Andrew Evan Weiss, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas

✅ As CEO, I am responsible for multiple tasks:• Workforce Development Program Leadership: Spearheaded and managed a comprehensive workforce development program aimed at supporting adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.• Training and Development Expertise: Utilized adult learning theories and instructional design methodologies to build a highly skilled team of employment specialists capable of effectively facilitating client success.• Collaboration with Industry Leaders: Established strategic collaborations with leaders and subject matter experts in the energy industry to develop content and implement innovative hybrid learning strategies.• Continuous Improvement and Agile Learning: Implemented a continuous improvement approach to learning, enabling real-time skills gap assessments and agile adaptations of learning methods to keep pace with the rapid technological advancements in the field.• Diversity, Opportunity, and Social Mobility: Identified and developed opportunities for upward mobility for underserved populations from diverse socioeconomic and racial backgrounds, with a particular focus on communities identified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as disadvantaged.✪ Below are my notable accomplishments ✪➤ Entrepreneurship: Founded and promoted Weiss Ventureprises, delivering strategic human and organizational development, talent management, vocational education, and vocational rehabilitation solutions.➤ Client Success: Achieved a notable track record with more than 30 success stories of clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who maintained long-term employment and advanced in their careers.➤ Curriculum Development: Led the design of curricula for energy industry vocational training programs. Successfully trained over 60 students in Central Texas Career & Technical Education programs.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Photography has long been my primary form of artistic expression. I have been a passionate photographer for 30 years and worked professionally for 15. Weiss Ventureprises Professional Photography provides general photography services as well as aerial drone videography, photography, and surveys in Greater Austin. Our specialties include wedding, portrait, real estate, event, pet, commercial product, and food photography with integrated aerial capabilities. We also offer professional photography and videography editing.I am dedicated to surpassing clients' expectations. Visit my SmugMug website (andrewweiss.smugmug.com) to view my photography portfolio.

Austin, Texas

✅ My responsibilities were the following while performing as Employment Specialist and Principal:• Program Leadership: Led all activities related to a workforce development program aimed at supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the workplace.• Training and Development: Employed hybrid learning, hands-on training, coaching, mentoring, and job aids to achieve client workplace success benefitting employers.• Policy Expertise: Developed in-depth expertise in workforce policy issues and the needs of diverse groups in the workplace.✪ My key highlights in this role included ✪➤ Workplace Success: Effectively helped clients achieve workplace success, professional advancement, and social integration while facilitating organizational and societal betterment.➤ Curriculum Design: Designed and delivered impactful Learning and Development (L&D) curricula.➤ Methodologies: Utilized adult learning theories, behavior modification approaches, and instructional design methodologies to create effective learning programs.

Austin, Texas

✅ During my tenure as a Supplemental Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant, I engaged in multiple tasks:• Instructional Design: Implemented instructional design methods and technologies to achieve specific Learning and Development (L&D) objectives.• Team Leadership: Led a team of four cross-functional staff members in the design and implementation of L&D initiatives in collaboration with university faculty and administrators.• Student Development: Nurtured students' human development and readiness for entering the workforce.• Individualized Guidance: Provided individualized guidance to students, considering their unique learning styles and fostering a collaborative learning environment.• Hybrid Learning: Deployed hybrid learning strategies to enhance the learning experience.✪ My major contributions included ✪➤ Performance Analysis: Analyzed performance metrics to ensure continuous success in the learning programs.➤ Student Engagement: Enhanced student comprehension through individual and group consultations, interactive lectures, and review sessions for large groups of up to 200 students.➤ Academic Improvement: Achieved a significant 20% improvement in class grades for over 1000 students in courses covering wide-ranging topics.➤ Technology Integration: Improved overall learning strategies by utilizing UT Austin's Learning Management System and data analytics to facilitate optimal educational outcomes and engagement.Department of History; Department of Government; LBJ School of Public Affairs✅ Additional Experience:Sales Supervisor at Aaron Brothers - Pasadena, CAOperations Manager at Rainbow Air Charter & Air Ambulance - Long Beach, CA

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Latin American History: Specializing On Modern Mexico; Secondary Field: Religious Studies

As a Doctor of Philosophy, I am a creative, data-driven problem solver, agile project manager, collaborative instructor, effective.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History, M.A. Candidate

Activities and Societies: Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Member; Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Member & Event Coordinator.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Human And Organizational Development | History

Human & Organizational Development Major - Specializing in Leadership (Peabody College of Education and Human Development); History Major.