OPT Student Internship Recruitment Process Development
Local Grown Salads aims to enhance its internship program by effectively recruiting F-1 OPT students, who are international students in the United States eligible for internships. The project involves creating a streamlined process to identify and engage these students, encouraging them to apply for internships with the company. The goal is to develop a comprehensive strategy that includes identifying potential sources of candidates, crafting compelling outreach materials, and establishing a communication plan to connect with students. This project will allow learners to apply their knowledge of marketing, communication, and process development to create a practical solution for the company. The tasks will focus on researching effective recruitment channels, designing outreach campaigns, and developing a step-by-step guide for implementation.
Sustainable Financing Documentation for Local Grown Salads
Local Grown Salads is embarking on an innovative financing initiative that includes both equity and green bond components. The company seeks to enhance its financial transparency and appeal to investors by developing a comprehensive set of financial documents. This project aims to provide learners with the opportunity to apply their financial analysis and documentation skills in a real-world context. The team will focus on creating clear, accurate, and professional financial documents that align with the company's sustainable business model. This project will allow learners to gain practical experience in sustainable finance, a growing field that combines environmental responsibility with financial performance. The project will involve analyzing and creating financial projections, understanding green bond requirements, and ensuring compliance with relevant financial standards. Here is a link to a deck to our project
F-1 OPT Internships
Local Grown Salads is seeking to enhance the efficiency of its EcoSystem technology The project aims to provide F-1 OPT students with practical experience in Software development. The internships are technical are mostly technical in nature. Here is a link to the technical Roles available: Here is a link to a description of the EcoSystem
App/Backend Development Projects
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We 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 Network Assembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturing Agronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materials Grower - A full analysis system to review all the farms AI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulas Gardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specifications Pavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the Incubator Barn - Manages the farm Farmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farm Inspector - Monitors the equipment and production Director - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party software Customer Layer - Mobile/Web applications Distributor - applications for the distributor customers Consumer App = This app is intended to interact with a consumer of our products. Retailer App - For the retailer Food Server App - For the Restaurant The students will a) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UX b) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DB c) 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
UX/UI For Internal Applications
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We are creating an Indoor Vertical Farming system, and are working on creating a full seed to plate infrastructure. We have a number of different subsystems that are used by internal staff. We require a quality UX/UI design that is consistent across all the subsystems. Each subsystem has a unique database. The database will have connections to data in other subsystems. The requirements include: a) Support multiple languages b) Have a configuration settings c) Have data entry - some are significant, some are relatively small d) Status reporting of what is in the database e) Editing of data in the database f) Different types of reporting on the data Network - Manages the entire Farm Network Assembly - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the manufacturing Agronomist - Maintains our grow formulas and marketing materials Grower - A full analysis system to review all the farms AI - (Not currently available) Uses the data in Grower to create new grow formulas Gardner - Manages the hardware for the Vertical Acre according to the grow formula specifications Pavilion - Manages the HVAC system according to the grow formula specifications Germinator - Manages the hardware for the Incubator Barn - Manages the farm Farmer - An ERP system (extending Odoo) to manage the farm Inspector - Monitors the equipment and production Director - Provides an API to mobile applications and 3rd party software The students will a) Work with our Marketing Team to develop and test a UX b) Work with our Data Architect to capture the relevant user data and store it in our DB c) 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
Human Resources Coordinator
We have extensive internship program with over 50+ students at any time. We need a person to oversee the program. This will include: Ensuring Interns are performing - this is done in coordination with Project Managers Helping onboard and staffing the different projects Expanding the reach of our Internship program Responding to Student queries Supporting the Project Managers staffing and meeting needs Assisting the President on meeting with the students teams on a regular baisis Maintaining the Orientation Curriculum
Green Bond Financing Team
We are launching a Green Bond and we need a team to make it happen. In the Resources section I have added a Precis of the Bond and the Green Bond Framework. At the highest levels these are the deliverables: Marketing the Bond Where To List the Binod Covenants in the Bond Underwriting the Bond Investors In the SPV Investors in the Bond Meeting the Climate Bond Initiative Pro-Forma for the SVP and the Bond Use of Proceeds Business plan for Use Of Proceeds Legal Documents
Green Bond Financing Team
We are issuing a Green Bond and we need a team to make it happen. In the Resources section I have added a Precis of the Bond and the Green Bond Framework. At the highest levels these are the deliverables: Marketing materials for the Bond Listing the Binod Covenants in the Bond Underwriting the Bond Investors In the SPV Investors in the Bond Meeting the Climate Bond Initiative requirements Pro-Forma for the SVP and the Bond Use of Proceeds Business plan for Use Of Proceeds Legal Documents And much much more
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.
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 Posts The 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