Jason Fried

Founder & CEO at 37signals (makers of Basecamp and HEY). Non-serial entrepreneur, serial author (Getting Real, REWORK, REMOTE, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work). Email me at jason@hey.com.

Co-founder & CEO

Chief Industries, Inc.

Application Development Manager

Cecil Smalley Photos

I help gearheads showcase their works of art, outside of their garages, by capturing stunning images of their machines.

Freelance Photographer

Boston Mutual Life Insurance

Monitored competitive landscape, technology and process advances, and market opportunities to
determine and evaluate opportunities for organizational advancement
Facilitated business unit requirement elicitation 
Developed current and future state workflow diagrams to determine opportunities for process
improvement
Championed innovation throughout the organization, both process and technology
Lead research initiatives that provide opportunities to assist in advancing the
Innovation Lab and overall organizational results
Created training documentation for onboarding business customers to new processes and solutions
Leading training engagements to help with onboarding business customers to new processes and
solutions
Developed and maintained Alexa skill
Lead efforts to digitize customer facing forms

Senior Innovation Consultant(Business Analyst)

Hugo Enterprises/Best Bison

Managed onboarding of various new technology systems including Cloud-based Point Of Sale, Kitchen Management, and online ordering platforms
Defined project schedules, scope, requirements, allocated resources, and monitored the progress of teams
Interfaced with vendors of Point Of Sale, Kitchen Management Systems, and Microsoft Retailers
Selected, configured, and maintained  project management and communication tools
Removed blockers for team members and vendors
Managed risk, scope, and progress
Tasked with leading cultural/employee engagement effort establishing Mission Statement and Core Values

Project Manager 

ServiTech  Inc.

Provided leadership for a distributed IT team of five(5) developers and four(4) IT Support staff spread across locations in three(3) states
Led development team through a transition to a new toolset from VB6/.NET/SQL to the MEAN stack (Mongo, Express, Angular and Node) and development of a web application providing farmers with access to in-field IoT devices
Led support team through implementing a new ticketing system using Zoho Desk and YouTrack 
Mentoring and coaching of the teams 
Identified and implemented opportunities for team training 
Oversaw and determined time frames for major IT projects and upgrades across the enterprise
Identified problematic areas and implemented strategic solutions
Budgeted for IT Department spending 
Interface with numerous data providing partners

Manager ServiTech Technology & Services

Lead organizational SCRUM transformation as Scrum Master
Developed QA Automation using Ruby, Cucumber etc.
Developed prototype applications to exercise outside companies APIs us C#
Maintained internal lab sample image capturing system using VB

Scrum Master/Product Owner/Developer

Hamilton County Information Technology Corporation Board

The Aurora Technology Center is a dynamic environment for technology-dependent companies in the start-up and growth phase of development.  It’s a nonprofit business center that provides new businesses with the facilities, services, and professional resources they need to get their venture off the ground, at a dramatically reduced cost.

The ATC is a 10,900 square foot facility with configurable office space that meets tenant requirements.  The facility includes a reception area, services room for shared office equipment (copier/printer and fax), conference room, training center, centralized post office services, and an outdoor courtyard.

Board Member

Xpanxion

Collaborated with developers, quality assurance analysts, and other stakeholders on software projects for RedHat.
Designed, developed and maintained automated testing scripts for applications using Ruby, Cucumber, Capybara, Selenium, Jenkins and RubyMine. Created defect status reports and validated bug fixes.

Lead SDET

Hamilton Telecommunications

Coordinated mobile app development projects utilizing internal and off-shore resources
Modified existing iOS, Android and BlackBerry mobile applications
Developed Intranet and external company websites utilizing Joomla!, PHP and JavaScript
Designed and developed monitoring websites for Video Relay Service

Programmer/Analyst

Boeing

Served as Peer Review Focal and chaired the Software Engineering Process Group SEI-CMM effort
Designed and developed communication planning software for the B-52 CONECT program using .NET 2005
Designed and developed imbedded flight software for the B-52 MALD program using ADA95
Performed Software Engineering Environment functions including UNIX and ClearCase administration, maintenance of software build scripts and installation of AFMSS software
Designed and developed imbedded flight and mission planning software for the B-52 AMI program using ADA95 and ADA83

Software Engineer

Lodgisitx/Sulcus/Eltrax

Performed remote updates/upgrades of property management systems
Setup and installed Windows based workstations and Microsoft Office products
Designed and developed software for property management systems using Delphi3.0/4.0
Performed test procedures on newly developed and changed programs for property management
systems

Software Tester / Programmer

An experienced developer, Scrum Master, Business Analyst (Innovation Consultant) and now Applications Development Manager.  Over my career I have pulled cables, punched down phone lines, performed manual as well as automated quality assurance, and functioned in Process Improvement and Cultural Improvement roles.  I have written code in numerous languages for products that range from hospitality management software to web development, to QA automation, to flight and mission planning software for USAF B-52 bombers.  I have worked with Ada, C#, CSS, Delphi, HTML, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, VB.NET among others.  

Rarely satisfied with the status quo, I am always looking for improved methods of doing the task at hand.  The phrase “We have always done it that way.” is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.

Enneagram - Six
Working Genius - Discernment & Wonder
Cliftons - Intellection, Restorative, Individualization, Ideation, Connectedness 
DiSC - C/S 


Photography is my escape and has turned into a side hustle...   You want classic, simple portraits that capture your senior at their best.  They want a relaxed, fun, session. I’ll work together with you and your senior to plan out an easy going, fun session 

I also help collectors and gearheads showcase their works of art, outside of their garages, by capturing stunning images of their machines.

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