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 managementCommunication in a virtual environmentFamiliarity with tools like Jira and AWSTaking responsibilityPresentation skills for a business environment.Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:Creation/improving the databseCreation/improving the appsInstruction video of how to use the softwareIt is also possible to reach us via email instead of responding via Riipen at Jacek@localgrownsalads.com.

App/Backend Development Projects

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more studentsWe 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 NetworkAssembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturingAgronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materialsGrower - A full analysis system to review all the farmsAI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulasGardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specificationsPavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the IncubatorBarn - Manages the farmFarmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farmInspector - Monitors the equipment and productionDirector - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party softwareCustomer Layer - Mobile/Web applicationsDistributor - applications for the distributor customers Consumer App = This app is intended to interact with a consumer of our products.Retailer App - For the retailerFood Server App - For the RestaurantThe students willa) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UXb) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DBc) 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

Engineering Drawings and Fabrication Drawings

We have a equipment that we have built.They include:Anodized aluminum framesWater PVC pipingLight boards that include frames and wiringPower boxes with wiring distributionIntellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements:Does your project require an IPA and NDA?Yes

Springboard | UI/UX Design Project

We have 13 subsystems and we want to ensure the UX is consistent and is the most effective.We have found the original developers were focused on what was good for them, rather than what was effective for the priject.

JobHacker Agile Project Managers - 160 Hours

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork)Please send an email to Tzvi@LocalGrownSalads.com to applyWe have a number of Projects all run using Agile Project Management.We need Project Managers to take on the various roles within the Agile Structure.For example, 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.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.

Odoo On AWS Design & Configuration

Odoo Is Open Source ERP SystemWe are building 2 different Odoo Configurations which will be hosted on AWS. LGS AssemblyLGS FarmerLGS Assembly is a single instance implementation which will be used to manage our manufacturing environmentLGS Farmer is a multi-instance environment.Each Indoor Vertical Farm will have its own instance of LGS Farmer. And a unique set of users. Users from one Farm cannot be able to access any other farm.We need the ability to update the procedures and what not for each instance of the LGS FarmerWe need to have procedures for each Instance of LGS Farmer for bringing on new employees, removing employee, etc.We need procedures to ensure we can accurately invoice the Farms for their use of AWS and Odoo.

Unix Sys Admin - And General System Trouble Shooter

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.

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.

Grow Room Design

Number of individual positions needed: 3Background 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' heightHave positive air pressureFire sprinkler systemPower and water to the grow unitsFraming with Unistruct or comparableIndoor fire safety sprinkler systemPower distribution internal to the roomWater distribution to the roomPlacement of grow unitsFuse box external to room which allows power hookupSingle Water hookup for grow unitsWater hookuop for sprinkler systemDuctless AC to the roomPolycarb wallsAir CurtainMain Deliverables:A full design include:Drawings3D renderings3D Walk throughBill of materialsSuppliersDetailed costsWe 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?YesIf you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link belowLGS Projects

Need Some InfoGraphics

5 individual positions availableOur organization needs some infographics created! We are looking for teams that can help amplify messages we want to deliver and that link to our brandSome of the messages include:How far fresh vegetables travel, different Infographics for different vegetables and from different locationsThe 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 greensWhy vegetables taste differentEffect on eating vegetablesOther ideas as they are developed or foundsThis 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 infographicCreate a consistent messaging formatIncorporate our Logo and Name Proposal that highlights brand awareness and brand positioningUsing what ever tools work for you, we will need the results in PNG formatWe 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 belowLGS Projects

Social Media Posts (2)

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/ZaleTabakmanThe posts will evergreen articles in the following categories1) 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 days4) Articles on the content of Indoor Vertical Farming technology To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) to:Research the contentWrite in Zale's voice - this will be an iterative processIdentify media outlets for sourcesUltimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, potentially providing scripts or content for videoIf 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.

Social Media Posts

5 individual positions availableWe 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/ZaleTabakmanThe posts will evergreen articles in the following categories1) 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 days4) Articles on the content of Indoor Vertical Farming technology To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) to:Research the contentWrite in Zale's voice - this will be an iterative processIdentify media outlets for sourcesUltimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, potentially providing scripts or content for videoIf 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.

