William Trevillyan

William Trevillyan

Mountain View, California, United States
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Product leader with 5+ years of experience launching B2B and B2C SaaS products at early-…

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Experience

  • Clip Automation Graphic

    Clip Automation

    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Beijing City, China

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    Palo Alto, California

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    Lemont, Illinois

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    Rapid City, South Dakota

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    Golden, Colorado

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    Brandon, SD

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    Brandon, South Dakota, United States

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    Sanford Research Center, Sioux Falls, SD

Education

Volunteer Experience

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    ProductCon 2024 Volunteer

    Product School

    - 1 month

    Science and Technology

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    All-In Summit 2023 Volunteer

    All-In Podcast

    - 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    As a Volunteer for the All-In Summit 2023, I helped ensure the evening parties (007 Bond and Poker party, Barbie & Beach party, Blade Runner / Cyberpunk party) ran smoothly by completing various tasks such as manage lines, deliver food, direct traffic, and act as security for VIP sections.

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    TechCrunch Disrupt Volunteer (2022, 2023, 2024)

    TechCrunch

    - Present 3 years 10 months

    Economic Empowerment

    As a Sessions Crew Volunteer for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 and 2023, I managed the VC Office Hours sessions for founders and startups who competed in the pitch competition.

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    SXSW 2023 Sessions Crew Volunteer

    SXSW

    - 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    As a Session Crew Volunteer for SXSW, I volunteered for 54 hours helping various talks, panels, and fireside chats run smoothly by managing lines, assisting notable speakers and VIPs, counting attendees, cleaning rooms, scanning badges, and more.

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    Lead Program Manager

    Founder World

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    I volunteered as a Conference and Meetup Program Manager for Founder World.
    1. Annually, we host a conference for entrepreneurs to attend with the hope of raising money through a pitch competition.
    2. Monthly, we host various Meetups for fellow entrepreneurs to socialize, meet co-founders, find investors and receive mentoring such as hiking socials and networking mixers.

    Conference Responsibilities:
    * Coordination of Speakers
    * Creation of Speaker Posters and Related…

    I volunteered as a Conference and Meetup Program Manager for Founder World.
    1. Annually, we host a conference for entrepreneurs to attend with the hope of raising money through a pitch competition.
    2. Monthly, we host various Meetups for fellow entrepreneurs to socialize, meet co-founders, find investors and receive mentoring such as hiking socials and networking mixers.

    Conference Responsibilities:
    * Coordination of Speakers
    * Creation of Speaker Posters and Related Marketing Material
    * Zoom Webinar Operation
    * Video Editing and Publishing of All Presentations
    * General Event Coordination, Set Up and Meal Preparation
    * Miscellaneous Task

    * Meetup Responsibilities:
    * Manage Email Marketing Communication
    * Miscellaneous Event Preparation Tasks
    * Day-of-Event Coordination

    Key Results:
    * I helped organize and host the first-ever Founder World conference in 2021 with two other program managers.

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    Volunteer Organizer

    Startup Weekend

    - 1 year 3 months

    Economic Empowerment

    I am one of four Lead Organizers who plan, coordinate and host Startup Weekend Rapid City every Fall.

    Startup Weekends are 3-day, 54-hour events for 50 to 100 beginning entrepreneurs similar to hackathons. TechStars Startup Weekends occur in hundreds of cities around the world every weekend. Within those 54 hours, attendees go from idea to customer discovery, to minimum viable product, to a 5-minute pitch for a panel of judges and potential investors.

    Responsibilities:
    *…

    I am one of four Lead Organizers who plan, coordinate and host Startup Weekend Rapid City every Fall.

    Startup Weekends are 3-day, 54-hour events for 50 to 100 beginning entrepreneurs similar to hackathons. TechStars Startup Weekends occur in hundreds of cities around the world every weekend. Within those 54 hours, attendees go from idea to customer discovery, to minimum viable product, to a 5-minute pitch for a panel of judges and potential investors.

    Responsibilities:
    * Fundraise approximately $8,000 to host the event
    * Coordinate event venues and food services
    * Coordinate event speakers who are local entrepreneurs
    * Coordinate on-site mentors and advisors who give each team advice on their startups
    * Coordinate a panel of judges for the pitch competition

    Key Results:
    * Our team hosted two successful Startup Weekends prior to the pandemic.

  • Founder, President (3 yrs) & Mentor (3 Years)

    Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs

    - 4 years 10 months

    Education

    I founded the Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs (ICE) during my Freshman year of college at South Dakota Mines. I was president for the first three years of my 5-year tenure. The organization still lives and thrives to this day.

    Responsibilities:
    * Owned the club's vision, mission, and strategy.
    * Owned semesterly objectives and key results.
    * Managed team of 3 other club officers.
    * Mentored the future leaders of the organization.
    * Coordinated development of new…

    I founded the Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs (ICE) during my Freshman year of college at South Dakota Mines. I was president for the first three years of my 5-year tenure. The organization still lives and thrives to this day.

    Responsibilities:
    * Owned the club's vision, mission, and strategy.
    * Owned semesterly objectives and key results.
    * Managed team of 3 other club officers.
    * Mentored the future leaders of the organization.
    * Coordinated development of new officer training materials.
    * Developed the brand and marketing materials.
    * Led member recruitment initiatives.
    * Assisted team with all other responsibilities when needed.

    Key Results:
    * Hosted 23 entrepreneurial speakers cumulatively worth $1+ billion.
    * Coordinated seven out-of-state trips to Startup Weekend competitions.
    * Built a mentorship community of 35+ entrepreneurs and investors.
    * Enabled the founding of 5 student-run startup companies.

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    Mentor

    Techstars Startup Weekend

    - 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    As a mentor for the 2023 Startup Weekend Rapid City,I helped advise startups over the course of 54 hours on customer discovery, business model design, prototype development, and pitching/fundraising.

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    Ascent Innovation Task Force Member

    Elevate Rapid City

    - 1 year 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    The Ascent Innovation Task Force would meet once a month to discuss, brainstorm, and make decisions regarding the design, construction, and operation of a new $12 million, 40,000 square foot startup incubator that was built in Rapid City, SD, called the Innovation Campus.

    Key Results:
    * Construction of the incubator was finished in early 2021.

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    Strategic Planning Committee Member

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

    - 1 year

    Education

    I was a student representative for my university's Strategic Planning Committee.

    Key Results:
    * I interviewed over 20 administrative faculty and professors to understand how we as a university envisioned ourselves in 30 years.
    * I worked with a small team of five individuals to propose our university's new vision statement, "Our vision is to develop world-class leaders in science and engineering to benefit society."

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    Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee Member

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

    - 1 year

    Education

    I was the student representative on the Strategic Enrollment Planning Committee. Our team developed the strategic plan for the admission's department for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.

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    Rebranding Committee Member

    South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

    - 3 months

    Education

    As a student representative on our university's Rebranding Committee, I helped with reviewing and interviewing marketing consultation companies that would lead our university's rebranding initiative.

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    Entrepreneurship Educator

    Boy Scouts of America

    - 2 years

    Education

    Annually, the Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs would volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America. We would teach the Entrepreneurship Class so that cohorts of Boy Scouts could achieve their Entrepreneurship Badges.

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    Volunteer Coach

    BRANDON TENNIS ASSOCIATION

    - 6 years 3 months

    Education

    Throughout my K-12 education, I spent hundreds of hours per year volunteering for the Brandon Tennis Association.

    Responsibilities:
    * Assisting Head Coach at Tennis Camps
    * Group Coaching
    * One-on-one Coaching
    * Assist in Organizing Tournaments
    * Miscellaneous Task

  • Laboratory Demonstrator

    Washington Pavillion

    - 7 months

    Education

    I demonstrated various science experiments for 6 to 14-year-old kids on one Saturday every month.

Publications

Patents

  • Fluid Detection Fabric: Apparatus

    Issued US 12,123,807 B2

    A fluid detection system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. A fluid detection fabric includes a top layer, a middle layer, a bottom layer, a fluid detection sensor, and a control hub. The middle layer separates the top layer and bottom layer. The top layer, middle layer, and bottom layer are configured to connect electrically using a liquid pathway when liquid is present.

    See patent
  • Fluid Detection Fabric: A Method and System for Detecting a Leak

    Issued US 11,788,918 B2

    A fluid detection system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. A fluid detection fabric includes a top layer, a middle layer, a bottom layer, a fluid detection sensor, and a control hub. The middle layer separates the top layer and bottom layer. The top layer, middle layer, and bottom layer are configured to connect electrically using a liquid pathway when liquid is present.

