STEM INSTRUCTOR / EDUCATION MANAGER / RECRUTIER

STEM education and technical recruiting specialist with extraordinary problem solving ability and superior research, analysis, and project management skills. Outstanding administrator and educational liaison developing long term collaborative relationships between leaders in business, academia, governmental and non-profit organizations. Noted educator and public speaker facilitating presentations to all organizational levels and diverse audiences both in person and on interactive cable. Cooperative, participatory manager driving superior service by developing strong teams, putting client needs first and making decisions for the betterment of all stakeholders.

Project Management * Research and Analysis * Curriculum Development * Education Advocacy

Student Services * Technical Recruiting * Staff Training * Policy and Procedures

Multimedia Instructional Material * Professional Presentations

Grant Applications * Workshops and Seminars

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SELF EMPLOYED * 2006-Present

Organizational Consultant

Independent science content consultant for non-profit and educational institutions.

* Developed innovative solutions for the Cascade Geographic Society to catalogue artifacts, resource collections and historic documents from a private collection, earning a Curator's Award.

* Served as science content panelist for NSF STEM Grant for Wilkes University.

* Authored local grant to develop NASA materials for blended online program.

* Earned Golden Eagle Award as volunteer for Cascade Geographic Society leading cultural and educational tours through the Portland Underground System (aka The Shanghai Tunnels).

HEALD COLLEGE, LLC, San Francisco, California * 2009

Director of Online Student Services

Developed policy and training manual as director of a start up program for technical college with 11 campuses in California, Oregon, and Hawaii. Redesigned admissions process including online assessment and placement tests, and orientation program. Recommended changes in Peoplesoft and Salesforce forms to streamline admissions process.

SATURDAY ACADEMY, Portland Oregon * 2009

Instructor

Worked as STEM instructor at multiple sites in Portland area for nonprofit providing enrichment classes for 2nd-12th grade students. Developed new curriculum for topics including designing a racecar, electricity, practical engineering, and flight and motion.

GLOBAL RECRUITERS OF PORTLAND SOUTHWEST, Tualatin, Oregon * 2007-2009

Owner and Executive Recruiter

Managed annual operating budget and payroll over $150K as Owner and Executive Recruiter for office with 2 employees serving clients including Hyatt Hotels, Hollywood Entertainment, Levi Strauss, and Denali Technologies in addition to public and private healthcare organizations. Conducted comprehensive searches for pre-qualified job candidates using databases, search engines, and social networks.

NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION, Lake Oswego, Oregon * 2005-2007

Content Specialist, Science

Created all client facing materials, interacted with clients and vendors. Hired, trained, and developed all staff as sole point of contact for science assessment content, driving $1.9M in sales for non-profit organization with over 200 employees promoting student academic growth and school improvement.

* Completed vertical alignment of 18 state standards in science and technology across 36 test structures and all level expectations for grades K-12.

* Developed 12 custom science assessment tests for the State of South Carolina within 30-day deadline, resulting in improved public relations and retention of 38 clients.

* Produced process deciding what items should be written to make sure that tests run, reducing work time and production costs by over 200%.

* Developed program to increase item production by 500%, increasing sales while reducing production costs per item from $300 to $1.95.

L3-COMMUNICATIONS, Greenbelt, Maryland * 2004-2005

Senior Support Specialist

Acted as educational liaison for global conglomerate with over 10,000 employees producing equipment for government and military use. Leveraged connection with major equipment supplier to develop classroom solar physics kits to increase educational exposure for NASA. Developed specific grade level activities and glossary for middle school students on solar physics. Presented STEM activities at various local, regional, and national conferences, including one keynote address.

* Represented joint NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Project to government agencies, legislators, business leaders, and school systems, increasing number of teachers exposed to solar physics by 300%.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Stillwater, Oklahoma * 1987-2004

Aerospace Education Specialist

Acted as NASA Educational Liaison as contractor for major state university. Directed, mentored, and motivated 5 educators and administrative staff utilizing participative management style to facilitate teamwork, while managing 3 simultaneous off site STEM programs. Designed and evaluated training and curriculum materials for life science, earth and space science, and physical science. Created, facilitated, and evaluated multiple training programs developing team building and presentation skills.

* Co-chaired NASA coalition of legislators, educators, and businessmen developing STEM articulation from grade school to employment.

* Forged collaboration between all NASA entities in Rhode Island as Co-Founder of EMPOWER.

* Conducted 3,000 STEM presentations and lectures to organizations and the general public, with live audiences up to 2,200 and 90,000 via interactive cable.

* Developed, facilitated and evaluated results from over 400 STEM professional development workshops involving over 9,000 participants.

* Developed NSF STEM grant developing teacher science content and curriculum writing ability, resulting in 40% increase in knowledge in first year.

* Increased NASA presence in school systems by 80% by developing training programs for 2 state departments of education.

* Developed and implemented mapping system and travel guidelines increasing office scheduling efficiency by 300%.

 ASSOCIATIONS AND AWARDS

Co-chair NASA's Linking Leaders for Systemic Change in Pennsylvania.

Co-founding and Co-lead Member, Pennsylvania-NASA Education Collaborative.

Co-founder of EMPOWER in Rhode Island.

Former State Partner, National Science Teachers Association Building a Presence in Pennsylvania, NASA Representative.

Member, Pennsylvania Steering Committee for Science and Mathematics.

Member, National Staff Development Council.

NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award for advancing the mission of NASA through educational programs across the Northeastern United States.

Pennsylvania Cable Television Public Affairs Cable Beacon Award.

Connolly Award for excellence in educational programming.

Nominee, Cable Ace Award for Educational Programming.

EDUCATION

Education Specialist, Leadership in Education Administration (Expected 2011)

Capella University * Minneapolis, Minnesota

Master of Science in Natural and Applied Science (1997)

Oklahoma State University * Stillwater, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science in Education (1983)

Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE

Oregon Initial Teaching License

Integrated Science ML * Integrated Science HS *  Multiple Subjects MIDLVL

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS

Certified Lean Six Sigma, Villanova University, 2008

National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Academy 13, 2003

Co-author, "The Endeavour Model - Connecting Inquiry to Real Life", Pennsylvania Educational Magazine, Fall 2005

COMPUTER SKILLS

PC and Macintosh Platforms * PowerPoint * Word * Excel * Outlook

Filemaker * Database Integration * Adobe Photoshop * Microsoft Visio * Internet Browsers

Software Quality Assurance and Performance Evaluations