Philly's Farm Herbs and Microgreens Launch

We Are Going To Market For Philly's Farm and We Need HelpThe target market is Chef's and Foodies located within Philadelphia.We are going to market with 8 types of Basils and 6 Types of MicroGreens grown in North Philadelphia. This list will expand.We needTarget market helpInfluencer Marketing HelpPackagingWebsiteDistribution is throuh GrubHub and local distributorsKey Parts of the program include:Pics and videos Help Chef's promote their restaurants by showing what they serve and how use our products.Let foodies show what they do, and link to recipes they createdOther ideas as they come forthThis is a practical hands on opportunity to test and try your ideas and work.Students will work in a multi-functional team.

ERP App Developer (Odoo)

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more studentsOur ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning ) system is built on Odoo..We are looking to create a team that will develop Odoo applications.Odoo is used by over 5,000,000 users aroung the world. So this project will provide you some unique skills.Odoo developer, you will lead and participate in development projects for our product, and be involved in all development- related aspects of our technical operations.Responsibilities Able to identify the requirement and propose good alternative solution to requirements/Design and develop Odoo apps (new module development, customisation).Develop application/ features that affect the entire food chain.A good base is a strong knowledge of Core Python and programming conceptsResponsibilities and DutiesCollect Needs and draft ERP application requirementsDesign, Development and testing of Odoo (OpenERP) modules, projects, products and interfaces.Maintaining existing modules.Complete and clear documentation for any task/work done.Test new functions / modifications to existing application modules in accordance with application support.Configuration, installation and maintenance of server and multi database Odoo environmentsOther development tasks in systems developed in Python other than OdooQualifications and SkillsKnowledge of web development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery).Knowledge of Python development frameworks & Linux systemKnowledge of frontend development languages is a great plus, Software development life cycle in an Agile environment.Ability to learn fast and execute accordingly.Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilitiesPatience and professionalismReliability and discretion: you will often learn of confidential mattersCommunication, negotiation and relationship-building skillsExcellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize workAttention to detail and problem-solving skillsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong organizational skills with the ability to multi-taskSSkills students will develop:Project managementCommunication in a virtual environmentFamiliarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLabTaking responsibilityPresentation skills for a business environment.Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:Communication between teams/projectsMaintaining agile project management in AsanaOnboarding of new internsBecoming a Team Lead coordinating the office itself

PowerPoint Technician

Local Grown Salads seeks to build and expand our marketing department/strategy. We are looking for some students to develop/improve some of our PowerPoints. The goal of this project would be to have 2-3 completed/improved/newly developed PowerPoints.

Digital Marketing Strategy

We want students to help us develop a digital marketing strategy to grow and engage our target market. We’d like to know how we can maximize different channels and what will work best for us.The main questions we’d like students to help us answer are the following:How should we promote our company?What social media channels should we utilize?What budget is appropriate for advertising?What messaging should we use?

Virtual Wiki Admin

Local Grown Salads is looking to create a wiki, for internal and external use. Currently, we have a list on our project management software, JIRA, on what pages need to be written and some basic content for the pages but we are looking for an administrator to support the daily functions of the content writers e.g. providing strategy and planning support Content topics include but aren't limited to:Produce - e.g. on the wiki page for Kale, information may need to be written regarding the light needed, nutritional information, harvest yield, etc.Services LGS offersLGS Equipment and Technology Food Safety Sidenote: Each subtopic is one wiki page. Local Grown Salads uses the same software for our wiki that Wikipedia uses and so students will be learning skills related to creating a Wikipedia page.

