Dianna King — PM & Software Engineer

About

Engineer. Leader. Builder.

I'm a Georgia Tech MBA graduate (Scheller College of Business) with a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering — a combination that lets me bridge the gap between deep technical execution and strategic product thinking.

At the Georgia Tech Research Institute, I manage a portfolio of government-facing technology projects totaling over $21M, leading cross-functional teams of engineers and data scientists from initiation through close-out. Prior to moving into product and program management, I spent three years as a Software Engineer building production C++ embedded systems.

Outside of GTRI, I co-founded Eat Unrestricted, a direct-to-consumer plant-based food brand that ranked #1 on Google and Amazon for its target search terms. That founder experience sharpened my skills in product development, brand strategy, and rapid iteration with limited resources.

I'm passionate about using AI and modern tooling to solve real problems — from building LangChain research agents to developing AI-powered storytelling guides for Atlanta's Historic Oakland Foundation.

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Program & Product Management
Leading complex, multi-stakeholder technology programs in regulated, high-stakes environments with Agile frameworks and a 95% on-time delivery rate.

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Software Engineering
Hands-on background in C++ embedded systems, CI/CD pipelines, and full-stack development. Currently expanding into Python and AI agent development.

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Entrepreneurship
Co-founded and scaled a consumer food brand from zero to #1 rankings, managing product, operations, design, and team — saving 90% in costs through strategic partnerships.

Experience

Career Journey

Georgia Tech Research Institute May 2023 – Present

Project Manager & Research Engineer

Leading 6+ concurrent Health IT and DOD projects from a $21M+ portfolio, defining end-to-end product roadmaps using Agile frameworks
Achieved a 95% on-time delivery rate through proactive deadline monitoring and cross-functional coordination
Authored a standardized operating procedure reducing administrative overhead by ~11% and accelerating onboarding
Used delivery performance, engagement metrics, and usage patterns to drive prioritization and product iteration

Georgia-Pacific Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

Product Management Fellow — Product@GT

Collaborated with GP engineers and designers to innovate the next-generation digital dispenser experience
Translated user research into low- and mid-fidelity prototypes, enabling faster alignment with engineering
Introduced web-scraping and data-collection methods, expanding research inputs by 25%
Synthesized customer discovery insights into clear product requirements and improvement roadmaps

Georgia Tech Research Institute Nov 2020 – May 2023

Software Engineer

Developed and maintained production C++ software within Agile Scrum teams across CI/CD pipelines
Reduced run-time errors by 10% through rigorous code profiling and continuous integration testing
Diagnosed and resolved CI/CD build pipeline issues, reducing development downtime by 10%
Delivered end-to-end build demonstrations at sprint reviews, validating functionality and accelerating releases

Eat Unrestricted (Dianna's Foods) Aug 2020 – Dec 2024

Co-Founder & Product Manager

Launched a direct-to-consumer plant-based vegan cheese brand that ranked #1 on Google and Amazon for target keywords
Led cross-functional teams (2–7 people) across design, engineering, and marketing, cutting time-to-market by ~30%
Negotiated partnerships generating >$100K in annual savings (90% cost reduction for events)
Managed all product design, packaging, website, and digital go-to-market strategy end-to-end

Historic Oakland Foundation Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

Board Fellow — Net Impact, GT Chapter

Developed a phased business proposal for growing foundation membership and donor engagement
Designed an AI-powered, immersive storytelling guide to enhance the visitor experience

Introba May 2019 – May 2020

Electrical Engineer Designer

Led cross-functional alignment on electrical design standards, reducing errors by 30% and saving ~$200K in annual rework
Created and maintained BIM/Revit drawing files to high quality standards

Projects

Selected Work

Entrepreneurship · Product

Eat Unrestricted

A plant-based vegan cheese brand born out of a personal mission — nut-free, soy-free, allergy-friendly, and made with Southern soul. Launched from concept to #1 Google and Amazon ranking, managing product R&D, packaging, website, and go-to-market strategy end-to-end.

Product Management Brand Strategy DTC E-commerce Market Research UI Design

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AI · Python

AI Research Agent

A LangChain-powered research agent built in Python using GPT-4o. Accepts natural language queries, uses DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia as tools, and returns structured JSON responses with a topic summary, sources, and tools used.

Python LangChain GPT-4o Pydantic Agent Tools

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UX Research · Product

Georgia-Pacific Dispenser Research

Led user research for Georgia-Pacific's paper towel dispenser, identifying a fifth overlooked user archetype (Mischief Users) and introducing online forums and product reviews as a new research channel — surfacing 1,000+ behavioral signals previously untapped by the team.

UX Research Persona Design User Interviews Product Strategy

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AI · Consulting

AI Storytelling Guide — Historic Oakland Foundation

As a Net Impact Board Fellow, developed an AI-powered immersive storytelling guide for Historic Oakland Cemetery alongside a phased business proposal to grow membership and strengthen community engagement.

AI Product Design Strategy Non-profit

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Skills

Capabilities

Product & Strategy

Product Management & Roadmaps
Agile / Scrum (PSM Certified)
Pilot-to-Deployment Execution
Market Research & User Research
Data Visualization
Prototyping & UI Design
Stakeholder Presentations

Engineering

C++ (Embedded Systems)
Python
JavaScript / HTML
CI/CD Pipelines
LangChain / AI Agents
MATLAB
Linux / ARM / Keil MDK

Tools & Platforms

Jira & Atlassian Suite
Confluence
R / R-Studio
Tableau / PowerBI
Jupyter Notebook
VS Code
SolidWorks / BIM / Revit

Education

Academic Background

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Business Administration

Scheller College of Business

Net Impact, GT Chapter: developed a phased business proposal for Historic Oakland Cemetery Foundation including a strategic membership pipeline and AI-powered immersive storytelling guide.

Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Dean's List. Research focus on energy harvesting systems and embedded firmware. Recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Research Scholars Program award.

🏆 Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

🎓 Junior Achievement Scholarship

⭐ Star Performer Award

📜 Dean's List — Clayton State University

Recognition

Press & Awards

Scheller College of Business · Georgia Tech

"The Entrepreneurs of Scheller: Dianna King Creates Plant-Based Vegan Cheese with Startup Eat Unrestricted"

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Georgia Tech ORS · 2017 Research Award

Outstanding Research Scholars Program — 2017 Award Recipient for energy harvesting system design and MATLAB modeling

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GitHub · Open Source

AI Agent Practice — Python LangChain agent using GPT-4o with structured output and multi-tool research capability

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