Experience

EDTECH CONSULTANT, Remote                                                                                                             2022 – present

Consult for non-profits, corporations, and individuals, providing coaching, product management, and project management expertise.

ANSRSOURCE, Remote                                                 

Vice President, Business Unit Head, Course Development                                                                      2020 – 2022

Created new business unit and led a global team of subject matter experts (SMEs), instructional designers (IDs), graphic designers (GDs), programmers, project managers, and product managers to create a cutting-edge SaaS mobile app and Ansrsource’s first off-the-shelf courses.

  • Created roadmap and strategic plan for app and content to provide personalized, gamified microlearning, with exceptional UI/UX, accessible from any device at any time
  • Developed 200+ SCORM compliant courses in AI, Leadership, Communication, Critical Thinking, DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion), Emotional Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Learning Design, and Mental Health
  • Made data-driven improvements to both content and development processes, realizing cost savings of 75% per course and decreased average course creation time from 3 months down to 1 month
  • Published 10-15 new microlearning courses each month and grew learner community from 6000 to 30,000+
  • Mentored and trained new and seasoned internal leaders

Vice President, Digital Learning and Program Management                                                                  2019 – 2020

Associate Vice President, Digital Learning                                                                                             2014 – 2019

Interfaced with education partners to determine business and learning needs and propose cost-effective, pedagogically sound, interactive content solutions. Led 150-member global development team in the creation of innovative learning experiences designed to run on multiple Learning Management Systems (LMS) and meet accessibility standards.

  • Provided digital learning solutions for US and international clients, including Fortune 500 companies and leading universities. Project budgets ranged from $10K to $2M
  • Developed project proposals and implemented templates leading to enhanced win rate
  • Reorganized to use modified agile system and align a consistent set of team members to each client, increasing client satisfaction from 3.5 to 4.5 and employee satisfaction from 74% to 91% over 2 year period
  • Spearheaded company-wide implementation of project management software that integrated time, resource, completion rate, and invoicing status, increasing revenue projection by 35% and efficiency by 20%
  • Built impactful leadership development courses and simulations for global clients and internal use
  • Consulted for education officials and business leaders in China on educational technology and delivered interactive seminar on critical thinking for students in Beijing
  • Worked with universities, professors, and researchers to create undergraduate and graduate online programs
  • Ansrsource awards:
    • Best Leadership Teams 2022 – Comparably
    • 2022 Custom Content Development & Top Learning Services – Watch List Company
    • 2019 Bronze Excellence in Learning – Brandon Hall Group

PEARSON EDUCATION, Boston, MA

Director of Digital Product Development                                                                                               2008 – 2014

Senior Product Manager                                                                                                                      2005 – 2008

Built and directed globally distributed team of product managers, media producers, content developers, and freelancers to produce Pearson’s Higher Education Business Publishing MyLab products (online digital learning and assessment products), educational games, and simulations. Managed multimillion-dollar budgets.

  • Grew user base over five years from ~100K to 750K+, and online sales from $800K to $16M+
  • Created a total of 8 new MyLab products and launched 50–75 new online MyLab courses per year, with eTexts, digital media, assessments, adaptive learning, and online games and simulations
  • Defined and oversaw creation of new platform features
  • Implemented MyLab metadata strategy and wrote specs for additional metadata features
  • Ensured accessibility standards were met
  • Set strategy and defined overall roadmap and product development plans
  • Worked with sales and marketing team to launch print textbooks together with associated online media
    • Conducted focus groups and development conferences with faculty and other subject matter experts
    • Awards:
    • Pearson’s Top Performer Award for project excellence
    • Business Publishing’s Product of the Year Award

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EDUCATION 

Harvard University A.B. in Psychology and Social Relations, magna cum laude

Northeastern University Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework) Certification