CRAIG MERRY

Product Manager & AI Engineer

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

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

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.
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.
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.

Technical & Product Skills

AI/ML

  • LLMs, RAG, diffusion, CV (TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, YOLO), NLP, real‑time/edge, sensor fusion

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

  • Python, C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Docker, Git, REST APIs, Jetson, Raspberry Pi

DX & Accessibility

  • Docs, 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

For the full interactive version with detailed project information, visit: craigmerry.com/resume