Experience

Quest Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jul 2015 - Present

  • Design, assess, and manage student-centered learning experiences around Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math for grades 5th-8th.• Work in partnership with teachers and staff to create and implement strategies for weaving STEAM into multi-disciplinary curricula from grades Pre-K to 8.• Identify, investigate and implement software for both classroom and administrative environments.• Identify resources, plan, and design staff development activities to support professional growth in learning technologies.• Participate in professional development experiences in order to observe, evaluate, and apply the use of technology to support instruction.• Acting Google Administrator (January-June 2017) Show less

• • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Responsible for designing the lower school technology curriculum and goals with the collaboration of home-room teachers. Students use projects to explore and collaborate in a variety of fields including 3D design/printing, laser cutting, video editing and Minecraft. Students also learn collaboration and sharing using Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Lucid Press and a variety of other software.• Responsible for designing the lower school Spanish curriculum for grades 1st - 5th with the collaboration of the middle school Spanish instructor. Students are exposed to a full immersion experience with the use of conversation, video, music, activities, and games. Students can also keep track of their own progress using our custom made questspanish.info (still in development). Show less

• • Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Responsible for designing the lower school technology curriculum and goals with the collaboration of home-room teachers. Students use projects to explore and collaborate in a variety of fields including 3D design/printing, laser cutting, video editing and Minecraft. Students also learn collaboration and sharing using Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Lucid Press and a variety of other software.



Arturo Thai-Garcia Inc.

• Media Production

• • Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Design, build, and manage back‐ and front‐ends of customized Content Management Systems.

• • Mar 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Providing educational, event, portrait and family photography.



Illinois Action for Children

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assessor/Coordinator (Early Reading First Grant)

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Administered pre‐reading screenings to children ages 3‐5 at four Illinois early childhood centers. • Coordinated and oversaw the efforts of all assessors to efficiently administer assessments at all sites. • Administered pre‐reading screenings to children ages 3‐5 at four Illinois early childhood centers. • Coordinated and oversaw the efforts of all assessors to efficiently administer assessments at all sites.



Lake Forest Academy

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Sep 2003 - May 2009

  • Designed efficient and effective project‐based curricula integrating robotics to better experience object‐oriented programming with rigorous debugging and testing skills.

• • Mar 2003 - May 2009

  • JV Baseball (Spring season '03)• Boys' JV Tennis (Spring seasons '06‐‘09)• Boys' JV Soccer (Fall seasons '06‐‘08)• Salsa P.E. (Winter seasons '05‐‘08)

• • Jan 2003 - May 2009

  • Improved speaking fluency through authentic task-based conversation with minimal direct grammar instruction.• Designed a comprehensive system of grammar‐reflex activities that instilled learner autonomy through instant feedback and unlimited chances to learn from "failure".• Programmed a customized anonymous blog to facilitate honest individual and group reflection.• Used web tools, interactive whiteboards, and other technology to create a dynamic and interactive task-driven classroom. Show less

• • Oct 2002 - Jun 2004

  • Resolved hardware, software, and network‐related issues for students, faculty and staff.• Helped faculty adapt to continually changing technology.



Pomona College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 1999 - May 2002

  • Taught basic web development and Photoshop to French students for the purpose of classprojects.• Designed and maintained the French section of the department website.• Processed audio and video for use on the site.

• • Sep 1998 - May 2002

  • Resolved issues in a fast‐paced environment for both Macintosh and PC platforms.• Provided hardware and software training to other consultants.



Pitzer College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Spanish Resident Teaching Assistant

  • Jun 2001 - Aug 2001

  • Created and maintained a full immersion environment by coordinating and leading activities for teen and adult learners. • Supported learners enrichment via the Community-Based Spanish Program (CBSP). • Created and maintained a full immersion environment by coordinating and leading activities for teen and adult learners. • Supported learners enrichment via the Community-Based Spanish Program (CBSP).