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Seattle, Washington, United States

Direct technology policy initiatives for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Create strategies and partnerships to help workplaces across the country use technology to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Foster strategic collaborations with government partners, technology companies, civil rights groups, research institutions, and others. Advise senior department executives on policy opportunities to shape technology issues, from artificial intelligence in hiring to broadband access. Prepare succinct briefing materials and presentations for the Deputy Secretary of Labor, Chief Innovation Officer, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, and others. Serve as primary content advisor for the Chair of the Access Board, working with the Executive Director to update accessibility regulations, draft speeches, and organize bimonthly Board meetings. Direct the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT), an award-winning national initiative to convene stakeholders and offer free resources on using technology to make workplaces inclusive of people with disabilities. Manage a team of seven expert technologists and communicators to set realistic priorities with high impact.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Led technology policy initiatives for the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Managed a team of four contractors to expand influence through strategic Think Tank meetings with 50+ participants. Exercised skills in project management and content strategy, producing policy analyses, guides, and articles that translated technical content into plain language. Delivered presentations at conferences, forums, and partnership meetings to propel agency priorities. Responded to briefing requests and inquiries from the White House, Congressional offices, government entities, and public citizens. Helped draft budget justification papers and analyses to inform agency priorities. Monitored success by measuring quarterly milestones against qualitative and quantitative targets.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Served on federal rulemaking groups governing nondiscrimination and accessibility in apprenticeship. Analyzed national youth policies supporting education and employment. Developed resources about internships, apprenticeships, and youth transition to employment. Led multi-year initiative with thirty youth to teach leadership and advocacy skills.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Conducted data science project for officials in Seattle to predict parking occupancy and behaviors. Worked on graduate capstone team selected by judges for Research Award from pool of 150+ projects. Loaded datasets into cloud instance via API, built statistical models in Python, and wrote documentation. Led the design of summative posters and presentations.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Engaged in research team studying relations between computing tools and climate change with a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies. Derived research findings from diverse methodologies, including literature reviews, interviews, contextual inquiries, surveys, discussions, and other analyses. Integrated user research into product designs, including applications built in Sketch and web redesigns. Completed data programming and visualization projects using Jupyter, Colab, Tableau, and GitHub.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Taught weekly series of courses for 20 international students and refugees.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer And Information Sciences, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History & English Literature