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\n<\/strong>September 2020 \u2013 Present
\n<\/em>\u2022\u00a0Accountable for the successful outcomes\u00a0of Harvest’s Ecosystem\u00a0team, which focuses on billing, backend services, API, and integrations
\n\u2022\u00a0Providing\u00a0ongoing mentorship and oversight in engineering teams\u2019 day-to-day execution
\n\u2022\u00a0Fostering a learning culture through\u00a0encouraging growth mindset and creating a psychologically\u00a0safe environment for growth
\n\u2022\u00a0Aligning\u00a0strengths and areas of development for direct reports\u00a0with business goals and\u00a0opportunities
\n\u2022 Interviewing, recruiting and onboarding of new talent and team-building<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>September 2019 \u2013 August 2020<\/em>
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Providing ongoing mentorship and oversight in engineering teams\u2019 day-to-day execution
\n\u2022 Career growth of individual team members, establishing a one-on-one relationship to foster the development of talent
\n\u2022 Interviewing, recruiting and onboarding of new talent and team-building
\n\u2022 Project management and department liaison for cross-functional squads in an Agile environment: daily scrum, biweekly sprints, planning, grooming, and retrospectives
\n\u2022 Responsible for Atlassian Jira administration: design of project workflows, user management, and integrations with 3rd party tools
\n\u2022 Transitioned all company documentation from Dropbox Paper to Atlassian Confluence and provided companywide training on using Confluence<\/p>\n
\nMay 2017 –\u00a0September 2019
\n<\/em>Responsible for managing Engineering and Techdegree Success teams and initiatives including:
\n\u2022\u00a0 Establishing and reporting on quarterly OKRs to achieve business outcomes
\n\u2022\u00a0 Continuous product evaluation and program management of Techdegree product based on user feedback, NPS scores, and enrollment, engagement, and attrition metrics
\n\u2022\u00a0 Agile project management: leading cross-functional teams, project kick-offs, weekly scrums, Jira story writing, blameless retrospectives, ensuring proactive communication about project status and\u00a0recording documentation in Confluence
\n\u2022\u00a0 Interviewing, recruiting and onboarding of new hires,\u00a0creating apprenticeship playbooks, and\u00a0providing ongoing mentorship
\n\u2022\u00a0 Coaching on career growth of individual team members with weekly one-one-ones to establish trusted\u00a0relationships\u00a0and foster the development of talent
\n\u2022\u00a0 Creating employee engagement through team-building strategies and fostering a culture of innovation
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Managing contractors, vendors, software licenses, and tool audits<\/p>\n
\nPart-time, January 2017 \u2013 Present
\n<\/em>Responsible for facilitating online\u00a0courses for:
\n\u2022 CDM-111 Computer Literacy for the Mac,
\n\u2022 WEB-115 HTML & SASS,
\n\u2022 WEB-105 Web Fundamentals, and
\n\u2022 PRG-147 Intro to JavaScript Programming<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>February 2015 \u2013\u00a0May 2017
\n<\/em>Responsible for front-end development of web applications and marketing including five customer-engaging WordPress blogs, three marketing web sites, HTML e-mail campaign templates, and landing pages.
\n\u2022 Web Application Development: Ruby on Rails, Coffeescript, React.js, HAML, SASS, Object-Oriented CSS (OOCSS) with BEM syntax, Internationalization via YAML
\n\u2022 Landing Pages: Salesforce API and Marketo API integration, jQuery and vanilla Javascript
\n\u2022 HTML E-mail template design and development with Litmus testing
\n\u2022 WordPress Blogs: PHP, custom theme and child theme development, WPEngine Multisite Network environment, integration with Salesforce, Marketo , and Digesto Perkuto to schedule e-mail digests of blog posts
\n\u2022 A\/B Testing, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
\n\u2022 Collaboration: GitHub, GitHub Issues, Pivotal Tracker, Trello, Slack, Zoom, ScreenHero<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>February 2014 \u2013 January 2015<\/em>
\nResponsible for the UI\/UX, front-end design, and back-end programming of several applications using various technologies including:
\n\u2022 HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Javascript, jQuery, Mustache.js
\n\u2022 Atlassian Stash, Atlassian Confluence, Github, Versions, GitX, Amazon Web Services
\n\u2022 Netflix\u2019s Gibbon API, Jellyvision\u2019s TalkShow and Playback Factory Software
\n\u2022 Custom WordPress Themes and Plugins
\n\u2022 Node.js, Backbone.js, and Amazon DynamoDB applications<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>July 2008 – April 2012<\/em>
\nDirected Human Kinetics’ e-Learning Unit and the production of over 60 e-learning courses and hundreds of ancillary products: instructor resources (presentation packages, image banks, podcasts, video, SCORM-conformant test banks) and student resources (courseware and online study guides).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Managed all stages of project design and development including staffing resources, instructional design, subject-matter expert relations, content acquisition, media acquisition (audio\/video\/art\/photo), programming and analysis, database integration, publishing, and usability studies.
