Sandi Smith Email & Phone Number

Greenville, Sc, Us

*Founded OG Works Tutoring Service to provide top quality tutoring to dyslexic students and struggling readers using the Orton-Gillingham Approach.*Successfully tutor multiple students with a structured, sequential, phonics-based, multi-sensory approach.

*ALP offers free, one-on-one instruction using research-based Orton-Gillingham approach and materials developed by Wilson Language Training Corporation and ALP.*Trained in September 2016 to provide structured, multisensory, phonetic teaching to low-income children that struggle with reading and spelling.*Tutored three ALP students who improved at least one grade level in reading and made gains in phonological awareness, decoding, reading comprehension, and sight word recognition.*Contributed to the training and tutor talks beginning in 2018.

*Pursued training and international leader accreditation for breastfeeding support, facilitate meetings, manage social media, increase publicity, increase meeting attendance and paid membership.*Perform community outreach including answering phone calls, e-mails and lead two monthly meetings.*Mentor Leader Applicants.*Interviewed for 2 TV news features.*Work with local businesses to secure publicity and donations.

*Co-created and manage the Paleo Greenville website, farm search and social media to help connect people in the area with local food producers and foster a real food culture in the community.*Teach classes at Furman OLLI, Cultivate, and Swamp Rabbit Café on nutrition and lifestyle.*Planned, organized and promoted social events to encourage healthy eating.

*Lead group fitness classes and offer personal training, marathon preparation, and group rowing clinics.

PTA Executive Board Member at Blythe Academy, Hughes Academy & Camperdown Academy*Vice President of Arts & Services & Chairperson of Study Buddies volunteer program.*Managed fundraising for “Store Bucks” initiative at two schools.*Coordinated the Scholastic Book Fair, including recruiting and training volunteers.

Recruited and established the TetraData Project Management team and served in an advisory capacity for over 600 K-12 data warehouse customers. Managed project management services and ensured synchronized customer engagement plans, by providing leadership and direction in coordination of tasks across the organization. Contributed to senior management team through reports to Board of Directors and participation in product development, marketing, and strategic initiatives.Worked closely with sales team as solution architect for proposals and provided sales and marketing support for TetraData services, developed labor estimates and finalized scope of work during contract process.

Managed the design, development and implementation of a student assessment reporting system for a school district of 100,000 students and 9,000 educators. Lead the report development team using the Cognos tool suite. Gathered requirements, performed data analysis, facilitated system capacity planning and testing, and produced end-user training and system documentation.Provided a data warehouse audit and strategy road map report for a large urban district. Organized and conducted interviews with district personnel, developed and analyzed district-wide data warehouse usage survey, performed technical review on data warehouse elements and structure.Implemented an educational data warehouse solution for a K-8 suburban district. Created reporting solution using MicroStrategy tools in support of their successful bid for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education.Managed data mart development team for a large-scale Federal Health Care Data Warehousing project. Worked closely with client to understand and document data requirements, worked with technical lead to formulate and communicate data mart design decisions. Created OLAP reporting platform with MicroStrategy, performed metadata analysis, and compiled final project documentation.

Gathered requirements and performed scope analysis for project definition efforts for several Fortune 1000 clients. Conducted JDA (Joint Development Approach) sessions and helped to determine physical and logical specifications. Provided written requirements for development staff. Developed detailed project plans in MS Project. Managed development staff to project completion.Direct management responsibility for consulting team of Associate Consultants. Worked closely with Pre-Sales Consultants, Practice Managers, and Account Executives to promote product and consulting revenue. Contributed to proposals and documentation for several sales cycles. Performed MicroStrategy product demonstrations.

Managed staff of 25 full time and co-op employees for a 2,000 seat Lotus Notes 4.6 upgrade. Worked closely with clients to understand requirements for project success. Performed all project planning, scheduled resources, and maintained project status documentation. Directed regional support team to integrate network, desktop, and support desk requirements.Facilitated internal IT projects including regional Y2K preparations. Managed deployment and training for PeopleSoft Human Resources and Payroll Solution in Atlanta office. Performed business analysis for internal development projects including file tracking and scheduling databases. Evaluated and tested third party solutions for the Arthur Andersen standard environment.

Mba 2003, Technology Management

Awarded: Most Outstanding Business Student

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa