Al Harder-Hyde

Experience

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  YMCA of the Upper Main Line

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Camp Counselor

  • Served as a primary camp counselor for 13 children, ages from 3-5, including several with special needs.• Planned and executed events and activities for children.• Worked closely with children with developmental disabilities to help them acclimate to the camp environment.

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  Bryn Mawr College

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Mail Room Staff

  Sorted and Delivered mail to PO Boxes as well as assisted with packages

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  The Haverford School

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Programming Mentor

  Assisted in an afterschool program for high school students that included building and programming robots as part of the VEX Robotics Competition. Used a proprietary drag and drop programming language.

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  Adafruit Industries

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2020

  Built and implemented process and structure ranging from individual employee hiring and development to overall department performance measurement and policy. Established sub departments to address growth needs and trained and developed managers for those departments.Translated company wider company goals into actionable items and developed metrics to measure success. Regularly reported on metrics and clearly identified and communicated contributing factors to success or failure of meeting company goals as part of the company leadership team.Developed proposals for company resources including staffing and equipment needs. Starting with the initial request for one auto bagging machine, ultimately requesting and purchasing two additional machines significantly improving the efficiency of the packing process.Responsible for all department personnel, addressing all aspects of staffing from promotions and development. Show less Consistently performed function tests on circuit boards manufactured in house to safety and quality specifications across 300 products to ensure customPackaged large production quantity of circuit boards according to packaging standards for 300 unique productsUtilized surface mount and through hole soldering techniques including surface mount and through hole components to complete fabrication of products, including attaching microphones and soldering screens while adhering to safety requirements and best practices Show less

  • Director of Fabrication

    Jul 2016 - Jun 2020

  • Fabrication Manager

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Fabrication Specialist

    Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Order Picker

    Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
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  OnLogic

  Jul 2020 - Jan 2023

  Product Content Specialist

  Maintained close communication across Engineering, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Sales to ensure that computer systems were ready for launch dates, averaging six systems a quarter. Ensured that all Engineering findings especially in regards to core requirements were also updated on product documentation and directly communicated relevant information to all teams to ensure cohesive and clear messaging to customers.Developed processes to ensure successful launches. Including coordinating closely with the Marketing team to develop and document a repeatable and scalable process for successfully launching product pages. Maintained Database of over 100 systems and thousands of individual SKUs across lifecycles.Created and maintained product pages on OnLogic’s website.Addressed internal requests through Odoo tickets, redirecting those through the right process when necessary. Consistently maintained excellent relationships with internal stakeholders, especially within the Sales team.Served as Corrective Active Review Board representative for the Product Team using root cause analysis.. Quickly and consistently resolved related issues. Show less

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  Hack Club

  Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

  Clubs and Community Project Manager

  Developed and regularly maintained project process and reporting standards across the company using Github Projects and Excel and documented and communicated those standards to relevant stakeholders. Managed high school student-led projects to successful launches. Captured project features and bugs in Github Issues. Worked with lead engineer on triaging backlog and establishing milestones. Regularly maintained communication with a team of teenage developers and made sure individual status updates were captured and featured into the overall project plan.Lifecycle Management and Procurement of Sprig hardware, an open source handheld gaming device Show less

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  Instrumart

  Jan 2024 - now

  Ecommerce Content Coordinator