\n\u2022 Provided technical solutions to streamline production of courses utilizing Lectora, Articulate, and Adobe Presenter which resulted in cost savings of $185,000 per year
\n\u2022 Led web site development and social media marketing strategies including streamlining feeds across social networks (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress), and content curation.
\n\u2022 Programmed custom Facebook applications for headquarters and international subsidiaries to increase customer engagement.
\n\u2022 Analyzed web site statistics, using Google Analytics, to better manage viewers\u2019 experiences and boost SEO (search engine optimization) through organic search results.
\n\u2022 Led several committees and large project initiatives including the ancillaries strategy team, corporate rewards program, and testing task force.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>2000-2014
\nSpecialized in UI\/UX design and developing responsive, user-oriented, cross-platform compatible web-based applications utilizing HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, MYSQL databases, and emerging web technologies.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>January 2000 \u2013 July 2004
\n<\/em>Developed and managed multimedia projects including web-based applications, marketing campaigns, and e-learning courseware for a wide range of clients
\n\u2022 Founded the corporation’s annual \u2018Conference on Strategic Growth for Businesses & Entrepreneurs.’
\n\u2022 Managed and developed computer-based and web-based training software utilizing various software including HTML, PHP\/MySQL, Authorware, Flash, and other authoring tools.
\n\u2022 Designed, developed, and managed the production of four courses for a Fortune 50 insurance company totaling $840,000 in revenue. Worked directly with their Continuous Renewal Group to conduct Six Sigma process improvement, resulting in over $8,000,000 in savings corporate-wide.
\n\u2022 Designed, developed, and published over 80 websites for the corporation’s clientele as well as other various print and electronic multimedia ranging from kiosks to product packaging.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>January 1998 \u2013 January 2000<\/em>
\nProduced training and marketing campaigns through the development of electronic advertising, a corporate training knowledge base, internal web-based training programs, branded presentations, educational trade show kiosks, screen saver programs, and national and international corporate websites.
\n\u2022 Produced over 50 websites for IBM business partners and solution providers
\n\u2022 Produced intranet applications utilizing Lotus Notes and the Domino Server
\n\u2022 Assisted in developing web-based marketing companies for the corporation and its partners
\n\u2022 Awarded newcomer of the year<\/p>\n
\nNovember\u00a01996 \u2013 December\u00a02002 <\/em>
\n\u2022 Created instructional design of \u2018how-to\u2019 articles and all topic portal content
\n\u2022 Authored bi-weekly features utilizing HTML and various software tools
\n\u2022 Produced accompanying media (graphic design\/illustration) for articles and bi-weekly e-newsletters
\n\u2022 Built and managed an online community through marketing, hosting, and moderating forum and chat discussions<\/p>\nEducation & Training<\/h2>\n
\n\u2022 Digital Media, A.A.S., McHenry County College – Crystal Lake, IL \u2013 GPA 4.0 with High Honors, Dean\u2019s List \u2013 May 2013
\n\u2022 3D Modeling and Animation Certificate – The Illinois Institute of Art at Schaumburg, IL \u2013 July 2012
\n\u2022 Internet Game Programming Certificate – McHenry County College – Crystal Lake, IL \u2013 May 2012
\n\u2022 WellCoaches Graduate – Wellness and Life Coach Training (https:\/\/wellcoachesschool.com) – 2005
\n\u2022 Fine Arts Program \u2013 York University \u2013 North York, Ontario, Canada – 1996<\/p>\nOther Experience<\/h2>\n
\n\u2022 2012-2014: Volunteered for Assissi Animal Foundation<\/a>, Crystal Lake, IL
\n\u2022 2009 – Named by Central Illinois Business as one of 40 outstanding leaders under the age of 40 (Sherry Schuller)
\n<\/em>\u2022 2005-2006: Served on the Board of Directors for the Village of Savoy, IL’s Economic Development Corporation
\n\u2022 2005: Co-authored this book:\u00a0222 Ways to Entrepreneurial Success<\/a>
\n\u2022 2004-2005: Served on the Board of Directors for the Champaign-Urbana Advertising Club
\n\u2022 2004-2006: Co-founded the CUGROW Conference for Businesses and Entrepreneurs
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