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Wil Van Auken

Wil Van Auken

MindLogger Project Manager

wavanauken@gmail.com

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Wil joined the MindLogger project as a product owner (project manager) from December 2019 to October 2022.

Wil’s brief bio:

I have over 20 years of experience helping to run businesses and create great products. I am a certified product owner and I have a passion for making cool stuff and solving complex problems. Not only do I have experience managing projects in the IT industry as well as outside, but I am also an entrepreneur. I have been a business owner and I understand how a business-minded person thinks and what their pain points are.

As a project manager or product owner, I have been in charge of development on websites, mobile applications, e-commerce development and more. When I take on a project, I am the subject matter expert. I am also a big team player and keep focus on creating a really great product. I am an entrepreneurial spirited leader that can think outside of the box when problems arise.

Experience

  • Product Owner, World Impex (2014 - Present)
    • Spearheaded build of a robust, proprietary software product using industry-leading methods and emerging technologies (Agile, Scrum, Python, Django)
    • Directed and hired team of IT and creative resources spanning front/back-end developers, QA testers, team leaders, devops, marketing and graphic artists
    • Designed and developed entire product roadmap, from R&D and requirements gathering through release testing and proof-of-concept
    • Managed sprint planning, acceptance criteria, product backlog items, etc.
    • Configured and used development tools, like Atlassian Jira, Slack, Confluence, Github
    • Conducted Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospective, and other meetings with stakeholders, team and vendors
  • Federal Sales Representative, Accu-Tech (2013)
    • Responsible for high-value preexisting accounts
    • Met aggressive quotas and projections every month
    • Prospected and developed valuable accounts that are still being used
    • Drove sales up for underused accounts by creating lasting relationships
  • Operations, Morgan Stanley (2012 - 2013)
    • Collaborated with sales traders and clients to diminish risk by strong communication and escalation
    • Used trade entry systems, trade flow, and trade processing systems to effectively mitigate risk
    • Identified and resolved trading issues to comply with federal regulations
    • Liaised with teams to develop risk-management strategies

Education

  • BBA: Bachelor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship (2011)
    Frostburg State University (2008 - 2011)

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