BRENDEN PARKER
***** ****** ****● Little Rock, Arkansas
870-***-**** ●ad0ze8@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary
Team oriented and result-driven, with a strong foundation in programming and software. Adept at utilizing a diverse range of software tools and platforms. Committed to continuous learning and actively involved in volunteer work within local communities. Proven experience in project/product management, product analysis, and technical support.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
General Studies
Arkansas Northeastern College, Blytheville, AR
ACTIVITIES/HONORS
Member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) 2018-2020
Member, Transfer Student Organization 2017-2020
First Orion Product Management Apprenticeship (Nov 2021 - Feb 2022)
SKILLS
Software: MS Office ●Jira ●Confluence● Amazon Cloudwatch● Visual Studios ● ServiceNow ● ReadMe ● Postman
Programming Languages: C++ ● Python, HTML● CSS
Operating Systems: Windows● MAC
VOLUNTEER WORK
Verizon Innovation Learning, Pine Bluff, AR October 2019-2020
●Chaperone middle school students during STEM activities
●Worked with a team of ten students to build a robot using Lego Mindstorm
Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff. AR February 2019
●Assisted tutor with teaching high schools students to program using Python and Raspberry Pie
Community of Maumelle
●Youth football coach for Maumelle Hornets 9U team
●Maumelle Youth Football Organization (recordings, concessions, fundraisers, etc.)
May 2023 - Present
EXPERIENCE
First Orion, Little Rock
●Completed a four month rigorous Product Analyst Apprenticeship program gaining knowledge about the company and its products
●Utilize Confluence to help groom, edit, gather and create requirements for business and products
●Utilize Jira in order to create stories, tasks, epics, etc.. Also to maintain track records of tickets made for engineers to manage sprints, backlogs and immediate actions
●Created, completed, tickets and change request in ServiceNow
●Worked in Amazon Cloudwatch to run queries and utilize watchlogs.
●Helped maintain, and create knowledge based articles for internal knowledge base page for company products
●Created and maintained company developer portal while utilizing ReadMe as well as HTML and CSS
●Held standups for clients run test pilot with products as well as creating slide deck summaries for averages and performance knowledge
●Managed, multiple projects that dealt with the importance of company compliance and FCC compliance
●STIR- Shaken Knowledge working with verification, authentication, proxy reporting, and tableau.
●Tested and verified API endpoints for integration environment to transition customers to production while utilizing postman for the process
November 2021-October 2023
Men’s Warehouse, Little Rock
●Use pos system to browse and maneuver through different applications
●Measure customers with tape measure to create a better more tailored fit for customer
●Use ruler and chalk to create marks for alterations on garments for customers
●Operate press to remove wrinkles from garments purchased or rented by customers
Warehouse Picker, Martin Brower, North Little Rock
●Operate manual pallets jack to maneuver around the warehouse at safe pace
●Listen to a headset to pick out correct merchandise from racks
●Read labels to ensure correct merchandise is on the order
●Operate a wrap machine to ensure air tight wrapping around the carts
Overnight Stocker, Walmart Supercenter, Conway, AR May 2020-Present
●Stock merchandise to ensure availability for customer purchases
●Utilize handheld Telxon to scan, label, and bin merchandise by department
●Utilize team lifting when necessary to prevent unwanted accidents due to back injuries or strains
●Zone and face merchandise to provide a visually appealing and pleasant customer shopping
●Greet customers with a warm friendly welcome and assist with locating/loading merchandise as needed
Maintenance Associate, Bossman Steamers, Pine Bluff, AR October 2019-April 2020
●Ensured designated facilities were properly cleaned and prepared for daily business
●Utilized manual cleaning equipment and tools to mop, sweep, and dust floors, furniture, and windows
Production Associate, Denso Manufacturing, Osceola, AR Summer 2019
●Worked as part of a team on an assembly line building blower and heater cases for Toyota and Honda automobiles
●Identified parts to ensure product was assembled correctly
●Visually inspected product to ensure quality standards were met
●Repair defects in misassembled parts
Production Associate, Denso Manufacturing, Osceola, AR November 2017-August 2018
●Worked as part of a team on an assembly line building blower and heater cases for Toyota and Honda automobiles
●Identified parts to ensure product was assembled correctly
●Visually inspected product to ensure quality standards were met
●Repair defects in misassembled parts
●Nominated for Employee of the Month
Production Associate, Temps Plus Staffing, Osceola, AR May 2017-November 2017
●Assembled blower and heater cases for automobiles
●Promoted to full-time hire within six months