Ayana Klein Email & Phone Number

Fairfield, Ct, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Bridgeport, Connecticut, Us

At 3DuxDesign, our mission is to inspire the creator in every child. Our patented award-winning product offers an engaging, hands-on tool that blends art, design and creative play with STEAM learning. Our online project-based learning platform draws from a community of thought leaders in diverse fields across the globe, all committed to challenging the next generation to use their imagination, skills, and modern technology as they design solutions to real-world problems.Includes: Design thinking, product design & development, market research, market testing, go-to-market strategy, website design and development, supply-chain management, marketing, analytics, sales, pitching, leadership, program development.- Hold a design and utility patent (October 2023) for a cardboard-based modeling system to promote STEM education. - Drove R&D, market testing and marketing strategy, refining online social media and e-commerce presence.- Developed standard aligned curricula used by educators in over 1000 classrooms and after school programs in 16 countries.- Orchestrated professional development workshops and built creative content.- Raised a total of over $50,000 in funding through pitching the company in various competitions promoting young entrepreneurs including a Kickstarter Campaign. - Grew year over year sales 30% with total sales to date exceeding $2.1M- Managed and led interns to develop and launch “Global Futures”, an interdisciplinary, community-centered online learning platform- Awards and accolades: Design and Utility Patent, $10,000 CT Next Pitch Grant (2017), McGraw Hill Award for Best Educational Product (2018), Women of Innovation Finalist (2018), $20,000 Global Impact Award at the Washington University Skandalaris Center (2020), 1st Place at the Olin Big Ideas Bounce (2020, 2021), Fast Company Innovation by Design Honorable Mention (2021), Poets and Quants “Most Disruptive Business School Startups” (2022)

Bridgeport, Connecticut, Us

Successfully completed a kickstarter campaign to bring 3Dux Design to the next level.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

buildOn is a non-profit organization working to break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations through service and education.- Established a full-time buildOn program at Fenway High School which included planning, facilitating, and implementing creative in-class and after-school standard aligned curriculum.- Recruit, support, and empower students to become involved in their community by engaging in service learning projects including but not limited to the following subjects: homelessness, environmental justice, food security, mental health, senior care, violence, youth mentorship, and community beautification.- Ran an ongoing "Entrepreneurship for Social Good" class which includes planning and teaching an elective (using the IPARD model) 2x per week. During this class, I teach students how to launch a business that supports the community.- Led Guatemala Trek where I was responsible for 14 students building a school in a remote community.- Developed student leadership committee to empower students to run buildOn community centered events- Cultivated relationships with teachers, educators, school administrators and community partners such as Community Servings Food Heals, St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children, and Boston Rescue Mission.- Coordinated citywide and regional service events with up to 75 participants, raising over $40,000 in funding.- Boosted student engagement, education hours, and service hours by a yearly average of 11x in the 2022-2023 school year.- Measured and analyzed student KPI data using Salesforce.- Codeveloped a leadership task force to create a user-friendly national event calendar.

Westport, Connecticut, Us

- Conducted interviewee/client research and gathered client information for the Rivel database- Completed research regarding Fortune 500 company investor days in both the remote and live settings- Researched and collected information on the S&P 100 companies in relation to their sustainability and environmental policies

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

- Year long fellowship program that includes working at a St. Louis startup in summer 2020- Weekly meetings and networking events- Fall 2020 capstone project

St Louis, Missouri, Us

- Worked on developing a new edtech app geared for parents with children ages 2-8.- Using the LEAN startup method, I developed a business plan overview and go-to-market strategy - Researched marketing and social media advertising -Worked on website development and various pitch decks

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

- Worked with 18 St. Louis elementary and middle school students to redesign their community using 3Dux Materials. - Created a curriculum to help students better understand the design process of urban planning and importance of community.- Students presented their final design to St. Louis parents, teachers, town developers, engineers and architects.

Private Piano lessons for beginner and intermediate students

Bachelor'S Degree, Business, Entrepreneurship And Architecture

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

General Studies

Education record