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I'm a technical product manager and software engineer who specializes in designing and building mission-critical solutions across the healthcare, defense, and finacial technology industries.

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I solve hard problems

I'm a technical product manager and software engineer who specializes in designing and building mission-critical solutions across the healthcare, defense, and finacial technology industries.

  • SpecialtiesProduct Management, Product Development, Custom Tailored & Mission Critical Software, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Agile Methodologies, Cloud Architecture, Cybersecurity, Blockchain
  • CertificationsSAFe Scrum Master, TensorFlow Developer
  • Work PreferenceRemote / I‘ve been working remotely for over three years. This setup has not only allowed me to produce top-notch work but also fueled my desire to be a digital nomad and travel the world.
  • Current ProjectWayfareBuddy: an AI powered trip planning app to make planning your next vacation as easy-going and enjoyable as the vacation itself
  • Me In Three Wordshardworking, creative, empathetic
  • Favorite Quote"No, Try Not. Do or Do Not, There Is No Try." - Master Yoda

experience

May 2023 - PresentTechnical Product ManagerGottman Inc

Lead the evolution and strategic direction of existing products, while spearheading initiatives aimed at revolutionizing mental health, wellness, and relationship solutions for both professionals and consumers.

April 2022 - April 2023Senior Software Engineer, Scrum MasterGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems

Developed next-generation AI-based mission planning platform using React, Java, Docker, and Kubernetes to support DoD space missions.

SUMMER 2019, AUG 2020 - APR 2022Software EngineerGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems

Developed high predictive performance ML workflow to train and evaluate multiple object detection models in parallel using Python, OpenCV, and TensorFlow, and scikit-learn in support of critical DoD mission.

August 2021 - March 2022Co-Founder, Product Manager, Lead EngineerPixy

Developed roadmap for MVP with $1 million in investor funding, managed 5- person distributed development team, and communicated progress and roadblocks regularly with stakeholders.

Education

January 2019 - May 2020M.S. Information TechnologyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Concentration in Machine Learning and Data Analytics (4.00 / 4.00 GPA)
  • National Science Foundation I-Corps Entrepreneurial Lead for novel IoT project

August 2015 - May 2019B.S. Computer Science / B.S. Information Technology & Web ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Concentration in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (3.64 / 4.00 GPA)
  • Active participant in student government and center for entrepreneurship
September 2011 - June 2015Colonia High School
  • President of National Honors Society and active particpant in regional science symposia

top tech skills

python
90%
java (spring)
85%
Cloud & Containerization (AWS Lambda / AWS EC2 / Kubernetes / Docker)
75%
sql
70%
typescript (react / node.js)
70%
systems architecture
80%
Predictive Modeling (scikit-learn)
75%
DevSecOps (CICD)
70%
Computer Vision (OpenCV, TensorFlow)
75%
Data Analysis (Jupyter / Pandas / Numpy)
80%
Smart Contracts (Rust / CosmWasm)
80%

get in touch

Check out my professional profiles and feel free to contact me!
  • emailjcfantell@gmail.com

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