CAREER SUMMARY

 

I am a seasoned and innovative business professional with 10+ years of leadership, education, and product development experience spanning a variety of sectors. Recognized for building strong collaborative relationships and creating scalable, data-driven solutions to complex business problems, I have a verifiable history of contributing directly to company growth and expansion throughout my career. Professional focal points include data analysis and interpretation, coaching and mentoring, client satisfaction and retention, a computational and statistical background, and extensive experience with R, MySQL, and relational database reporting. I am able to apply effective communication and analytical skills, as well as business acumen, project management, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

FLINT CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, FLINT, MI

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM QUALITY

  • Direct training, curriculum, and process improvement efforts for 80 staff across a dozen teams.
  • Design quality improvement standards and metrics, and build systems to progressively improve the effectiveness of educational programs.
  • Manage flows of data from vendor databases, internal systems, and partner organizations to monitor progress, advise on strategy, and tell the story of the organization.
  • Innovate network-spanning educational experiences in out-of-school time.

 

PEARSON, LONDON, UK

DATA ANALYTICS AND AUTOMATION ANALYST - SECONDED

  • Cleaned and processed data from sales, projections, government sources, and bespoke surveys data through a Google Cloud Platform pipeline using BigQuery.
  • Created clean-up utilities using Python and Javascript for data synchronization and normalization applying machine learning techniques both early in the pipeline and as part of queries.
  • Supported stakeholders by connecting to understand the structure and business applications of data and how best to present results to facilitate the highest value use cases.
  • Piped live data to Tableau and create dynamic dashboards for companywide dissemination to inform timely, high-stakes decision-making.

 

PEARSON, HADLEY, MA

TEST DEVELOPMENT ANALYST

  • Spearheaded creation and development of test deliverables and supporting materials for educator licensure assessments in chemistry, physics, computer science, and technology spanning 20+ U.S. states.
  • Excelled as content-specific liaison between Pearson and state departments of education; partner with department officials and committees of educators to facilitate test item reviews.
  • Analyzed banks of 200 to 400 test deliverables and related materials to generate key insights that produce high quality assessments and drive stakeholder consensus.
  • Leveraged industry knowledge and strong technical skills to strategize efficient, scalable, and data-driven solutions to a diverse stakeholder questions and concerns.
  • Conducted quantitative analysis of various data sources to support product development; collaborate cross-functionally to accelerate resolution of product issues.
  • Motivated and mentor a 10-member team of contracted subject matter experts in the creation and vetting of diverse test materials.
  • Scrutinized performance data from active assessment items, determine remediation measures, and extract insights to inform future development.
  • Balanced multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in dynamic, fast-paced settings while meeting tight deadlines and strict test requirements.
  • Cultivated a positive, productive, and inclusive workplace culture via team engagement and active participation in company activities.

 

ROBERT COLLEGE, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR

  • Designed and delivered instruction as a chemistry instructor at the general and advanced (AP) levels at a premier Turkish secondary school comprised of students specializing in math and science.
  • Constructed systems to support student feedback and continuous curriculum development; utilized R to optimize data handling and boost impact on day-to-day instruction for 450 chemistry students.
  • Championed and edited the student newspaper, currently in its 50th year as the school’s primary English language publication.
  • Mobilized a staff of 20 students to write, lay out, print, and distribute the paper for 1,000 current students and thousands of alumni and donors.

 

DUPONT MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL, LOUISVILLE, KY

SCIENCE TEACHER

  • Instructed, assessed, and intervened in chemistry and integrated science courses focused on student research and experimental design at one of the top-performing public high schools in the state of Kentucky.
  • Restructured the assessment of independent student projects in the school’s math, science, and technology program, a major thread in the curriculum for 500 concentration area students.
  • Engineered effective data tracking systems based on web forms to manage 200 students referred for extra help and monitor students’ use of school services.

 

WAGGENER HIGH SCHOOL, LOUISVILLE, KY

SCIENCE TEACHER

  • Taught Chemistry at four levels, comprehensive through AP; originated AP chemistry course corresponding with a turnaround effort that saw the school climb from the 7th to the 47th percentile in State of Kentucky rankings.
  • Propelled enrollment in Honors and Advanced Chemistry from 40 to over 90 while significantly improving pass rates.
  • Co-authored Jefferson County Public School’s tenth grade science course outline to create a chemistry course fully aligned with Kentucky’s Next Generation Science Standards.
  • Built a mapping tool using the Google Maps API; hosted tool on AWS so students could collect and visualize data on Louisville’s urban tree canopy; presented the work at the National Career Academy Conference.

 

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, LOUISVILLE, KY

MENTOR TEACHER

  • Supervised and trained prospective teachers with undergraduate Chemistry degrees over the course of a school year to support certification; this was as a part of a federal grant-funded program modeled on the highly regarded UTeach program at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Designed a range of performance assessment tools for teachers-in-training to make conferences more evidence-based.
  • Delivered detailed constructive feedback on pedagogy and lesson planning to prospective teachers as part of overseeing 12 credit-hours of graduate work.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

 

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ

MASTER OF SCIENCES (MCS) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Designed, optimized, and evaluated deep learning models using PyTorch and other tools on local and cloud-based machines. Created solutions to machine learning and data analytics problems with NumPy, pandas, and other relevant Python libraries. Identified and solved software design and security problems using C# with .NET. Created rules-based solutions to software problems using answer set programming and ontology systems.

 

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, BOWLING GREEN, KY

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Participated in the pilot year of a Department of Education-funded grant program to train science and math teachers for priority schools in Louisville, KY.

 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN CHEMISTRY

BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN JOURNALISM

Authored a cover story for Juneau, Alaska’s Capital City Weekly on the fight to list polar bears on the federal Endangered Species List.