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Redmond, Washington, United States

• Provided reports on district success metrics to the school board for evaluation of district health and strategy planning for the year going forward.• Created dashboards in Power BI for central office leadership, principals, and teachers, including ETL, data modeling, and dashboard design, to allow for both long-term goal setting and short-term interventions with students.• Became the data team lead on qualitative data analysis and provided best practice consultation all projects using… Show more • Provided reports on district success metrics to the school board for evaluation of district health and strategy planning for the year going forward.• Created dashboards in Power BI for central office leadership, principals, and teachers, including ETL, data modeling, and dashboard design, to allow for both long-term goal setting and short-term interventions with students.• Became the data team lead on qualitative data analysis and provided best practice consultation all projects using qualitative analysis or mixed methods.• Worked with stakeholders to continually iterate on products to best meet their needs.• Maintained and leveraged an Ed-Fi Azure database through a student information system API and transformed that data into key insights for cross functional teams. Show less

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Participated in a two-year fellowship as part of this Center for Education Policy Research initiative at Harvard University.• Partnered with Education Data leaders to bring change to districts, education-focused private companies, and non-profit organizations across the nation.• Built skills in R, Stata, Python, statistics, and qualitative research methods.• Developed presentations based on analytics for quality decision making, the humanization of data, and the use of data to… Show more • Participated in a two-year fellowship as part of this Center for Education Policy Research initiative at Harvard University.• Partnered with Education Data leaders to bring change to districts, education-focused private companies, and non-profit organizations across the nation.• Built skills in R, Stata, Python, statistics, and qualitative research methods.• Developed presentations based on analytics for quality decision making, the humanization of data, and the use of data to tell a story. Show less

Seattle, Washington

• Prepared reporting and analysis to tell data stories and recommend actionable strategies to senior leaders including the Wells Fargo CFO and CEO, and government regulators.• Utilized SAS Enterprise Guide and Toad for Oracle (SQL) to discover, validate, and derive insights from the Wells Fargo enterprise data warehouse and identify all customers whom had been harmed by errors in practice or policy.• Managed projects that brought together the Finance Department, Line of Business… Show more • Prepared reporting and analysis to tell data stories and recommend actionable strategies to senior leaders including the Wells Fargo CFO and CEO, and government regulators.• Utilized SAS Enterprise Guide and Toad for Oracle (SQL) to discover, validate, and derive insights from the Wells Fargo enterprise data warehouse and identify all customers whom had been harmed by errors in practice or policy.• Managed projects that brought together the Finance Department, Line of Business, Project Leads, Legal Team, and Technical Data team; developing functional and technical requirements that were responsive to the feedback of all stakeholders.• Developed portions of the Confluence Knowledge Base and trained new hires.• Consulted on, piloted, and evaluated business process changes for efficiency.• Consistently created documentation that was understandable by all parties and passed all quality checks on the first attempt.• Collaborated with remote, cross-functional teams to build project strategy and develop appropriate timelines• Quickly became a subject matter expert and resource on multiple new projects and processes Show less

Puyallup, Wa

•Demonstrated and taught strategic thinking and adaptation of communication to diverse audiences: students placed in the state tournament and qualified to nationals every year.•Applied an Agile framework with varsity competitors and a Waterfall approach with novice competitors to maximize student achievement.•Tracked and reported on areas of needed improvement, progress, and student goals through Excel, TFS agile tools, and video broadcast software.•Performed heavy research tasks to… Show more •Demonstrated and taught strategic thinking and adaptation of communication to diverse audiences: students placed in the state tournament and qualified to nationals every year.•Applied an Agile framework with varsity competitors and a Waterfall approach with novice competitors to maximize student achievement.•Tracked and reported on areas of needed improvement, progress, and student goals through Excel, TFS agile tools, and video broadcast software.•Performed heavy research tasks to ensure in-depth knowledge of subject matter.•Motivated students to work beyond requirements by negotiating win-win propositions between student interest and needed outcomes. Show less

Puyallup, Wa

• Consistently provided equitable instruction throughout the district in three buildings with differing managers and resources• Increased in-building and cross-building communication through collaboration with team members and coordination of on going projects

Seattle, Wa

Contract through Insight Global• Researched, contacted, and managed relationships with unrepresented artists to secure rights for Amazon Music• Provided quality assurance for machine learning outputs which resulted in goals being exceeded for both precision and recall• Verified, modified, and cataloged songwriter data for use by machine learning models• Modified SQL queries to ensure inclusion of atypical results and provide thorough answers to business problems• Coached new… Show more Contract through Insight Global• Researched, contacted, and managed relationships with unrepresented artists to secure rights for Amazon Music• Provided quality assurance for machine learning outputs which resulted in goals being exceeded for both precision and recall• Verified, modified, and cataloged songwriter data for use by machine learning models• Modified SQL queries to ensure inclusion of atypical results and provide thorough answers to business problems• Coached new team members on best practices and acted as a consultant for difficult tasks Show less

Steilacoom, Wa

•Enacted action research on student perception and presented findings at the Washington Educational Research Association conference to move beyond the limits of traditional teacher evaluation as a growth model and to increase customer voice.•Lobbied district administration and attained changes in reporting practice to increase communication and raise teaching standards.•Developed and analyzed formative assessments to plan sprints for multiple concurrent projects so that all 450-500… Show more •Enacted action research on student perception and presented findings at the Washington Educational Research Association conference to move beyond the limits of traditional teacher evaluation as a growth model and to increase customer voice.•Lobbied district administration and attained changes in reporting practice to increase communication and raise teaching standards.•Developed and analyzed formative assessments to plan sprints for multiple concurrent projects so that all 450-500 students achieved academic growth in every unit.•Collaborated on recruitment strategies that would appeal to students, parents and administration, to grow district choir program from 80 to 285 dedicated students in one year.•Provided for families by organizing vendor nights and connecting 135 students to scholarships.•Moved to completely paperless practice through the use of Google and Microsoft Education tools to provide immediate feedback and increase student digital citizenship.•Led efforts to develop a new schedule that simplified flow, increased learning outcomes and decreased costs in multiple departments.•Implemented a musical theatre program, initiation through closure, including acquiring resources, coordinating teams, and delivering full production to scope, on time, and on budget.•Served on the district diversity team to advocate for marginalized voices. Show less

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Teaching

Bachelor Of Music, Music Teacher Education