Manage the production of alternate media of student resources for the California Community College System, to include braille transcription and tactile graphics.

Responsible for oversight of initiatives for the ADVANCE DEPTH Grant at CSUSB (Diversity and Equity in Promotion Tenure and Hiring), aimed at supporting campus-wide initiatives in diverse and equitable faculty hiring.Responsible for the completion of time-sensitive initiatives and ensure project is within scope and budget ($996K). Co-lead the development of evidence-based resources for faculty training towards efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion across the whole faculty body with DEPTH Leadership Team. Integrate best practices into practical online resources.Track and manage all grant related expenditures and oversee costs to ensure project is within each fiscal year budget as outlined by the grant. Saved Yr 1 costs by 10% through careful vendor comparisons and quarterly monitoring of expenditures. Facilitate discussions with advisory boards to effectively guide and provide recommendations to the planning of grant initiatives.Increase visibility and create quality, practical resources on the DEPTH website, www.csusb.edu/depth. Track progress and monitor impact of grant initiatives through coding and executive reports. Monitor a variety of metrics, including faculty gender and ethnic diversity, the diversity of applicants, and how resources are allocated to current and future faculty.Manage overall development and operations of the DEPTH Center in conjunction with DEPTH Executive Director.

Oversee the long-term development and enhancement of Braille Institute’s national programs, promoting fundamental skills for blind and visually impaired youth.Identify and assess opportunities to enhance and grow sustainable programs across all partners.Program lead for the implementation of program guidelines, policies and procedures for more than 60 partners across North America.Manage National Programs and Publishing teams to improve overall workflow and productivity.Generate and implement processes to enhance programs on a national level.Allocate program funds, prepare fiscal year budgets, manage budgets and track expenditures to ensure programs stay within budget.Collaborate with National Advisory Committees to discuss and communicate new concepts and effectively guide the direction of programs nationally.Collaborate with Marketing to align program branding across all partnerships.Manage project timelines, draft scopes of work, process invoices and oversee all independent contractor/vendor contracts and accounting documents.
Highlights:Program Lead for Braille Institute’s signature literacy youth program, The Braille Challenge©. Manage 51 regional partners across North America to ensure partners are supported with program policies, guidelines, and collateral materials.Program Lead for The Braille Challenge© Finals. Collaborate with The University of Southern California to coordinate logistics and facilitate programming. Co-led the transition to a university campus to demystify higher education, promote self advocacy and career awareness for youth.Co-led the launch of The Braille Challenge Alumni Network, with the goal of engaging past alumni with current students.Identified key potential partnerships, leading to the growth of 10 new regional partners nationwide.Coordinated planning in the overall technical and content development of the iBraille Challenge© Mobile App. Assisted proofreaders in testing app flow and provided feedback on content.

Provided full spectrum staffing across all disciplines of Information Technology. Specialized in placing high potential IT candidates in full-time and contract opportunities in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County marketplace.Specialized in recruiting for positions in: Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Project Management/Coordination/Analysis, Business Analysis, Web Development and Design, Configuration & Release Management, Desktop & Helpdesk Support, Network Administration/Engineering, System Administration/ Engineering, Database Design, and Database Administration positions.Liaised, coordinated, and scheduled interviews between candidates and clients/ managers.Used Boolean search techniques to identify potential candidates – job boards, web searches, resume database, user groups, and social media.Interviewed, screened, and evaluated candidates on overall skill set. • Reviewed and prepared resumes using MS Word.Worked with HR to assist candidates with on-boarding paperwork.

Reported on local and statewide news focused on business/economics, humaninterest, education, health, and city and state government.Investigated leads and generated enterprising story ideas daily.Anchored news and produced weekend newscasts. Oversaw reporting team anddirectors to plan, script and produce weekend newscast.Wrote and edited content for website.Wrote and edited (video and audio) daily news packages using iNews, Final CutPro, and VOD.

• Scheduled and coordinated satellite feeds for newscast producers and writers. • Managed overall storage space in internal newsroom database, including: archiving daily newscasts, VO/SOTs, and reporter packages.• Edited show air checks, including removing commercials and syncing audio to video. Edit Coordinator (01/2006 – 11/2007) • Responsible for assigning video and audio to editors to be cut and edited for daily newscasts, including: VO/SOTs, reporter packages, and special assignments.• Collaborated with producers, writers, and reporters to ensure all video is accurate and makes air on time. • Researched requested video for writers and producers from internal database. • Managed daily work schedule for editors.

General Assignment Reporter for Irvine News. Wrote, reported and assisted in editing local news, sports and feature stories across Orange County.