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Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Building KapAdvisor (kapadvisor.com), Kaplan's free B2C AI College Admissions Advisor for high school students!

Kitchener, On, Ca

• Currently oversees multiple products in use by the K12, Higher Ed, Corporate Learning, & Government markets (+15 million users across over 40 countries).• Leads strategic roadmap for new product offering (Creator+) in tight collaboration with executive leadership. • Organized D2L’s “AI Lab” with a focus on features driven by Large Language Model (LLM) Generative AI.

Kitchener, On, Ca

• Oversaw product development and go-to-market strategy for several products in the D2L Brightspace learning management system (LMS).• Facilitated successful restructuring and prioritization of development sub-department (~25 people, 4 dev teams) for improved efficiency and morale.

Denver, Co, Us

• Brought new company product to market, using a scrum-based agile methodology though all phases of ideation, design, development, and ongoing enhancements. Product responsible for $2 million annual recurring revenue.• Expanded product team internationally by initiating and managing a partnership with a nearshore development firm.• Established and managed content creation team of educational subject matter experts and graphic and e-learning designers. • Designed the UI/UX of all new features and product builds using customer-driven development techniques.

Denver, Co, Us

• Oversaw product evolution following company merger between Modern Teacher and digedu, which expanded product offerings to include new administrator-facing tools in addition to existing student- and teacher-facing feature sets. • Created and distributed all product-focused client communications, including training and marketing videos, email campaigns, and interactive guides. Sample client testimonial video available at bit.ly/ModernTeacherLE

Chicago, Il, Us

• Assumed product responsibilities from company founder and president following his stepping down, including product management and product vision.• Developed company’s Quality Assurance processes by hiring, training, and overseeing a QA Manager and Scrum Master.• Developed company’s Client Experience methodology by recruiting, training, and overseeing a manager of all training, support, and engagement services.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Ensured ongoing client engagement and managed annual renewals by conducting site visits, organizing focus groups, hosting webinars, creating email campaigns, etc.• Created and delivered professional development, product training, and implementation services, both online and in person. • Worked closely with the development team on ongoing client product requests, as well as with the sales team on RFPs, grant writing, product demos, and lead generation.

Chicago, Il, Us

• As a founding team member, collaborated with the company’s President and CTO on the initial product definition, design, and development.• Recruited and managed a team of over 40 content creators and editors for the development of the company’s digital curriculum library, consisting of over 3500 standards-aligned lessons.• Oversaw digedu’s initial client roll-out, which required implementation and ongoing support of both software and hardware in classrooms nationwide.

Chicago, Il, Us

As an English teacher at Muchin College Prep, a campus of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, I taught over 120 students in four 9th grade English classes with an emphasis on writing and grammar. I also advised and mentored a group of seventeen freshmen girls. I monitored and responded to all student progress with frequent data analysis, and I collaborated with teachers to create, revise and implement standards-based curriculum, which helped our students achieve record-breaking growth in English skills.

Chicago, Il, Us

I taught self-contained reading classes for 9th grade students with IEPs and/or significantly low lexile levels. I also assisted struggling students in a 10th grade World History class, and worked one-on-one with one particular learning disabled student, helping to develop his academic and organizational skills.

Us

I co-taught Reading and Math to 8th grade students in an underserved neighborhood on Chicago's south side.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) & Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English (B.A.) & Secondary Education (B.S)