As one of the initial founders of a new charter school serving inner-city middle school students, am responsible for developing and implementing technology program. Responsibilities include school-wide technology planning, professional development for teachers, computer maintenance and upkeep, and classroom teaching for students in grades 5-8. Also serve on School Leadership Team.Present workshops and work individually with teachers to develop projects and activities linked to the Common Core Standards that develop higher order thinking skills and engage students. Support teachers in classrooms, and work closely with students to help them develop skills necessary to incorporate technology into daily learning and meet Common Core Standards. Help teachers use technology to differentiate instruction. Wrote 2007-2010, 2010-2013 and 2013-2016 technology plans helping school focus on reliability and sustainability.

Empowered staff to take on greater technology challenges by crafting projects and training specific to teachers' comfort level; provided technical support when necessary.

Taught core curriculum, art and health to inner-city fourth graders with goal of demonstrating how technology could be integrated into curriculum to help students learn.

Developed and implemented technology program for students and faculty at an inner-city middle school whose mission is to move students 2.5 academic years per calendar year, resulting in their admission to quality private and parochial high schools on scholarship.Developed and implemented technology plan, moving Link from outdated, unsupported computers and software to state-of-the-art equipment, including an updated computer lab, a mobile laptop lab and a laptop program for faculty.Planned and developed all elements of technology curriculum including materials based on game simulations that permitted students to use computer skills in a simulated real-world environment.Taught computer classes to 7th and 8th grade, with an emphasis on integrating the Internet, word processing, spreadsheets and multimedia into core curriculum.Developed technology leadership program where students were trained to provide technical support to school community, permitting teachers to easily and comfortably use computers in their classes.Provided technology support and professional development to faculty and staff.Developed and wrote technical materials and newsletter to assist teachers in integrating technologySupport and maintain network of 70+ Mac OS and Windows computers.Taught electives including robotics, video production, computer-based editing, and a student-run monthly news show.Developed experiential education urban/suburban school exchange program. Advised and mentor students on an individual basis.Peer coached fellow faculty members.Winner of First Link Community School Faculty Fellowship, Summer 2003

Coordinated and tracked projects for history-oriented web 'zine/history mall, requiring strong management, communication and organizational skills.Developed sources of contentSupervised and guided content developersOrganized and edited previously published materialNegotiated and secured non-proprietary contentCommissioned writersTook part in daily production of the Web siteAssisted in the development of the site layout, visual style, and page formatEstablished, developed and maintained relationships with vendor partners

Managed team of 12 responsible for producing closed captioning and subtitling under tight deadline for air on commercial networks, home video and cable television. Chiefly responsible for autonomous office that served as profit center for the organization.Handled annual operations budget of $1.5 million, consistently coming in within budget.Served as chief relationship manager and technical resource to advertising agency and network clients including CBS, NBC, USA/Sci Fi Channel, A&E and MTV Networks/Nickelodeon.Selected and evaluated third-party vendor relationships.Designed and implemented organizational systems to schedule and track work, successfully streamlining processes and improving workflow.Seamlessly integrated new systems into operation permitting us to provide an extraordinary level of service to our clients.Developed and implemented software training programs for operations and marketing staff.Responsible for hiring and training of new employees.

Managed a community television facility serving 17 towns, producing community programming, as well as in-house training, marketing, and advertising production.Designed and built industrial television facility.Consulted with local schools to develop production education programs and effective use of video systems.Consulted with local non-profit organizations and county governments to produce fund-raising and promotional programming.Consulted with local advertisers to develop advertising plans and produce commercials.Developed internship training program for area high school and college students.