JIRA Technician/Story Refinement

We are currently using a project management software called JIRA that manages our product backlog. We are looking for someone to own epics, stories, and tasks so developers can pull from the ordered list to determine what is needed to implement during the sprints. 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 managementAgile and Scrum Communication in a virtual environmentFamiliarity with JIRATaking responsibilityPresentation skills for a business environment

Hiring Consultancy

In the past, we have had challenges hiring and retaining top-quality talent. We would like to develop a system to effectively build our workforce. Working with students, we want to overhaul our hiring practices and implement structures best practices. Students should be prepared to:Evaluate our current recruitment and selection procedures.Develop hiring systems and processes, based on best practices and our organizational needs.Consider the use of psychometric tests, assessment exercises, and standardized interview practices.Present a revised hiring methodology for our organization to adopt, with references

Wiki Admin

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 doneWith 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

HR Student Intern (Unpaid field placement) Spring/Summer Semester

To find a student who can assist in overseeing LGS's HR department over the spring/summer semester. To apply send an email to tzvi@localgrownsalads.com with your resume, we will not be taking applications over the Riipen platform.

Government Programs For Local Grown Salads - UND American Gov.

Local Grown Salads is an Indoor Vertical Farming company located in Philadelphia PA.We are contributing to 14 out of the 17 UN SDG goals.We work with Drexel Autism Institute.We work with local high schools.We are located in Opportunity Zones.We are addressing Food Desserts, climate change, and unhealthy foods.We know the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania and the USDA wants to support our work.We need help identifying the programsdoing the submissions to the programs.

LGS Food Service

Local Grown Salads is implementing its Customer Layer Applications. These applications are designed to for specific customer types. They also common features and so we want to ensure a common technology base. The way the user may use the application feature will be different.The five applications are:LGS Distributor – intended for food distributorsLGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturersLGS Retailer – intended for food retailersLGS Food Service – intended for food service companiesLGS Consumer – intended for consumersThe applications integrate and are part of the LGS EcoSystem.Some specific capabilities needed:The Food Service company will have one or more distributors it purchases from. It is important that the Food Service/Distributor sales data is kept confidential. For example, if Foodservice BigQSR purchases from distributors JohnSmith and SusyBrown, Only JohnSmith can only see BigQSR purchases that BigQSR made from JohnSmith, and SusyBrown can only see BigBox purchased made from SusyBrown. BigBox can see both JohnSmith and SusyBrown transactionsThe ability to connect the Food Service’s purchasing system to integrate into the Distributor’s sales system for Spot Production purchasing or additional long term purchasing. The goal is a purchase order created on the Retailer’s side is immediately added to the Distributor’s system and to LGS Farmer, stock is allocated, and delivery arranged. This purchasing will be based on rules built into LGS Farmer.The following are the specific:Quality feedback.A QR code reader and reportsBar code readerAccess commercial style recipesRegister for recallTo display all the details of the product like best before dates, specifications, and all the other dates when scanned.To display the batches bought from the distributor and their dates.To display the availability of stock from the distributor and manufacturer.

LGS Retailer

Local Grown Salads is implementing its Customer Layer Applications. These applications are designed to for specific customer types. They also common features and so we want to ensure a common technology base. The way the user may use the application feature will be different.The five applications are:LGS Distributor – intended for food distributorsLGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturersLGS Retailer – intended for food retailersLGS Food Service – intended for food service companiesLGS Consumer – intended for consumersThe applications integrate and are part of the LGS EcoSystem.Some capabilities needed:The Retailer will have one or more distributors it purchases from. It is important that the Retailer/Distributor sales data is kept confidential. For example, if Retailer BigStore purchases from distributors JohnSmith and SusyBrown, Only JohnSmith can only see BigStore purchases that BigStore made from JohnSmith, and SusyBrown can only see BigStore purchased made from SusyBrown. BigStore can see both JohnSmith and SusyBrown transactionsThe ability to connect the Retailer’s purchasing system to integrate into the Distributor’s sales system for Spot Production purchasing or additional long term purchasing. The goal is a purchase order created on the Retailer’s side is immediately added to the Distributor’s system and to LGS Farmer, stock is allocated, and delivery arranged. This purchasing will be based on rules built into LGS Farmer.The following are the specific requirements:Quality feedback.A QR code reader and reportsBar code readerRegister for recallTo display all the details of the product like best before dates, specifications, and all the other dates when scanned.To display the batches bought from the distributor and their dates.To display the availability of stock from various distributors

