An educator obsessed with the belief that things worth knowing should not be miserable to learn, continuously upskilling into the overlapping Venn diagram of education, assessment, and data analytics.
I. Professional Experience
Western Governors University via LearningMate
Assessment Developer (Full-Time Contractor)
Program Development
remote
Aug 2024 - current
Designed and developed technical formative and summative assessments for IT, cybersecurity, data, and software engineering programs at both the bachelor's and master's level
Built multiple-choice exams, interactive coding activities, and VM-based tasks simulating real-world software development workflows
Directed blueprinting, item banking, QA, beta testing, and vendor acceptance to ensure assessment quality
Managed synchronous and asynchronous workshops with instructional designers, faculty, and industry experts to align assessments with technical content outcomes
Western Governors University
Business Data Analyst
Service Design and Innovation
remote
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
Increased reporting accuracy and efficiency by developing Power Automate and SharePoint workflows to automatically ingest and assign data request tickets, provide status updates, and manage digital files
Removed reporting pain points by pulling and preparing data from data silos, utilizing R & Python scripts to automate data cleaning and BI report generation
Developed custom business intelligence dashboards (Tableau, ThoughtSpot) using Databricks SQL queries against millions of student records to reevaluate essential metrics for initiatives and partnerships breaking traditional data pathways
Assessment Developer
Program Development - College of IT
remote
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Designed and developed interactive coding assessments covering SQL, Python, and Java, ensuring surgical precision in measurement of student competency in key foundational coding skills
Facilitated weekly development workshops of internal stakeholders and external industry subject matter experts to design assessment-driven curriculum in alignment to high level content specifications and style guidelines
Collaborated with psychometrician to analyze assessment results, including fairness metrics for data-driven adjustments for assessment early care
Mathematics Education Capstone Evaluator
Evaluation - Teacher's College
remote
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
Measured learner competency in capstone projects for middle and high school mathematics teacher candidates, ensuring evidence of conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and mathematical reasoning was present in lesson plans and recorded artifacts from the classroom
Increased reporting accuracy and decreased turnaround with customization of existing Excel analysis process, employing custom formulas to automate data ingestion and analysis of student performance
Alpine School District
Mathematics Instructor & Department Chair
Lehi High School, Skyridge High School
Lehi, UT
Aug 2012 - May 2020
Managed math department of 16 educators, including hiring, scheduling, peer evaluations, training, and mentoring of new instructors
Provided direct instruction in an adaptive learning environment to thousands of students in both in-person and remote classrooms, specializing in building relationships with students that have historically struggled in mathematics
Designed courses in alignment with the Utah Common Core, including course scope & sequence, original lesson plans & presentations, instructional video recordings, custom assessments, and application-based projects
II. Education
Bachelor of Science, Data Management/Data Analytics Western Governors University 2022
Master of Arts, Mathematics Education (5-12) Western Governors University 2015
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Education (6-12) Brigham Young University 2012