Professional Summary
Award-winning Harvard product manager specializing in learning and development service delivery, 10 years of experience developing educational products, services, and systems across K-12, higher ed, and clinical research workforce, 7 years of classroom teaching experience, and background in interactive media and design. Passionate about creating human-centered digital learning solutions for a better world.
Work Experience
Harvard Catalyst at Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Senior Product Manager | 2024-Present
Established and led the product design practices, developing and launching multiple digital learning products.
- Led multiple cross-functional teams and managed complex stakeholder relations, fostering a collaborative culture that encouraged open communication, integrated stakeholder insights, and leveraged team members’ unique skills and passion areas to drive development activity and improve overall product quality.
- Designed and implemented new (on-demand) modality for digital learning products, engaging qualitative and quantitative UX research methods to inform feature prioritization and user interface design, achieving a significant 133% increase in experience completion.
- Managed the entire product lifecycle for 7 digital learning products, conducting user research, competitive analysis, go-to-market strategizing, prototype development, through to launch.
Project Lead and eLearning Designer | 2022-2024
Led development and delivery of multiple digital courses.
- Led multiple course teams - including contracted Harvard faculty, researchers, and community practitioners - in the design, operation, and iterative improvement of digital courses using Agile methods.
- Collaborated with Harvard faculty and clinical investigators on curricular design for multiple digital courses using evidence-based pedagogic models and frameworks including Understanding by Design, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Fink's Significant Learning Outcomes.
- Collected and analyzed user data, presenting key metrics to faculty committees, leadership, and stakeholders, and using findings to steer product strategy.
Curriculum Developer | 2017-2021
- Authored and edited K-8 math and algebra instructional and assessment content, including interactive digital media, video, and text, aligned with state and national standards.
- Structured K-8 math curriculum for adaptive learning paths, leveraging user data to differentiate instruction.
- Supervised and trained in-house curriculum developers in our operational workflow, including teaching foundational graphic design and front-end development skills.
- Innovated, tested, and operationalized UI for complex interactives, designing and developing wireframes, and implementing with product team.
Principal Designer | 2018-2021
- Established and scaled a company-wide design practice for math content, including the development of a visual style guide that aligned with brand and product goals.
- Operated a team of designers, overseeing asset creation and fostering a high-performing, collaborative design culture.
Antionette Westphal School of Media Art and Design at Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Professor | 2019-2021
- Developed and delivered studio design curriculum in the Bauhaus tradition for in-person, hybrid, and remote learning.
- Connected highly specialized technical and academic topics to broader social themes to make subjects compelling and relevant in contemporary contexts.
- Introduced project management skills and productivity practices such to support the development of foundational habits of commitment to oneself, peers, and community, and to foreground responsibilities bound up with design.
- Updated department-wide curriculum for hybrid and remote delivery at the onset of the covid pandemic, designing, developing, and supporting implementation of new materials across multiple classes outside my own.
- Developed and implemented public-facing digital venues for student work on social media.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
Adjunct Professor | 2016
Led all sculpture courses and operationalized wood- and metal-working studio spaces for Kutztown University.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Professor | 2016
Designed and implemented an Introduction to Drawing course for undergraduate students and adult learners.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Lecturer | 2015
Delivered lectures related to current exhibitions and led public programs to engage exhibition visitors.