Thomas Lansing

Experience

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  Smith Lansing Fisheries

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2007

  Deckhand

  ➢Crewed for fishing vessel captains in both set-net and gill-net operations.➢Set gill net fishing off Graveyard Point on the Kvichak and Naknek rivers, Fishing Vessel: The Beast.➢Drift Gill net fishing on the Kvichak and Naknek rivers, Fishing Vessels: Martlet, The Beast.

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  Smith Lansing Fisheries

  May 2008 - Jul 2017

  Senior Deckhand & Sometimes Captain

  ➢Safely led teams to succeed in dynamic and dangerous work environments.➢Sustainably harvested red salmon for Silver Bay Seafoods, a disruptive and modern fisherman owned cooperative.➢Recruited and trained deckhands for complex operations.➢Operated a 32 foot Bristol Bay gill-netter and coordinated a small crew.➢Drift gill net fishing on the Naknek, Egegik and Kvichak rivers, Fishing vessels: Leslie G, and Goat Roper.➢Trained deckhands.➢Navigated tidal zones.➢Removed Salmon from gill nets.➢Programmed GPS information on Nobletech Navigation software & NMEA 2000 systems. Show less

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  Iron Circle Pictures

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

  Production Assistant Transportation

  ➢ Provided production assistance on set for the film “An Unkindness of Ravens” in McCall Idaho.➢ Assisted with security.➢ Operated vehicles.➢ Assisted with lighting.➢ Charged and changed out batteries for VHF radio systems.

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  Carp Solutions LLC

  Sept 2013 - Jun 2017

  Founder & Operations Lead

  Context: Carp Solutions was an agricultural manufacturing business with a circular DFS model to address the ongoing issue in NA with invasive carp.Founder & Operations Lead• Developed a manufacturing process, a multi-channel distribution system, and 3 retail SKUs.• Carried customer feedback into feature changes, doubling retail customer retention and improving shelf velocity by more than 20%.• Conceptualized product roadmap from market opportunity & product definition, through launch and growth. Show less

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  Idaho Speakers Bureau

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2015

  Co-Founder

  Built a team to operate a small agency for public speakers in Idaho. Sold the business.

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  TEDxBoise

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2016

  Chapter Co-Founder & Producer

  Built a team to create Boise’s first successful TEDx event and professional quality live broadcast, including over 22 published videos on Youtube, with more than three million views online.Led a team of volunteers and contractors to design and execute the 2015 and 2016 events. My part of this project included: Event design, project management, web development, film and stage production, speaker training, fundraising, set building, and logistics. Successfully passed on TEDxBoise in 2016 to the newly formed board, creating a sustainable future for TEDxBoise. As of fall 2018, TEDxBoise has produced eight major events including three TEDxBoise’s, a TEDxBoiseWomen, and three TEDx workshops. EDIT As of 2022, more events and even more great ideas spread. Show less

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  Intermountain Wind & Solar

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  Solar Site Assessor

  I worked on a sales team designing systems, generating leads, and closing residential customers.

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  Miss Alisson Fisheries

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Senior Deckhand

  ➢Crewed for salmon fishing vessel Tumbling Dice.➢Drift gill net fishing on the Kvichak and Naknek rivers.➢Had too much fun in the Naknek Special Harvest zone.

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  Intermountain Wind & Solar

  Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  Led a team to install approximately 7,600kW of solar arrays in the Intermountain, and Pacific Northwest, generating enough clean energy to power 100 homes for the next 20 years.Installed solar panels for approximately 90 residential and 10 commercial customers.

  • Mechanical Foreman

    Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Photovoltaic Installer

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
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  Lansing Concessions

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2021

  General Manager & Co-Founder

  Assembled a team to launch and operate a contactless food service business with strategic pricing, targeted offerings, and ecologically thoughtful packaging. I managed launch and operations for two seasons, then the successful sale of the business.

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  Solar Product Development

  Nov 2020 - Aug 2021

  SEO & Sales Funnel Manager

  Partnered with the great and mighty developer Rustyn Yazdanpour to build websites for SBE. Built online stores for CPG and legal services clients.

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Graduate Student | Product Development

  Earned a master's degree from The Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University while developing product innovations for electric garbage trucks, on a team of six, through a project sponsored by Mack trucks and Volvo.Practiced:Human Centered Design, Strategic Development & Planning, New Product Development, Opportunity Gap Analysis, Service Design, Concept Ideation & Discovery, User Experience Research, Design for Manufacturing, & Feature Prioritization.

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  Conduction

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Project Manager
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  Atlas Engineer

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

  A community building the first personalized research engine. The hacker's web browser.https://github.com/atlas-engineer/nyxt Building the hacker's power browser;

  • UX Lead

    Oct 2023 - Apr 2024

  • User Experience Designer - Interaction Design

    Nov 2022 - Oct 2023