Joshua Cole Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Recouped $300,000 by identifying overcharges from a supplier.
• Reduced team workload by 30%, compensating for the loss of 3 staff members.
• Published test results faster in select markets by analysing process bottlenecks.Responsiblities
• Developed and maintained dashboards to track results and trends, enabling data-driven decisions on publishing dates, marking quality, and resourcing.
• Identified workflow challenges and causes of delays, streamlining processes and improving operational efficiency.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Achieved 100% data accuracy across platforms and 99.99% on-time test delivery.
• Increased assessor performance, reducing re-training needs from 25% to 5%.Responsibilities
• Managed post-assessment processes, ensuring data accuracy and providing performance feedback to assessors based on data analysis.
• Automated the reconciliation of data from multiple sources to improve efficiency.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Reduced refund rates from 40% to 15% through improved analysis.
• Reduced document management from 40 to 8 files, improving accuracy by 25%.Responsibilities
• Led the development of data templates that streamlined standardisation and reduced daily workload by 23 hours.
• Improved data accuracy and reduced refund requests by implementing a new remarking policy.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Streamlined ID document processes by removing unnecessary data, and creating progress tracking.
• Proactively analysed and resolved candidate data errors, reducing test date issues by 30 %
• Created collaborative documents, improving team performance beyond KPIs for accuracy and timing.

Toorak, Victoria, Australia

• Key accomplishments
• Developed the "Data Wall," praised by state regulators for quality and speed.
• Simplified data entry processes with teachers, enhancing efficiency.
• Improved data collection for programs on nutrition and energy usage.Responsibilities
• Created digital writing assessment, supporting whole-class and individual student goals.
• Introduced skills-based reading groups, leading to improved student outcomes.

Melbourne, Australia

• Punctual and reliable to arrive at different locations and adapt to new situations each day
• Proactively assisted other classrooms during off periods

Frankston, Victoria

• Formulated spelling spreadsheet to formulate groups; boosted spelling by more than a level
• Wrote skills-based assessment to target and group students across and within multiple classes

Melbourne, Vic

• Generated pre-squads skills assessment to set weekly focus groups
• Identified successful end-of-term improvement

• Created student survey and gathered results on literacy attitudes
• Summarised and distributed written report to school leadership

Melbourne

• Key Accomplishments
• Reading rate of 75% for semi-monthly e-newsletterResponsibilities
• Led development of organisational and project marketing strategies.
• Redesigned semi-monthly e-newsletter and quarterly print magazine.
• Created feedback channels through focus groups, surveys, and Board discussions.
• Coordinated with volunteer chairs and Board members on marketing plans.

Melbourne

• Revamped marketing for Israel Independence events, resulting in sold-out and record-breaking attendance (over 3,500 attendees across events).
• Relaunched and redesigned e-newsletter
• Coordinated marketing strategies with stakeholders and Board members.
• Learned Joomla CMS to update and manage website content.

Caulfield South, VIC

• Increased Israel awareness in Australia, growing Facebook reach from 50 to 1,000+ likes in a year.
• Analysed and optimised social media and website engagement.
• Managed marketing and event coordination for state affiliates.
• Directed the ZFA Biennial Educator's Conference with 12 international guests and 350 attendees, overseeing logistics and designing the conference booklet.

Melbourne, Australia

• Managed websites for APEC Study Centre and related organisations.
• Wrote trade development articles for the Services Trade Forum.
• Formatted newsletters and maintained site content.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

• Edited and produced five weekly videos for JNTV, handling all aspects of production (filming, interviewing, scriptwriting).
• Managed content uploads on YouTube, Brightcove, and JNTV homepage.
• Edited weekly iPad App and trained staff on app preparation.
• Maintained Wordpress site and social media updates.
• Led Grade 3 newspaper tours, creating DVD interviews for students.

• Wrote five weekly articles (500-1,000 words), managing multiple beats.
• Launched sports Twitter feed and contributed to web leadership team.
• Proofread and sub-edited press releases and aggregated content for publication.
• Took photographs to accompany articles and for community events.
• Won five top-three awards from the Colorado Press Association (2010-2011).
• Increased subscribers by 10%, with readers praising coverage and community presence.

Wrote game stories for regional online lacrosse media

District writing cadre member: planned with other teachers district strategy for writingDesigner and editor of bi-monthly school newsletter sent to parentsYearbook adviser: designed, managed, motivated staff (middle school students) for volunteer club

Denver

Proofread weekly student newspaper

Denver

General assignment reporter for afternoon daily (7 weeks)Copy editor and headline writer (3 weeks)10-week college co-op

Graduate Certificate, Data Science, High Distinction

Data Visualisation project: https://joshcole.shinyapps.io/shiny/

Graduate Diploma Of Teaching, Teaching Primary School

Master'S, English

Activities and Societies: Advocate (student newspaper, proofreader January-May 2006)Master's project: meta-analysis of online education.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Journalism; Math (Concentration)

Activities and Societies: Water polo, Chi PhiFeatured classes: basic page design, web design/new media, literary journalism Water polo.