Alison O'Bryan Email & Phone Number

Dearborn, MI

• Develop, test and execute custom digital solutions for luxury automotive hospitality and process training program.
• Build strong relationships and lead large teams that include client, account, creative and digital team members.
• Develop communications, project plans and timelines, document requirements and create test cases to perform quality assurance testing.
• Identify meaningful metrics and create reporting mechanisms to demonstrate successful implementation of program goals.

Dearborn, MI

• Managed hospitality training and recognition programs for luxury automotive manufacturer.
• Coordinated a diverse staff of instructional designers, software developers, project managers and call center staff to execute training programs throughout the United States and Canada.
• Assisted with the creation of training curriculum and recruitment of qualified trainers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supervised test administration support for multi-state consortium piloting a large-scale computer-based assessment program.
• Developed strong, constructive relationships with a large and diverse team of senior-level AIR staff, state educational leaders, work groups, advisory committees and consortium testing partners.
• Edited administration materials, created and disseminated communications and established a Help Desk.

Questar Assessment, Inc.

• Managed state-based alternate and English language learner assessment programs that included development, administration, distribution and reporting.
• Led team of program management, assessment development and operation/administration and psychometric/technical staff and ensured quality of test items, scoring, reporting and technical documentation.
• Assisted with business development, proposal writing and recruitment and hiring.

• Directed item development for a state-level alternate assessment.
• Collaborated with the client and curriculum experts on the development of assessment plans, blueprints, item specifications and style guides for use by internal resources and a team of freelance item writers.
• Organized and facilitated bias/sensitivity and content review meetings.

Austin, TX

• Provided content and editorial expertise for English language learner and Spanish language testing programs.
• Managed large team of consultants who provided support to the Texas Education Agency.
• Assisted in the development of agency policy regarding the testing of these populations to comply with federal and state law.

Ph.D. Coursework Hispanic Literature

M.A., Hispanic Literature

B.A., Spanish/International Studies/Political Science