Product Manager
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students Currently, our company is looking for product managers to join o various departments. A few of them are mentioned below.in identifying high-value problems and turning them into features that delight users. To drive our growth, you will be a part of owning our product from concept, through to design, development, and deployment. Not only will this position enable you to apply your experience and continue learning, but this is an opportunity that will allow you to have unlimited growth based on your strongest assets and interests. Currently, our company is looking for product managers to join our various departments. A few of them are mentioned below. Back-end Development Food safety LGS Facility ERP LGS Gardner( Cloud/App) LGS Agronomist (Cloud) LGS AI (Machine learning) and others Responsibilities: Build product roadmap, strategy, and vision Gathering, defining and prioritizing product and customer requirements. Work closely with stakeholders to gather and analyze information into actionable backlog of user stories and requirements for the development team. Work hands-on with stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver software releases. Coordinate with cross functional teams to successfully launch new features and products. Act as Product Owner in Agile Scrum process. Establish, monitor, and measure success metrics after launch. Skills students will develop: Communication in a virtual environment. Creative and Strategic Thinking Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Leadership qualities Presentation skills for a business environment. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
HR Coordinator
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students Local Grown Salad is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Intern to join and become an integral part of our dynamic HR team! As an HR Coordinator, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a diverse team while being committed to leading and enhancing the Talent Experience. Within our vertical farm, we are constantly developing ourselves and our products. The Exemplary projects are coding, marketing, food safety, food research. These projects have team leaders, and the HR Coordinator will be working closing with these Team Leaders assisting them with the day-to-day HR operations. Responsibilities: Sourcing potential candidates and developing talent pipelines. Crafting and sending personalized recruiting emails/messages to receptive candidates. Evaluating and screen resumes and cover letters Providing a shortlist of qualified candidates to the Team Leaders. Coordinating interviews with the shortlisted applicants Coordinating the new employee onboarding process along with overseeing the recruitment process Coordinating New Hire Authorizations with Team Leaders Evaluating and improving existing HR procedure Writing job postings and publishing them. Resolving HR inquiries from employees Maintenance of all HR records. Other duties as assigned Skills students will develop: Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Personal and professional development Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Communication between teams/projects Maintaining agile project management in Asana If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We at Local Grown Salads want to improve the world. As a result, we currently fit 14 out of the 17 UN sustainability goals. some examples of what we do to improve the world is: -Living wage -Operate in opportunity zones -provide food for food deserts -Produce locally for locals At this moment, we only have the basic CSR of what we find important and how to improve the world. We want to improve upon this in the following aspects: Create an energy-saving analysis Create a fuel-saving analysis Assess our current CSR Make recommendations on how to improve our current CSR Implement the new CSR improvements During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our current CSR accordingly. With the main benefit of seeing all aspects of CSR and the effects on the rest of our firm. With giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Interior Design
PROJECT SCOPE Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We are expanding our facilities across the US and other countries, for this we need interior design for our grow rooms and facilities. Students will be provided with a video and source files of our previous designs. These are then used to create the new design facilities. From these drawing, we want to use it to place the equipment in our facilities, create walk-ins, marketing and potentially other beneficial uses. This will result in students collaborating with different teams and expanding their network. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our interior design accordingly with the main benefit of seeing all aspects of how a business operates and how departments affect each other, whilst giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Designing a 2D model of a facility Creating a 3D model of the facility Creating a walk-in of the facility Creating marketing material from these models If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
LGS Ecosystem Project Managers
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of Postgres databases, Arduino Hardware, Grow Units and Grow Rooms to create an Indoor Vertical Farming environment. We are looking for a team to help Manage the development of the EcoSystem. Our interns will be working together in teams that include hardware engineers, science analysts, and marketing folks. Giving everyone the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Jira and AWS Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Creation/improving the databse Creation/improving the apps Instruction video of how to use the software It is also possible to reach us via email instead of responding via Riipen at Jacek@localgrownsalads.com.
LGS Pavilion
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We have created a "Grow Room" that will be managed by a hardware/software unit called the LGS Pavilion. As we work in versions, there is always work to be done. With new and improved versions coming in the next few weeks/months. The LGS Pavilon hardware is on an Arduino board with several features. An Arduino board is also used for other projects in which the boards communicate and linked with other tools. Due to this, our interns will be working together with various teams ranging from engineers to our science team. Giving them the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Creation/improving the Arduino hardware Creation/improving the Arduino software Instruction video of how to create the board If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects It is also possible to reach us via email instead of responding via Riipen at Jacek@localgrownsalads.com.
