Resume
Experience:
Lead Technical Program Manager, 6/2021−current | ASAPP
Lead three cross functional teams of design/research/engineering that supports current and new product offerings in the AI and ML fields.
Team Lead and Technical Project Manager, