Hannah Bienkowski
Chicago, IL · 224-434-9004 · hannah_bienkowski@brown.edu · linkedin.com/in/hannah-bienkowski
Education
Brown University — Sc.M., Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (PRIME)
Providence, RI · Expected 2026University of Michigan — B.S. in Computer Science
Ann Arbor, MIExperience
McMaster-Carr — Project Supervisor
July 2026 – PresentBuild technical tools and lead cross-functional work across product data, operations, analytics, AI, and strategy. Python + SQL development, AI-assisted analysis, prototyping, and operational improvement.
McMaster-Carr — Management Trainee
June 2025 – July 2026Rotated across operational, product, and analytics functions; built the foundations for internal AI and data tooling.
InSite Webdesign — Founder
April 2026 – PresentFounded and operate a web-design consultancy. Launched eight custom sites and advised four additional business owners.
University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship — Teaching Assistant
Aug 2023 – June 2025Mentored 150+ graduate students in startup development, customer discovery, product-market fit, and MVP strategy.
Publicis Sapient — Product Manager Intern
June 2024 – Aug 2024 · New York, NYGenerative-AI SaaS platform for UnitedHealth Group on Azure, MySQL, React. Market research, stakeholder interviews, roadmap and feature prioritization in Agile.
UBS — Business Analyst Intern
July 2023 – Aug 2023 · San Francisco, CAResearched stocks, market trends, and portfolio strategies for advisor and client discussions.
Warmilu — Clinical Engineer & Business Operations Intern
May 2023 – Aug 2023 · Ann Arbor, MIHealthcare product operations, digital strategy, manufacturing, QC, and partnerships. Contributed to a UNICEF collaboration that secured $50,000.
iD Tech Camps — Assistant Program Director
May 2022 – Aug 2022 · Evanston, ILLed 13 staff across two teams. Promoted four times; offered the Program Director role for the company's largest US campus.
Independent — STEM Curriculum, Startup, and Digital Consultant
Aug 2017 – May 2022Designed technology curricula, trained educators, advised early-stage product teams, and developed digital experiences across B2B, B2C, ecommerce, and marketing.
Ventures & Projects
AI Product Gap Analysis Tool
McMaster-Carr · 2025 – PresentReduced product-research cycles from months to days by consolidating multi-source product, supplier, and transaction data into an editable AI-assisted decision surface.
CookEase — Co-founder
2023 – 2024AI cooking assistant on iOS. Swift, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS. Available on the App Store.
Lifetime IV — Product Researcher
University projectAutomated IV / medication-mixing prototype shaped by 25+ clinician interviews.
EazyBeadz — Co-founder
Aug 2022 – Feb 2023DTC shoe-accessory brand. Zero-upfront-capital manufacturing model; 500 kits sold in the first three months.
Soleful — Co-founder
In developmentEarly-stage modular footwear venture focused on sustainability and personal expression.
AI Counterclaim Generator
2025 – PresentLLM-based investment-analysis tool that generates evidence-supported bull and bear cases, evaluated on argument diversity and factual support.
Startup Consulting
2025 – PresentAdvised three founders on customer discovery, product definition, and MVP planning; two progressed from ideation to working MVPs.
Skills
Technical: Python, SQL, Swift, Django, PostgreSQL, React, MySQL, Azure, AWS, AI & LLM applications, automated testing, data cleaning & normalization.
Product: Product strategy, customer discovery, roadmapping, feature prioritization, MVP development, Agile / Scrum, UX design, Figma, JIRA.
Business: Market research, entrepreneurship, go-to-market strategy, digital strategy, financial research, partnership development, consulting.
Certifications: SAFe® Product Owner / Manager.