Dana Levine
Cognitive Science graduate from MIT. Currently pursuing MBA and MSc degrees. Last worked at Genzyme as an Operations Improvement Intern.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Genzyme, Framingham, MA |
| Position: | Operations Improvement Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Using Lean methodologies to improve the maintenance of machines necessary for biopharmaceutical production.
• Led Value Stream Improvement workshop, which involved training personnel in lean tools, mapping out the current workflow, and designing an improved workflow. • Managing implementation of improved workflow for machine maintenance. • Defining and measuring Key Performance Indicators, which will allow for measurement of progress and continued improvement. • Designing and managing study to reduce unnecessary equipment sterilization, which could potentially save Genzyme $100,000+ per year. |
| Employer: | Google, Mountain View, CA |
| Position: | Software Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2007 |
| Description: | • Built tools to analyze user behavior and usage patterns for Google Book Search.
• Worked with product management to determine what information matters most to the company and to its partners, and developed automated analysis to extract these metrics. • Created graphical dashboards to display the results, and presented these to group management. • Took Google Page Creator, a browser-based web page creation tool, from initial concept to publicly launched product with over 1 million users. • Operated as the project's Technical Lead through product release, coordinating with teams across engineering and operations to obtain launch approval. • Successfully lobbied management to give the product sufficient hardware resources to keep up with growth. |
| Employer: | Appian Corporation, Vienna, VA |
| Position: | Senior Technical Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2001 - November 2004 |
| Description: | • Technical Project Manager for web-based procurement solution for the US Army.
• Discussed requirements with the client, and created specification that allowed implementation of all critical features within time and budget constraints. • Led technical implementation team through client signoff. • Led deployment of a large government portal into production environment. • Worked with the customer to determine technical and political requirements for systems deployment. • Successfully sidestepped both technical issues and organizational politics to achieve a timely launch. |
| Employer: | The Tech (MIT’s Student Newspaper), Cambridge, MA |
| Position: | Editor In Chief, News Editor |
| Time period: | December 1998 - November 2002 |
| Description: | • Managed a staff of 100 writers, photographers, and editors to coordinate the publication of a semiweekly newspaper with 15,000 readers. Handled relations with the production staff and business department. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Bioengineering, MSc |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 1997 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Cognitive Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Bicycling – More miles by bike than by car in 2006 and 2007. Organized group rides to work at Google.
• Improvisational Comedy |
Dana's Startups (2)
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EasyQ
EasyQ is a system that provides restaurants with an efficient, low-cost, and easy-to-use solution for managing waitlists and reservations. It allows restaurant patrons to receive notifications and to manage their reservations from their mobile phones
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InstantQ
InstantQ utilizes mobile technology to free you from the burden of physically waiting in line.