    See patent

Courses

  • 1: Business Communication: Writing and Speaking

    BUS ADM X404.7

  • 2: Design of Experiments

    CBE 488

  • 3: Credential of Readiness (CORe) Business Program [Business Analytics | Economics for Managers | Financial Accounting]

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  • 4: Introduction to Six Sigma

    IENG 452

  • 5: Composites Manufacturing

    CBE 489

  • 6: Advanced Processing & Nanoengineering of Polymers

    NANO 475

Honors & Awards

  • Competed & Placed in Multiple Business Pitch Competitions

    SD Chamber of Commerce & South Dakota Mines

    Our team at HomeMetrics participated in multiple business-plan, pitch, and patent competitions, raising a total of $21,000 with a free provisional patent application.

    South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Open Competition
    * 2nd Place & $10,000 in April, 2020
    * http://www.southdakotagiantvision.com/business/default.aspx

    South Dakota Mines Braun Inventor Award
    * 1st Place, $5,000 & a Free Provisional Patent Application in April, 2020
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    Our team at HomeMetrics participated in multiple business-plan, pitch, and patent competitions, raising a total of $21,000 with a free provisional patent application.

    South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Open Competition
    * 2nd Place & $10,000 in April, 2020
    * http://www.southdakotagiantvision.com/business/default.aspx

    South Dakota Mines Braun Inventor Award
    * 1st Place, $5,000 & a Free Provisional Patent Application in April, 2020
    * https://www.sdsmt.edu/Research/Economic-Development/Braun-Student-Inventor-Award/

    University of South Dakota’s Invent 2 Innovate Pitch Competition
    * 3rd Place & $1,000 in March, 2020
    * https://www.usd.edu/business/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/invent-to-innovate

    South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Student Competition
    * 2nd Place & $4,000 in April, 2019
    * http://www.southdakotagiantvision.com/student/default.aspx

    South Dakota Mines Student CEO Business Plan Competition
    * 3rd Place & $1,000 in December, 2018
    * https://www.sdsmt.edu/Research/Economic-Development/SD-Mines-CEO-Program/

  • National Goldwater Scholar

    The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

    The $15,000 Goldwater Scholarship is one of our nation’s most prestigious scholarships for undergraduates pursuing careers in science. The application involved preparing a research proposal and acquiring multiple recommendations. It is awarded to an undergraduate junior or senior who has shown high-level academic excellence and an extreme passion for research.

    More Info:
    https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/

  • Placed 1st in Additional Business Plan Competitions

    South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and South Dakota Mines

    Excluding my time with HomeMetrics, I also competed in other business-plan competitions, raising a total of $8,000.

    South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Student Competition
    * 1st Place & $5,000 in April, 2018
    * http://www.southdakotagiantvision.com/student/default.aspx

    South Dakota Mines Student CEO Business Plan Competition
    * 1st Place & $3,000 in December, 2017
    * https://www.sdsmt.edu/Research/Economic-Development/SD-Mines-CEO-Program/

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Chinese

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Toastmasters: Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Toastmasters Club

    Secretary

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    Once a week, our organization meets for 90 minutes to give prepared speeches or pitches, impromptu speeches, and evaluation speeches. In addition, I became the Secretary for this Toastmaster's organization in February of 2022.

  • SDSM&T Innovation Club for Entrepreneurs

    President & Founder

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    Our mission was to provide entrepreneurial resources and opportunities to students of the South Dakota School of Mines and members of the community via weekly high-value meetings and semesterly conferences. We focused our efforts on recruiting 1st & 2nd year students so that we could develop their business, innovation and leadership skills throughout their years at Mines while helping them participate in business plan competitions and their own startup companies. Hosted Events: * Monthly…

    Our mission was to provide entrepreneurial resources and opportunities to students of the South Dakota School of Mines and members of the community via weekly high-value meetings and semesterly conferences. We focused our efforts on recruiting 1st & 2nd year students so that we could develop their business, innovation and leadership skills throughout their years at Mines while helping them participate in business plan competitions and their own startup companies. Hosted Events: * Monthly Public Speakers * Bi-weekly Innovation Days * Bi-weekly Pitch Days * Quarterly Startup Weekend Competitions More info: www.icentrepreneurs.com

  • Professional Development Institute

    Head of PD Committee

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  • American Indian Science and Engineering Society

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  • CAMP Chem-E Car Team

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  • SDSM&T Engineers Make Great Entrepreneurs

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  • CAMP UAV Team

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