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Pacifica, California, United States

Delighted and honored to join this passionate organization and help it serve our wonderful Pacifica families.

San Mateo, California

Leadership Highlights:• Strategic Turnaround: Recruited to revitalize CuriOdyssey after years of deficit spending. Implemented a three-year strategic plan to achieve financial stability, grow the audience, and position the organization as a leader in early science learning.• Financial Success: Emerged from a decade of deficits in FY20, exceeding revenue targets by $0.5M despite COVID. Maintained profits in FY21 and FY22 while increasing organizational investments by $0.5M.• Crisis Management: Safely navigated a 90-day closure during FY23 due to storm damage, securing timely grants and managing expenses to limit losses. Ended the year only $234K over budget, despite $750K+ in unexpected storm-related costs.Program and Organizational Development:• STEMCorps Initiative: Launched a new education program connecting educators, mentors, and community partners with underserved youth, empowering them to engage in STEM learning. Secured $500K in funding for an 18-month pilot (now in its fourth year) with support from major sponsors like Gilead, Genentech, and Merck.• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Established a DEI leadership team, launched an internal consulting practice, and conducted an equity audit. Collaborated with the board to form a DEIB committee and grow the Board of Directors from 14 to 20 members.Capital Development and Expansion:• Campus Development: Led fundraising efforts for a state-of-the-art early science learning center, raising $1.7M in the first year and completing the capital campaign after nine years. Opened the new Physics in Action Playground, "Whooosh!" and expanded classroom space with the Bay Gallery & Labs (3000 sq ft).• Future Planning: Initiated the capital campaign for an expanded North American River Otter Habitat, including selecting a design-build firm and completing site selection.

San Mateo, California, United States

I'm thrilled to be joining the talented team at CuriOdyssey. We are a serious science playground that lets kids loose to observe wild animals, experiment with scientific phenomena and let the natural world answer their questions.

1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, Ca 94401

I'm honored and thrilled to be joining the CuriOdyssey Board of Directors this July! CuriOdyssey is a serious science playground where more than 100,000 kids a year observe wild animals and experiment with real scientific phenomena.Check out their website here: https://curiodyssey.org/

Palo Alto, California

I'm thrilled to be joining the board of Project Invent, an early stage innovation incubator for students! Project Invent, led by their talented and passionate CEO, Connie Liu, is empowering the next generation of inventors by enabling students to invent for social good and develop the skills and confidence to face any challenge. Check them out here: https://projectinvent.org/

Oakland, California

When young people are challenged by work that is rigorous and real-world, and when they are given opportunities to revise and reflect along the way, then they are liberated to realize their potential. This, we believe, is the path to educational equity, and it is the reason that Envision Learning Partners (ELP) was founded eight years ago. ELP's mission is to help schools and districts engage every student in America in a high-quality system of performance assessment.Together we’ll help teachers and school leaders give every student an educational experience where they feel confident and valued, knowing they belong and can succeed.Collaborated on the effort to prepare for and grow ELP’s services and national reach. Established Salesforce as the central tool for tracking our sales pipeline, projecting revenue and measuring our quality of service. Collaborated on strategic partnerships development to increase reach and deepen sales pipeline. Formulated and executed six month study to understand resistance of school districts to Performance Assessment Systems. The study outcomes are guiding ELPs communication strategy, establishing methods to engage a wider audience, and demonstrating ELP as a leader in the field. Collaborated on relaunch of ELP Newsletter, increasing reach 28% in first year; relaunched social media channel with revised strategy. Co-led ELP’s Equity Initiative: inaugural Nexus Fellow (established by The Equity Lab in 2019); Co-led Development of equity stance, guiding internal and external processes and goals. Advised Executive Director on the development of three year strategic plan through 2022.

Menlo Park, California

Guiding autonomous vehicle and robotics Engineering team from concept through MVP specification, development, and delivery to attract funding and solidify nascent customer relationships with Fortune 50 enterprises.

