Amy Bensinger
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Max Smoot
I've worked with Amy both as a direct report and as a technical lead with her operating as the program manager. She is an exceptional and reliable contributor in both capacities. As a functional manger, Amy is deeply invested in the development of her direct reports. She goes above and beyond to understand their career goals and works with them to refine and execute on a plan. She intensely represents her reports on all fronts and provides a moral compass to the company writ large As a program manager, Amy is detail oriented and plans through to completion. She is often first to perceive gaps, is quick to socialize, and aggressively works to resolve them. With this foresight, Amy has developed exceptional triage and replanning capabilities. She effectively represents customers both in short term technology demonstrations as well as longer duration programmatic relationships.
Jung Kim
"Getting Things Done" is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Amy after working closely with her for about 3 years. I was particularly impressed by Amy's ability to provide a solution for the large scale requirements in the mixed hardware/software system. Her solutions have been innovative, well-thought including both technical and non-technical aspects, like process. I think of her as a dependable engineering leader and colleague.
Max Smoot
I've worked with Amy both as a direct report and as a technical lead with her operating as the program manager. She is an exceptional and reliable contributor in both capacities. As a functional manger, Amy is deeply invested in the development of her direct reports. She goes above and beyond to understand their career goals and works with them to refine and execute on a plan. She intensely represents her reports on all fronts and provides a moral compass to the company writ large As a program manager, Amy is detail oriented and plans through to completion. She is often first to perceive gaps, is quick to socialize, and aggressively works to resolve them. With this foresight, Amy has developed exceptional triage and replanning capabilities. She effectively represents customers both in short term technology demonstrations as well as longer duration programmatic relationships.
Jung Kim
"Getting Things Done" is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Amy after working closely with her for about 3 years. I was particularly impressed by Amy's ability to provide a solution for the large scale requirements in the mixed hardware/software system. Her solutions have been innovative, well-thought including both technical and non-technical aspects, like process. I think of her as a dependable engineering leader and colleague.
Max Smoot
I've worked with Amy both as a direct report and as a technical lead with her operating as the program manager. She is an exceptional and reliable contributor in both capacities. As a functional manger, Amy is deeply invested in the development of her direct reports. She goes above and beyond to understand their career goals and works with them to refine and execute on a plan. She intensely represents her reports on all fronts and provides a moral compass to the company writ large As a program manager, Amy is detail oriented and plans through to completion. She is often first to perceive gaps, is quick to socialize, and aggressively works to resolve them. With this foresight, Amy has developed exceptional triage and replanning capabilities. She effectively represents customers both in short term technology demonstrations as well as longer duration programmatic relationships.
Jung Kim
"Getting Things Done" is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Amy after working closely with her for about 3 years. I was particularly impressed by Amy's ability to provide a solution for the large scale requirements in the mixed hardware/software system. Her solutions have been innovative, well-thought including both technical and non-technical aspects, like process. I think of her as a dependable engineering leader and colleague.
Max Smoot
I've worked with Amy both as a direct report and as a technical lead with her operating as the program manager. She is an exceptional and reliable contributor in both capacities. As a functional manger, Amy is deeply invested in the development of her direct reports. She goes above and beyond to understand their career goals and works with them to refine and execute on a plan. She intensely represents her reports on all fronts and provides a moral compass to the company writ large As a program manager, Amy is detail oriented and plans through to completion. She is often first to perceive gaps, is quick to socialize, and aggressively works to resolve them. With this foresight, Amy has developed exceptional triage and replanning capabilities. She effectively represents customers both in short term technology demonstrations as well as longer duration programmatic relationships.
Jung Kim
"Getting Things Done" is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Amy after working closely with her for about 3 years. I was particularly impressed by Amy's ability to provide a solution for the large scale requirements in the mixed hardware/software system. Her solutions have been innovative, well-thought including both technical and non-technical aspects, like process. I think of her as a dependable engineering leader and colleague.
Experience
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Rooster Park
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Feb 2020 - Present
Worked with top streaming technology provider to launch and support a premier streaming service. Worked with top streaming technology provider to launch and support a premier streaming service.
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Kymeta Corporation
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United States
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Telecommunications
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director, Global Solutions Delivery and Systems Engineering
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Sep 2016 - Jul 2019
Envisioned, built, and led teams to execute on high-profile, must-deliver engineering and deployment efforts for Kymeta’s flat-panel software-controlled antennas and terminals. Oversaw teams including systems engineering, technical communications, project management, and training. Created global training program and owned technical communications. Led and grew systems engineering and project management teams to support rapid expansion. Business development and account management for key overseas partners/investors. Responsible for regulatory strategy. Implemented triage and escalation processes across organization. Teams responsible for >$1M revenue. 2017 President’s Award winner. Show less
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Vulcan, Inc.
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Program Manager, Technology
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Jan 2015 - Oct 2016
Owned technology roadmap and execution for philanthropic technology grants. Responsibilities included solutions architecture, technology leadership, product planning and analysis. Created strategic solutions to scale technology efforts to bring practical, meaningful impact. Led efforts to train technical and nontechnical staff on open technology best practices. Responsible for cross-program/project resource balancing. Assessed and identified pipeline programs. Teams consistently delivered targeted, quality-driven releases on-time and under budget. Programs included Sea Around Us (http://www.seaaroundus.org/), an internationally acclaimed organization analyzing and creating data models for global fishing catch and Global FinPrint (https://globalfinprint.org/), a massive survey of shark and ray data in coral reef ecosystems around the world. Show less
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Director (Interim), Engineering Services
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May 2014 - Jan 2015
Outreach and business development for senior engineering teams, consulting services and recruiting. Building business for set-piece engineering teams with a focus on high-value projects requiring senior engineers. Client engagements for program, project and product management, quality assurance, delivery, operations and engineering leadership. Outreach and business development for senior engineering teams, consulting services and recruiting. Building business for set-piece engineering teams with a focus on high-value projects requiring senior engineers. Client engagements for program, project and product management, quality assurance, delivery, operations and engineering leadership.
