My Resume
When used thoughtfully & with Care, Technology has the power to revolutionize education
Educational professional with a solid history of developing innovative solutions for educational organizations, as well as non-profit, community-focused programs. Highly skilled in using technology to extend and amplify learning. Technically savvy, resourceful, and a good sense of humor.
Specialties: Educational Technology ■ Project Management ■ Leadership/People Skills ■ Development ■ Network Building ■ Team Building ■ Communication ■ Problem Solving ■ Public Speaking
Clients
Education First [EF] | Desire2Learn [D2L] | ASU Preparatory Academy | Lexia Learning | Galileo Preparatory Academy | Gwinnett County Public Schools
Work Experience
Lexia Learning
Senior Technical Project Manager
Act as the technical project manager to define requirements, timelines, deliverables, and documentation for a complex and evolving product
Effectively communicate project status, bug reports, agile metrics like burndown across the company and to senior leadership
ASU Prep Digital
Director of Solutions Development
Built a team from the ground-up including hiring developers, quality assurance engineers, and graphic design resources
Took ownership of the roadmap and alignment with the business needs of the organization
Manage the day-to-day operations of the team: answering business questions, watching for possible futureproofing, identify priorities, confirm requirements, etc.
Shape the culture of the project to encourage collaboration, communication, and a sense of humor
Desire2Learn
Senior Implementation Consultant
Acted as lead consultant on several large complex implementations across multiple verticals, including New Mexico Department of Education (K12), Texas Christian University (Higher Ed), Education Management Corporation (Corporate), and Air University (US Government).
Filled the role of New Product Information Stakeholder for Implementation Services (IS) responsible for coordinating with Prod Dev and IS SMEs on new products and features to determine risk and enablement activities for IS as well as offering feedback and input from clients on Prod Dev Roadmap.
Education First (EF)
Project Manager/Business Analyst
Coordinated with executive level project sponsors to decide core project requirements, user stories, set timelines, develop (and track) priorities, and communicate project expectations.
Worked with in-house developers and engineers to create custom templates for Moodle 2.0.
Collaborated with various instructional designers to create a gaming/achievement system that encouraged students to complete education activities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
2005St. Mary's College of Maryland
Master's in Business Administration
2009University of Montana
Master's in Education
2022Arizona State University
Technology Proficiencies
D2L's Brightspace | Blackboard | Canvas LMS | Schoology | Peoplesoft | IMS Global Standards (CC, ThinCC, Caliper) | Atlassian Products (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) | Github