Responsible for management of item and test development for our K-12 large-scale assessment contract in California. • Provide oversight of all development activities for the California Assessment System (CAS).• Collaborate across the division to ensure that all Assessment Development work is successfully accomplished. • Provide support to the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and external clients. • Arrange the preparation of budgets and cost estimates for programs and projects… Show more Responsible for management of item and test development for our K-12 large-scale assessment contract in California. • Provide oversight of all development activities for the California Assessment System (CAS).• Collaborate across the division to ensure that all Assessment Development work is successfully accomplished. • Provide support to the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and external clients. • Arrange the preparation of budgets and cost estimates for programs and projects, analyze financial performance of work activities, and assess personnel needs. • Proactively work towards reducing costs, increasing work efficiencies, and providing greater customer satisfaction, and quality assurance via implementation of agile methodology. Show less

Strategic Advisor, K-12 Assessment. Responsible for process improvement, training, and proposal development across K-12 large-scale assessment contracts. • Contribute to the design and development of unified processes where appropriate across all K-12 contracts• Recommend and oversee division-level people readiness in processes and ETS competencies across K-12 assessment• Support and consult on all operational needs of the division• Oversee development of Performance Level… Show more Strategic Advisor, K-12 Assessment. Responsible for process improvement, training, and proposal development across K-12 large-scale assessment contracts. • Contribute to the design and development of unified processes where appropriate across all K-12 contracts• Recommend and oversee division-level people readiness in processes and ETS competencies across K-12 assessment• Support and consult on all operational needs of the division• Oversee development of Performance Level Descriptors and support standard setting processes• Provide support to individual K-12 programs on an as-needed basis• Develop and implement assessment training for employees at all skill levels• Develop and implement training for educators to support virtual meetings and professional development opportunities Show less

Responsible for management of the item and test development for K-12 large-scale assessment contracts, overseeing all project coordination work. • Provide oversight and direction of process coordination activities for CAASPP, TCAP, MCAP, and VASOL state programs.• Collaborate with Senior Directors and Executive Directors across the division to ensure that all Assessment Development work is successfully accomplished. • Provide support to the Strategic Business Unit (SBU)… Show more Responsible for management of the item and test development for K-12 large-scale assessment contracts, overseeing all project coordination work. • Provide oversight and direction of process coordination activities for CAASPP, TCAP, MCAP, and VASOL state programs.• Collaborate with Senior Directors and Executive Directors across the division to ensure that all Assessment Development work is successfully accomplished. • Provide support to the Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Coordination, and external clients. • Arrange the preparation of budgets and cost estimates for programs and projects, analyze financial performance of work activities, and assess personnel complement needs. • Proactively work towards reducing costs, increasing work efficiencies, and providing greater customer satisfaction, and quality assurance. Show less

Responsible for management of the item and test development for K-12 large-scale assessment contracts, including supervision of Assessment Development Project Leads.• direct all assessment-related projects to fulfill contract specifications• provide support to external clients to conceptualize new assessment programs and protocols• develop and present measurement-related training workshops/meetings• oversee development of assessment-related ancillary materials• develop test… Show more Responsible for management of the item and test development for K-12 large-scale assessment contracts, including supervision of Assessment Development Project Leads.• direct all assessment-related projects to fulfill contract specifications• provide support to external clients to conceptualize new assessment programs and protocols• develop and present measurement-related training workshops/meetings• oversee development of assessment-related ancillary materials• develop test development schedules Show less

Test Development Team Lead for the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, which included the California Standards Tests (CST), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA), and California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). Coordinated the development of test items, operational forms, field test sets, special versions, released test questions, and meetings of the Assessment Review Panels. Developed schedules and budgets for assessment… Show more Test Development Team Lead for the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, which included the California Standards Tests (CST), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA), and California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). Coordinated the development of test items, operational forms, field test sets, special versions, released test questions, and meetings of the Assessment Review Panels. Developed schedules and budgets for assessment development work and the interfaced with all groups involved in the development process, including Editorial, Statistics, Item Bank, Permissions, and Program Management. Monitored schedules and budgets, held weekly assessment development progress meetings, and served as an assessment point of contact to the California Department of Education. Show less

Project Lead for the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP), interacting with state and teacher representatives to coordinate development of test items and test-related materials, develop schedules and budgets, oversee test booklet composition, and support online item delivery.

Test Development Manager for the Performance Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS), interacting with state and teacher representatives to coordinate development of test items and test-related materials, develop schedules and budgets, oversee test booklet production, and support online item delivery.

Test Development Manager for Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS), the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), and the Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP). Psychometric Consultant for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the California-STAR program, the Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP), the Virginia Standards of Learning (VA-SOL), and… Show more Test Development Manager for Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS), the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), and the Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP). Psychometric Consultant for the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the California-STAR program, the Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP), the Virginia Standards of Learning (VA-SOL), and the Oklahoma State Testing Program, facilitating data review and standards setting, and developing technical documents. Computer Technology Content Area Specialist for the Virginia Standards of Learning (VA-SOL), coordinating the development of items, facilitating teacher review of items and item data, and developing test forms using statistical and content information. Show less