Tim Petrvalsky: Field Operations in Pearland, TX
Tim Petrvalsky
Field Operations
Pearland | United States
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Instacart
Field Operations Specialist | 10/2024 - Current
• Lead SLAM-based indoor mapping projects across diverse retail locations, autonomously setting up and executing digital mapping scans to support large-scale deployment of Instacart's cutting-edge Caper cart technology.
• Manage end-to-end LiDAR mapping workflows (SLAM100 data capture, SLAM Go post-processing, CloudCompare point cloud analysis), delivering precise, to-scale 2D retail floor plans used to integrate location technology into retail environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, and Retail Operations—to ensure seamless integration of autonomous retail technology, proactively adapting to dynamic store conditions and operational challenges while optimizing on-site efficiency.
• Travel nationwide (100% travel) to execute location mapping initiatives, independently managing travel logistics, accommodations, and multi-location coordination across the U.S. to deliver comprehensive retail location mapping audits and data collection.
Deloitte
Software Engineer | 05/2021 - 05/2023
• Worked on an enterprise React/Redux application built in Electron, that will be used by USDA inspectors to collect crop field data with a 15-person Agile/Scrum team.
• Built new components for new inspection and data types and fixed various UI and functionality bugs to enable seamless app useability and navigation using React, React Router, Javascript, and ES6.
• Implemented modal pages using React forms based on designer mockups to collect and save data to the Salesforce backend.
• Built pixel perfect websites with HTML/SCSS/CSS according to design pins utilizing responsive design and media queries.
• Built custom components in a CMS accessing API data and creating and displaying the data in UI elements such as JQuery datatables with custom forms.
Google X - The Moonshot Factory - Project Mineral via Collabera
Field Analyst Lead | 06/2020 - 11/2020
Involved in an agricultural tech data collection project supporting the research team at Google X - Project Mineral.
• • Captured field data with proprietary, prototype equipment
• Troubleshot new prototype versions of collection equipment, providing feedback and bugs daily
• Scheduled 35 working locations per week for field coordinators with various site managers in Spanish
• Updated and proofread 100’s of pages of operational documentation
• Researched various suppliers for future equipment providers
Oculus via QAnalysts
Collection Technician (Linux, Troubleshooting) | 07/2018 - 01/2020
• Captured data with proprietary equipment for the research team in various types of venues, achieving a 100% collection quota
• Communicated with technical and nontechnical teams to achieve organizational goals
• Troubleshot equipment with Linux and general OS tools in Ubuntu OS
• Reimaged hardware boxes with Linux terminal commands to update the OS
• Tracked multiple issues concurrently with strong organizational skills
• Rewrote and updated 50 pages of training and operational documentation to improve operations and user workflow
• Improved collection practices and efficiency by providing consistent team feedback, resulting in improved client satisfaction rates
• Trained, coached, and mentored several new collection operators on collection and operation best practices
• Coordinated overall operations for the team, including security, shipping, and remote communications
Google via Adecco
Field Operations Coordinator | 05/2016 - 07/2017
Involved with Google Maps project improving location accuracy and various data collection initiatives.
• Improved location accuracy and various data collection initiatives
• Held a high degree of ownership by meeting or exceeding quotas 99% of the time
• Recognized as 1 of the top 8 performers in the nation
• Maintained data integrity and organization within complex database structures
• Discovered a new way to mitigate data loss after software updates using Excel V-lookups
• Met ambitious deadlines within a large team and dynamic work environment
• Created strategic routing systems to achieve maximum efficiency in route selection, increasing productivity
Education history
Santa Monica College
Javascript and Wordpress | 2019 - 2020
Trinity University
B.S. | 1990 - 1994
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