Jennifer Hurd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Washington Dc

I collaborate with curriculum development partners to develop NGSS-aligned, inquiry-based science curriculum resources for the K–12 market.• Edit curriculum resources for coherence, accuracy, voice, style, and alignment to critical product criteria.• Research and specify accessible media assets, including photographs, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and maps.• Ensure that print and digital components meet accessibility and usability requirements, including writing and editing alt text, closed captions, and audio descriptions.• Facilitate collaboration and problem solving among curriculum specialists, technology partners, and sales and marketing teams.

As a member of a small but mighty scrum team, I defined the product strategy for Twig Science through market research and identification of critical product success criteria.• Conducted research, including interviews, surveys, competitor analyses, and state standards alignments to identify user needs and market potential. • Built consensus with US-based and international stakeholders in marketing, sales, and technology to identify critical product design requirements.• Analyzed products across the organization to leverage existing resources and enterprise processes.• Conceptualized print and digital curriculum resources to meet pedagogical and market criteria and stay within budget and business constraints.

Evanston

I applied agile methodology to manage the development of K–12 print and digital science curriculum resources, including new product development and state-specific customizations.• Defined print and digital product strategy per UX design best practices including user research, journey mapping, rapid prototyping, and iterative product roadmapping.• Developed guidelines, manuscript templates, and trained internal staff and vendor partners.• Collaborated with teachers, designers, media specialists, project managers, engineers, and vendor partners to define product scope and strategy.• Navigated the transformation from print publishing processes to agile, iterative product development focused on the user.

As a member of a small, cross-functional internal start-up team, I developed a content delivery system that enabled nimble production of on-demand K-12 custom science curriculum resources for targeted markets.• Managed correlations of products to state standards to inform new product development, state adoption campaigns, and product customizations.• Documented print and digital content development processes, multiple platform content delivery considerations, and integration of technical and editorial requirements.• Wrote, edited, and revised curriculum resources to meet customization requirements.• Met project milestones by adeptly navigating the ambiguity and pivoting of priorities associated with innovative product development.

Evanston, Il

Laboratory manager for a breast cancer research group composed of four primary investigators and forty post-doctoral research scientists. • Maintained equipment, tissue culture rooms, microscopy environments, inventory, and safety compliance documentation.• Developed an inventory and tracking system to enable budget tracking across multiple grants.• Wrote and edited protocols, abstracts, and documentation related to Institutional Review Board project applications.

Chicago, Il/Evanston, Il

Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell BiologyResearch technician for laboratory preeminent in the characterization of molecular chaperones and their role in disease processes.• Applied structural and functional approaches to study protein interactions relevant to breast cancer and neurological diseases in a highly independent research environment.• Constructed fission yeast strains to study the role of conserved genes in the stress response.• Compiled and maintained laboratory protocols.Feinberg School of MedicineMaintained assets, including brain tissue, DNA, and cerebrospinal fluid, for a brain bank supporting thirty-seven research projects and collaborations.• Coordinated with hospital personnel and research partners to receive and process donated tissue.• Performed primary rat astrocyte culture, routine histology, specialized stains, and immunocytochemistry specific for Alzheimer’s disease.• Trained and supported undergraduate student interns.