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We had created a website five years ago, this website is outdated and needs improving.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

Rebranding Local Grown Salads

Local Grown Salads is a vertical farming company looking for ways to redesign our logo/colour scheme. The change in logo and colour scheme will be used on our marketing materials e.g. website, PowerPoints, etc.Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements:Does your project require an IPA and NDA?Yes

Cloud Tools Administrator-Team Lead

LGS tech team needs an intern who can work on the Server-side and on the Database server. As we are building our database server on AWS you will get the opportunity to work on the Amazon AWS platform. There will be some requirements for web development or mobile application development as well in the future.Responsibilities:Willingness to work on different technologiesAbility to work individually as well as with teamsWorking on AWS platformConfiguring different AWS services as per requirementCreating policies for secure accessSetting performance monitoring systemCreating alarms and backup systemDesign and Develop LGS database on PostgreSQL serverPreparing Disaster recovery plan for the database -DB maintenance, Replication, Backup, etcDevelopment of web app as well as mobile apps for different users of the ecosystemRequirements :Strong initiative and problem-solving skillsStrong oral and written communication skillsAble to work independently and within a teamFlexible and able to adapt to changing prioritiesDetail-oriented, comfortable with large volumes of dataProactive and willing to learn new things, Familiarity with Python or Java, Web Development experience, Git, Linux, SQL, PostgreSQL databasePrevious experience or knowledge of AWS servicesSkills students will develop:Communication in a virtual environmentCreative thinkingFamiliarity with tools like Discord, Asana, GitLab, and ERP SystemPresentation 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

Virtual Wiki Content Writer

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 content writers to improve/expand the information that we have. Each student will be assigned various subtopics from the topics mentioned below, based on their expertise/knowledge.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.

LGS Manufacturing

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 by LGS Manufacturing:Food Manufacturing companies can have multiple factories. Each factory may purchase different products and purchase from different Farms in the LGS Farm NetworkThe following are the specific requirements for the LGS Distributor:Quality feedback.A QR code reader and reportsBar code readerThe ability to connect the Manufacturing’s purchasing system to integrate into LGS Farmer for Spot Production purchasing or additional long term purchasing. The goal is a purchase order created on the manufacture’s side is immediately added to LGS Farmer, stock is allocated, and delivery arranged. This purchasing will be based on business rules built into LGS Farmer.To display all the details of the product like best before dates, specifications, and all the other dates when scanned.To display the batches produced/ bought from the manufacturer and their dates.To display the availability of stock from the production.Make additional orders

LGS Consumer

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.The following are the specific requirements:To develop a qualify feedback box for the customers (Taste, Texture, visual questions – maybe pics to select from)A QR code reader and reportsBar code readerRegister for recallAllow the use to specify their food specifications (see marketing materials for details) These details will be used to link and suggest other ideasFood Choice: Vegan, Vegetarian, Flexitarian (with some details), Plant Based dietDiet Restrictions; Kosher, Halal etc.Allergies:Links to articles related to products scannedA history of products purchased – all personal notesLinks to recipesLinks to groups associated with the food type. (FB, our own social media groups)Where to buyTo display all the details of the product like best before dates, specifications, and all the other dates when scanned.To display all the details of the product like best before dates, specifications, and all the other dates when scanned.

Technology Project Managers Using Agile

Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more studentsWe have a Project Management Office. The members of our Product Management Office are responsible for coordinating and managing different projects/teams within our firm.We have fully embraced the Agile project Management Model. We implement SCRUM using Jira software.So as a Product Manager, you will learn Agile and how to manage the projects with Jira.'We have multiple technical projects that require Project ManagersLGS Agronomist - AWS Cloud Database LGS OxyFertigation - 3 different IoT applicationsLGS Assembly - Implementing an ERP system for manufacturingLGS Farmer - Implementing an ERP system for our FarmsLGS Grower - Implementing a data lake for an AI systemLGS Inspector - Analyze real time data from the IoT equipmentLGS Director - Implementing an API that interfaces between applications and our systeem LGS Customer Layer - 5 mobile/pc Applications that connect to our users

Talent Management

The HR students will continue to develop the work projects of the students of previous courses, to advance in the development of the organization's tasks and activities, contributing to their performance and progress in achieving goals.

