Joe Diaz Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Develops and manages efforts orchestrated by pK-12 @ Open Learning in conjunction with other initiatives and programs within the MIT community.• Participates in planning with MIT faculty and leadership in MIT Departments, Labs, Centers, and Initiatives (DLCIs) to assess and implement new and/or improve existing programs and initiatives in support of K-12 students and educators within strategic areas of impact (e.g., climate and sustainability, access and inclusion, holistic STEAM education and mental health, etc.).• Advances programs and lead staff in a variety of experiences designed for learners across grades K-12.• Meets with school leaders, educators, and guests both locally and internationally who have interest in MIT’s educational resources and collaborating to make K-12 education more accessible.• Facilitates educational workshops and sessions to prepare educators for innovative work in their learning environments with MIT-developed, STEAM-learning resources.• Creates opportunities for the MIT ecosystem including undergraduate and graduate students to work with K-12 educators and make existing MIT resources more readily available to the public.• Fosters continued relationships within the MIT community by both hosting regular events and contributing to their programming and efforts.

Cambridge, Ma

• Built internal relationships between members of the MIT Community (MIT Departments, Labs, and Centers) who engage in pK-12 education activities.• Provided support for internal educational activities including, but not limited to, event planning, marketing, and execution of events.• Hosted meetings with visitors from both domestic and international locations who are interested in pK-12 education.• Coordinated STEAM Camp activities including curriculum design, student selection, logistics, assessment, and publication.• Provided additional support for inter-office projects at MIT surrounding pK-12 education.

Greater Boston Area

• While primarily a science and math tutor, subjects include computer science and programming, English composition and literature, music history and theory, college/university coaching, and various forms of test prep (SSAT, ISEE, SAT, ACT, AP, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, etc.).• Students range from elementary school to those that have completed college/adult education.

Greater Boston Area

• Designed and managed different sets of events both during and around the Cambridge Science Festival. These have included: • Celebrating Einstein, a program celebrating the centenary of Einstein’s publication of the theory of general relativity that included visits to area classrooms by researchers from MIT and Harvard, discussions by local authors and professors, an art installation emulating the effects of black holes, and a performance celebrating Einstein’s achievements through dance and music.• A week-long program for students of Nord Anglia Education where students from around the world took part in programming from the Cambridge Science Festival as well as all around the Boston area (Harvard University, Fenway Park, etc.).• An intensive professional development program for teachers of Nord Anglia Education that aimed to expose them not only to new technologies around MIT but also to education in the of spirit "Mens et Manus" (Mind and Hand) project-based learning.

Greater Boston Area

• Developed materials, taught, and coordinated a 4-week summer program for middle school students focused around physics, mathematics, and baseball and how the three are inherently connected.• Updated website as well as existing web resources that can be reused by future programs.

Greater Boston Area

• Mentored and tutored children in years 9 through 12 who had been diagnosed with various forms of learning disabilities (Dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, etc.).• Ran an after-school homework club, providing all interested students a location to complete work within a safe environment.

Greater Boston Area

• Developed means of quantitatively determining a client's desired segmentation from an analysis of existing data sources.• Researched potential for increasing media purchase efficacy by identifying high-value ad space from broadcast networks with limited duplication in shared audience viewership.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed Python code to scan and import characteristics about rated wines from existing print articles.• Organized this data into spreadsheets that were used in a searchable, subscription-based online database for wine professionals and connoisseurs.

Greater Boston Area

• Matched volunteers interested in assisting with various events throughout the 2013 Cambridge Science Festival.• Additionally assisted with minor event coordination and social media community management.

Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

• 3-month stint as a teacher for South Korean students regularly attending boarding schools in the United States.• Designed curriculum and taught high school level classes in Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics.• Additionally covered test study strategies and focused in SAT Math IIC prep work.

Greater Boston Area

• Developed and executed lessons plans for the Step Up summer/after-school education program.• Course history included English (5th-9th grade), General Science (7th), Elementary Math (3rd grade), Algebra, Pre-Calculus, both SAT and TOEFL Reading and Writing Prep, and other SAT II Exam Prep (Math I/IIC, Physics).

Greater Boston Area

• Organized an educational camp for enriching Korean students via exposure to collegiate institutes (MIT, Harvard) and the Boston cultural experience (Museum of Natural History, Museum of Fine Arts, etc.)• Supervised a team of middle-school aged students visiting from South Korea as they complete a team project using principles from lessons covered in physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences.• Critiqued the camp's pilot efforts to make improvements for future sessions.

• Responsible for creating, managing, and operating communities surrounding the book on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.• Assisted with research and planning for pre-sale contests and rewards.

Greater Boston Area

• Candidate working towards a Massachusetts Preliminary Teaching License upon completion of the program.• Held responsibility for an 8th-grade general science course at John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in Roxbury, MA.

Greater Boston Area

• Attended classes and provide assistance for students with questions regarding electromagnetism and physics.• Assisted head professor with grading.• Scheduled private on-on-one and small group tutoring sessions to improve student performance.

Greater Chicago Area

• Located insights and devised strategies for locating new global business from personal research of potential client company executives.• Worked daily on projects with inputs from employees in media, customer intelligence, planning, account, and creative departments. • Generated the company-wide 2011 recruitment campaign along with a small team of fellow interns. See it here: http://on.fb.me/do1WWI

Greater Boston Area

• Coordinated and governed budget of $100,000 for MIT’s Fall and Spring entertainment festivals. • Acts included Russell Peters, BJ Novak, Ben Folds, Sara Bareilles, Super Mash Bros., N.E.R.D. • Managed numerous volunteers into a goal-oriented, cohesive group. • Developed publicity campaigns via e-mails, physical media, and social networking. • Reorganized committee structure, allowing for greater projected profit and increased opportunities for student groups to find funding for events.

Greater Boston Area

• Personally developed the social media strategy for a newly-formed startup. • Provided technical support for various electronics on a needed basis. • Recruited clients for site usage and proliferation.

Greater Boston Area

• Data entry of insurance claims into a newly updated system

Greater Boston Area

• Tutored elementary-aged schoolchildren at the Cambridge Community Center

Greater Boston Area

• Worked toward the development of a new audio synthesizer capable of modulating sounds with common colloquial language.• Processed raw data through statistical research of survey results.• Presented project details to clients for possible collaborations and sponsorships.

Prescott Valley, Az

• Designed flyers and advertisements for Town events using Powerpoint, Word, Publisher, Photoshop, etc.• Performed administrative duties at such events i.e. sponsor coordination, staffing, schedule assignments, logistics.• Researched grant opportunities and wrote letters of inquiry.• Maintained contact with program directors and brainstormed new methods of increasing awareness of recreational activities by helping to design programs.• Successfully petitioned for the funding and development of a Bike Park for community youth.• Decreased funds wasted on unsuccessful programming, while effectively refining and implementing new community programs.

B.S., Music

Activities and Societies: MIT Social Media Club, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, Undergraduate Association Events Committee, MIT Wind.

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