Strategic Technology Leader skilled in guiding navigation of modern technology and innovation in a K-12 environment. Accustomed to driving efficiency and effectiveness by developing, delivering and supporting strategic plans. Passionate about creating and delivering effective strategy to meet technology needs and goals. Demonstrated skill in translating technical requirements to practical solutions. Successful 13-year record of building positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Skills
Relationship development
Organization
Communications
Business operations
Operational and Process improvement
Empathy
Work History
Program Manager - Information Technology, 07/2014 to Current Avidxchange – Sandy, UT,
Member of the IT Leadership team which oversees all technology initiatives across the District
Fully integrated with Innovation Coaches and Learning Support Services to ensure that technology projects are impacting the classroom in the most effective way and are in alignment with District goals
Partial responsibility for hiring all positions in the IT department promoting a “culture first” mindset for final selections
Five direct reports focusing on software development, data integration, and web design. Guides staff on their professional development path through continuous feedback, mentoring and a suggested learning ladder for each role
Program Manager of multiple interdisciplinary projects responsible for requirements building, implementation, and support (see accomplishments for more information)
Provide coaching and leadership support for Communications Supervisor and their team
Scrum Master and lead designer for in-house software applications and utilities
Main point of contact and signer for E-Rate program
Member of curriculum adoption pilots to ensure that digital solutions integrate well with District infrastructure
Service and Operations Manager, 07/2011 to 07/2014 Schweid – East Rutherford, NJ,
Pivotal member of the Product Team responsible for defining and releasing AT&T Music (front and back end subscription music service)
Primary interface between internal engineering teams and external Product Owners keeping customer interests and plans in line with internal initiatives.
Project Manager for internal Business Intelligence/data warehousing team. Responsible for defining and assigning tasks and requirements for the reporting team
Champion of Agile/Scrum processes improvement across the company
Built requirements/stories, project plans, and status dashboards for long term Operations projects
Client facing Service and Operations manager of Java based ReST API Music platform for AT&T Wireless
Built the Service Management department from the ground up, defining Operations, Project Management, and Customer Support policies
Responsible for coordinating Engineering for all Production deployments.
Primary escalation point for 24x7 customer support team. Responsible for assisting at all points in the formal 24x7 support path
Successfully converted internal Operations group to Scrum/Kan-Ban process.
Defined and implemented company-wide Change Management policies increasing visibility for all teams on changes going out to Production environments
Coordination of geographically diverse teams in the event of production outages. Cut average time to recover from crisis by 60% for all company product lines
Defined 3rd party API partner onboarding process, which reduced time to onboard by 50%. Provide partner/developer support, as well as serve as sole contact to all partners
Quality Assurance Manager, 08/2010 to 07/2014 Breakthru Beverage Group – Madeira Beach, FL,
Led a team of 15+ Test Engineers working on various major software products
Multiple Program Management assignments, including being the PM, Tester, and Build Engineer on a project to transition bacJessicad vendors for VCAST Videos.
Developed close relationships with Program Managers and Customers to ensure our work as test engineers was aligning with the goals of the specific program
Integral part of launching VCAST Videos on multiple platforms.
Creating and overseeing test case development and test strategy documents for multiple products. Created Test Strategy template standardizing the document across all projects.
Quality Assurance Analyst, 06/2001 to 03/2006 CompassLearning – City, STATE,
Black Box testing of enterprise web service for School Districts
Informal assistant lead shortly after joining company
Only employee in the company to be asked to work remotely while I was away at college
Successful launch of 1.0 web service overhauled product
Thorough testing of all new features on iterative builds
Education
Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy, Expected in Humboldt State University - Arcata, CA, GPA:
No Degree: Chief Technology Officer Certification Program, Expected in California IT in Education (CITE, Formerly CETPA) - Sacramento, CA, GPA:
Certificate: C/C++ Software Development, Expected in 2009 University of San Diego Extension - San Diego, GPA:
Certification Course: Cisco Certified Network Analyst (CCNA), Expected in 2012 San Diego Continuing Education - San Diego, CA, GPA:
Led the effort to design and deploy Wireless Access Control (using Aruba Clearpass) across the district which simplified the process of students accessing the network increasing instructional minutes.
Presented at ISTE 2019 on the topic of SSL Decryption, Web Filtering, and Wireless Access Control.
Lead role for replacing the District Web Content Filter to enable District efforts to begin decrypting SSL inline providing our students with more access to content while maintaining safety and security
Member of the Leadership team responsible for writing a new district Tech Plan. Facilitated a committee consisting of 50+ members including certificated and classified staff, parents, community members, and local business partners to gather diverse stakeholder feedback. The result was a document in alignment with the Future Focus Framework emphasizing equity across the District.
Critical role in planning and implementing a device take-home program in response to COVID-19 school closures in 2020. The team prepared and distributed over 7000 Chromebooks to students.
Running the software development team, we have designed, developed and released numerous web-based applications that are in use across the district. Some examples include: a Professional Development Platform, Response to Intervention Console, Account Self-Service, Student Report Center, Student Assessment Center. These products are core to what we do at Poway and assist our faculty and leadership to track data and make informed decisions.
Successfully directed a team of System Engineers and Admins to partner with CENIC to implement a DDoS mitigation solution in response to numerous attacks directed at the Poway Unified Network.
Successful integration of IT Department with Learning departments through continuous communication, public speaking, and empathy.
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