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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Project Manager for Higher Education Institutions employing Cross-Registration, Dual Enrollment, and Pathway solutions.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Remote

Increased sales through highly effective training sessions in numerous school districts nationwide (including Wake County, NC, Austin, TX, and Mobile, AL) .Established strong relationships with key stakeholders by providing best practices for product implementation, communicating proactively, and troubleshooting critical issues.Increased ROI for customers by providing effective trainings during transition to new platform Increased effectiveness of the Online & Blended Learning team by sharing best practices for engaging and effective training

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Daily personal on-campus sales calls with faculty, administrators and technology staff.

North Carolina & South Carolina

- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders in many NC & SC school districts by visiting them, solving implementation problems, and following up with requests.- Created and presented “Accelerating Reading Proficiency with At-Risk Students” breakout session for WRESA Summer Leadership Conference, June, 2015- Created and presented several breakout sessions around “Technology in the Classroom” for various conferences, 2014-2015. - Created and presented engaging and successful presentations on Pearson’s digital reading programs to Executive leadership panels at school, district, and state DOE levels, which my manager lauded and other colleagues emulated.- Created visually stimulating and informative marketing documents specific to Carolinas market.- Achieved 125% of $1.5 Million quota in 2014, significantly increasing Pearson’s sale of Professional Development services in the Carolinas.

Huntsville, Alabama

- Instrumental software and instructional technology trainer in a large-scale, district-wide technology implementation in Huntsville, Alabama for over 20,000 students across 45 campuses.- Quickly researched and mastered various software platforms, LMSs, and instructional websites in order to design and deliver instruction with a short turnaround time.- Improved teacher impact by presenting engaging and relevant workshops on Instructional Technology software and hardware.- Changed teacher practices by coaching them through a plan-observe-debrief model.- Improved teacher instruction by delivering and modeling best practices in several content areas, to include classroom technology, reading, writing, and research.- Forged strong partnerships with school principals by pre-planning professional development through needs-analysis, data analysis, and observation. Completed post-training debriefs and identified next steps for growth.- Managed the 12 month professional development plans for eight middle and high schools in Huntsville, Alabama by scheduling trainers and planning for content delivery.- Collaborated and reported to district leadership regarding needs and progress at schools throughout Huntsville.

- Designed high-quality curriculum and Instruction at all levels of Language Arts instruction Grades 9-10.- Analyzed formal and informal data to inform instructional design.- Presented engaging lessons five times, daily, to both small (5-7 students) and large (25-31 students) groups.- Delivered dynamic instruction in literary understanding, writing skills, and editing skills.- Improved student achievement in all content areas by developing their critical analysis skills through literature.- Designed, delivered, and managed project-based instruction, to include personal videos, PowerPoint presentations, role-playing, research and research paper writing.- Successfully and efficiently managed groups of students in small and large group classroom settings as well as large group auditorium settings.- Efficaciously resolved conflicts between students of various socio-economic backgrounds, parental complaints and concerns, and administrative issues.- Early-adopter of cutting-edge classroom technology, to include interactive white boards, projectors, computers, iPad and iPod Touch, instructional software, and Microsoft programs.- Effectively communicated with Non-native English speakers using various ESL techniques.- Effectively communicated with key stakeholders (parents) regarding expectations, goals, and student progress.- Highly regarded by students, parents, and faculty for motivating reluctant students.- Trained colleagues regarding best practices in writing instruction.- Resident problem-solver for colleagues’ technology issues.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, to include grammar knowledge and editing.- Exceptional public speaking skills in presenting information in an engaging manner to audiences of all ages and races.

Responsible for instructing other members in health and safety at the firehouse, responding to emergencies, and on the scene of emergency calls.

Team Leader, LICARES Technology Grant Team: Responsible for writing mini-grants to incorporate technology into the classroom for up to $5,000 per school year.Coordinated type and schedule of training with BOCES Trainer throughout school year.Grant Writer, Huntington Foundation For Excellence in EducationCreated and wrote grant to purchase 30 Apple iPod Touch devices and an iMac computer for use in the English and Science classrooms- Awarded in Spring, 2011.

Master Of Arts, Liberal Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education

Activities and Societies: Golden Key NHS

Associate Of Arts, Humanities

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