Global Retail Experience for Samsung @TecAce
FAQ
Taking a product from 0 to 1.
At this early stage in my career, the Samsung FamilyHub Retail project was the first time that I had been given a blank slate with a lofty end-goal in mind.
What is the Samsung FamilyHub?
The FamilyHub is Samsung’s take on a smart refrigerator. With a large tablet embedded in the door, it was the world’s first attempt at a smart appliance, introducing the concept of a connected kitchen.
Stakeholder Management early on.
As an engineer on this project, I was heavily involved in the stakeholder meetings and presentations. Traveling to Samsung’s US headquarters to demo our progress on specified testing modules.
What is a retail application?
On every Best Buy and Home Depot sales floor, you can see the refrigerators. In most cases, they are running an app 24/7 which helps attract and educate potential buyers.
Localization for global markets.
Our application was sideloaded into the refrigerators at the manufacturing facilities. Upon activation on the sales floor, it would download the localized assets (images, movies, sound files) for the respective geographical region. 26 languages in total.