Burlingame, California

Launched a multi-award-winning US STEM education Remote Tutoring and Mentoring (RTM) program bolstered by a real-time communication/collaboration platform as well as 400+ STEM mentors representing top corporate brands. Across 9 years, significantly elevated students’ state assessment scores, GPAs, SAT marks, college readiness levels, and career awareness of STEM fields.Designed business model and technology roadmap, secured alliances with school districts, 100+ corporations, and powerful private/institutional foundations, and scaled the company to 24 directors, managers, and staff. Secured long-term mentoring relationships with over 350 nationwide business professionals representing the fields of Technology, Engineering, Gaming, CPU/GPU Design, Animation, Data Science, Biotech, Life Science, Business Analytics, Finance, Accounting, and Statistics.Drove pilot launch into a single NorCal school system, ultimately deploying program into 15 schools in 2 states, serving over 350 low-SES students every week and gaining national honors, such as the Forbes Excellence Award for Education and US2020 STEM Mentoring Award from the White House. Later, standardized and productized RTM program to create an earned-revenue model aimed at like-minded technology firms.Established a star-studded Board of Directors comprised of 14 engaged business leaders pulled from Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Gap, Lazard, and other visionary organizations. Set up committees to drive Finance, Operations, Governance, Funding, and Technology. Produced evidence-backed outcome reports and leveraged board to win and retain seven-figure funding agreements and highly competitive grants with national foundations, social enterprises, and corporate sponsors.Equipped with such alliances, the We Teach Science Foundation achieved unprecedented success in terms of improving students’ outcomes in a variety of areas: state-wide tests, high school graduation rates, and self-efficacy through 1-on-1 mentoring.

Mountain View, California

Engineering and Design consultancy with offices in Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. Responsible for US day-to day operations with $6MM in annual revenue. Managed Sales, Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical), HR, and Finance departments, totaling 30 employees. Primary focus on developing new business and ensuring client satisfaction.

Palo Alto, California

Managed a team of 12 industrial and mechanical engineers in developing 6-10 hardware products at a time for Fortune 500 corporations, growth organizations, and startups. Oversaw the development of video conferencing system, medical devices, and server chassis via 24/7-design model leveraging US and Shanghai teams.Engaged B2B client base extensively, from initial solutioning and proof-of-concept through final delivery, upgrades, and add-on projects. Collaborated at the C-suite level as well as with heads of engineering departments to define requirements, iterate strategy, and ensure on-spec product design.

Burlingame, California

Contributed to the development of next-generation electrical, mechanical, and biotechnology products as part of the federal government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) R&D initiatives.

Mountain View, California

Served on executive steering committee alongside CxOs and SVPs to determine business strategy, risk mitigation plans, global sourcing strategy, and growth trajectory involving spinoffs, divestitures, strategic hiring, and acquisitions.Became a core contributor to team that conceptualized and led creation of a laser-measurement tool credited with disrupting the construction laser tool industry due to its precision performance at 80% below-market price. Oversaw engineering and quality assurance teams in Germany, US, and China, including training offshore teams in providing rapid-response production support.Streamlined and expedited design, development, and production of a crucial electronic level sensor integrated in several of RoboToolz auto-leveling products — requiring tight coordination of teams in China, Europe, and US.Heightened first-pass product yield to >95% through new workflows, systems, and fixture technologies.

Mountain View, California

Innovated and developed novel industrial prototypes, earning 4 US patents for laser orientation detection and distance measurement. Developed numerous technologies that differentiated RoboToolz products, including a noise-reduction algorithm for a laser range finder and a game-changing simulation tool that optimized surface geometries for a miniature quad-mirror, doubling improvement in beam distribution and spot quality without increasing cost.Rapidly redesigned in-production electronic level sensor to safeguard company from pending litigation.

Santa Cruz, California

Co-developed ‘vPod,’ a novel hand-held computer-based visualization system for real-time viewing of 3D CAD drawings on the construction site.Developed a fully operational prototype in three months.

Mountain View, California

Engineered components of the first electronic respiratory flow meter featuring an electro-pneumatic fixture to monitor dynamic performance, capturing a 5X boost in test cycle time with 100% fixture reliability.Supported clinical trials leading to 2 FDA approvals.

Midrand, South Africa

Built surface-to-air mission simulation software for flight trajectory prediction and control systems optimization. Analyzed real-time data from subsequent missile flight tests to validate model.

Boulder, Colorado

Refined multidisciplinary design optimization software for use in commercial aircraft design — funded by NASA.Analyzed symptoms of fatigue in nuclear power reactors and then developed mathematical models to predict material properties of irradiated metals in aging reactors.

Msc, Aeronautics And Astronautics

Bsc, Aeronautics And Astronautics