Raspberry Pi Projects

We are building 3 different Raspberry Pi projects. LGS Gardner LGS Pavilion LGS Germinator They all include: Reading multiple sensors Reporting sensor data to an AWS cloud Receiving data from AWS Cloud on how to operate the devices connected to the Raspberry Pi Timers Turning on/off Relays which control the devices Reading/Setting analog values Connecting to a HAT We are looking for a a team to design the different projects. We want the projects to use common components (where possible). Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA? Yes

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 management Agile and Scrum Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with JIRA Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment

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.

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 management Agile and Scrum Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with JIRA Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment

AWS - LGS Ecosystem System Designer

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) We have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of databases, Iot Hardware, and lots of mechanical stuff to manage an Indoor Vertical Farming environment. We have detailed specification documents for the entire EcoSystem. The EcoSystem is divided into 13 different components. We are hosting the EcoSystem on AWS. For each component there is a database and interface section. We have a first draft of the hosting architecture, and now we need a team to take to the next level. Each component and each interface needs to be designed. As well as Lamdas and other setup items. We will be creating a Agile List of tasks for each component to enable the projects deliverables to be managed. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Jira and AWS Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment.

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

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

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 offers LGS 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.

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 offers LGS 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.

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 done With 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

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

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.

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.

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 apply We 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.

Manufacturing 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. We are developing our MRP System using Odoo. We need to create our procedures and everything that is needed. If you want hands on experience on building a world class MRP system, this is the project for you. There are two separate projects: LGS Assembly - This is our MRP for our manufacturing company which produces our equipment. LGS Farmer - This is our MRP for our Farms. This produces microgreens, herbs, greens, and small vegetables. 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 Vegetables Revenue per farm is $3,000,000 to $12,000,000 depending on the product mix Our products are Organic, GMO free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, and Fungicide Free The farms will be a mixed of Licensed and White Labeled We grow over 60 different products

JobHacker Agile Project - 80 Hours

Number of positions available: 1 team of 6 persons (mix of individual and teamwork) Please send an email to Tzvi@LocalGrownSalads.com to apply We have a number of Projects all run using Agile Project Management. We need Agile trained folks to work on tasks.. For example, we have created an LGS Ecosystem which consists of AWS 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.

Engineering Drawings and Fabrication Drawings

We have a equipment that we have built. They include: Anodized aluminum frames Water PVC piping Light boards that include frames and wiring Power boxes with wiring distribution Intellectual Property and Non-Disclosure Agreements: Does your project require an IPA and NDA? Yes

Financing - Support Intern - Phase 2 of 2

Project Description Local Grow Salads is rolling out Farms in Philadelphia, USVI, and other places. Each Farm is a separate entity and requires financing. The financing is a combination of Equity and Leasing. We are a looking for an Intern to provide support for the President who will lead the charge. The work will be varied: Organizing materials Updating Business Plans Updating cash flows Reaching out and speaking with Investors The student will be expected to work on both Phases of the project. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with financial models Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment.

Financing - Support Intern - Phase 1 of 2

Project Description Local Grow Salads is rolling out Farms in Philadelphia, USVI, and other places. Each Farm is a separate entity and requires financing. The financing is a combination of Equity and Leasing. We are a looking for an Intern to provide support for the President who will lead the charge. The work will be varied: Organizing materials Updating Business Plans Updating cash flows Reaching out and speaking with Investors The student will be expected to work on both Phases of the project. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with financial models Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment.

Cultivar Research

Local Grown Salads is an Indoor Vertical Farming company located in Philadelphia PA. We need help identifying the nutritional needs for our cultivars (NPK, growing temperature, pH, etc) We would like students to research and find some standard values for each of the plants

Packaging, POP, and Sales Materials

Our organization needs the following marketing materials: Packaging for our Bunched Crop and Ready To Eat products Point of Purchase Sales materials Marketing slicks for the customers We 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 logo Creating the "story" that makes the whole thing pop Materials that answer the questions Practically We need to start with a PDF brochures, because that is what our purchasers will require. We will need to add the material to our website We 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.

Financial Modeling Of A 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 brand LGS Tech - This is about the technology LGS Farm Network - This is about targeting the channels to market LGS 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 Vegetables Revenue per farm is $3,000,000 to $12,000,000 depending on the product mix Our products are Organic, GMO free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, and Fungicide Free The farms will be a mixed of Licensed and un-licensed farms We grow over 60 different products Our product competitors are companies like Dole and Fresh Express Our technology competitors have valuations north of $1B ESG/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 available We have extensive technology being developed We are working with over a dozen universities and colleges with over 200 students. We completely rock Riipen We need teams to do the financial modelling for all the parts of the project. 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. Think of it as a consulting project working across a large corporation,

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 programs doing the submissions to the programs.

State and City Grants

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 programs doing the submissions to the programs.

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 distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The 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 The following are the specific requirements for the LGS Distributor: Quality feedback. A QR code reader and reports Bar code reader The 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

AWS App Development

Local Grown Salads is implementing several applications on AWS. The five applications are: LGS Agronomist - AWS Cloud Database - stores our growth formulas and expected values LGS Grower - Stores our sensor and yield data - providing a data lake for an AI system LGS Inspector - Analyze real time sensor from the IoT equipment and yield data from our ERP systems LGS Director - Implementing an API that interfaces between mobile and 4rd party applications and our system The applications are implemented in the AWS Cloud with Postgres and we are evaluating no-code and low-code tools

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 distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The 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 transactions The 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 reports Bar code reader Access commercial style recipes Register for recall To 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 distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The 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 transactions The 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 reports Bar code reader Register for recall To 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

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 distributors LGS Manufacturing – intended for food manufacturers LGS Retailer – intended for food retailers LGS Food Service – intended for food service companies LGS Consumer – intended for consumers The 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 reports Bar code reader Register for recall Allow the use to specify their food specifications (see marketing materials for details) These details will be used to link and suggest other ideas Food Choice: Vegan, Vegetarian, Flexitarian (with some details), Plant Based diet Diet Restrictions; Kosher, Halal etc. Allergies: Links to articles related to products scanned A history of products purchased – all personal notes Links to recipes Links to groups associated with the food type. (FB, our own social media groups) Where to buy To 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.

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 brand LGS Tech - This is about the technology LGS Farm Network - This is about targeting the channels to market LGS 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 Vegetables Revenue per farm is $3,000,000 to $12,000,000 depending on the product mix Our products are Organic, GMO free, Pesticide Free, Herbicide Free, and Fungicide Free The farms will be a mixed of Licensed and un-licensed farms We grow over 60 different products Our product competitors are companies like Dole and Fresh Express Our technology competitors have valuations north of $1B ESG/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 available We have extensive technology being developed We are working with over a dozen universities and colleges with over 200 students. We completely rock Riipen The detailed plan will include the following: A detailed week by week plan to achieve the goals An understanding of the resources needed Questions that need to be anwered? Where should we locate our Farms Who 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.