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At Discovery Education, I am responsible for supporting the overall delivery of partnership projects for the International department. One of the major partnerships is with the Ministry of Education in the Arab Republic of Egypt for their Egyptian Knoweldge Bank to provide educational content and professional development to educators. For this project, I am the internal and external point of contact for activities related to the partnership. I often report project updates and upcoming… Show more At Discovery Education, I am responsible for supporting the overall delivery of partnership projects for the International department. One of the major partnerships is with the Ministry of Education in the Arab Republic of Egypt for their Egyptian Knoweldge Bank to provide educational content and professional development to educators. For this project, I am the internal and external point of contact for activities related to the partnership. I often report project updates and upcoming initiatives to key stakeholders through in-person meetings and virtual means of communication. I also liaise with several internal team leads and local vendors to develop accurate project plans, communications material, and collateral to keep internal and external stakeholders informed of the project targets and accomplishments. In addition, I ensure the key deliverables and milestones are met on time and within budget. I also work closely with direct users to understand the target market and user needs by conducting focus groups, school visits, and managing advisory boards to receive feedback and provide direction and design of products and services. Show less

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Africa Code Week is the first-ever, continent-wide coding event that takes place in 17 countries for youth to learn the basics of coding and to build skill sets for the digital age. Workshops are hosted by teachers, community members, business leaders, and advocators using a program called Scratch and Meteor.js. As the Country Director for Ethiopia, I: Led all logistical, marketing, and implementation plans in Ethiopia for Africa Code Week 2015, , reaching at least 4,500… Show more Africa Code Week is the first-ever, continent-wide coding event that takes place in 17 countries for youth to learn the basics of coding and to build skill sets for the digital age. Workshops are hosted by teachers, community members, business leaders, and advocators using a program called Scratch and Meteor.js. As the Country Director for Ethiopia, I: Led all logistical, marketing, and implementation plans in Ethiopia for Africa Code Week 2015, , reaching at least 4,500 students in several regions across the country. Designed communication and outreach strategy in collaboration with Camara Education Ethiopia to train 300 teachers on how to host workshops in Scratch and What’s App programming for the youth.Facilitated efforts to train 300 teachers over a two-day period on coding workshops by coordinating training sites and compatibility, outreach to schools and teachers, partnerships with Ministries of Education, and local marketing through radio shows and local media. Performed several on site visits throughout Ethiopia to document workshop success via pictures and testimonials to include in final report to Camara Education and SAP. Show less

Consulted Scratch Foundation's Executive Director on the marketing strategy for their targeted audiences, with the ultimate goal to increase awareness and usability.Performed research on the Scratch Foundation’s primary and secondary markets and to understand their competition’s marketing strategy for content resources.Developed the Scratch Foundation’s core message and call to action with resource materials for their audience.Recommended a suite of dynamic materials… Show more Consulted Scratch Foundation's Executive Director on the marketing strategy for their targeted audiences, with the ultimate goal to increase awareness and usability.Performed research on the Scratch Foundation’s primary and secondary markets and to understand their competition’s marketing strategy for content resources.Developed the Scratch Foundation’s core message and call to action with resource materials for their audience.Recommended a suite of dynamic materials including best formats for educators, community members, and parents.Provided scope, sequence, and budget for resource material development. Show less

Ensure deep and seamless integration of digital educational services for school districts in urban, suburban, and rural areas by developing and executing detailed project implementation plans, managing over 200 accounts concurrently; totaling in $4M of account value.Partner with district leaders to identify, document, and track goals and to determine strategies for student and teacher user management, technical compatibility, stakeholder communication, and educator professional… Show more Ensure deep and seamless integration of digital educational services for school districts in urban, suburban, and rural areas by developing and executing detailed project implementation plans, managing over 200 accounts concurrently; totaling in $4M of account value.Partner with district leaders to identify, document, and track goals and to determine strategies for student and teacher user management, technical compatibility, stakeholder communication, and educator professional development Cultivate and manage strategic relationships with senior leaders and educators, by coordinating community events, providing best-in-class service, and presenting updates on implementation both in-person and virtually Designed and streamlined processes and tools including a standard implementation plan template to be used across school districts, a standard welcome kit for new accounts, customized and engaging campaigns to increase usage, interactive training materials, and automated reporting tools Led pilot implementations of high-profile school districts, resulting in over $1.5M in new Techbook sales Show less

Evaluated educational content including videos, interactive learning resources, images, and text from leading publishers for alignment with DE content objectives and recommended content for addition to portfolioResearched teaching best practices and created supplementary teaching materials, including teacher lesson plans and activities incorporating leading teaching practicesEdited educational videos, wrote video descriptions, and mapped video segments to the core concept… Show more Evaluated educational content including videos, interactive learning resources, images, and text from leading publishers for alignment with DE content objectives and recommended content for addition to portfolioResearched teaching best practices and created supplementary teaching materials, including teacher lesson plans and activities incorporating leading teaching practicesEdited educational videos, wrote video descriptions, and mapped video segments to the core concept taxonomies; completing over 500 videos Maintained database to track content information and metadataLed efforts to enhance the Canadian digital service offering by researching and populating relevant content for DE’s Canadian educational resources Show less

Increased customer satisfaction by answering 90% of phone calls and responding to 95% of customer emails dailyAssessed customer issues and diagnosed technical problems through troubleshooting and escalation when needed, providing quick and effective solutionsEnsured quality customer service through prompt communication and commitment to the questions, concerns, and suggestions of customers

Worked as an Intern under Dave Conard's Collaboration Services team for the 2008 summer in Cincinnati, Oh. The project was to test the compatibility of Google's Application services with GE's internal domain. Researched, compared, and evaluated GE internal collaboration tools with external collaboration services such as Google ApplicationsThoroughly explained to Google the high priority phases of GE’s requirements, specifically at functionality and security… Show more Worked as an Intern under Dave Conard's Collaboration Services team for the 2008 summer in Cincinnati, Oh. The project was to test the compatibility of Google's Application services with GE's internal domain. Researched, compared, and evaluated GE internal collaboration tools with external collaboration services such as Google ApplicationsThoroughly explained to Google the high priority phases of GE’s requirements, specifically at functionality and security levelsSuccessfully designed and implemented the “GE-Google Information Portal,” an internal wiki service to improve workflow for GE employees Show less

Bachelors, Finance

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, President of Tunnel of Oppression, Founding member of Ashoka Changemakers

Bachelor'S Degree, Management Information Systems, General