Dave Saba Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, Us

There is a severe teacher shortage and Alternative Teacher Certification is the answer. I was hired by Private Equity to take a state specific program and begin national expansion of Texas Teachers . I drove the transition to a national brand - Teachers of Tomorrow - and expanded into 9 new states. We launch a local entity in each state to ensure we meet the needs of local schools. We recruit, train, match, certify and support career changers who want to become great teachers. Working with our partner school districts, we matched over 8,800 new teachers with jobs last year in Texas alone and over 60,000 over the last 12 years. In less than 5 years we have been State Approved by Florida, Nevada, Indiana, Michigan, Arizona, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama - and we have a pipeline of many more states in the near future! I was selected by the Texas Education Agency to serve on Educator Preparation Data committee for Texas. We are now the largest educator preparation program in the country.- Achieved State Board of Education approval in 5 new states in 1 year- Passed legislation in South Carolina and North Carolina in 1 year- Passed legislation in Michigan in less than 4 months to change law around teacher testing- Created national brand and website for new states exceeding all goals in first year- As head of marketing created all new materials, launched new website and improved digital advertising impact- Over 3,700 new teachers enrolled in the program in just 3 years with over 1,000 placed in schools in our new states in just this year- Passed legislation to allow alternative certification for special education teachers in Michigan- Worked on all materials and attended all meetings of Private Equity Board of Directors

Serve as the COO for Global Personalized Academics (GPA) a worldwide online education company focused on improving student outcomes through improved content and delivery. - GPA was formed from Sibling Group Holdings, a publicly traded company with a goal to grow in the education market through acquisition. I was hired by private equity group to create and implement the first comprehensive acquisition strategy, completed the acquisition and integration of the first two solid acquisitions - Blended Schools Network and Urban Planet Mobile - to provide the first revenue for the organization. Worked with the investment banking community to secure the first funding with $9 million direct strategic investment and convertible debt. This strategic investment included investors from New York and China that will open up substantial new markets for the organization. Serve as President and continue to serve on the Board of Directors. - Completed leadership and board upgrade to create significantly improved opportunities in education- Launched efforts for Blended Schools Network content sales in with numerous partners in China to bring online education to Chinese students- Completed total rebranding of the organization

Houston, Texas, Us

NMSI is transforming schools in the United States through innovated and highly successful programs with a budget of over $45 million coming from corporate donations, foundations, government grants and fee for service programs. Over the past two years, our leadership team completed a comprehensive strategic plan to ensure we could serve significantly greater numbers of teachers and students. Responsibilities include: Leading all aspects of marketing, government relations, strategic growth, fundraising over $30 million, expanding the fee for service business, and strategic planning to create additional opportunities and operational improvements for the organization.Critical Contributions:• Fee-for-service: 100% increase in teachers attending public trainings in 2013 and succeeded in expanding from eight states in 2011 to running training in 32 states in 2013• Public Relations: established NMSI as a thought leader through social media increasing web traffic by over 200% and followers by over 100%. Leveraged White House connections to host highly successful launch of $22.5 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant to NMSI including a meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office• Fundraising: took on struggling department and realized over $4 million in new funds including a Gates Foundation grant for online materials and established $7 million grant pipeline• Marketing: Completed comprehensive re-branding of NMSI with new logo, look and feel, marketing materials and complete website redesign in three months • Innovations: led extensive push for online materials including open common core resources. Established first ever, online badge system for teachers to be launched this fall. Completed strategy and grant application to move NMSI into the computer science space by partnering with Code.org and NSF. NMSI is a finalist for a $3 million I3 grant due to this work• Talent: Established NMSI’s first employee evaluation system to improve performance.

