Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Innovation, Global Marketing, PMP, & SMIF Intern -Rice University
Bachelor’s Degree, Art/Art History & Managerial Studies -Northeastern University
, Data Science Masters Study, Artificial Intelligence (AI & ML), & R Studio -General Assembly
, Tableau, SQL, Advanced Excel, Python, & Digital Marketing -University of California, Santa Cruz
, Early Childhood Education and Teaching -Mission College
Associate of Arts - AA, Early Childhood Education and Teaching -San Jose City College
Associate of Arts - AA, Early Childhood Education and Teaching -Work Experience
Opportunities for Change (OFC) & The Global Hearth by Brigent
Current
Opportunities for Change (OFC) & The Global Hearth by Brigent
Cisco
2005-01-01 - 2015-08-01
Cisco
McGraw Hill
2004-01-01 - 2005-01-01
McGraw Hill
PARC
1999-01-01 - 2002-01-01
PARC
HP
1987-01-01 - 1997-01-01
HP
Skills
Summary
Raisons d'Être --------------------- I am a committed champion of fair access to socioeconomic opportunity, particularly for early childhood education, extreme poverty, and workforce challenges. Having worked 30+ years at investment banking, venture capital, enterprise, start-up, and edtech companies, I next turned to learning about learning. In 2016, I joined a charter school as their first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The following year, community college to pursue a new discipline was the path. I now have 15 Early Childhood Education (ECE) credits towards an Associate Preschool Teacher Certification as well as two (2) years of classroom teaching experience. Concurrently, I maintain a consulting practice and serve on boards. In Corporate and Government sectors, I have been with large enterprises such as Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Xerox Venture Lab @PARC as well as with edtech start-ups. I am known for Vision, Strategy, Executive Communications, Product Management, Partner Enablement, Workflow Optimization, Reporting Metrics, & EdTech accomplishments. Typically displaying a keen ability to guide leaders and cross-functional teams, I have manifested innovations. Teams become better versions of themselves while never sacrificing core values. Efficiencies and cost savings are collaboratively achieved. My career began as a banking analyst at the World’s 2nd Largest Investment Bank: E. F. Hutton. Early Gigs --------------------- | Performing IPO & M&A Valuations | Authoring "Pitch Books" | Designing Forecasting Models on IBM Mainframes | Building "Cost-Based Accounting" General Ledgers | Revamping Partner Enablement Communications & Workflows | Managing High School Latine Interns | Cold-Calling Anyone | Serving as President of the Houston Area Model United Nations | Bagging Groceries for Customers of My Family's Country Store |