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Bellefonte, Pa, Us

Assisting the Associate Director of Engineering Leadership Development and the Director of Online Pedagogy in Penn State Microcredentialing initiative for Engineers and Manufacturing Technicians.Project management for grant writing, revenue generation, course creation, and research endeavorsAssist in stakeholder identification and management and learner recruitment.

United States

Lead the inception, development, and launch of PathQuester, a career exploration and planning online platform, following Agile and Design-Based Research practices, from ideation to market-ready product. Tracked and made iterative improvements on product based on behavior from 317 unique visitors for Prototype and 1,011 unique visitors for Launched Product using Firebase and Google Analytics, and Microsoft Clarity, and based on feedback from over 500 people in face to face qualitative customer discovery and user testing, amounting to over 500 hours of data. Secured 3 organizational letters of support and wrote IES Research Grant Proposals: ED-GRANTS-052824-001[Peer review stage], ED-GRANTS-061724-001[Peer Review Stage] Develop all aspects of PathQuester’s generative AI content, including prompt engineering, database creation, content curation, content selection, and AI model refinement. Assess different GPT models for selection and migrate the platform from Open AI to Microsoft Azure models, close experience with Gen AI production with GPT3.5, GPT 3.5 Turbo, GPT4, and GPT4o models. Continuously assess production and implementation of new AI and Learning Features in product roadmap.Continuously make improvements on UX and LX design on Typescript, Tailwind CSS, and NextJS stack, branding, Firebase database, Algolia search, NLP algorithms, product content, and business strategy. Secured 5 partnerships with Non-profit organizations, schools, and companies for platform’s validation, user testing, and grant writing collaborations. Cultivating 12 current B2B leads with Nonprofit organizations, school boards, and companies for organizational packages. Recruited and managed a total of 15 contractors, interns, and volunteer research partners and developers.Secured admission and pitched in the Happy Valley Launchbox and Ben Franklin TechCelerator programs; 10-week intensive and prestigious startup accelerator programs.

Collaborated with the Language Technologies Institute and CyberSim Lab in research endeavors. Received weekly skill upskilling in research trends related to applying linguistics to advancing LLM research gaps, and most recent developments in evaluation frameworks of LLMs. Developed CyberSecurity technical and nontechnical curriculum for the CyberSim Lab after assessing transdisciplinary stakeholder needs. Curriculum included soft skills development, science communication, and instructional materials on Penetration Testing reports and Change Requests.

Instructor for LDT 100, which examines the impact of learning technologies and the role of Artificial Intelligence on world cultures, schools, and institutions from a socio-technical perspective.Instructor for SARI, which teaches awareness of ethical principles and established professional norms in the performance of all activities related to scholarship and research. Teaching Assistant for 2 undergraduate courses: Making with Art and Learning Technologies, and World Technologies and Learning; Instructor for World Technologies and Learning sessions. Research education technology design, user interaction, and learning experiences at the Augmented and Mobile Learning Research Group.Coordinate research and design activities for multiple education app projects.Conduct qualitative and mixed-methods research (remote/in-person interviews, on-site observation, unmoderated usability testings, survey, visual ethnography, journey mapping, video analysis, shadowing) to study children, youth, and families' interaction with mobile technologies in home, and outdoor settings.Design inclusive learning content for multiple AR-based immersive science educational apps in collaboration with programmers, graphic designers, and content experts.Collaborate in disseminating research findings, publications, and iterative design improvements.Assess learning outcomes holistically.

