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Resume

Experience

May 2022 - Present

Senior Learning Designer

Udemy

  • Provide learning science consultation to product, design, and engineering teams during feature development processes, resulting in 15+ products and features being aligned to learning design principles. 

  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers, product managers, and designers on the discovery and design of 4+ GenAI learning products.

  • Conduct research on learning science & design to create resources for internal teams and SMEs on learning best practices.

  • Collaborate with Technical Subject Matter Experts to design and develop 50+project-based learning experiences called Labs in high-priority content areas.

  • Coach Subject Matter Experts on the development of project-based technical content based on Learning Design principles.

  • Maintain, iterate on, and create resources and guidelines for project-based technical content development for career outcomes in technical fields. 

  • Develop, manage and refine content development processes to enhance delivery efficiency and ensure high-quality outcomes.

September 2017 - April 2022

Department Head, Curriculum Designer & Instructor

New York City Department of Education

New York, NY

  • Trained instructional teams on curriculum development and assessments to increase teacher effectiveness by 80%.

  • Evaluated learning with summative and formative assessments and analyzed learner data to increase standardized test scores for 100% of learners.

  • Designed, developed and implemented professional development opportunities for 50+ adult learners on restorative justice practices and web-based learning experiences with a 95% learner completion rate.

  • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to design, develop, and implement eight 12-week-long interdisciplinary projects for 100+ course participants.

  • Designed over 200 original pieces of learning content using Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Suites for both in-person and remote learning with an 85% learner completion rate per year.

  • Differentiated course materials for diverse learners with specific learning needs resulting in 93% of learners meeting instructional goals outlined in Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).

May 2017 - August 2017

Instructional Coach

New York City Teaching Fellows

New York, NY

  • Trained new teachers on curriculum design and pedagogy during an intensive 10-week-long teacher preparation program, resulting in 95% of learners increasing teacher effectiveness.

  • Evaluated teacher effectiveness using the Danielson Framework for Professional Practice with a 90% pass rate.

August 2015-May 2017

Department Director & Curriculum Designer

Tecnologico de Monterrey

Mexico City, Mexico

  • Designed, developed, and implemented college-level STEM courses with a 97% learner pass rate per year.

  • Trained science teachers on curriculum design and pedagogical skills with an 85% improvement in teacher effectiveness.

  • Managed learning continent using Google Classroom and Blackboard with 100% of students using the LMS on a weekly basis.

  • Coordinated the math and science departments within the IB program and facilitated biweekly meetings in Spanish with a 20-person team.

September 2011 - June 2015

High School Science Teacher

New York City Department of Education

New York, NY

  • ​Collaborated on an interdisciplinary team to design, develop and implement project-based facilitator guides and instructional materials to achieve a 100% student graduation rate.

  • Evaluated student learning using a Mastery-Based grading system with 92% of learners mastering outcomes.

  • Performed front-end needs analysis through research and self-generated surveys and assessments to determine knowledge gaps, learning goals and objectives.

  • Coordinated student internship program and mentored learners in designing their own internship-based projects with a 90% learner completion rate per year.

Education

June 2011 - May 2013

Pace University

Master of Science in Secondary Education

New York, NY

I studied a Master of Science Degree at Pace University as a part of the Teaching Fellows program. At the end of my program, I became a certified Biology/General Science teacher for grades 7-12. 

August 2006 - May 2010

University of Delaware

Bachelor of Arts in Biology

Newark, Delaware

I participated in the honors program at the University of Delaware and received my Honors Degree in 2010. I studied Spanish abroad in Mexico as a part of my minor. I participated in a variety of extracurricular activities such as Marching Band and the Alpha Phi Omega community service fraternity.

Professional Skillset

Professional Skillset

Technical Proficiencies:

  • Authoring tools: Articulate 360 suite, Camtasia, Canva

  • Project management: Microsoft Office suite, Google Workspace suite, Zoom

  • LMS: Blackboard, Google Classroom, Schoology


Learning and Teaching Methodologies:

  • Content development: ADDIE, Backward Design, Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction, Cognitive Load Theory,  Kirkpatrick’s Model of Evaluation, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Lev Vygotsky’s Theory of Cognitive Development

  • Instructional delivery: eLearning, blended learning, instructor-led training, collaborative learning, formative and summative assessments, growth mindset, effective feedback

 

Language Proficiencies:

  • Spanish - Full professional

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