Independent Consultant

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY, Boston, MA

Sept, 2005-Present

Facilitator of Systems Thinking workshops and System Dynamics analysis for a major multinational corporation (through Dialogos International). Strategic advisor and facilitator for Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, helping develop university-wide strategy for online learning. Advisor and leadership coach for senior executive team of a small corporation with worldwide sales in the artificial turf and construction industries. Advisor on organizational innovation and change for international NGO focused on wheelchair seating in the developing world. Strategic facilitator for MA Dietetic Association. Coaching and advisory relationships with young entrepreneurs.

Consultant

DIALOGOS INTERNATIONAL, Cambridge, MA

Oct, 2003– Sept, 2005

Consult with mid-sized corporations, non-profit organizations, and public school systems on leadership and organizational development as part of global consulting and action research firm. Designed and co-facilitated four-part leadership training for 39 people from 19 agencies serving high-risk youth in the greater Boston area. Personal coach for managers and change leaders. Project manager for senior consultants engaging with Fortune 500 companies and international institutions. Director of information technology at the firm.

Intern

HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL, Cambridge, MA

Jan, 2003– Sept, 2003

Coordinated partnerships between Boston-area public schools and Harvard's Certificate for Technologies of Education. Designed database for school profiles and collaborative research and professional development projects.

Kindergarten Teacher

THE BOULDER JOURNEY SCHOOL, Boulder, CO

Nov, 2001 – Aug, 2002

Co-taught kindergarten classroom in Reggio Emilia-inspired preschool. Assisted with strategic planning and educational technology selection. Built database system for archival, discussion, and guided construction of pedagogical documentation.

Founder and President

KNOWLEDGE UNIVERSE, LLC.

Little Engine, San Francisco, CA

May, 2000 – Feb, 2001

Developed concept and business plan for technology startup targeting parents of young children and early childhood educators. Secured $750K seed funding from Milken team. Built nine person engineering, content, and marketing team. Coordinated development of Java/XML/XSL-based Early Care Assistance System. Responsible for all strategy, business development, and operations of company. Carried out shutdown and asset distribution when the market crash eliminated possibilities of further funding.

Knowledge Management Specialist

Knowledge Learning Corporation, San Rafael, CA

Summer 1999 – April 2000

Designed and managed development of database-driven web site for nationwide early education provider.  Produced Flash-based Virtual Tour of a school. Wrote new framework for preschool science curriculum, built database-driven web application for construction of science lesson plans, migrated five years of text-based curriculum to new platform.  Designed, built, and supported customer lead tracking system.

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Cambridge, MA

Ph.D. in Organization Studies expected in 2010. Secondary emphasis in System Dynamics. Founding member of Sustainability@MIT, founder of MIT Generator coalition, and founding member of MIT Energy Initiative Campus Energy Task Force. GPA 4.0.

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Cambridge, MA

M.Ed. in Technology in Education achieved in June, 2003.  Coursework on leadership, adult development, distance education, children's media, the role of media and culture in learning, and qualitative research methods in schools and communities. GPA 3.9.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Cambridge, MA

BA in Psychology 1999. Cum Laude.  John Harvard Scholarship all four years.  Coursework: Psychology, Computer Science, Biology, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics.  President and instructor of Harvard Kokushi-Ryu Jujutsu Club. Captain of intramural crew team.  GPA: 3.9. GMAT: 770. 

PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY

Exeter, NH

Class of 1995.  Cox medallist (top 5 students in graduating class).  National Merit Scholar.  Renssalaer Medal and scholarship for excellence in science and math.  Harvard Book Award.