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Steven Benders

Operations Associate

San Francisco, California, United States21 yrs 5 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Versatile leader with strong technical and product management skills.
  • Expert in designing scalable solutions and enhancing user experience.
  • Proven track record in technical training and automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Technical Training expert with a focus on user experience and automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyUser Experience (ux)Technical TrainingAutomation

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAirtableAnalytical SkillsC-Level PresentationsCSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)CommunicationData AnalysisData IntegrationData ModelingData VisualizationDigital TransformationEnablementEnterprise SoftwareGitHub

About

I'm a versatile leader with strong technical and product management skills. I thrive on solving challenging problems with my teammates and delighting customers with scalable solutions. I like to think of myself as the oil in the machine - keeping the people, processes, and technology involved running smoothly.

Experience

21 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Pryon

Manager, Training & Performance Development

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Remote

AirtableSharePoint

Strange, far, and fantastical

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · United States · Remote

  • Architected and Scoped business offerings, products, and services in line with business plan.
  • Developed business requirements with CEO to translate to functional requirements for products and services.
  • Designed early-stage application UX and publishing process workflows using wireframe and mockup tools.
Business StrategyUser Experience (UX)Software as a Service (SaaS)

Reltio

Technical Training and Enablement Manager

Oct 2021Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Lead Technical Training Operations, overseeing provisioning, deprovisioning, operations, maintenance and technical support for an average of 150 training tenants per month.
  • Spearheaded a 3-month implementation of the Skilljar LMS, including custom styling, functionality, and technical integrations.
  • Consistently achieved high student satisfaction, maintaining an average CSAT score of 4.5/5 across monthly ILT sessions.
  • Developed multiple training presentations and technical frameworks as the SME, resulting in effective role-based learning paths for all implementation roles on the Reltio platform.
  • Maintained reporting dashboards and assisted with LMS administration duties
  • Designed and Implemented over 30 automations saving 15+ hours of effort each week while improving SLAs from Days to Hours
Data IntegrationTechnical PresentationsAutomationInformation ArchitectureTechnical OperationsTechnical Training

Eightfold.ai

Technical Enablement Lead

Nov 2020Oct 2021 · 11 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

  • Developed and Delivered internal technical training programs and content - both general/fundamentals and product-specific
  • Administrated multiple LMSes (MindTickle, Docebo) to provide access for over 100 learners, partners, and consultants to technical content.
  • Consulted Product Managers and interpreted Product Designs to develop Product Overviews, Deployment Instructions, and Best Practice Guides.
  • Documented Product functionality, messaging, use cases, and configurations
  • Provided critical feedback to Product Management and QA organizations during product rollout
  • Designed and Prototyped internal Digital Transformation application ("Eightfold Smart Center") to coordinate Product, Pre-Sales, and Post-Sales teams (using AirTable, Sync Inc, Retool, and custom Javascript)

C3 ai

Training Manager

Apr 2018Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Redwood City, California

  • Developed, organized, and delivered 100+ hours of technical training content to hundreds of customer and internal developers and data scientists
  • Trained and supported hundreds of students through technical training material
  • Maintained and administrated multiple Coursera / LMS training courses for internal/external consumption
  • Maintained and administrated multiple training environments for hands-on practice of concepts by students
  • Onboarded supervisor and team members, scaling a team of 1 to a team of 5
  • Presented dozens of week-long highly complex and technical materials to classes of 10-60 students while maintaining an CSAT of >= 8 out of 10
  • Maintained and reported on all training related records and data
  • Leveraged various applications and Low/No-Code platforms to develop internal tools, multiple integrations and automations to enhance capabilities of training team and data collection and reporting capabilities, including
  • Zapier
  • Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Mail, and Google Scripts
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Retool
  • API Endpoints including: Litmos, Okta, C3.ai Applications
  • Supported all internal training needs, including new hire onboarding, reference content, and internal data-driven reporting
  • Built community and relationships with customer students through high-energy engagement
  • Invented the "C3 Hand Sign"

Abbyy usa

3 roles

Solutions Development & Research Manager

Feb 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Released multiple versions of document processing web platform leveraging Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to process and extract data from high-value business documents
  • Strategized 12-month product feature roadmaps
  • Architected & Designed new product features, incorporating AI/ML and NLP components
  • Interpreted client needs and business use cases into product requirements
  • Managed multiple hosted Development, Staging, and Production environments
  • Directed & Administrated multi-discipline & multi-continent 20 person product team
  • Set Sprint goals for Development Teams, QA Team and Design Team
  • Responsible for knowing every product feature
  • Served as general "Go-To" person for incubated startup team

Solutions Engineer & Prototype Specialist

Promoted

Jan 2016Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Managed and Coordinated multi-national team & leadership in designing, developing, and releasing enterprise web application with aggressive timeline and minimal resources
  • Maintained and Communicated present and future application solution functional vision and capabilities
  • Researched & Designed innovative solutions for data capture from documents using NLP & Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence technologies
  • Ran daily scrum meetings with global team
  • Researched, Implemented, and Administrated collaborative product development & project management tools and processes for global team
  • Administrated and Maintained GitHub code repositories and bug/issue tracking
  • Facilitated weekly application design / UX sessions with multi-disciplinary team mates
  • Collected and Interpreted team, client, and user feedback into prioritized requirements & tasks and assigned for execution
  • Managed iterative improvements of UX / application functionality with multi-disciplinary team mates
  • Conducted searches and interviews for contract employees
  • Designed multiple enterprise-level ontologies for NLP data extraction (OBIE) with clients
  • Demonstrated NLP technology and products to prospective clients
  • Managed and coordinated ontology development processes with global teams
  • Identified and documented strategic, client, and industry use cases and markets
  • Drafted and edited executive messaging regarding products, technology, and processes
  • Generated and edited print and video marketing assets with on-target messaging
  • Created sales demos and sales enablement tools for NLP products
  • Managed marketing contractors in asset generation
  • Tested and reported NLP ontology data extraction performance & errors
  • Supported client testing, integration, and deployment of NLP products
  • Onboarded new team members to bring them up to speed rapidly

