Zach Pinner

Background

About Zach Pinner

Zach joined Merck in 2013 after graduating with a bachelors in Information Technology & Informatics and an associates in Game Development. Joining Merck's Emerging Talent Rotational Program, Zach rotated to various groups starting as a developer, switching roles to be a business and technical analyst, and then an account manager, while also acting as an innovation specialist over these 3 years experimenting with various technologies such as 3D printing and virtual/augmented reality. He also hosted an internal global hackathon. Zach then graduated the program and moved to Prague for a one-and-a-half year stint where he worked with the Strategy & Operations team as well as the Structured Experiments team, primarily experimenting with cutting-edge technologies. Then, working at the Austin IT hub, Zach lead a team focused on delivering edge technology solutions with chatbots, virtual reality, and automation. In 2020, he pivoted to solely focus on Intelligent Automation and has joined a rapidly growing group looking to implement full end-to-end DevOps with their RPA solutions. Then in 2021 he moved back to Prague to expand the RPA initiatives. Prior to Merck, Zach worked at Rutgers University for Continuing Education in the Department of Virtual Worlds. There he primarily developed in Unity3D creating virtual classrooms where students would use an avatar to attend class instead of alternate remote channels.