Derek Young Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado

Facilitates internal business requests to build custom software applications for the district by leading the design, requirements, documentation, and strategic execution using scaled agile framework principles.

Denver, Co

Lead the creation of the vision, design, development, and implementation of the academic portal used by teachers.• Product manager for internal, content management websites for teachers utilizing Liferay and Sharepoint platforms • Drive product success for use, adoption, and implementation of third-party, IMS vendor applications (Illuminate DnA and Schoolnet)• Serve as primary contact to connect tech/dev teams to business/end-user clients for: maintenance, upgrades, business directive functionality, and interoperability with the Teacher Portal• Collect requirements, build UI/UX designs, and prototype new functionality needs from users for development• Enhance customer engagement through live trainings, training teams, and learning communities

Denver, Co

This position handled a wide range of projects from development to presentation of live and eLearning training environments for assessments, their corresponding technologies, and communications.• Live training audiences consist of all school teachers, school administration, district administration, and technology support teams. Typical audience size: small groups to over 35-50• Major projects: Student Learning Objectives (SLOs), LEAP Student Outcomes, RenLearn STAR Assessments, Schoolnet multi-functionality (assessments, reporting, educator development)

Technical, corporate position serving as team point of contact and intermediary between Shipco’s technical development, operations team and global corporate and local accounts.• Lead for full project implementations with 3 development reports in product teams in Mumbai, India• Designed, modified, and wrote integration schema and message implementation guides• Technologies utilized: XMLSpy, XML, ANSI X12, Forms Builder, Basic HTML

Secondary mathematics teaching position, grades 10-12.• Taught: Algebra II A, Geometry CCP, Topics in Math• Emphasis on student work presentation and classroom discourse using student centered technology• Technology integration: digital presenter with LCD projector, graphing calculators, Geometer’s Sketchpad

A two semester internship consisting of sole teaching responsibilities in secondary mathematics.• Taught and/or co-taught: Algebra 1 - Part 2B, Algebra 2A, Geometry Honors, Math 1C• Technology integration: PLATO, Easy Grade Pro, Geometer’s Sketchpad, graphing calculators

Roseland, Nj

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Secondary Education, Mathematics

Coursework In Elementary Ed

Continued my pursuit of an education career by continuing on to obtain a M.Ed. at UNH.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Coursework In Economics

Transferred to RU after second year. Was still able to complete BA, Economics degree within 4 year allotment.