Marketing Team
We are developing a Marketing Plan to create 200 Farms in the next 2 years. The plan is designed to market the following products: Technology Sales of our Indoor Vertical Farming Hardware Herbs, Greens, and Small Vegetables Our Target Audience is: Licensees of our technology White Label purchasers of our equipment Distributors who will purchase our Herbs, Greens, and small vegetables Retail stores (Giant, Sobeys, Ralphs, Costco, Wal-Mart, small retailers ) who will purchase from the distributors Food Service (MacDonald's, Panera, small retailers) folks who will purchase from the distributors Food Manufacturers (Pickle makers, pesto makers, etc) Consumers Our Go To Market strategy includes: Social Media with micro-influencers Press relaseas Web Email Print We have created a general marketing plan, in which general outlines are presented. As we work in versions, there is always work to be done.
Website Development/Wiki
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We had created a website five years ago, this website is outdated and needs improving. Along with a website, we are also going to create a wiki, for internal and external use. As we prefer to work in versions, so there is always work to be done With new and improved versions coming in the next few weeks/months. This will give the interns a base to start from. Then the interns are working on creating a new/improving the current website and adding a wiki. Due to this, our interns will be working together with a variety of teams to gather information for the website/wiki. Giving them a holistic perspective on how broad a firm is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions so we can discuss the topics and potentially adapt the website/wiki accordingly. With the main benefit of seeing all aspects of a firm and how it is developed, whilst giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Website development using WordPress. Creating a wiki for internal/external use Integrating our website & wiki with other tools If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
LGS Gardner
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We have created a "Grow Unit" that will be managed by a hardware/software unit called the LGS Gardner. As we work in versions, there is always work to be done. With new and improved versions coming in the next few weeks/months. The LGS Gardner hardware is on an Arduino board with several features. An Arduino board is also used for other projects in which the boards communicate and linked with other tools. Due to this, our interns will be working together with various teams ranging from engineers to our science team. Giving them the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Creation/improving the Arduino hardware Creation/improving the Arduino software Instruction video of how to create the board If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects It is also possible to reach us via email instead of responding via Riipen at Jacek@localgrownsalads.com.
AWS Sys Admin
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We are operating on a LAMP environment. We are currently running GitLab and want to install Phabricator and potentially OpenSource. As well, we are doing our own applications that will be built on MySQL and other tools. We need a Guru to help make it all happen. We are an international team - Canada, USA, Netherlands, and India. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
App/Backend Development Projects
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system, and are working on creating a full seed to plate infrastructure. We have 13 different subsystems: Network - Manages the entire Farm Network Assembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturing Agronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materials Grower - A full analysis system to review all the farms AI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulas Gardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specifications Pavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the Incubator Barn - Manages the farm Farmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farm Inspector - Monitors the equipment and production Director - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party software Customer Layer - Mobile/Web applications Distributor - applications for the distributor customers Consumer App = This app is intended to interact with a consumer of our products. Retailer App - For the retailer Food Server App - For the Restaurant The students will a) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UX b) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DB c) Write the App code to implement the App specification. d) Be responsible for fixing any bugs. e) Ensure the App meets all technical requirements of the Android and Apple app stores. Here is a link to a summary of the all the applications and even more details
HAACP/SQF Design
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system We need to build a HACCP/SQF System (A separate project is the software implementation): We are looking for a team to build the process for HAACP standard. Initially we will be looking for a system for GAP GHP certification. This workflow will be the basis for an SQF certification. The system will integrate with our Quality Control and Operations system to a create a fully integrated system.
HAACP/Fishbowl/IBM Watson Software Project
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system We need to build a HACCP/SQF Software utility that is integrated with Fishbowl The software will include: a) The design of the workflow b) Integrating the workflow into Fishbowl - an MES system c) Integrating the workflow data into IBM Watson - an AI System d) Collecting Data from sensors, equipment, people - flagging issues e) Recall If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
AI System Creation
Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system and we are capturing tons of data. We want to start building "Smart Systems" to use the data we are capturing. We need a team of young AI Software folks who to create our system. Data will include sensor data from the growing environment. Seed data Equipment manufacturing data People who are working Geographic and Weather data If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
SBIR/USDA Grants
We are a start-up looking to revolutionize agriculture by using indoor vertical farming, along with contributing to 14 out of the 17 UN SDG goals. We believe in improving the world, and therefore we are allegedly for a variety of grants. We want a student to helps us finding and applying for those grants. We have already applied and being accepted to a couple of grants. Students will be given information & help along with finding and applying for these grants. At the moment we focus on SBIR & USDA but would like to expand to different grants.
