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Work Background
Houston ISDIntervention Specialist
Aug. 2022 - Nov. 2023Houston, Texas, United StatesEmpowering Houston Leaders to Take Ownership of Educational Outcomes in Underserved Populations
Restoration ConsultantsExecutive Consultant
Jan. 2020Houston, Texas, United States · On-siteExecuctive Director at Restoration
Houston ISDDistrict Administrator
Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2021Houston, Texas AreaEd Tech - 12M
Academic Instructional Technology Teacher Development Specialist - 11M
Secondary Mathematics Teacher Development Specialist - 11M
Secondary Curriculum and Development—Literacy Serving the East Area of the district promoting literacy and language acquisition strategies to district stakeholders
Houston ISDMathematics Teacher
Jul. 2017 - Jan. 2019Houston, Texas AreaCampus Administrator Summer School — manage relations between Teach for America staff and Austin staff
— develop and enforce culture, policy and systems
— teach PreCalculus SDMC
— Issue: volatile attendance rates at campus. Proposal to committee: focus on tardy tracking to generate intervention norms. Stimulus: created automated tardy system for campus, reduced clerk reporting time to almost zero, trained clerks and APs, accountable to principal. Response: sustained gains in attendance over last year resulting from administrative awareness and effective communication to staff for culturally relevant interventions. Formative Assessment Coordinator — Digital Resource generation, reporting, aggregation, solution recommendation, approval, plan, develop, implement, monitor, adjust — OnTrack and Renaissance campus/district
—LMS modeling and implementation via Imagine Learning, ItsLearning and on- demand solutions created for campus and staff Founding Member: Mustang Pride Employee Resource Group Hiring and Selection process Campus Instructional Technologist
— Sharepoint Admin
— ItsLearning HUB Admin Webmaster - HISD Austin 2018-2019 Principal's Candidate :: Region4 Mentor Teacher - Math Department (16 members) Math Intervention — work with special populations to ensure promotion through math intervention, RTI strategies including IAT (Domain2) UIL Math Club Sponsor and Co-Coach
YES Prep Public SchoolsMathematics Instructor
Jun. 2013 - Jul. 2017Houston, Texas AreaCampus Leadership Mentor Teacher, University of Houston-Downtown, Center for Professional Development of Teachers Chapter Advisor, Founding Member, Gulfton National Honor Societies Department Chair, Algebra II Teacher - Student achievement increased 20 points Fall 2016 - Recognized as exemplar team member on 11th grade team, Fall 2016 - Fundraised and received tablet/internet access for blended learning opportunities on Khan Academy - Piloted ZipGrade technology in the classroom, several staff members currently using the system to provide instant feedback to students - Adopt flipped classroom model by creating videos for students to access lesson material prior to lesson and to allow for more 1:1 time with struggling students Algebra I Teacher
-Fundraised for TI-NSpire cradles for math department, invested other teachers in program, delivered department PD, allows for teacher oversight on calculators, file transfer, and real-time visual feedback 8th Grade Level Chair, YES Prep Gulfton -100% of 146 8th grade students promoted to 9th grade
WaviiProduction Engineer (acquired by google)
Feb. 2012 - May. 2013Houston, Texas Area(Acquired by Google)
Content Contributor and News Editor Manage global Business and Technology verticals for site
Perpetuate and enhance adaptive learning algorithm
Assist in onboarding of global virtual teams
Increase user interaction on the website and editing productivity through process improvement research and implementation
Legacy Financial Partners, IncFinancial Partner
Feb. 2010 - Dec. 2012Work primarily with non profits on major donor giving campaigns
Manage GLBT network and specialize in GLBT financial planning
Extend practice to include legacy and estate planning principles
Small Business Consulting
Create and Manage Health Insurance Profit Center
Wallstreet TexasVice President - Investment Services
Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2010Managing Independent Advisory Practice
Assisting roles including draft-to-execution seminars and programs, implementing IT solutions, assisting broker transfer
Independent practice - I specialize in building and protecting real asset wealth for the G.L.B.T. community in Texas.
Ameriprise FinancialFinancial Advisor
Apr. 2006 - Jan. 2008Marketing proficiency in referral systems, lunch presentations, office presentations, and special events
Client Acquisition - 33 new client groups in first 12 months - 16 referrals, 3 Lunches, 14 special events/natural market
Lead Generation - average 30+ leads generated/week; 11 appointments set; 2 seen; 0.5 new client/week
Business Submission - AUM $1.2 MM, average 907 GDC/week
Mastery of scripts and sales techniques; advanced product and strategic knowledge across insurance, cash management, short and long-term accumulation accounts, tax reduction strategies, investment, retirement, and estate planning concepts and applications
Area of Focus: Unmarried Couple Planning - 70% client base in market segment
Prom-Pros (Acquired)Small Business Owner
Jan. 2005 - Apr. 2006Successfully launched and sold marketing company (revenues $80,000+ year 2)
Trained, motivated, and managed sales, office, and support staff; conducted meetings and training sessions
Spearheaded all marketing events for design, logistics, production, and execution
Created pricing schedules for clients; wrote company literature, proposals, and policy; Created and maintained client loyalty database
Established event locations and increased number of events from 15 in 2004 to 35+ in 2005; established loyal clientele in 10+ markets
Global Educational Concepts (a division of Southwestern/Great American)Salesperson / Entrepreneur
May. 2002 - Sep. 2004Greater Nashville Area, TNEstablished success principles through direct sales (i.e. schedule, positive attitude, goal-setting, and self- motivation)
Prospected and approached over 3000 families in various socio-economic levels
Executed all ordering, inventory, accounting, sale, and delivery of products in personal business
Personal Retail Sales of over $38,000 in a 12-week period