Experience

Subject

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Product Officer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Bridging the gap between the design language of our students and the education our schools need to deliver. Leading product management, engineering, design, data, education, and operations.



Paper

• Canada
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Product Officer

  • Dec 2021 - Nov 2022

  Privileged to lead Product at an amazing company that comes alongside every student to provide the tools, support, and encouragement they need to succeed. Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the most equitable and impactful educational support system. Drive user delight and engagement, deliver new products, and create the future our students, customers, and company needs. Be a humble, impactful, and strategic leader for product management, product design, data science, teaching… Show more Privileged to lead Product at an amazing company that comes alongside every student to provide the tools, support, and encouragement they need to succeed. Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the most equitable and impactful educational support system. Drive user delight and engagement, deliver new products, and create the future our students, customers, and company needs. Be a humble, impactful, and strategic leader for product management, product design, data science, teaching and learning, and product enablement.

• VP Product

  • May 2021 - Dec 2021

  Building the educational support system that our students need.



PowerSchool

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Product

  • Nov 2019 - May 2021

  Leading the unification and acceleration of solutions for students, teachers, parents, and communities. A bunch of cool stuff from interoperability to experiences to design systems, all the way to engagement in academic efficacy and education outcomes.



Schoology

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Product

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  Greater New York City Area (acquired by PowerSchool) As a product leader, Joel leads a team of product managers and designers to design, develop, and deliver innovative learning experiences for students across the company.



PowerSchool

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP Product Strategy

  • Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

  Impact the lives of students through leadership and influence across our legacy SunGard K-12 product portfolio, and in centers of innovation within the PowerSchool portfolio. Collaborate on market-leading opportunities, defining business and market plans and leading a team of passionate product leaders from conception to delivery. Build K-12 education's most impactful enterprise solutions through the integration of ERP, student, assessment, analytics, and related systems and services.



Sungard K-12 Education

• United States

• VP Product

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  (acquired by PowerSchool) Working with a talented team of dedicated technology professionals to make a difference for students in our schools. Specifically, manage an $80 million product portfolio, from decade old software refactor projects to the rollout of market leading mobile solutions. Work cross-functionally and with our market to define, communicate, and execute on software solutions that matter to kids. Finally, bring a set of leadership skills to bear in support of our financial… Show more (acquired by PowerSchool) Working with a talented team of dedicated technology professionals to make a difference for students in our schools. Specifically, manage an $80 million product portfolio, from decade old software refactor projects to the rollout of market leading mobile solutions. Work cross-functionally and with our market to define, communicate, and execute on software solutions that matter to kids. Finally, bring a set of leadership skills to bear in support of our financial, product, and human goals. Show less



Kuali, Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Management and Strategy

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

  Doing the things you do at a startup like this - working with a small team to build great software for Higher Education. Specifically responsible for product strategy across enterprise applications, including sales, product management, support, and operations.



SunGard K-12

• Director of Product Management

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

  Bethlehem, PA Led the Product Management team, covering all company applications. In addition, directly responsible for defining student system product direction and strategy. Inclusive of a student information system, performance and assessment system, and related applications. Defines requirements for product enhancements and makes go-to-market decisions, including bundling and pricing decisions, for product releases.

• Senior Product Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Bethlehem, PA Working closely with customers, the market, and internal stakeholders, identified product improvements, wrote requirements, collaborated with engineering, sales, marketing, support, and services, and delivered leading SIS and curriculum and assessment products. Work thoroughly from strategy to execution to ensure high quality throughout the SDLC, and was responsible for several large brownfield projects that accelerated growth of the SIS and related products.



Tamalpais Union High School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director, Instructional Technology

  • Mar 2004 - Dec 2011

  Larkspur, CA Responsible for leadership and management of a large, enterprise network serving the needs of the operational and instructional communities of a suburban school district. Built the IT department from disparate, outsourced pieces into a cohesive team providing a high level of service to all employees and students. Additionally, led the investigation, implementation, and expansion of innovative instructional technologies throughout the district, including distance and online learning… Show more Responsible for leadership and management of a large, enterprise network serving the needs of the operational and instructional communities of a suburban school district. Built the IT department from disparate, outsourced pieces into a cohesive team providing a high level of service to all employees and students. Additionally, led the investigation, implementation, and expansion of innovative instructional technologies throughout the district, including distance and online learning, flip teaching, mobile computing, and other progressive instructional strategies. Was responsible for the district testing and assessment program, and participated in the planning and execution of professional development activities for all staff. Was a trusted advisor on the superintendent's cabinet, and served in a variety of leadership roles throughout my tenure. Show less



Southern Marin Fire District

• Board Member

  • 2006 - 2009



Alta Loma School District

• United States
• Facilities Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Technology

  • Mar 1999 - Mar 2004

  Built IT department to service over 1,500 computers across 11 physical sites (10 campuses, 1 district office). Implemented common enterprise systems that were somewhat unique for an individual school district at the time, including a migration from Novell Netware to Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, content filtering, and network management solutions (Openview, others). Managed an 11 person team, which included site-based technical support and districtwide network support.… Show more Built IT department to service over 1,500 computers across 11 physical sites (10 campuses, 1 district office). Implemented common enterprise systems that were somewhat unique for an individual school district at the time, including a migration from Novell Netware to Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, content filtering, and network management solutions (Openview, others). Managed an 11 person team, which included site-based technical support and districtwide network support. Also managed a $150,000 annual budget (excluding salaries), federal funding programs including e-rate, state grants and locally funded construction projects related to technology. Show less



Chaffey Joint Union High School District

• WAN Engineer

  • Sep 1995 - Mar 1999

  Worked on a small team to build the first enterprise network for a large suburban school district. Acquired certifications (MCSE, CNE) to ensure that design and execution goals were met to deliver reliable, redundant, high speed connections to classrooms through the district.