B-Plan for 200 Indoor Vertical Farms

Local Grown Salads is an Indoor Vertical Farming company that plans to launch 200 Indoor Vertical Farms by December 2023.This will be Uber/AirBnb hyper growth.We have onboarded a team of10 Students who are acting as consultants to manage the B-Plan. We are looking for teams to deliver on individual parts.We see organizing the company in the following way:Local Grown Salads - This is the overall brandLGS Tech - This is about the technologyLGS Farm Network - This is about targeting the channels to marketLGS Local Rollout - LGS PHL – Consumer driven local brand for Philadelphia, LGS BTL - Consumer driven local brand for Baltimore, LGS USVI - Consumer driven local brand for local brand for USVI, Etc.We would like you to take a part of it - and run with it!A quick overview of the business:Each Farm produces 1,500,000 lbs. yearly of Herbs, Greens and Small VegetablesRevenue per farm is $3,000,000 to $12,000,000 depending on the product mixOur products are Organic, GMO free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, and Fungicide FreeThe farms will be a mixed of Licensed and un-licensed farmsWe grow over 60 different productsOur product competitors are companies like Dole and Fresh ExpressOur technology competitors have valuations north of $1BESG/CSR is built into our business model.We gave launched in Philadelphia and have a lot of experience building up relationships and learning what we need to do,We have extensive marketing materials availableWe have extensive technology being developed We are working with over a dozen universities and colleges with over 200 students. We completely rock RiipenThe detailed plan will include the following:A detailed week by week plan to achieve the goalsAn understanding of the resources neededQuestions that need to be anwered?Where should we locate our FarmsWho are our local partners for each of the locations?How do identify and attract potential Licensees for each city?What else do we need to have in place?What does the detailed financial model look like?This is an important and complex project. It is not for the feint of heart. This is for teams that can "Take the Ball and Run".We expect it to be a number of teams each taking a part of it, owning that part, and making it part of the whole.Teams will need the ability to work with other teams outside their own university.We do need a single Team to take on the management of the project and coordinate with the other teams.

Animated Product Video Creation

Our organization is looking to develop an animated video about our services. We are looking for a group of students to assist us in the script development, storyboard, scene creation, and animation of this video.We envision this project to include but not be limited to:The creation of a fun and engaging 1-3 minute animation about our services and product functionality that is consistent with our brand guidelines and communication strategyThis video will be displayed on our website and shared by emailFinal deliverables should include:A basic video scriptA voice-over recording of the final video scriptVideo background musicA visual storyboardCompleted video scenesIcons for individual scenesA completed animated video with all of the elements above

LGS Nutritional Promotion

Local Grown Salads requires a promotional content that explains the nutritional benefits of growing in Indoor Vertical Farming.The materials will be used in a number of places·       Website·       Emails·       Social Media PostsThe content must address the following:·       The perception Indoor Vertical Farming is not growing “Naturally”·       The advantage of Indoor Vertical Farming in Urban Centers·       The advantages of fresh vegetables·       How Indoor Vertical Farming can address food deserts·       Advantages of MicroGreens in healthy diets·       Advantages of Herbs in a healthy diet·       Specifics about individual cultivars

Product Manager

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more studentsCurrently, 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 DevelopmentFood safetyLGS Facility ERPLGS Gardner( Cloud/App)LGS Agronomist (Cloud)LGS AI (Machine learning) and othersResponsibilities:Build product roadmap, strategy, and visionGathering, 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 ThinkingFamiliarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLabLeadership qualitiesPresentation skills for a business environment.If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link belowLGS Projects

Interior Design

PROJECT SCOPENumber of positions available: One or more teams with one or more studentsWe 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 managementCommunication in a virtual environmentFamiliarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLabTaking responsibilityPresentation 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 facilityCreating a 3D model of the facility Creating a walk-in of the facilityCreating marketing material from these models If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link belowLGS Projects

JIRA Technician/Story Refinement

We are currently using a project management software called JIRA that manages our product backlog. We are looking for someone to own epics, stories, and tasks so developers can pull from the ordered list to determine what is needed to implement during the sprints. 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 managementAgile and Scrum Communication in a virtual environmentFamiliarity with JIRATaking responsibilityPresentation skills for a business environment