Category: DESIGNER

           PROGRAM MANAGER & DESIGNER         Professional Summary     A talented program designer and learning specialist with experience developing and managing curricula across cultural, academic and organizational contexts. With a background in Brain & Cognitive Science and Learning Design, I bring a strong understanding of how the brain functions to inform the design of effective learning experiences. Experienced project manager adept at leading projects from concept through completion with a high degree of cultural competence, having run projects in seven countries over the last five years.       Skills          Program development  Intermediate coding in R studio,  Project management  Proficient in Salesforce  Fluent in 4 languages  Facilitation      Stakeholder Management  Research  Curriculum development  Clear public speaking skills  Program evaluation            Work History      Program Manager & Designer  ,     05/2018   to   08/2019     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Developed an internal Learning program to upskill new Associates to project leads, facilitating over 35 classes, with over 95 % satisfaction results and resulting in 5 associates leading successful projects for clients  Managed new hires' onboarding onto the Social Contract Team leading to optimization of ramp time, from a 2 months, scattered onboarding to a 2 weeks, streamlined onboarding  Trained 13 co-facilitators in facilitation and design thinking resulting in them facilitating over 10 meetings per project and improving Social Contract's effectiveness         Learner Success Consultant  ,     11/2017   to   04/2018     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Developed and executed end-to-end learner success strategy for students taking the Human Rights Defenders massive open online course (MOOC)  Led evaluation assessments of the action toolkit for Human Rights Defenders MOOC which enabled development of interventions  Provided online learning support to 155 students via their online learning platform and webinars         Program Designer  ,     05/2017   to   10/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Founded and designed Dual School, an idea incubator program teaching entrepreneurial skills to high school students, that has currently worked with more than 150 students in Delaware  Received a $100,000 grant to fund the program and led grant execution efforts  Collaborated with school representatives, educators and other key individuals in community to support successful program implementation         Development Associate & Founding Team Member  ,     10/2015   to   04/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Led early fundraising efforts for new Minerva Institute and successfully brought in 2 multimillion-dollar grants for Minerva international students  Attended special events, acting as representative of Minerva Institute and making new contacts with possible donors which resulted in 30% increase in number of donors         Learning Consultant  ,     09/2016   to   01/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Conducted needs analysis to understand barriers to learning that students were having in order to achieve student learning goals  Collaborated with Learning Team to develop a new MOOC on online learning to help students successfully complete their online courses at Kiron, a university for refugees  Developed and integrated a learning support system within their existing technology platform resulting in 50 % increase in student engagement and lower attrition rates         Education      Bachelor's  :   Brain And Cognitive Sciences And Learning Design  ,   04/2019     Minerva Schools At KGI   -   City        Innovative university in which students live and work on projects in six dynamic world cities over four years (San Francisco, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Seoul, Hyderabad, London).  Thesis: Rethinking Entrepreneurship Education: A Focus on Soft Skills.         Skills      Program development  Intermediate coding in R studio,  Project management  Proficient in Salesforce  Fluent in 4 languages  Facilitation    Stakeholder Management  Research  Curriculum development  Clear public speaking skills  Program evaluation        Work History      Program Manager & Designer  ,   05/2018   to   08/2019     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Developed an internal Learning program to upskill new Associates to project leads, facilitating over 35 classes, with over 95 % satisfaction results and resulting in 5 associates leading successful projects for clients  Managed new hires' onboarding onto the Social Contract Team leading to optimization of ramp time, from a 2 months, scattered onboarding to a 2 weeks, streamlined onboarding  Trained 13 co-facilitators in facilitation and design thinking resulting in them facilitating over 10 meetings per project and improving Social Contract's effectiveness         Learner Success Consultant  ,   11/2017   to   04/2018     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Developed and executed end-to-end learner success strategy for students taking the Human Rights Defenders massive open online course (MOOC)  Led evaluation assessments of the action toolkit for Human Rights Defenders MOOC which enabled development of interventions  Provided online learning support to 155 students via their online learning platform and webinars         Program Designer  ,   05/2017   to   10/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Founded and designed Dual School, an idea incubator program teaching entrepreneurial skills to high school students, that has currently worked with more than 150 students in Delaware  Received a $100,000 grant to fund the program and led grant execution efforts  Collaborated with school representatives, educators and other key individuals in community to support successful program implementation         Development Associate & Founding Team Member  ,   10/2015   to   04/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Led early fundraising efforts for new Minerva Institute and successfully brought in 2 multimillion-dollar grants for Minerva international students  Attended special events, acting as representative of Minerva Institute and making new contacts with possible donors which resulted in 30% increase in number of donors         Learning Consultant  ,   09/2016   to   01/2017     Company Name   –   City  ,   State      Conducted needs analysis to understand barriers to learning that students were having in order to achieve student learning goals  Collaborated with Learning Team to develop a new MOOC on online learning to help students successfully complete their online courses at Kiron, a university for refugees  Developed and integrated a learning support system within their existing technology platform resulting in 50 % increase in student engagement and lower attrition rates