Education

Harvard University ~ Cambridge, MA
Master of Education, June 2001 Concentration: Technology in Education

Vassar College ~ Poughkeepsie, NY

Bachelor of Arts, May 1990 Major: English

Postgraduate studies: University of Texas at Austin, and Arizona State University

Professional Experience

Curriculum & Technology Designer, Business Analyst

    Independent Contractor ~ San Francisco, CA                               2003 – present

• Children's Learning Institute, Houston, TX - Design and produce video case studies and online professional development courses for a national audience of school leaders, mentors, and teachers in Early Childhood Education
• Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO - Design and write company-wide curriculum on effective Social Media strategies for Public Relations
• Coalition of Essential Schools, Oakland, CA - Serve as Curriculum and Technology Lead on Smalls Schools by Design design team
• University of Utah - Collaborate with faculty to develop curriculum investigating challenges and best-practices of public health organizations in Thailand
• Teachscape, San Francisco, CA - Design and produce video case studies, collaborative learning courseware, and face-to-face workshops on data-driven literacy instruction
• Riverdeep, San Francisco, CA - Develop business logic and write curriculum models for nationally deployed reading comprehension courseware
• Classroom Connect, San Francisco, CA - Evaluate functional requirements for national Web-based learning series and create final design documentation
• Pearson Education, White Plains, NY - Research and develop literature component for English Language Learning series

Director of Product Development

    Achievement Technologies ~ San Francisco, CA                        2001– 2002

• Design and develop standards-based curriculum management software
• Design content strategy, product flow, and interaction models
• Validate designs through formative evaluations and competitive analysis
• Research, anticipate, and implement long term business goals

Senior Editor, Language Arts Technology

    Holt, Rinehart and Winston ~ Austin, TX                                       1994 – 1999

• Design, develop, and test Language Arts tutorials, interaction models, video, and assessments
• Coordinate and supervise all aspects of production to deliver award-winning products on time within budget
• Research emerging trends in education technology, conduct formative evaluations in classrooms nationwide, participate in national sales training

Teacher

    Ivywild School ~ Colorado Springs; Emery High ~ Oakland       1992 – 1993

• Teach Reading and Mathematics as part of Chapter One federal program
• Develop curriculum and teach after-school courses in programming and literacy
• Emeryville High School and Oakland USD, CA -- Serve as long-term Substitute Teacher

Production Manager

    Heyday Books ~ Berkeley, CA                                                       1990 – 1991

• Coordinate production, distribution, customer and author relations
• Propose and implement change to electronic publishing and accounting systems
  
  

Skills

Digital Authoring – Lingo, Director, Flash, HTML, Vegas, DVD authoring, Quark, Photoshop, Soundforge, Filemaker Pro, WebCT, Blackboard, MSOffice

Publishing – Small press proprietor, publisher of Dessa Press/Resipiscent Records; Curator of short films at Prague International Festival of Music on Film, Czech Republic

Audio Engineering – Southeast Asian, North African, and Balkan field recordings: Consultant and Audio Engineer (recordings published by Sublime Frequencies)

Awards

Awarded to products during tenure as Lead Designer and Project Manager:

International CINDY (Cinema in Industry) Competition  ~ Gold Award

New York International Multimedia Festival ~ Silver Medal

National Educational Media Network ~ Silver Apple Award

Holt, Rinehart & Winston ~ Crystal Award for Individual Excellence in Education Publishing