
Span.IO
Hybrid Inverter, Fleet Manager APIs, Data Integrity,
and Stealth R&D programs
Span.io is a company that focuses on modernizing home energy management.
Designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the world.
In addition to their flagship product - a smart electrical panel - Span is focused on improving the overall Home Energy Management experience.
My Role: Staff Technical Program Manager (R&D and Engineering)
Product Management Methodologies: Waterfall (Hardware) and Agile (Software)
Cross Functional Teams: Hardware, Software, Data Science, Data Engineering, Firmware, Product, Compliance, QA, NPI, Contract Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing.
Accomplishments:
Fleet API: A strategic software program for partners to manage their Span fleets, which launched on time and to partner specifications. Designed to be scalable for future revenue opportunities.
Stealth R&D Hardware Programs: Ambitious, cutting edge electrification technology not yet seen in the field.
Business Contact for Department of Energy Grant: Liaison for DOE and Span’s technical teams.
R&D Organization Leader: Reported directly to Senior Vice President of R&D to streamline the organization, including implementing formal Agile cadences, weekly executive reporting, budgeting, resourcing, and serving as Chief of Staff.
Data Quality and Integrity: Revisited our data tooling to address the requirements of machine learning, improving completeness and accuracy.
Compliance and Certification:
UL and Intertek
Supply Chain: International and domestic contract Manufacturers
Project Management Software: Jira, Confluence, Jama, Arena, Figma, Smartsheet, Lucidchart, Google Workspace