| Jan 2014 |
Project Manager |
| to Present |
Sudden Industries, New York, NY |
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- Led 10+ projects to create a variety of media (websites, mobile apps, animations)
across several different areas (education, entertainment, wellness, government) for
numerous well-known brands (PBS Kids, Penguin-Random House, Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt, American Legion)
- Ensured projects were delivered on schedule and on budget, resulting in:
- 9 award-winning websites
- Several award-winning kids’ games with 100k+ monthly views
- 2 award-winning mobile games that were Top-10
selling children’s games on iTunes
- One of the first accessible games geared to children both with and without
disabilities
- Performed a variety of tasks in different disciplines:
- Project Management: Scheduling, defining and managing scope, creating
documentation, stakeholder communication and management
- Creative: Design: Wireframing, UX/UI design, game design, use-case
scenarios, script writing
- Development Management: Managing off-shore developers and free-lance
designers, assigning specific assets or features to be completed within
sprints, quality assurance and testing
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| Aug 2013 |
Web Content Manager |
| Dec 2013 |
Planet Kids, New York, NY |
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- Managed a baby gear store’s website using Magento content management system.
- Maintained store’s presence with daily posts on social media, as well as running
other campaigns and weekly giveaways via email marketing campaigns.
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| Feb 2013 |
Freelance eBook Conversion |
| May 2013 |
RW Press, Newport, RI |
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- Formatted text and images from a written textbook, The Art & Science of Project
Management, to be read on mobile devices and sold on Apple iBookstore
- Scheduled and managed project from page conversion through copyright,
publication, and distribution
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| Oct 2011 |
Project Manager |
| Dec 2012 |
ClearMetrics, New York, NY |
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- Managed the launch of a custom cookie-mix start up including:
- Management of outsourced production, order fulfillment, and shipping
- Analysis of production costs and development of budget
- Coordination of bulk orders with sales staff
- Product testing and design
- Attendance of marketing events to grow the brand into additional areas
- Produced marketing resources including graphic art for web and product design,
copy for marketing presentations and websites, and built product marketing
websites using WordPress.
- Developed scope and timeline for a website re-launch, coordinating with offshore
web developers, in-house graphics team, and performed QA testing
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| Oct 2007 |
Science Teacher |
| Jun 2011 |
New York City Department of Education, New York, NY |
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- Awarded a New York City Teaching Fellowship, 2007-2010
- Developed curriculum, taught daily lessons and ran hands-on labs in Earth Science, Physics, Health and Freshman Writing Seminar
- Lead teacher in school’s inquiry group, which developed and implemented learning
project for New York City’s citywide inquiry initiative
- Provided support and instruction to first-year Earth Science teacher as a School
Based Mentor
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