Lurein Perera
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Experience
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GiveCard
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder / CEO
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Dec 2018 - Present
Greater Boston Area The Mission-Driven Card Issuing Platform 💳
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Treecard
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Mobile Gaming Apps
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1 - 100 Employee
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Employee #1 + Backend Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Jul 2022
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Planting 1 billion trees with financial innovation 🌱
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Sidebr
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Software Development
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Founder & Head of Product
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Dec 2019 - Feb 2021
One-click, spontaneous calls for remote teams 📍
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OurPet
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Consumer Services
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Founder & Head of Product
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May 2018 - Nov 2019
Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Orientation Leader
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May 2019 - Sep 2019
Greater Boston Area
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Global Leadership Institute at Boston College
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Programs Assistant and Researcher
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Oct 2017 - Aug 2019
Greater Boston Area ✔Consulted on matters regarding technology-focused programs, determine timelines, evaluating costs and factorizing solutions down to core programming tasks. ✔Engaged in diplomacy, hosting numerous dignitaries, politicians, diplomats and public figures at events, including secretaries of states and ambassadors. ✔Conducted relevant research and evaluated government grants to determine grant award criteria and report on the feasibility, relevance and value of such awards to our organization… Show more ✔Consulted on matters regarding technology-focused programs, determine timelines, evaluating costs and factorizing solutions down to core programming tasks. ✔Engaged in diplomacy, hosting numerous dignitaries, politicians, diplomats and public figures at events, including secretaries of states and ambassadors. ✔Conducted relevant research and evaluated government grants to determine grant award criteria and report on the feasibility, relevance and value of such awards to our organization mission as a whole. Show less
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Lead Developer
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Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
Greater Boston Area ✔Theorized and prototyped the Canor Hybrid Data-Over-Audio Mechanism, the first of its kind, to allow Canor to go from far-fetched concept to firm reality. ✔Led a team of 8, coordinating both a product and a growth team to continue to push the startup forward.
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Give Drops
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Student Team Lead
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Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
Greater Boston Area Recruited and led a team of 7 other students, tasked with enhancing growth and improving the product of the California based non-profit Drops. Team Achievements: ✔Personally Designed and fulfilled the entire hiring process, which involved reviewing 30+ applicants, and 10+ interviews to find the best student team possible for our task. ✔Developed a detailed market growth plan, which involved the development of a campus ambassador program in order to expose the product to its target… Show more Recruited and led a team of 7 other students, tasked with enhancing growth and improving the product of the California based non-profit Drops. Team Achievements: ✔Personally Designed and fulfilled the entire hiring process, which involved reviewing 30+ applicants, and 10+ interviews to find the best student team possible for our task. ✔Developed a detailed market growth plan, which involved the development of a campus ambassador program in order to expose the product to its target audience, college students ✔Created a product testing plan, which involved detailed analysis of each update of the product by its target audience in order to determine what features need tuning and how ✔Conducted detailed research on and developed plans to leverage data APIs in order to increase the interactivity and personalization of the product ✔Created a social media strategy in order to revamp the company's brand image and boost brand loyalty In our time working with them, the company underwent a major pivot swinging from the initial platform to a new one, and my team was involved in strategy for penetrating this new market. We worked directly under the CTO, and had weekly video meetings for updates on projects and to discuss new ideas. Show less
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Education
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Harvard University
Master in Design Engineering -
Boston College
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science