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Consultant
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Nov 2012 - Jan 2014
Integration, QA and PM strategy for Affordable Care Act at Washington's leading health insurance provider. Worked with multiple state and federal health care exchanges to integrate systems. Integration, QA and PM strategy for Affordable Care Act at Washington's leading health insurance provider. Worked with multiple state and federal health care exchanges to integrate systems.
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Director, Integration and Product Support
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Oct 2010 - Jun 2012
Envisioned, created and led group to manage complex, multi-platform hardware and software integrations with high-touch automotive customers, content providers, hardware manufacturers and speech-recognition solutions. Oversaw design and launch of systems to integrate customers, partners and future prospects, including cross-party technical account management, API integration and documentation. Created and executed device management and sunset strategy, release rollouts and customer liaison. Built team of 20+ testers, managers and SDETs for multi-million-dollar infotainment product for world’s largest automaker. Implemented best practices and strong advocate for customer and QA team. High-visibility customer management role with enterprise leadership. Show less
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Atlas Accelerator
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Vietnam
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E-learning
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Program Management/QA/Engineering Best Practices
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Dec 2006 - Nov 2010
Worked with early stage start-ups to build businesses using a direct, hands-on approach to implementation. Focused on transitions to managing enterprise customers, including major telecom and media companies. Supported multiple clients developing processes for QA, customer support, development, recruiting, sales, marketing and operations. Built and managed test teams and supervised development. Recruited developers, PM, test, and C-level candidates. Performed market analysis, funding and finance discussions/pitches. Roles included: Technical Account Manager, Delivery Manager, Integration Manager, Support Manager, Solutions Engineer, Program Manager, Test Manager, Director of Program Management, Delivery Manager, and Interim Head of Engineering. Show less
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Technical Consultant - Microfinance Implementations
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Aug 2007 - Mar 2008
On-the-ground technical consultant in India for Mifos (http://www.mifos.org), a microfinance loan management system. Responsible for consulting on implementations in Bangalore and initial assessment in Assam. Facilitated discussions and performed technical readiness assessments. Contributed to local vendor selection and development. Provided public technical documentation for open source development teams and vendors. Contributed to ongoing work in the Philippines and Nepal. On-the-ground technical consultant in India for Mifos (http://www.mifos.org), a microfinance loan management system. Responsible for consulting on implementations in Bangalore and initial assessment in Assam. Facilitated discussions and performed technical readiness assessments. Contributed to local vendor selection and development. Provided public technical documentation for open source development teams and vendors. Contributed to ongoing work in the Philippines and Nepal.
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Project Manager/Senior Quality Engineer
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Apr 2004 - Nov 2006
Supervised team to perform major data migration and application decommissioning effort; coordinated several internal departments and telecom partners to develop overall production strategy. Responsible for training and documentation for clients and internal technical and non-technical staff. Coordinated projects and key international development and demo efforts. Responsible for analysis, training, test approaches, and test execution on a variety of short- and long-term features. Worked with major cell phone carriers to support acceptance testing efforts. QA Lead for technical integration project for major US telecom merger. Show less
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Database Test Engineer, Brain Atlas
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Oct 2001 - Apr 2004
Launch team for the Allen Brain Atlas Project. Developed requirements and procedures. Designed and executed test plans on web-based applications. Project lead on database clean-up and evangelist for new processes. Created and executed test plans for database team, including testing custom setup process, applications and maintenance. Researched, defined and documented database and setup requirements. Created custom tool to help analyze test coverage vis-à-vis database and application code. Trained teams in database principles and successful test strategies. Developed automated tests. Show less
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IT Consultant/Manager/Volunteer
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Apr 2001 - Sep 2001
Volunteer manager of data conversion/application modification team to combine separate databases and Access applications into a single database. Provided software consulting and practice analysis. Coordinated team of semi-technical volunteers to assign and complete tasks, evaluating technical levels and project dates. Refined business processes surrounding entry, evaluated and cleaned data, documented process, and prepared transition. Also performed technical support, office projects, and construction. Show less
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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STE, SQL Server Replication Group
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Mar 2000 - Apr 2001
Managed daily build runs, maintained labs, and investigated and reported results for SQL 7.0, SQL 2000, and 2005. Managed daily build runs, maintained labs, and investigated and reported results for SQL 7.0, SQL 2000, and 2005.
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Developer
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May 1999 - Feb 2000
Developed custom applications to enhance iMIS, an association management software package. Responsibilities: client management, SQL scripting, database design consultation, documentation, and data conversion, and internal tech support. Developed custom applications to enhance iMIS, an association management software package. Responsibilities: client management, SQL scripting, database design consultation, documentation, and data conversion, and internal tech support.
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Accenture
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Ireland
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Experienced Analyst
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Aug 1997 - Nov 1998
Developer and analyst for major oil and gas firm. Developed stand-alone custom screens. Improved existing custom development process; modified application to enable client-users to create screens through a template system. Trained client-users in testing and development practices. Created process documentation. Researched, fixed, and tested bugs and modifications. Worked with custom security code and handled user security issues. Developer and analyst for major oil and gas firm. Developed stand-alone custom screens. Improved existing custom development process; modified application to enable client-users to create screens through a template system. Trained client-users in testing and development practices. Created process documentation. Researched, fixed, and tested bugs and modifications. Worked with custom security code and handled user security issues.
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Education
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1993 - 1997
The University of Texas at Austin
BA, Economics Honors -
2003 - 2003
University of Washington
graduate coursework in bioinformatics
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