Rebekah Aldrich

Habitat for Humanity, Williamson County | Georgetown, TX | 2023

Information Administrator Volunteer

Improving reporting accuracy and maintainability to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Analyzed and consolidated data from multiple locations into Excel and worked with stakeholders to reduce Homeowner Services overhead in reporting and maintaining current status of mortgages as well as repairs
• Created MS Access database to contain constituent information, costs, and funding for repairs to improve data integrity and reduce reporting as well as bookkeeping overhead
• Created budgeting templates to use across business organizations to allow easier monitoring through the fiscal year to make actionable decisions throughout the year regarding spend and staffing

National Instruments | Austin, TX | 2007-2023

Senior Group Manager – R&D Test Engineering (2019 – 2023)

Led 9 test engineers through varying projects across Research & Development. Drove growth within discipline directing changes to policies/procedures e.g. adopting use of Azure DevOps via data driven decisions. Leveraged stakeholder relationships globally (US, Hungary, Malaysia) to coordinate diverse staffing project requests from R&D and manufacturing while balancing discipline growth and process updates.
• Increased clarity in communication to senior leadership and reduced staffing decision making time globally by creating spreadsheets, charts, and filtering mechanisms summarizing staffing details to ensure internal and cross-functional alignment
• Championed promotions within team via goal setting, constructive feedback, and delegating functional leader responsibilities using data driven insights

Group Manager/Project Manager – R&D (Hardware, Software, Test Engineering) (2014 – 2019)

Directed/Supported multiple key new product development projects through release and facilitated training while working across various groups, departments, and disciplines relying on data to make recommendations driving decisions. Supervised up to 5 engineers and technicians in HW and SW disciplines supporting career growth based on individual goals.
• Oversaw multiple releases of General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) software driver versions, selecting features and ensuring proper validation for each release while aligning to key business and career growth needs
• Spearheaded software and hardware releases and reference architecture documentation for 1st product launch of Switch Load Signal Conditioning product family aligning with business partners in U.S. and Europe – created project plans, continuously analyzed progress and reported to leadership via cost and effort visualizations

Quality Manager/Engineer (2010 – 2014)

Promoted to steer quick closure to product issues while communicating cross-functionally throughout all organizational levels globally (US, Hungary, and Malaysia).
• Created and presented reports on product performance data to executive leadership to drive customer-facing decisions
• Created new metric for monitoring system level returns by completing data analysis on prior sales while administering quality management processes across several product lines

Test Engineering Developer (2007 – 2010)

Led multiple test solution designs for manufacturing hardware products. Evaluated products to assess test coverage requirements. Defined rack-based systems implementing software solutions in LabVIEW and TestStand. Partnered with local and international staff to execute complex projects.
• Developed systems to test hardware products within GPIB and Remote Controller families as part of production processes
• Architected new production test systems to consolidate testing of 17 GPIB products to 1 station type for increased sustainability and reduced operating costs within manufacturing

Barrett's ATA | Cedar Park, TX | 2014-2019

Volunteer Instructor

Taught martial arts classes with students ranging from 4 to 60 years old focusing on physical and leadership skills within the Songahm Taekwondo as well as focused one-on-one training sessions.
• Developed lesson plans to teach basic skills and incorporate them into applications such as self-defense while promoting discipline, integrity, and other leadership skills.
• Supported competition activities to ensure those attending have meaningful experiences by preparing both parents and students for the event mentally and physically as well as supporting competition execution through judging and scorekeeping.

HEB | Greater Austin Area, TX | 2000-2007

Perpetual Inventory Controller / Cash Controller / Customer Service