UX Prototyper

Oct 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Developed & Styled jQuery-based NLP document review application prototypes
  • Developed & Styled jQuery, mySQL, & PHP-based document classification prototype
  • Prototyped various UX interactions, functionalities, and metaphors for products
  • Designed NLP application requirements & functionality with UX Team
  • Designed & Integrated proprietary RDF & Triple-Store server backend into prototypes
  • Implemented interface designs using Bootstrap 3
  • Implemented prototype functionality with jQuery, Data Visualization, and other libraries
  • Deployed multiple iterations of prototypes in Agile fashion
  • Presented prototypes internally and externally for prospective clients
  • Accelerated Development Partner’s GTM for final product with prototypes

Native american health center

Digital Media Assistant

Jun 2014Oct 2014 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Created web and social media strategy for agency
  • Managed integrated social media accounts
  • Managed and supported 5 department interns
  • Implemented new department digital storage solution
  • Produced, filmed & edited multiple video projects
  • Assisted with print projects as needed
  • Executed agency-wide information collection & standardization initiatives
  • Designed, developed, & deployed new agency website with WordPress
  • Identified, recommended, & implemented new technical tools and procedures as needed
  • Created culturally competent, strength based, and social justice focused media

Generation productions media (genpro media)

Web Developer & Technology Consultant

Jun 2013Apr 2014 · 10 mos · Greater Boston Area

  • Administrated multiple user accounts across multiple application & service platforms
  • Identified & Developed web solutions for multiple client needs
  • Trained & assisted non-expert clients in proper solution usage
  • Communicated technically sophisticated concepts to non-experts
  • Maintained, identified & fixed multiple website problems
  • Developed custom desktop software for client web needs, using Javascript, PHP, and WordPress
  • Designed client branded images, logos, and promotional materials
  • Wrote small business proposals outlining project scope, timelines, deliverables

Rock the house entertainment group

Special Projects

Oct 2012Apr 2013 · 6 mos

  • ♬ Organized and standardized terabytes of video projects across company network
  • ♬ Edited and produced multimedia DVD/Blu-ray discs for client order
  • ♬ Managed multiple projects for teams via Basecamp
  • ♬ Other Duties As Required

Autonomy

Marketing Specialist

Sep 2011Aug 2012 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Developed branded HTML marketing templates
  • Updated internal and external corporate websites & content
  • Modified CMS plugins in XML/XSL
  • Filmed, Edited, & Produced digital multimedia content
  • Produced interactive internal eLearning lessons
  • Managed physical & virtual resources for Marketing Dept.
  • Developed & Launched mobile landing sites for products

Kelley & ferraro llp

Settlement Coordinator

Aug 2010May 2011 · 9 mos · Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

  • ⁑ Processed asbestos injury claim information
  • ⁑ Handled millions of dollars worth of injury lawsuit paperwork
  • ⁑ Designed and developed task efficiency increasing scripts

Jesse schell

Independent Study in Game Design

Jan 2009May 2009 · 4 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ♔ Generated multiple video game ideas
  • ♔ Pitched game ideas to Jesse Schell, advisor
  • ♔ Designed and refined multiple games and game prototypes created in Game Maker 7

Global game jam 2009

Game Designer

Jan 2009Feb 2009 · 1 mo · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ♠ Member of 3 man team for 72 straight hours developing video game entry
  • ♠ Generated multiple game ideas and designs

Golan levin

Robotics Programmer

Jun 2008Aug 2008 · 2 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ⚙ Programmed ABB IRB 2400 using RAPID programming language
  • ⚙ Integrated robot movement with client-server communication and stereo vision input
  • ⚙ Assisted museum installation and de-installation for 2 month public exhibition

Carnegie mellon university

2 roles

Head Orientation Counselor

Jan 2008Oct 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ☆ Planned and executed week long orientation for 1500 incoming freshmen
  • ☆ Managed $250,000 budget as part of 6 person team
  • ☆ Interviewed and hired 100+ volunteer staff
  • ☆ Led multiple teams to orient first year residents
  • ☆ Planned and executed 4 day training seminar for volunteer staff
  • ☆ Planned and executed 1700 person Olympic Games Style event
  • ☆ Organized multiple orientation events with other university offices

Orientation Counselor

Aug 2007Sep 2007 · 1 mo · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ⚑ Led incoming freshmen through various activities
  • ⚑ Managed introductory social events
  • ⚑ Distributed information about university services, classes, events and activities
  • ⚑ Coordinated event management with other volunteer staff

Game creation society @ carnegie mellon

Level Designer and Static Modeler - "Treesuit"

Sep 2007Apr 2008 · 7 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ⚀ Worked with 15 volunteers to create 3D video game
  • ⚀ Designed and created first level using 3D Studio Max and Photoshop
  • ⚀ Created static models for game using 3D Studio Max

Ken kotovsky ph.d

Research Assistant

Feb 2006Dec 2010 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Area

  • ๏ Designed insight problem solving experiment
  • ๏ Developed testing program in Game Maker 7 Professional Edition
  • ๏ Tested subjects for insight problem solving ability

Vincent lighting systems

Intern

Jan 2004Jan 2008 · 4 yrs · Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

  • Warehouse Inventory Management and Stocking
  • Event Preparation
  • Equipment Preparation and Testing
  • Equipment Setup and Teardown

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor’s Degree — Information Systems

Jan 2006Jan 2010

Western Reserve Academy

Jan 2004Jan 2006

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