Macau

• Teach Interactive English I and II, and Academic English to university undergraduates of varying majors. • Ensure students improve their academic English and confidence through a variety of eclectic teaching methodologies and campus involvement. • Serve in university and faculty development by contributing or leading in faculty and departmental committees, coordination roles, and residential hall mentorships. • Most currently contributing and advising in curriculum development and course revising, E-Learning Software, summer programs, and new teaching fellow hiring. Summer Program Coordinator 2018, 2019: o Coordination included for a 1-week High School Program, and a 4-week Summer Immersive English Program (SEIP) for around 400 incoming Freshmen. o Collaborated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities to develop advertisements, pre-employment correspondence, and training Manuals for Program Assistants (PAs).o Overviewed over 300 resumes for PA Candidates, interviewed all suitable candidates, and hired 43 PAs for the Program. Solely responsible for balancing and assembling a team of half University of Macau PAs and half international PAs. o Implemented a Pre-Orientation Online Training, a Communication Platform through Slack, and optimized SEIP’s 2017 training and afternoon + evening curriculum. o Aligned and Revised Intended Learning Outcomes and Projects with Morning Curriculum Coordinator.o Conducted several briefings and workshops for PAs in the areas of: Co-Teaching, Cultural Understanding, Team-Work, Activity Building, and ESL principles.o Realized and advised Budgets related to sustaining Program costs throughout the Summer. o Identified and created New Training Week Workshops such as Sexual Harassment / Assault Prevention, Safe Workplace, and additional Team Building Workshops for PAs, as well as reorganizing PA team dynamics. o Devised new afternoon clubs and activities scheme to better align to Intended Language Outcomes.

• Developed, implemented, and taught General English Classes, Executive English, Private, Intensive, and level A3, B2, C1 and C2 courses to students of varying ages and a multitude of nationalities. • Created and implemented lessons on a weekly basis that are student-centered utilizing Smartboard Technology, project based learning, and academic content mastery. • Conducted In-service training for instructors on English Intonation and Phonemes.

Chongqing City, China

• Taught Public Speaking, and level 3, 4 English Speaking and Listening to around 600 University Freshman and Sophomore students of varying majors , collaborated in designing a content-based curriculum university wide, created and implemented lessons that are student-centered utilizing project based learning and task-based activities. • Developed topics, mentored, and participated weekly in the university wide English corner, and community service lectures. • Designed and taught a level 4 English Speaking and Listening 1 month program to University Sophomore students, collaborated and taught a 1 month crash course oral English class to university freshman preparing for a Chongqing University and University of Cincinnati mechanical and electrical engineering exchange program• Mentored a local committee of AIESEC, a global student leadership development organization.

Miami, Fl

• Aided ESOL first graders to develop reading and writing skills in fast-paced, engaging activities• Instructed varying groups of 4th and 5th grade ESOL level 1 to 3 students in acquiring English proficiency and academic competency; develops activities to promote reading comprehension, critical thinking, and content mastery.

Caribbean, Mediterranean Europe

• Promoted, explained and sold shore excursion tours and packages of versatile ports throughout the Caribbean & Europe for the 3rd largest revenue center onboard. • Gave a weekly live & recorded port presentation to crowds of more than 300 people, managed tour counts, resolved guest issues, inspected excursions, and ensured effective marketing execution.• Worked in various tasks such as tour dispatches to groups of 100-1000 guests, crowd management, administrative duties, safety exercises, and upheld the Company Modern Luxury and Star service standards.

• Created, planned, and implemented educational, social, and recreational programs as well as facilitated between the student body and diverse residents• Managed various customer service and administrative duties including desk receptions, maintenance requests, incident reports, room transfers, and enforcing university policies • Team Player of the Year Award 2011-2012

English Teacher / Global Exchange Internship May 2011-August 2011• Taught a challenging class of mixed Chinese students aged 4-13• Tailored innovative games and plays for each of the center’s academic levels • Marketed Company in the community and designed advertisement posters

• Planned and created daily activities, games, cultural fairs, spirit traditions and competitions for individual camps and for the Brevard County-wide Camp Wars• Led groups ages 5-13, counseled campers on family and social concerns, and trained Camp volunteers ages 13-15• Arts and Crafts Section Lead: Invented and implemented new art activities

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Learning, Design, And Technology

Master Of Foreign Language Education, Tesol Track, 3.95 Gpa

Activities and Societies: FIU Rotaract: Director of Public Relations AIESECGraduate Certificate in Asian Globalization CLS Scholar.

Ios App Development

Swift and Objective-C Networking, Core Data, User Interface, UIkit, Code Quality, Modularity, Version Control, Debugging, Testing, User.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs, 3.83

Activities and Societies: Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Clubs & Activities: Rotaract, AIESEC.

Graduate Certificate In Data Analytics