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Serve as a point person and trusted resource in a newly designed role within the organization to leverage the power of data and increase efficiency by applying new technological solutionsImplement complex flows and automate internal processes for managing program evaluation data to significantly reduce administrative time and open staff availability for more meaningful workIncreased efficiency in the verification process for a program offering free lunch to all students by reducing required hours by 10X Play a crucial role in setting strategy and evaluating the grant program using KPIs for the first time and drive ongoing conversations with key stakeholders to ensure equity in grant distribution

Olympia, Washington, United States

Produce compelling data visualizations and yearly reporting for six federal programs totaling $400M+ in funding. Compile data from multiple sources and manage a queue of ad hoc data requests for leadership stakeholders and the public Collaborate with the business analyst, and multiple business stakeholders to generate data to drive business objectives.Centralize information by building out Tableau reports for users to access directly from the database and overhaul outdated processes to improve operational performance

Redmond

Established and formalized policies and procedures to manage business requirements for multiple projects per month. Drove project management best practices and continuous process improvements through training and technical solutions. Coordinated with leadership and 15+ U.S. and international field teams to generate actionable data and reporting.● Streamlined processes by introducing tools for automation to simplify grant reading and integrated systems across the 365-platform● Implemented a formal change management process for the first time to improve scoping of project requests, reducing project delays and increasing staff satisfaction by clearly defining requirements● Delivered computer science education to 625 underserved schools and supported TEALS program expansion by producing intuitive, accessible dashboards with descriptive and predictive analytics for leadership● Coordinated KPI reporting and analysis on mission-critical initiatives such as upskilling 10M+ workers for jobs in tech and placing 50K+ job seekers for the MS career connector● Informed top-level decision-making and enhanced understanding of descriptive and predictive analytics among a diverse range of stakeholders in the organization● Collaborated with eight team members to support Microsoft's diversity initiative and build the evaluation tool for 1,300 + Microsoft open grant applications, delivering $1M+ in grants to equity-focused nonprofits across the U.S.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Oversaw program coordinator training and professional development for 40 classroom teachers per year across Washington and Oregon. Developed program materials and guided implementation efforts to ensure an optimal customer experience for 1K+ students. ● Initiated the use of power apps to create a new screening process for program volunteers and replace manual processes, which saved up to 40 hours of work● Led the development of 40 sustainable computer science programs, managing 140 computer science professionals and 35 high school teams in the U.S. and Canada ● Partnered with 40 organizations and Microsoft teams to execute a high-volume, high-profile program event and orchestrated the exhibit hall for 1,500 high school students at the 2018 and 2019 Computer Science Fair

Bellevue, Wa

Coordinated professional development and managed/ modified curriculum materials to support teachers in high quality math and science instruction.

Bellevue

Collaborated with classroom teachers on how to modify and accommodate the curriculum for students with disabilities. Maintained and managed Individualized Education Plans for students with disabilities including Autism, Specific Learning disabilities, and Emotional/ Behavioral Disabilities. Designed and implemented professional development for other resource room teachers on how to use robotics and coding to teach social emotional skills.

Planned and lead Family Coding night attended by 40 families (120 students and parents.) Advised after school coding club for 30 4th and 5th graders who used scratch to build unique, student driven projects. Offered professional development to teachers on using scratch, code.org, and excel in the classroom. Supported OSPI with developing Elementary Education Computer Science Endorsement Competencies. Collaborated on a pre -K – 8th grade computer science pathway to ensure equitable access to CS education.

Bellevue, Wa

Designed, implemented and assessed reading, writing, math, science, history, and computer science curriculum. Active member of the adoption committee for and participated in piloting new science and computer science materials to align with Next Generation Science Standards. Increased the pass rates on the ELA SBAC from 75% to 89% (2015-2016.)Active member of the adoption committee for and participated in piloting new science and computer science materials to align with Next Generation Science Standards.

Provided professional development to K-12 teachers and administrators on language acquisition and instructional strategies making academic content accessible for English language learners. Increased pass rate of “LEP” students from on the MSP from 42% to 58% and math MSP from 44% to 65%over two years (2012-2014.)

Shoreline, Wa

Co-planned and taught with classroom teachers to provide ELL students linguistically appropriate instruction. Provided building leadership concerning equitable instructional practices for linguistically diverse students. All students met reading AMO in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Reduced the number of limited English proficient (LEP) students not passing the MSP by 22.6% (2010-2011.)

Bachelor'S Of Science, Computer Science

Masters Of Science, Education

Special Education, Special Education

B.Sc, Sociology/ Statistics

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