Derek Kincade

Derek kincade

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program manager focused on increasing efficiency and programmatic capacity using continuous improvement and Scrum methodology..

  • Education

    • Edmonds woodway high school

      2009 - 2013
      High school

      Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Tri-M Musical Honor Society, ASB (Associated Student Body)- Clubs Officer, International Baccalaureate

    • Stanford university

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor's degree psychology

      Activities and Societies: Bridge Peer Counseling Center: Live-In Counselors, Teaching Team Member, and Counselor, Stanford Undergraduate Research Conference- Board of Directors, Counselors in Residence Program Coordinator, ASSU (Associated Students of Stanford University) Committee on Mental Health, ASSU (Associated Students of Stanford University) Committee on Emotional Well-Being,

  • Experience

    • Dweck-walton psychology research lab

      Dec 2013 - Jul 2014
      Research assistant
    • Amp tablet solutions, inc.

      Jul 2014 - Sept 2014
      Intern

      - Internship at startup focused on a long-term market research project; to be used for work with investors and to plan future business models. -Helped clients on set up and use of company’s mobile app and online software.

    • Stanford social neuroscience lab

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2017
      Research assistant

      - Lead data collection and data analysis on study of paternalism. - Collected data for longitudinal empathy intervention in college students. - Participated in journal club to increase theoretical knowledge related to neuroscience and social psychology. - Entered, verified and cleaned data for analysis.

    • Stanford alumni association

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2017
      Reunion homecoming team leader

      Jobs held: Team Leader and Interviewing Committee -Student Worker: Provided administrative and event support for Reunion Homecoming projects. Assisted facilitation of large scale activities which allowed alumni to interact with students.- Interviewing Committee: Advertised for and held interviews with prospective student workers. Coordinated with other students on the interviewing committee as well as professional staff to ensure a well-rounded team.

    • Stanford university

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2017
      Resident assistant

      - Lived in both an all-freshmen dorm as well as an upperclassmen small house. - Working as part of small student-led staffs which provide safe and healthy living spaces for students at Stanford University- Coordinated activities to foster inclusive community as well as provided guidance to students on how to acclimate to and find their place at Stanford. - Frequent practice with setting community norms and ensuring students live by those standards.

    • Stanford university psychology department

      Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
      Psych one teaching fellow

      - Planning and teaching sections to enhance educational understanding of specific psychology concepts.-Specific area of expertise in social learning and pro-social decision making. - Advising students on their Research and Writing projects and guiding students through the research process.- Proctoring and grading exams and final projects.

    • Amptab, inc.

      Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
      Director of process improvement

      -Tasked with optimizing productivity by restructuring organizational processes.-Instituted a cross-functional product management system to track ongoing work across the 7 core AMP products. Forecasted future projects via a weighing system based on customer service requests and stakeholder goals.-Created AMP Academy, a client-facing training and certification program with multiple persona-based courses.-Revamped customer service department from email based ad-hoc solutions to a customer support ticketing system handling over 500 tickets per month with a 2 hour first response time. -Analyzed the most common customer support tickets to create a 60-article self-service help center for end-users. Show less

    • Splice

      Dec 2018 - now
      Process improvement program manager

      -Reporting to CEO as a resource tasked with improving communication, cross-functional teamwork and process efficiency across 5 siloed business units. -Establishing KPIs and process documentation for 3 teams with 17 total roles. -Implemented SharePoint Site to house all documentation and create clear new employee onboarding. -Completing process improvement projects with vendor partners across the country in order to reduce high impact delivery times by 33% and create increased capacity for service recovery. -Lead working sessions with 15 budget stakeholders to create more cost-efficient budgeting process as part of a restructure for a greater $50 million account. -Working with wd Operations to increase work crew capacity from 5 partially-specialized teams to a fully cross-trained crew of 30 operating in a zone-based system.-Engaged in process improvement on Warehouse forecasting to prevent outages and ensure that all product is available for our client within a 5 day SLA. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Qpr (question, persuade, refer) gatekeeper training for suicide prevention

      Qpr institute
      Nov 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Derek Kincade
      Stanford University Psych One Scholar Award Stanford University Psychology Department Mar 2014
    • Awarded to Derek Kincade
      Jack Kent Cooke College Scholar Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Feb 2013
    • Awarded to Derek Kincade
      Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholar Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dec 2008
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by VISIONS Service Adventures on Jun 2012
      VISIONS Service AdventuresAssociated with Derek Kincade
    • Advisory Board Member

      Issued by Challenge Success on Jun 2015
      Challenge SuccessAssociated with Derek Kincade