Research/Data Services Professional

• Jan 2023 - Present

Management Information Systems Specialist, Adult Learning Center

• Apr 2021 - Present

Duties Record instructional hours in the LACES state reporting database for over 300 adult learners registered to 21 pre-GED, GED, and English Language Acquisition classes Apply and develop methods to verify data-keeping procedures in a secure and confidential format Provide data analysis for grant-writing and leadership teams to support the achievement of positive learner outcomes and performance goals Duties Record instructional hours in the LACES state reporting database for over 300 adult learners registered to 21 pre-GED, GED, and English Language Acquisition classes Apply and develop methods to verify data-keeping procedures in a secure and confidential format Provide data analysis for grant-writing and leadership teams to support the achievement of positive learner outcomes and performance goals

PC Instructor

• Nov 2021 - Dec 2022

Consultant, Migration Research Division

• Jul 2019 - Feb 2021

Duties Develop data visualizations, conduct background quantitative research, and data-check content, including the 11 chapters of IOM’s flagship publication, the World Migration Report 2020 Prioritize and execute tasks in multiple workflows, involving quantitative and qualitative inputs, with attention to efficiency and quality in both process and result of deliverables Assist in the preparation of IOM research communication, coordinate the logistics for internal and external events, and collate the academic literature on migration Achievements Cited as main contributor to chapter three of the World Migration Report 2020 after delivering eight graphical figures analyzing population change differentiated by world region Tracked use of the World Migration Report 2018 across newspapers, blogs and academic research with the findings utilized by my supervisor during a high-level panel discussion on the Report

Graduate Assistant

• Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

Duties Interviewed district managers representing the 59 community district boards of New York City with questions about zoning administration, land use decision-making, and collaborative governance Initiated a series of 5 peer-learning workshops on the basics of applied geospatial science Achievements Listed as author for a forthcoming publication that explores the differences in public perception of Plug-in Electric Vehicles using multivariate regression to process over 2000 survey responses Received a summer semester extension of collaboration with my supervising professor due to the important role played in the research during the 2018-2019 academic year

Research Assistant

• Jan 2018 - May 2018

Duties Mapped observations of emergency vehicle data by dispatch code, joining rescue vehicle geospatial points with emergency event data, and converting points into linear routes before calculating time-distance statistics for the sample Achievements Analyzed the routing patterns of 53 rescue vehicles over a one-month period featuring 2 million observations to determine rescue vehicle routing and arrival times using Python, and ArcGIS Duties Mapped observations of emergency vehicle data by dispatch code, joining rescue vehicle geospatial points with emergency event data, and converting points into linear routes before calculating time-distance statistics for the sample Achievements Analyzed the routing patterns of 53 rescue vehicles over a one-month period featuring 2 million observations to determine rescue vehicle routing and arrival times using Python, and ArcGIS

Dual Language Teacher

• Aug 2013 - May 2018

Duties • Instructed 2nd grade and 4th grade emerging bilingual students utilizing a balanced-literacy approach that fortifies Spanish comprehension while supporting the introduction of the English language • Interfaced daily with diverse stakeholders ranging from administrators to students to parents Achievements  Earned the trust of my principal and colleagues to be team leader for the 2nd grade team for the final two years of teaching full-time in Dallas ISD  Facilitated the passing of, at minimum, 83% of students in math and Spanish reading in end-of-semester exams from Fall 2014 to Spring 2016, with 100% passing mathematics in Fall 2015

Dual Language Teacher

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

Facilitate dual language acquisition through the implementation of the 50/50 Gomez and Gomez model, integrating Spanish and English to develop bilingual and biliterate learners Utilize data from formal and informal assessments to modify instruction to align with TEKS educational standards and refine areas of conceptual weakness in student comprehension to prepare for STAAR testing in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Facilitate dual language acquisition through the implementation of the 50/50 Gomez and Gomez model, integrating Spanish and English to develop bilingual and biliterate learners Utilize data from formal and informal assessments to modify instruction to align with TEKS educational standards and refine areas of conceptual weakness in student comprehension to prepare for STAAR testing in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

Refugee Recertification Program Intern

• Nov 2012 - May 2013

Research Associate

• Aug 2012 - Sep 2012

Directed the editing, publishing, and upkeep of subscription information for three editions of the biweekly journal on Latin American and Caribbean news and politics Authored or co-authored three full-length research articles while providing administrative support for full-time office staff Directed the editing, publishing, and upkeep of subscription information for three editions of the biweekly journal on Latin American and Caribbean news and politics Authored or co-authored three full-length research articles while providing administrative support for full-time office staff

Research Associate

• Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

Duties Interviewed bureaucrats, local community leaders, and property law experts concerning the land appraisal process of informally-held property in urban centers of Honduras Achievements Submitted a final set of findings that ultimately found inclusion in a summative report to the Honduran National Congress Duties Interviewed bureaucrats, local community leaders, and property law experts concerning the land appraisal process of informally-held property in urban centers of Honduras Achievements Submitted a final set of findings that ultimately found inclusion in a summative report to the Honduran National Congress

Resident Assistant

• Aug 2010 - May 2011

Organized meetings to unify and maintain order among forty male undergraduate students Budgeted floor funds to maximize weekly programming and enrichment activities Organized meetings to unify and maintain order among forty male undergraduate students Budgeted floor funds to maximize weekly programming and enrichment activities

Child Care Assistant

• Oct 2008 - May 2010

Prepared weekly Sunday School lessons adapted for young Burundian refugees and Mexican immigrants Prepared weekly Sunday School lessons adapted for young Burundian refugees and Mexican immigrants

Plowshares

• Aug 2008 - May 2010

Organized media support, room reservation, and inter-club event coordination in order to program event covering salient justice issues Prepared weekly discussion and planning sessions with club cabinet Organized media support, room reservation, and inter-club event coordination in order to program event covering salient justice issues Prepared weekly discussion and planning sessions with club cabinet