Jared Hagemann

The VPG organization within Intel was responsible for developing graphics driver software and was made up of nearly 20 distinct engineering teams, each with its own planning process and project tools. As an engineering manager of one of these teams, it was clear that the organization needed a unified development framework to more efficiently plan and track progress toward our goals.

I worked with leadership to define a development methodology (Scaled Agile Framework) and a standardized set of project planning tools (Jira, BigPicture) that would improve project estimates and provide better visibility into status, cross-team dependencies, etc. I implemented this framework across all teams, ensuring its adoption was successful.

As manager of Ridgeline’s intern program, my primary charter was talent identification and retention, with a secondary goal of completing projects that added meaningful value to the product within a 10-week timeline. The most critical pathway for achieving these goals was to connect individually with each person, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and guide them in the direction they could have the greatest impact.

Key Responsibilities
Defined the intern teams (3-4 developers each), facilitating project content and sponsorship from full-time developers. Paired interns with mentors at the company. Directly managed half of the intern cohort (around 8-10 developers), and hosted final project presentations to the rest of the company.

Key Results
Successfully converted >80% of interns to full-time hires for both 2020 + 2021. Every intern team produced a deliverable that added value to the product, many of which evolved into major, long-term features.

To provide customers with the data required to make decisions about proposed trades quickly, we partnered with a third-party data provider to stream prices into the system and display them at relevant points in the application. This project was particularly challenging due to the data stream’s scale and the strict licensing agreement with the stock exchanges that dictate which specific software users are entitled to see this data. My role was to manage the development team building this integration, interface with representatives from the third-party data provider, and ensure that our solution passed the licensing agreement audit upon delivery of the product.

Key Results
Analyzed available third-party interfaces to assess security risks and technology fit and determined the optimal infrastructure to meet our functional and performance objectives. Designed a solution to support user requirements and adhere to our license agreement with the data provider. Built interfaces to provide access to this data for other product teams in the organization so it could be leveraged for additional use cases. Estimated timeline and delivered successfully.

In addition to my day job, I am an investor in and property manager of multiple rental units. I have collaborated with my business partner to acquire the units, perform renovations, screen tenants and maintain the properties.