W. Peter Jacobson, Mba, Mat Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Middletown, De, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Responsible for all adult interactions (15+ personas) across product lines including reporting, assignments, teacher resources, parent portal, and roster/classroom management. I work with multiple talented engineering teams to save educators time and make instruction more effective by proactively recommending data-driven next steps that are proven to make a difference. In March 2022, we launched a brand-new educator experience, transforming a static legacy website into a dynamic data dashboard with personalized recommendations and content. This was the culmination of years of customer discovery, data analysis, and stakeholder feedback.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Drove development of digital RAN assessment from ideation to data collection in only 4 months; 0 to 1 assessment product for grades K-3 measuring processing speed in both English and Spanish; approved as dyslexia screener in 3 new states following launch; over 300,000 recordings collected in first benchmark period 2022-23 school year.

Dallas, Texas, Us

ISIP Oral Reading Fluency is a cutting-edge assessment that leverages voice recognition technology and AI to automatically measure oral reading fluency for elementary students grades K-5 in both English and Spanish. Over 1.5 million passages have been scored since its initially launch in October 2019.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Led a 10-person, cross-functional team through product completion, implementing accessibility features, user achievements system, and replayable content on-demand to extend the life of the product.Initiated process of incorporating end-user research into product development cycle; organized and facilitated focus groups, analyzed customer data, and created protocol now adopted by all product teams.Implemented product analytics system to improve user experience and maximize learning outcomes, which is now used by all product teams.

Dallas, Texas, Us

One of two curriculum developers responsible for writing all interactive content for NexLevel, a digital reading program recognized as a Finalist for 2018 SiiA CODiE Awards for Best Reading/Literacy Solution. Developed detailed per-level roadmaps, ensuring correlations to Common Core and state standards, earning 100% alignment for 7th grade and eligibility for adoption by Texas Education Agency for grades 6, 7, and 8.Piloted companywide transition from waterfall to Agile software development; increased development speed by 300% using scrum framework.

Designed user interface, gameplay, and artwork for interactive album app for iOS devices with over 50,000 downloads; composed detailed product roadmap to affordably outsource coding to a third-party company.Leveraged strategic partnerships to book national college tours; other notable performances include Cowboys Stadium, Library of Congress Madison Council, and multiple residencies at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And English

Master Of Arts - Ma, Secondary Education And Teaching

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Analytics, Strategy & Entrepreneurship