Enhancing 3D Shareware Software

Local Grown Salads uses Sweet Home 3D, its Shareware 3D software.https://www.sweethome3d.com/We use the Software to design some standard for our customers.We would like to add some features to the software to make our process smoother.Where possible, we would like to make the features available to other users of the software.Some of the extensions Adding rules on Models to ensure they are place correctly.Calculations and CSV files of what is being used to add to our purchasingWalk through videos. There are imaging and animation in place, but setting it up is a major painStandard lighting added to our models - the lighting models are not in placeSimpler ways to add our layoutsAs we develop our features, we would like to add them.

Manufacturing Automation

Local Grown Salads is an indoor vertical farming company looking to expand and have farms in various parts of the world. Our farms are made up of Grow Units and within the Grow units are Cartridges; the Cartridges are where our produce grows from. We are currently looking for suggestions on how to automate our cartridge production. Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA?Yes

LGS Grower

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 by LGS Manufacturing:Food Manufacturing companies can have multiple factories. Each factory may purchase different products and purchase from different Farms in the LGS Farm Network

LGS Director

Local Grown Salads is implementing its Director Layer Application. 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.

Packaging, POP, and Sales Materials

Our organization needs the following marketing materials:Packaging for our Bunched Crop and Ready To Eat productsPoint of Purchase Sales materials Marketing slicks for the customersWe 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 logoCreating the "story" that makes the whole thing popMaterials that answer the questionsPracticallyWe need to start with a PDF brochures, because that is what our purchasers will require.We will need to add the material to our websiteWe 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.

Lean Startup Business Strategy Development

We want to simplify our product development and operational processes to make our business model more “lean” and reactive to customer feedback. The focus of this project should be on clearly identifying the root problems that are increasing time and cost allocations across our operations and suggesting actionable solutions. Students should focus on:Mapping our operational processes.Identifying bottlenecks in our systems.Recommending improvements to optimize our organization.We hope to implement changes that will help us reduce costs and accelerate innovation for several new products we are rolling out in the next year.

University Of Guelph Agriproject

We are an Indoor Vertical Farming company.We are developing our technology and rolling it out at the same time in several locations at once.We are putting together Technology to grow productSelecting Seeds and plantsCreating nutrient programsCreating a HAACP programGetting our licensesAnd it all needs to be integrated.There are so many different things all happening at once. It would be both an amazing and challenging learning experience.Students will be at Ground Zero of a launch.

Website UX/UI Analysis

We would like insights on how user-friendly our website is. We believe the best way to understand our website’s usability is through studying the User Experience and User Interface. We would like students to evaluate the effectiveness and usability of our website to identify ways to improve the user journey, incentivize our desired outcomes, and increase user satisfaction. Redevelopment We are particularly interested in the following areas:The checkout processThe registration processThe site search featureEmbedded videos

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 the back-end infrastructure to support our facilities. Whilst creating applications for consumers/consumers providing information to them and we'll receive information back for our data analytics. 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 our website/wiki/apps accordingly. With the main benefit of seeing all aspects of how software is developed, 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.We need to build 4 Apps that integrate with our website and back office:1) Consumer App = This app is intended to interact with a consumer of our products. The main feature is a QR Code scan of a particular product. Once Scanned the consumer will have the product registered for recall purposes. The consumer can check its best before date. The consumer will be able to access information about the product such as recipes and nutritional information. We also want the consumer to receive a coupon for savings and other information. We want stored in our Cloud DB, the date/time/location of the QR Code for tracking purposes. The tracking data must be anonymous.2) Retailer App - Allows a retailer to receive a carton. Check its recall status and shelf life. Access to marketing material to help sell the product. It will be driven by the QR Code. We want the date/time/location scan data to be stored on our server. 3) Distributor App - Allows a Distributor to inform us when they have received and delivered a carton. Check its recall status and expected shelf life. It will be driven by the QR Code. We want the date/time/location scan data to be stored on our server. 4) Food Server App - Allows a Restaurant to inform us when they have received a Carton. Check its recall status and expected shelf life. It will be driven by the QR Code. We want the date/time/location scan data to be stored on our server. The Chef will have access to recipes. Other features will be added as needed.The apps must run on Android and IOS.The software will include:a) The design of the workflowb) Integrating the workflow with our MES systemc) QR CodesThe 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.

Social Media/Marketing Interns

Local Grown Salads seeks to build and expand our marketing department/strategy. We are looking for some students to develop plans/content to help market our company. The position is also available for students who are required to complete an internship for their University, College or Post-Secondary program.