Britta Simon, Phd Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

In my role, I direct academic advising for the School of Art + Art History + Design and advise students on admissions and course requirements of the different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. I work with Division and Program Chairs to develop and plan the school's curriculum and support faculty on the development of new courses, course modifications and academic program changes. I generate enrollment data and metrics to share with the academic leadership team and serve as… Show more In my role, I direct academic advising for the School of Art + Art History + Design and advise students on admissions and course requirements of the different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. I work with Division and Program Chairs to develop and plan the school's curriculum and support faculty on the development of new courses, course modifications and academic program changes. I generate enrollment data and metrics to share with the academic leadership team and serve as representative for the School and its Academic Advising on School, College and University-wide councils and committees. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Support the Department of Germanics in its mission to teach students the artistic and intellectual traditions of German-speaking countries.• Teach undergraduate courses on medieval literature (German 298: The Age of Cathedrals)• Provide featured guest lectures (Martin Luther lecture in celebration of 500 years of Reformation)• Conduct workshops for Graduate Students (Non-academic positions for Humanities Graduates)

Seattle, Washington, United States

As director of Academic Services, I am responsible for a wide range of duties of the Jackson School's undergraduate, graduate and advising programs, including program management, curriculum planning and implementation, graduate recruitment, supervision of program staff and advising undergraduate students. I also collect and disseminate substantive and statistical information about the programs to the JSIS Director and her leadership team and provide subsequent recommendations for programmatic… Show more As director of Academic Services, I am responsible for a wide range of duties of the Jackson School's undergraduate, graduate and advising programs, including program management, curriculum planning and implementation, graduate recruitment, supervision of program staff and advising undergraduate students. I also collect and disseminate substantive and statistical information about the programs to the JSIS Director and her leadership team and provide subsequent recommendations for programmatic changes. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Lead a team of 8 Assistant Directors and Program Managers who design and manage certificates, fee-based degree programs, and other credit-bearing special UW programs. • Provide strategic educational program research and design • Support team members in educational program planning, execution, and evaluationManage UW Summer Quarter, one of the five largest optional-term summer quarter programs in the United States. • Provide support to chairs, associate deans and… Show more Lead a team of 8 Assistant Directors and Program Managers who design and manage certificates, fee-based degree programs, and other credit-bearing special UW programs. • Provide strategic educational program research and design • Support team members in educational program planning, execution, and evaluationManage UW Summer Quarter, one of the five largest optional-term summer quarter programs in the United States. • Provide support to chairs, associate deans and administrators in over 70 departments that include policy, budgeting, marketing, course formatting and scheduling, course selection, certificate program and online course development • Supervise central fiscal management of Summer Quarter ( a program returning ~$35 million annually to UW) • Perform analyses to create course, program, funding or policy initiatives to expand summer quarter offerings, enrollment and revenue (including designing a campus wide revenue share model) • Develop and manage strategic initiatives to expand Summer Quarter online course offerings Show less

• End-to-end management of educational programs (classroom & online) serving 400 students annually• Collaborate with campus partners, instructors, and advisory board members to improve program offerings• Develop content for new professional educational programs• Update content for existing educational programs • Hire and train program instructors• Build and manage program-specific industry advisory boards• Develop and maintain budgets for degree & certificate… Show more • End-to-end management of educational programs (classroom & online) serving 400 students annually• Collaborate with campus partners, instructors, and advisory board members to improve program offerings• Develop content for new professional educational programs• Update content for existing educational programs • Hire and train program instructors• Build and manage program-specific industry advisory boards• Develop and maintain budgets for degree & certificate programs• Provide educational advice to prospective program students Show less

Bellevue, Wa

Hosted an educational weekly radio show consisting of presentations of topics pertaining to medieval music, literature, and history of ideas, illustrated with medieval musics. Topics included: Medieval Mass, The Concept of Love, Pilgrimages in the Middle Ages, The Grail, The Edda, The Crusades, Sainthood, Transgender Saints, Relics, and many more.

• Develop and manage Microsoft Research's PhD intern program (400+ PhD interns annually)• Build and manage budget for intern program (12.3 Mio/annually)• Manage and lead the MSR intern program team• Develop and provide training for intern mentors and interns

• Design and drive community engagement strategy for Language Excellence team• Design and ship Microsoft Language Portal in 11 languages (version 1 shipped May 2008)• Design and manage collaborative translation projects for product groups in 36 languages

• Develop and manage Microsoft IT's intern program• Develop and facilitate training for IT interns, intern managers, mentors and coaches• Develop and manage IT MACH (onboarding program for IT college hires)• Plan and facilitate Women's Networking Series events for Women@Microsoft

• Ship Wordbreakers to SharePoint, and advanced linguistic features to MSN, Avalon, Office 12 and MS Search• Drive development and implementation of test strategies for linguistic components of computer software that are scalable to a variety of languages• Founder of Linguistic Symposium; University of Washington - Microsoft

• Develop and implement strategies to ensure terminological consistency across products• Coordinate and negotiate terminology and localization processes between vendors, product units, and subsidiaries• Provide terminological research for clients

• Develop and implement a new 1st and 2nd year German language program• Design instructional and testing materials for all language instructors• Train and manage Teaching Assistants

• Design and teach lower level courses on German language and literature• Design and implement an educational website for class on medieval literature

Teach lower level courses on German language and literature

Ph.D., Germanics

Germanics, Old English

M.A., Germanics, Medieval Latin

B.A., Germanics, Romance Languages

Certificate, Basic Mediation, 2011