Rob Boykin

rfboykin@gmail.com · Chicago · Prototypes Portfolio

A problem solver who loves to build solutions the right way. Highly motivated Software Engineer and PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner-certified project manager. My technical experience has been in engineering web applications, where I frequently took initiative for project planning and communication duties which then allowed me to transition into leading projects and being responsible for their timely deliverables. Relentlessly positive and enthusiastic, my favorite testimonial is is that coworkers describe me as “a delight to work with"!

Experience

Founder, Owner

Fulcrum Apps, LLC
  • Founded and operated Fulcrum Apps, LLC specializing in technology consulting for small businesses.
  • Created client-facing Wordpress website which increased lead generation by 30% for an independent insurance broker.
  • Built Flask & React app to migrate business data into new CRM platform, reducing costs by 75%.
    • August 2024 - Present

    Technical Project Manager

    Mintel
  • Delivered Mintel Leap, responsible for additional $1M in revenue, ahead of schedule by streamlining processes, managing dependencies, and coordinating across business functions.
  • Managed full project lifecycle of 3-4 SaaS projects simultaneously with budgets ranging from $100k-$500k.
  • Achieved on-time deliveries for 95% of projects under my supervision by actively managing timelines, risks, and budget.
  • Acted as go-to person between stakeholders and individual contributors, published weekly status reports to C-Suite audiences to give visibility on budget and scope progress.
    • December 2021 - July 2024

    Scrum Master & Full Stack Engineer

    Mintel
  • Led cloud migration of web infrastructure to AWS, cutting infrastructure costs by 10% & aligning with strategic initiatives.
  • Responsible for the team consistently delivering value, communicating project progress to stakeholders, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the team
  • Championed Agile best practices by leading Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning ceremonies and Retrospectives.
  • Regularly met with individual contributors and stakeholders, including Product Owners, Engineering Leads, Designers, Develoeprs, and Leads of other teams.
    • February 2019 - December 2021

    Front End Engineer

    Mintel
  • Engineered front-end website of Comperemedia Omni, multi-channel marketing analysis tool focused on Financial Services and Insurance industries.
  • Developed incremental features and updates, working with Design, Product, and Operations to gather and understand requirements.
  • Built the first version of the Omni data entry web application, Sherpa. Worked closely with Operations to gather their requirements and deliver an application they could use and maintain as needed.
  • Led a project to update the graphing visualization library after identifying deficiencies
  • Pitched, planned, executed and provided support for the initiative
  • Worked with a team of developers to deliver what is now the primary data visualization library across Mintel applications
  • Assisted the Project Lead in running refinement meetings and breaking down work, took on some project management responsibilities
    • March 2017 - February 2019

    Front-End Engineer

    The Boeing Company- IT Career Foundation Year 3
  • Developed a suite of common Angular 2 UI components with Typescript and SCSS to be used across multiple shop-floor applications.
  • Evaluated the user experience of the existing application and worked with the team to improve the usability of the application based on my recommendations.
    • July 2016 - January 2017

    User Experience Specialist

    The Boeing Company- IT Career Foundation Year 2
  • Presented heuristic reviews and usability studies of current systems and provided recommendations to customers to aid them in remedying usability issues.
  • Conducted focus groups, user interviews, in-lab user testing, and surveys
  • Delivered interactive prototypes to our customers, iteratively designed according to continuous user testing.
    • July 2015 - June 2016

    Application Health and Availability Monitor

    The Boeing Company- IT Career Foundation Year 1
  • Developed and maintained over 100 application availability monitors, which included working with application developers to create monitoring requirements and soliciting approvals from application managers.
  • Identified a process improvement relating to the alerting system of HP BSM which would better serve our customers by enabling them to react to application outages sooner. Helped to incorporate my improvement into the application monitoring standards across the Boeing Enterprise.
    • July 2014 - June 2015

    Education

    Axelos

    PRINCE2 Agile Practioner Course
    PRINCE2 Agile® blends the flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the defined governance of PRINCE2®. PRINCE2 Agile Practioner provides the fundamentals of the PRINCE2 method so it can be embedded in day-to-day work practices, while testing knowledge of PRINCE2 governance requirements, agile concepts and techniques and the interface between them. Additionally, the concepts are applied using real-world management examples.
    December 2023

    University of South Carolina

    Bachelor of Science
    Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Minor in Computer Science
    May 2014

    Skills

    Programming Languages & Tools
    Other skills
    • Collaborative Problem Solving
    • Agile
    • Scrum Mastering
    • Requirements Gathering
    • Workshop and Retrospective Facilitating
    • Risk Management

    Certifications & Awards

    • PRINCE2 Agile Practioner
    • 3-time "Mintel MVP" (Performance-based award)

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