Linda Yoder Email & Phone Number

Marion, Ohio

Provide technical/help desk support for school districts in the META consortium using Pearson's PowerSchool software. Level I and Level II certified. Also certified in Scheduling. Currently managing software conversions for school districts migrating from other student information systems into PowerSchool. This includes data conversions/imports and setup of all district and school functions.All student administrative functions are supported which includes student scheduling, grade… Show more Provide technical/help desk support for school districts in the META consortium using Pearson's PowerSchool software. Level I and Level II certified. Also certified in Scheduling. Currently managing software conversions for school districts migrating from other student information systems into PowerSchool. This includes data conversions/imports and setup of all district and school functions.All student administrative functions are supported which includes student scheduling, grade reporting, testing, demographics, and enrollments. Show less

Provide technical/help desk support for school districts in Ohio that utilize the eSIS student management software (which is used for tracking student administrative functions such as student schedules, grades, and demographics). This includes phone and email support as well as documentation creation and software release testing. Managed the implementation of the software developed by a vendor for tracking special education students in Ohio schools. This included working with the… Show more Provide technical/help desk support for school districts in Ohio that utilize the eSIS student management software (which is used for tracking student administrative functions such as student schedules, grades, and demographics). This includes phone and email support as well as documentation creation and software release testing. Managed the implementation of the software developed by a vendor for tracking special education students in Ohio schools. This included working with the vendor on the specifications and design, testing the software, tracking the changes, and conducting weekly status meetings. Show less

Responsible for the management of all software systems (both purchased and developed) that were used to support the maintenance of student information. Supervised a staff of six programmer/analysts and three trainers. Worked with all levels of users in the school district to analyze business requirements and recommend solutions. Successfully implemented a new purchased student management software solution for 148 schools and numerous departments. The project included the creation… Show more Responsible for the management of all software systems (both purchased and developed) that were used to support the maintenance of student information. Supervised a staff of six programmer/analysts and three trainers. Worked with all levels of users in the school district to analyze business requirements and recommend solutions. Successfully implemented a new purchased student management software solution for 148 schools and numerous departments. The project included the creation of an RFP, analyzing the responses and ultimately recommending a vendor. Developed and managed the implementation plan. Co-managed the project to define and implement a data warehouse for student and personnel data. Worked with district users to determine requirements. Worked with an outside vendor to complete the development. Project was completed on-time and in-budget.Provided project management for the conversion of the client server based student management software to facilitate installation of new hardware and database structures. Member of the development team which redesigned the student management software to utilize a client server based methodology. New software was deployed in 180 schools and various departments. Served as chairman of various user groups during many of the development and conversion projects in the district. Also served as vice-chair of an organization that was a collaboration of numerous school districts in the state of Ohio that were using the eSIS student software. Performed training and presentations as required in relationship to projects. Show less