Craig Merry – Product Manager & AI Engineer

Sacramento, CA • [email protected] • (916) 996‑7105 • craigmerry.com • linkedin.com/in/craigmerry

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Contact Information

📍 Sacramento, CA

📧 [email protected]

📞 (916) 996‑7105

🔗 craigmerry.com • linkedin.com/in/craigmerry

Key Expertise

🧭 Product vision, research, GTM

🤖 AI/LLMs, CV, predictive analytics

🏢 Microsoft 365/SharePoint platform

🔧 Developer-first documentation & demos

Summary

Product leader and AI engineer with 15+ years delivering enterprise collaboration and AI products. Hands‑on with LLMs, computer vision, RAG, and edge AI; experienced in roadmaps, user research, and GTM. Developer‑first communicator who ships clear docs/demos and drives cross‑functional execution.

Core Strengths

Product vision, roadmap, and GTM for AI features
LLMs, RAG, CV on-device; rapid prototyping and evaluation
Cross‑functional leadership across Eng/UX/Legal
Metrics/KPIs, experimentation, and model evals
Developer experience: docs, SDKs, demos, launch readiness

Professional Experience

Computer Technology Analyst III (Lead SharePoint Developer & AI Engineer)

Northern California Power Agency

Roseville, CA • Aug 2022 – Present
Migrated SharePoint 2016 → SharePoint Online; improved collaboration while cutting infra costs
Built SPFx web parts/extensions; integrated Microsoft Graph; automated flows that reduced manual work by ~60%
Implemented Microsoft Purview for compliance and governance; authored internal dev guides and demo components
Presented roadmaps and metrics to leadership; bridged Eng/UX/Legal for smooth launches

Application Administrator (Lead) / Cloud Implementation Specialist

California Earthquake Authority

Sacramento, CA • Mar 2018 – Aug 2022
Led Microsoft 365 migrations (SharePoint Online, Dynamics, Azure DevOps)
Created PowerShell automations and CI/CD; reduced deployment time by ~75%
Managed backlogs/sprints; wrote release notes and training; prioritized based on UX research and performance feedback

Founder & Product Lead (part-time)

Beacon Safety Co.

Sacramento, CA • Jan 2014 – June 2016
Defined vision/roadmap; led edge prototyping on Jetson/Raspberry Pi; managed vendors and budgets
Built a LiDAR-based hazard-detection prototype; won Startup Weekend Sacramento (2014) in the hardware category
Incubated MapMe.io (real-time device detection analytics) and BikeBus.app (cycling social). Conducted user research, shipped MVPs, defined metrics

Additional Experience (Condensed)

Apple • Purple Communications • Sutter Health • J4 Systems • State of California

Apple (Elk Grove): Ops Lead; process governance and collaboration tooling
Purple Communications: Ops Coordinator; BI dashboards (Power BI, Python/React)
Sutter Health: HRIS/SharePoint; Tier‑3 support; portal migrations
J4 Systems: Lead SharePoint Dev for client projects
State of California: Developer/Trainer; reduced manual process from 1000 to ~6 hours/week via VBA automation

Selected AI Side Projects

Dronevade — On‑device drone detection (YOLO, CV, Edge)

Computer Vision • Edge AI • Security

Custom‑trained YOLO with on‑device deployment; avg inference ≈ 2.3 ms; accuracy ≈ 94.2%. Defined eval metrics; iterated with user feedback to improve precision/recall.

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BicycleRadar — Predictive collision avoidance (Sensor Fusion, ML)

Predictive AI • Safety • IoT

Predicts closing speed/distance with ~96.8% accuracy; ~3.2 s advance warnings for riders. Led UX iterations for HUD/display and audible alerts.

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LiveCaptionsXR — Real‑time captions anchored to speakers (Android XR)

Accessibility • XR • Real‑time

On‑device speech + spatial placement for Deaf/HoH; XR‑ready prototyping and UX research.

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Technical & Product Skills

🤖 AI/ML

LLMs RAG Diffusion CV NLP Real‑time/Edge Sensor Fusion
Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, YOLO

📈 Product

Vision/Roadmaps User Research Competitive Analysis Requirements GTM Metrics & KPIs Ethical AI

🏢 Enterprise

SharePoint Online SPFx Microsoft Graph Power Automate Purview Azure DevOps Dynamics

💻 Code & Tools

Languages

Python C++ JavaScript TypeScript React

Platforms & Tools

Docker Git REST APIs Jetson Raspberry Pi

🔧 DX & Accessibility

Documentation SDKs Demos Launch Readiness WCAG 2.1 AA

Education & Certifications

Education

B.A., Political Science

University of California, Davis

Focus: war/genocide/terrorism studies

Certifications

Scrimba AI Engineer Certificate (2025)
Azure AI Engineer Associate — in progress

Interested in Working Together?

Let's discuss how my product leadership and AI engineering expertise can benefit your organization.

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