Sales and Marketing Materials
Positions available: 5 (individually or in a team) Our organization needs the following marketing materials: Sales materials for our equipment Sales materials for our licensing Sales materials for our different products We have a lot of the raw content, but its not "slick" and doesn't always speak to the purchasers. The project will require: Development of a brand identify beyond the logo Creating the "story" that makes the whole thing fit together Materials that answer the questions Practically We need to start with a PDF brochures, because that is what our purchasers will require. We will need to add the material to our website We will give you access to organizational assets to support this project such as personnel, website analytics, sales and brand collateral, and more. We can also suggest names of competitors and comparators to research. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Grow Unit Redesign
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We have created a "Grow Unit" that is used in Indoor Vertical Farming. Our Grow Unit consists of several subsystems: - the mechanical part made from several stainless steel components, - Lighting subsystem - mounted LEDs - IoT - Arduino - manages all the other subsystems, and reads sensor data - Air management system - air flow, CO2 - Water subsystem - Nutrient subsystem - adds nutrients to the water system We currently want to do an overall on the design and prepare it for manufacturing. With the exception of the stainless steel, we prefer to purchase off the shelf components and do our own assembly. We are looking for a team of students to make it all happen. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Food & Beverage Maker Space
Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for (1 | 2 | 3) students or teams. The primary focus for the student will be: Creating a Food MakerSpace Our goal at the end of this experience is: A fully developed Presentation Other duties the student may complete could include : Marketing research and other background work We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: Zoom, Dropbox, Email others as appropriate Student's primary contact : Zale Tabakman, President Secondary contact: TBD
Grow Room Design
Number of individual positions needed: 3 Background information: Local Grown Salads is an indoor vertical farming company. We have growing technology that we need to place in a grow room. The first grow room needs to hold 8 of our grow units. Main Objectives: The Grow Room needs to meet the following criteria: Approximately' 1,800 sf. 64 'x 28' Maximum 12' height Have positive air pressure Fire sprinkler system Power and water to the grow units Framing with Unistruct or comparable Indoor fire safety sprinkler system Power distribution internal to the room Water distribution to the room Placement of grow units Fuse box external to room which allows power hookup Single Water hookup for grow units Water hookuop for sprinkler system Ductless AC to the room Polycarb walls Air Curtain Main Deliverables: A full design include: Drawings 3D renderings 3D Walk through Bill of materials Suppliers Detailed costs We are looking into 3 different suppliers, so are looking to have 3 individual students complete this project. Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA? Yes If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Need Some InfoGraphics
5 individual positions available Our organization needs some infographics created! We are looking for teams that can help amplify messages we want to deliver and that link to our brand Some of the messages include: How far fresh vegetables travel, different Infographics for different vegetables and from different locations The effect on travel on fresh vegetables - - nutrition & taste - Infographics for different vegetables The nutritional values of salads - different combinations, How to create salads with different flavors using different herbs and greens Why vegetables taste different Effect on eating vegetables Other ideas as they are developed or founds This project combines research, data analysis, graphic design w/ Sketch or Adobe XD, prototyping, one-page creations and more! We believe this project will require: Research to define the information in the infographic Create a consistent messaging format Incorporate our Logo and Name Proposal that highlights brand awareness and brand positioning Using what ever tools work for you, we will need the results in PNG format We will give you access to organizational assets to support this project such as personnel, website analytics, sales and brand collateral, and more. We can also suggest names of competitors and comparators to research. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Social Media Posts
5 individual positions available We would like students to help us with creating Social Media posts aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. You can see samples at http://LinkedIn.com/in/ZaleTabakman The posts will evergreen articles in the following categories 1) About a healthy vegetables - we have done Basil, Peas. Every fresh vegetable is suitable. We have a long list to choose from. 2) Food Investing - articles that talk about investing in food based business, targeting angel investors. We have a list of topics to research from,. 3) Articles on indoor Vertical Farming companies - note - these are note expected to be evergreen articles, rather a life expectancy of 30 days 4) Articles on the content of Indoor Vertical Farming technology To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) to: Research the content Write in Zale's voice - this will be an iterative process Identify media outlets for sources Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, potentially providing scripts or content for video If you like the sound of our culture, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from you. A student or team with excellent writing skills would be the ideal candidate for this project. We recognize that not all students would be appropriate for all the categories, so a student can select from the categories they would like to use. Each article is expected to be no more than 250 words or so.