Melissa Cheung Email & Phone Number

Alameda County, California, United States

• Lead strategic planning, business analysis, and technology and learning needs assessment. Provide guidance and support for four large multimillion-dollar national initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and development team to design technology solutions that support growth and increase impact. Oversee staff to implement solutions and support.
• Explore business opportunities with educational technology companies to innovate in teaching and learning.
• Provide digital strategic planning, implementation management and operational support for large-scale education projets

San Francisco, CA

• Led design and development of over 40 web applications and websites, managing cross-functional teams of developers, designers, QA staff, and content writers. Manage agile development.
• Provided strategic product guidance and management for products that support educational research and dissemination. Manage roadmap of features and ongoing development. Oversee end-to-end product cycle.
• Work closely with clients and funders, building on-going relationships. Developed deep understanding of user needs, use cases, and workflow to ensure products meet client needs, while balancing funders requirements.
• Supervise staff of two to five project managers.

San Francisco, CA

• Develop learning strategies, collaborate with subject matter experts, and iterate with designers and developers on online and hybrid learning experiences. Utilize learning and motivation research and technology.
• Generate tools for courses developers such as technology affordance guides, tip sheets on best practices for video content, and example modules to illustrate content presentation approaches.
• Advise designers and content developers on internal corporate learning modules
• Initiated and planned company-wide training for developing accessible digital content. Established two company-wide virtual learning communities on accessible content creation and data visualization. Curate, facilitate.
• Provide guidance for all internal learning communities to ensure success.

San Francisco, CA

• Oversaw the development of over 400 pieces of content on research-based best practices to help K-12 teachers, administrators and coaches improve their work. Collaborated with subject matter experts, content developers.
• Designed and developed templated content formats such as expert videos, classroom videos, and interactive presentations. Ensure content was fully accessible.
• Managed multimillion-dollar budget annually. Lead team of producers, animators, videographers, and freelancers. Built strong relationships with key stakeholders and funder (US Department of Education)

San Francisco, CA

• Managed the development of education-related content for a suite of websites focused on helping low-income people gain access to information and technology to improve their lives.
• Collaborated with school districts in San Francisco, CA and Jefferson Parish, LA to develop and maintain content useful to families, such as guides for accessing Supplemental Educational Services under No Child Left.
• Developed and implemented process for data migration and maintenance. Worked closely with district data managers and technology teams.

San Francisco, CA

• Managed development of curriculum and educational content for elementary and middle school courseware in science and reading.
• Designed learning activities and interactions.
• Developed scope and sequences. Wrote and edited assessments.

Berkeley, CA

• Developed multimedia for K-12 science education curricula.
• Produced websites and DVDs for students and teachers.* Designed technology-based learning activities for middle school science learning

Emeryville, CA

• Managed the development of technology-based learning toys for the preschool consumer market. Received numerous Oppenheimer Toy awards.
• Collaborated with product designers, game developers, and engineers to conceptualize and delivery product.
• Supported prototype development and display for Toy Fair.
• Ensured products were age and content appropriate. Aligned content with standards.
• Conducted user testing with children, parents and teachers.
• Managed development of school-based PreK curriculum for statewide textbook adoptions. Program was adopted in Texas and used in multiple states around the country.

Cambridge, MA

• Oversaw the development of online content for teacher professional development courses.
• Developed learning activities online for science-based teacher education courses.

Cambridge, MA

• Wrote and edited technical and end user documentation for client/server software.
• Collaborated with developers, marketing team, and support staff to ensure content met user needs.
• Managed revisions of software for each release.

Boston, MA

• Provided editorial support for elementary social studies textbook development in the School Division.
• Researched content, wrote activities, and edited student and teacher textbooks.

New York, NY

Conducted user research on educational magazine content, including Sesame, Sesame Parents, Kid City, and 3-2-1 Contact.

Ma, Education

Learning, Design, and Technology program

Ba, Psychology