Adrian J. (Aj) Deleón, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

United States

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Collaborate with co-founders to set short and long-term Objectives and Key Results and monitor the progress of the organization's strategic plan
• Oversee the executives who manage the teams who design, build, market, and sell software products
• Maintain a culture in which diverse talent thrives, and is motivated to support the company's growth and impact
• Lead investor relations and strengthen strategic partnerships with influential organizations in business, tech, philanthropy and education

Seattle, WA, US

• Conducted national data infrastructures research, and served as thought-partner to key staff within the Chief Strategy Office leading the U.S. Economic Mobility and Opportunity Initiative
• Developed an impact measurement tool to support senior leaders within the K-12 Education team to potentially select, and later evaluate continuous improvement-related investments
• Collaborated with other staff across the foundation, including members of the Measurement, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) team, Policy and Advocacy, Philanthropic Partnerships, and Postsecondary Success, on summer.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

• Served as intrapreneur and strategic advisor to the CEO with business expansion strategy and brand management
• Led sales and marketing efforts of new strategy and analytics services
• Collaborated with fellow VPs on enhancement of internal processes and use of cloud-based productivity tools
• Delivered consultative and advisory support to school, network, and district-level clients

Chicago, Illinois, US

Surge educates, empowers and energizes educational leaders of color who will create transformative change in the communities they serve. The diverse inaugural cohort was comprised of African American and Latino men and women from the Chicago Public Schools, high-performing charter schools and networks, non-profit advocacy agencies, higher education and.

Chicago, IL, US

• Analyzed multiple school performance results and worked with the Chief of Schools to design and deploy strategic supports to impact student outcomes.
• Trained and supported school leaders to employ qualitative and quantitative data analyses to make instructional and operational changes that ensured ongoing school improvement.
• Collaborated with other district personnel, including other Data Strategists, in the ideation, development, and implementation of district-wide data analysis and performance management systems.
• Managed high-stakes projects that enhanced the network’s operational efficiency and overall impact on schools and students.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Selected out of a highly competitive pool of greatly qualified applicants, and placed in a project that addressed a network of schools most affected by the teacher strike and school closings of 2012/2013.
• Analyzed and created complex data sets to study correlations between student achievement and teacher/principal evaluation data.
• Made strategic recommendations to district leaders to improve the effectiveness of school operations & directly affect student outcomes.
• Built an accountability system for the network's leaders to monitor key performance metrics, collect and evaluate evidence of ongoing improvement, and ensure targeted support for schools.

Chicago, IL, US

• Led teams of teachers and school administrators in the development and deployment of school improvement plans leading to higher KPI outcomes than the district averages.
• Trained and managed four direct reports to effectively support their schools toward annual performance gains.
• Researched, implemented and maintained an online collaboration workspace resulting in higher teacher engagement in executing improvement plans.

Chicago, IL, US

• Designed a yearlong college readiness curriculum for 30 middle and high schools, training school personnel in its implementation.
• Grew strategic partnerships between colleges and universities, private foundations, community organizations and the district from 0-50 partnerships in one year.

Chicago, IL, US

• Conducted bi-monthly visits at 10 schools to assess teacher effectiveness through classroom observations.
• Analyzed school-specific data (attendance rate, graduation rate, standardized tests, etc.) to identify deficiencies.
• Collaborated with school personnel to develop written school improvement plans, and training modules, based on the data-identified areas of need.

Chicago, IL, US

• Advised 6th-12th grade students on college and career options and financial aid availability according to their social/emotional needs, academic abilities and personal interests.
• Conducted bilingual (Spanish) college readiness workshops for parents and college-bound students.
• Developed a summer enrichment program to effectively transition a cohort of 8th graders into high school resulting in higher attendance rates, and overall academic performance at the completion of their freshman year.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Designed and taught the curriculum for a college preparatory program targeting first generational students in low income neighborhoods resulting in 100% postsecondary enrollment or job placement of student participants.
• Managed recruitment, enrollment, and retention for the program resulting in full cohorts at both sites and 100% completion by student participants.

Washington, DC, US

Trained low-income parents in South Suburban Chicago, via home visits and special workshops, to provide home-based pre-school education to their children

Chicago, IL, US

Provided postsecondary and career advising to a cohort of 400+ students at two high schools resulting in increased academic and standardized tests performance, and higher college application rates than students not in cohort

M.Ed, Secondary Education, Social Science

B.A, Political Science

Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

Computer Engineering