Stan Abada

Sr. Technical Program Manager at Very

Stan Abada has extensive work experience in technical program management and engineering roles.

Stan is currently working as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Very, a fully-distributed IoT engineering firm. In this role, they collaborate with teams and clients to develop IoT, mobile, and full-stack products. Stan manages budgets, expectations, and ensures customer satisfaction by using Agile methodology.

Prior to this, Stan worked at Google as a System Engineering Program Manager at Google Nest. Stan held this position from July 2021 to January 2023.

From September 2014 to July 2021, Stan worked at Carrier Corporation as a Technical Program Manager/Hardware Engineer. In this role, they were responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining fire alarm detectors and devices. Stan also presented project stage gates to top-level management and managed project schedules and product certifications.

Before joining Carrier Corporation, Stan worked at CAE Healthcare as an Electrical Engineer 2 from April 2013 to July 2014.

Stan also gained experience as a Software Developer (LabVIEW Developer) at Innovative Technology By Design, Inc from November 2011 to July 2013.

Additionally, Stan worked at Consert, Inc as a Test and Quality Engineer from July 2012 to January 2013.

Stan started their career at Rockwell Collins, where they served as a Quality Assurance Engineer from December 2011 to July 2012. Stan also worked as a Test Engineer (Electrical) from January 2011 to July 2012 at the same company.

Stan Abada's education history is as follows:

- From 2020 to 2022, Stan attended Wake Forest University, where they obtained a Master's degree in Business Analytics.

- From 2018 to 2020, they attended Stanford University and earned a Certificate in Management Science and Engineering.

- Stan also pursued a Professional Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, and a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Wireless Systems and Technology from the Florida Institute of Technology.

- Stan'sundergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Benin.

In addition to their formal education, Stan has obtained multiple certifications in various fields such as Python, Amazon SageMaker, machine learning, power query in Excel, decision-making in high-stress situations, leadership mindsets, web application development using LabVIEW NXG, data science analytics career paths and certifications, business analysis foundations, project management, simulation-driven design, marketing concept, website design, programming languages, competitive excellence, EST3 series technician certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, and systems engineering. These certifications were obtained from institutions such as LinkedIn, National Instruments, Lynda.com, engineering.com, Bloomberg LP, Coursera, and UTC Building & Industrial Systems.

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  • Sr. Technical Program Manager

    June, 2023 - present