KJ Schmidt
kj.schmidt913@gmail.com |
kjschmidt.us | 419-509-5486
Education
Northwestern University,
Evanston, IL
December 2020
Master in Artificial Intelligence
Tulane University,
New Orleans, LA
May 2014
BA Communications, focus in Digital Media Production
Tech Skills
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Product: Scrum Alliance
Certified Product Manager
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AI/ML: Python, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Deep Learning, Natural Language
Processing, Human Computer Interaction
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Web development: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Github, React, Vue, Node, Redux, MongoDB, Swift, iOS, Python,
the Command Line, Responsive Web Design, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, Angular, Git, SalesForce Marketing Cloud,
Email development, Bootstrap, CSS Preprocessors,
Adobe Creative Suite – Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign; Final Cut Pro 6, 7, and X
Experience
Product Manager and Reseach Scientist - AI and ML
Globus Labs at the University of Chicago with a joint appointment at Argonne
National Lab
January 2021 – Present
- Co-authored grant proposals and academic papers; our team earned a $3.5mill NSF grant to build
accessible ML data infrastructure and cloud compute
- Successfully adapted the Agile Scrum methodology to the unique demands of a cross-disciplinary and
multi-institutional research environment, scoping work to meet differing team member allocations
- Drove our flagship NSF project to v0 prototype one year ahead of schedule, exceeding all milestones
- Developed and managed a successful internship program where students contributed production-grade work and
reported high levels of satisfaction; >80% have returned for additional internships
- Maintaining product backlogs for 4 NSF funded projects
- Presented my team’s work at over 30 speaking engagements at conferences, classrooms, and national labs
- Drove to completion an applied ML project for microscopy image search for scientists at 3M, meeting and
exceeding all milestones and deliverables by combining leadership, technical software, and communication
skills
- Team awarded the 2023 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award for Best Use of High Performance Data Analytics &
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineer
Vertigee
April 2016 – May 2019
Mobile-First Application
- Transitioned an Angular application to a React Application
- Designing and developing both mobile and desktop experiences
- Developing data visualization within a React application using d3.js to display analytics to users
- Working with the Twilio API to create interactive SMS experiences
- Created an image uploader that adds user images to our database
- Using Stripe to implement a secure subscription payment method
Email Development
- Worked with the Ford Motor Company email team to deliver 90% of all email communications to customers
- Coded and designed responsive emails for various applications and newsletters
- Redesigned Ford’s most popular email newsletter raising the open rate from 6% to 19%
- Designed databases for email campaigns within the SalesForce Marketing Cloud
- Walked clients through calling the SalesForce API and troubleshot any issues using SoapUI
- Created and designed cloud pages for email lead generation
- Implemented A/B testing