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Laying the Foundation (LTF) provided teacher training and support to increase the number of students ready for college and career. Tasked by the board of directors to provide strategic direction for the organization and determine advantages of potential merger with the National Math + Science initiative. Key responsibilities included: re-launching teacher training resulting in expansion into 4 new states through a new focus on sales and marketing, staffing changes, sustained awareness campaign and building research and innovation. LTF has now trained over 60,000 teachers in 16 states. Critical Contributions:• Negotiated and completed merger with the National Math and Science Initiative to better leverage resources to reach over 3 million students a year• In first 3 months, created 5 year strategic plan for self-sustainability, launched social media, created first marketing and expansion campaign and launched first fundraising/development efforts• Launched first online teaching resources in 3 months delivering over 85,000 online student assessments and completed 24 online professional development courses in first year• Drove first large scale bid for LTF and won $4.3 million contract to create Educator Leader Cadres for PARCC and Common Core State Standards

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Developed new business lines/operations for Best Associates' education investments. Noted Contributions:- Developed new business and strategic plans for two new ventures in education- Created over $2 million in new student revenue in 5 months using existing resources- Developed military enrollment procedures and completed all documentation to ensure acceptance in military programs for all key schools- Developed and trained all key enrollment teams on working with military, Veterans and families Schools Include:- New England College of Business and Finance- American College of Education- Florida International University- Ohio University- Purdue University - Calumet- University of Texas - Arlington- Arkansas State University- Lamar University- Arizona State University- Cuyahoga Community College System

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Completed turnaround for struggling, yet innovative, online teacher preparation and certification program with 45 staff and advisors. Directed federal and state policy partnerships, marketing/sales, communications, exam development, candidate recruitment, candidate operations and customer service, test prep product development and longitudinal study of program effectiveness.Critical Contributions:• Worked with key decision makers in the United States Congress to return grant funding to the budget• Completed expansion in 6 states through legislation and regulation changes • Built entirely new operations model to enhance customer service, retention and satisfaction at significantly lower cost than original processes• Reduced expenses well below budget to build cash reserves from zero to $5M in three years so that organization revenues covered expenses – unique for non-profits• Launched entirely new product line for test preparation and five new exams in two years• Created and implemented a comprehensive public relations strategy fully utilizing social media to become a thought leader in teacher quality and education reform• Increased candidate revenue from $100,000 to over $2M in three years

New York, Ny, Us

Directed Kaplan’s strategic growth in the areas of customer service, marketing/sales, employee development, budget creation, expense control, and capital management. Managed a team of over 300 employees at fifteen educational centers in six states. All P&L goals were met for $23M Mid-Atlantic Region budget.Noted Contributions:- Implemented first long-term regional real estate and capital campaign to properly manage in-center growth to increase customer satisfaction. - Launched three new centers in two years with all three achieving profitability in first six months- Successfully implemented multiple school based programs including $1.4M SES program with the D.C. Public Schools and $450K SAT program with the Philadelphia Public Schools- Increased sales by over 12% per year from 2001 through 2004 – placing region 3rd out of 11- Grew operating margin by over 43% during the period from 2001 – 2004- Developed first long-term strategic plan to further solidify market in region by expanding the number of centers and specializing staff

Vice President, Operations - lead team of 65 full time and 60 part time physical, occupational and speech therapists in 31 centers, 5 schools, 3 hospitals and 3 stand alone clinics in three states realizing over 50% of revenue from Medicare. Duties include P&L responsibility, sales, client relationships, employee development, budget development/management and strategic planning. Doubled revenue and profits in four years.

Bridgewater, Nj, Us

Operations/Engineering Manager: leading team of five Engineers tasked with improving manufacturing processes and efficiency and 85 manufacturing employees producing the most complex glass lenses for Ray Ban Sunglasses.

Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fr

Developed manufacturing processes for rubber extrusion in tire plant. Trained in Industrial Engineering practices to analyze manufacturing posts to maximize productivity and decrease waste.

Washington, Dc, Us

SH-3H Pilot and Squadron Maintenance Divison manager

Bachelor Of Science, Ocean Engineering

Master Of Science, Engineering Management