oversaw all IT operations and maintained and supported servers for 100+ end users.• Instituted software distribution remotely increasing efficiency• Improved intrusion security at head office and at remote sites to meet construction industry standards• Designed and implemented data management system to best prepare for future growth and everchanging workflow conditions• Devised a cost effective and comprehensive disaster recovery plan

Parkstone Group Ltd

IT Assistant

In-house and on-site technical representative for installs, troubleshooting and configuring small business computer networks, printers, routers etc.  Became familiar with Active Directory, MS Exchange and network distributed imaging.

Inacomp Computer Centers

Field Technical Support Technician

Troubleshot enterprise servers (hardware level) replacing network interface cards, redundant hard drives, RAM, etc.  Ran and custom terminated an abundance of CAT 5e and ran fiber optic cabling as needed throughout data center.

James Weatherson

James Weatherson