Director Of Digital Education
Fremont, Ca, Us
Guided Emantras into post-secondary career education market. Partnered with Pearson and Cengage Publishing to create custom online courseware for publishing partners. Introduced new business to publishing partners and jointly presented (and won) to other nationally accredited online colleges, establishing a strong relationship for all parties. Created targeted industry-specific solutions and approaches (online admissions centers, student and faculty orientation solutions, online financial aid centers), and strategically aligned the company with industry leading organizations, such as CCA, AEP, ANGEL, iNACOL. Early innovator in educational gaming, co-authored storyboards and concepts for Wii, iPhone, and mlearning education applications. -Strategic lead in guiding Emantras elearning solutions and strategies, into US for-profit and traditional higher education markets. (Grew to $3.5mil+ to date).-Conceptualize and storyboard interactive games and stories for production. -Train, manage educational sales staff, 2 FTE -Identified and implemented early iPhone mlearning applications opportunity with Abilene Christian University and proprietary DIY mlearning iPhone apps (MindWire, Mobl21).-Led marketing drives through email and webinar campaigns, as well as initiated Emantras’ social media presence (Twitter, Facebook, Ning).-Create development solutions for colleges and schools, manage throughout production. -Worked completely at a distance with global production teams in Chennai, Delhi, California and across US.