Hello everyone! Throughout my career so far I’ve had the pleasure of holding operations / project management roles in a few different industries. I’m familiar with the retail end of supply chain operations and inventory management from my time as a co-manager at a big box retailer. Our store did ~119,000,000 USD in annual sales of combined general merchandise and grocery items if that gives any perspective. We were a big busy store!
I’ve also spent time in inside sales and customer service for a sustainable greeting card and custom gift item manufacturer. I know the joys and pains of the customer feed back cycle as it ties in to manufacturing operations.
Currently, I’m an IT Project Manager, leading a team of developers building software to help dairy farmers raise happier and healthier holstein cows. We use agile development as best we can in a very old school business environment. As part of a small team, my role also includes a lot of requirements analysis, some UI design, and a healthy dose of stakeholder management.
I love the principles behind EA and really welcome this post! I’ve read through much of the website and other than waiting for the right operations role to appear on the job board, I’m struggling to figure out how I can contribute and fit into the community.
Looking for operations roles sounds like a good thing to be doing. Outside of that, you might consider:
* Joining the EA Coronavirus Discussion Facebook group (there may be discussion of logistics there; I know of a few people in EA who have worked on COVID projects with some physical component)
* Writing about your skills on the EA Volunteering Facebook group (pretty sparse right now) to see if anyone has suggestions
Hello everyone! Throughout my career so far I’ve had the pleasure of holding operations / project management roles in a few different industries. I’m familiar with the retail end of supply chain operations and inventory management from my time as a co-manager at a big box retailer. Our store did ~119,000,000 USD in annual sales of combined general merchandise and grocery items if that gives any perspective. We were a big busy store!
I’ve also spent time in inside sales and customer service for a sustainable greeting card and custom gift item manufacturer. I know the joys and pains of the customer feed back cycle as it ties in to manufacturing operations.
Currently, I’m an IT Project Manager, leading a team of developers building software to help dairy farmers raise happier and healthier holstein cows. We use agile development as best we can in a very old school business environment. As part of a small team, my role also includes a lot of requirements analysis, some UI design, and a healthy dose of stakeholder management.
I love the principles behind EA and really welcome this post! I’ve read through much of the website and other than waiting for the right operations role to appear on the job board, I’m struggling to figure out how I can contribute and fit into the community.
That’s some really broad experience!
Looking for operations roles sounds like a good thing to be doing. Outside of that, you might consider:
* Joining the EA Coronavirus Discussion Facebook group (there may be discussion of logistics there; I know of a few people in EA who have worked on COVID projects with some physical component)
* Writing about your skills on the EA Volunteering Facebook group (pretty sparse right now) to see if anyone has suggestions
Hi Aaron, Thank you so much for the suggestions.
I’ve joined the Facebook groups and will keep an eye out for opportunities as I get up the gumption to introduce myself.
The more I learn more about EA and get the lay of the land I’m confident that I’ll find a way to contribute.