Jackson Miller

2022 Promotion Review

Created by Jackson Miller

Agenda

  • Career Journey
  • Career Accomplishments
  • Leadership Dimensions / Aspirations
  • Business Justification
  • Business Case Summery

Career Journey

2018 Associate Consultant A1 AWS Certified
Developer - Associate		 Hackathon Runner-Up
2019 Consultant A2 “Restored their faith in Sogeti.” - Quote from client Recruited at Tech Crawl
2020 Senior Consultant B Joined C.A.B.
(Consultant Advisory Board)		 Iowa State MIS Career Fair
2021 Senior Consultant B Sogeti National Rocket League Tournament Runner-Up for NA Mentor and interim counselor
2022 Senior Consultant B Accepted Tech Lead Position Managing Team of 7 Became a counselor

Current Responsibilities

  • Currently a Tech Lead at Principal Financial Group
  • Leading a team of 7 consultants
  • Guidance and structure for implementing and maintaining best practices
  • Supporting and aiding my team.
  • Technical guidance on DevOps deploy best practices, unit testing, and integration testing
  • Govern code quality for the team and the project.
  • Communicate with the client about deadlines, discuss requirements
  • Break down requirements into sizable stories for the team
  • Scrum master for the team

Current Responsibilities

  • Selling to the client, providing outstanding delivery
  • Develop Azure DevOps pipeline
  • Implement authentication and authorization for front end and back end applications
  • Create a disaster recovery plan with the client and deploy the resources needed
  • Integrate ORM for vanilla python serverless API
  • Setup and deploy postgres database and connect migration schema for deploying SQL code
  • Update existing React front end, reduce vulnerabilities
  • Increase application efficiencies
  • Mitigating scope creep
  • Communicating with the business, estimating work, and meeting deadlines

Living the core values

    • Staying HONEST
    • Being BOLD to make changes
    • Building TRUST with the client
    • The FREEDOM to be creative
    • Having FUN while doing my job
    • Remaining MODEST about my skills
    • Showing TEAM SPIRITby creating an inviting environment

Delivery

Individual Key Performance

(As of Nov 6, 2022)
Total Hours 1240
URVE 100%
URVI 91.05%
Productive H1 Hours 945
Productive H2 Hours 184
Profit Contribution $22,578

Career Accomplishments

Major Accomplishments

  • Continuous client billing and satisfaction at the client.
  • Was recommended for my current position to take on capacity above my current role.
  • Thrive in my new role as a TechLead while managing 6 other consultants.
  • Direct the team on best practices and provide technical support to strengthen team member's talents.
  • Oversee the team progress while meeting deadlines for delivery to the client.
  • Our team is in the process for early renewal. Statement of work is in final negotiations, and is to be signed soon, after only 5 months at the client.

Major Accomplishments

at the client

  • Created an AWS Serverless API to handle back end requests, store data, and uphold data quality.
  • Updated an existing React application and reduced 92 security vulnerabilities
  • Updated existing AWS Serverless API to utilize vanilla Python
  • Applied best practices, improved code quality, added unit testing, and implemented integration testing
  • Integrate ORM for the API, deploy and connect a new Postgres Server-less database.
  • Implement authorization and authentication for front end and back end applications
  • Utilize AWS Cognito, Azure Active Directory, and Azure App Registrations
  • Deploy application resources using AWS CDK in Python and Azure DevOps.
  • Reduce the time that it took the client to complete forms by 85% by utilizing our new application that our team built.

Leadership Dimensions / Aspirations

Performance Driver

  • Business Builder
    • Building a lasting relationship with the client
    • Obsessively pushing best practices

  • Profit Shaper
    • Current Tech Lead position creating a new SOW for extension in 2023
    • Participating in client pursuits

People Developer

  • Talent Management
    • Dedicated councilor and mentor
    • Creating an inviting team environment that promotes collaboration and growth

La Niaque

  • Value Creator
    • Ambitiously enthusiastic to take on a new role
    • Building future focused relationship between our team and the client

Active Connector

  • Future Shaper
    • Responsible for developing maintainable solutions for the client
    • Member of the CAB helping shape the culture

Agile Player

  • Aligned Entrepreneur
    • Networking with experts for advice and documentation
    • Breaking down barriers and problem-solving complex issues

Why is it time for a promotion?

I have shown growth and improvement beyond what is expected at my current role.

I am ready to perform at the next level,

as I am currently performing at that level.

Business Case Summary

How will this promotion enable me to bring more value to my clients, peers, Sogeti, and myself?

Clients

  • Add manager to my current title
  • Allow clients to perceive me as a leader
  • Open new opportunities for delivery

peers

  • Open more opportunities to lead others
  • Leading, coaching, mentoring, and encouraging others to be the best they can be.
  • Help others grow their career

Sogeti

  • Allows more technical opportunities
  • Allows Sogeti to bill at a higher rate
  • Provide mentorship for future consultants

myself

  • Further advance my career
  • Brings new challenges for me to continue to explore

I would like to ask for your support in promoting me to the next level

Presentation Architecture

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Thank you