We enable edtech firms to make informed strategic and product design decisions as well as define, monitor, and evaluate impact and efficacy. Grounded in the practicalities of early and mid-stage businesses, we break the barrier of entry to use research for edupreneurs with affordable, bite-sized offerings in addition to large-scale efficacy and custom projects.

For more, see www.kripasundar.com/work - Edtech product strategy and design:- Instructional design review- Learning strategy development- Program/Product evaluation- Learning and instruction focused content writing (blogs, chapters, articles, courses)- Presentations and workshops on (I) the science of learning and (ii) understanding education research.Current/previous clients include Six Red Marbles, Learning Mate, Teachers' College (Columbia University), Bernerd College (Univeristy of the Pacific)

Design and teach EdPsy 505 Research Methods for graduate students.

- Manage Course of Mind, ISTE’s learning sciences initiative (deliverables, Twitter handle, and website).- Design online course structure applying learning sciences.- Design research protocols as necessary for state policy reviews.- Advise on the integration of learning sciences into ISTE’s products and services including those related to the ISTE Standards, ISTE U, and the Seal of Alignment.- Produce podcast episodes that raise awareness about topics in learning sciences.- Host webinars for professional learning.- Write and edit blog posts on the application of learning sciences, with and without technology.- Organize and host a professional workshop on making better educational technology purchasing decisions by considering the learning sciences and district context.- Present and facilitate discussions on incorporating learning sciences at ISTE19 vendors and K12 staff.- Manage communication between the ISTE staff, key project personnel, external liaisons, project participants, and contractors.

-- Identified areas of need, coordinated resources, and communicated across researchers, 200+ instructors, students, technical team, administrators, and instructional designers to facilitate trainings, resources, and support to teach leveraging technology.- Designed, developed, and maintained an Academic Technology Community with 120+ members.- Facilitated 25+ instructor professional development workshops to integrate technology and pedagogy- Coached 50+ faculty individually face to face and online to design courses affecting the learning experience of 1000+ students.- Created instructions to facilitate using course reports for early warning of at-risk students.- Design, conduct, and present applied classroom based research on using technology in the classroom resulting in four conference presentations.*Part of this time was as graduate assistant

At the Learning and Performance Research Center;- Demonstrated experience in mixed-method and quantitative research methods as well as meta-analysis techniques using appropriate software (e.g. SPSS, SAS, CMA, Qualtrics).- Conducted data-analysis and wrote 14 comprehensive formative and summative program evaluation reports for National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects focusing on STEM education in K-20.- Identified and adapted research based survey instruments to inform assessment of program context, implementation, and future needs.- Designed instruments, methods, and protocols for quantitative and summative research.- Conducted individual and focus group interviews- Designed, executed, and published master’s research project (a classroom based mixed-method study) funded by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Washington State.- Co-authored publication ‘Rethinking the Use of Tests: A Meta-Analysis of Practice Testing’ listed as one of 10 most downloaded articles by the American Educational Research Association - Completed documentation and file for Institutional Review Board (IRB) exemption to execute domestic and international research projects.-Presented research at local, national, and international conferences.

- Performance oriented consulting for an online wellness store, an educational institute, and quick service and fine dining restaurants including key metrics and business plans.- Understanding of industry trends achieved through the design and execution of primary market research to understand the target customer profile, preferences and habits with a focus on Quick Service Restaurants (QSR). - Quick learner of market knowledge enabling secondary research to understand the challenges, opportunities and trends of Healthcare and Food & Beverage sectors.- Persuasive communication with early stage businesses regarding investments from private equity funds, pitched franchising opportunities for a chain of fine dining restaurants.

- Assisted with the conduct of financial (external) audits of various companies in the U.S. insurance industry by preparing work papers, testing/reconciliation of various accounts and preparation of trial balances. - Part of the editorial Team for the Department’s Internal Magazine and facilitated department training for New Hires.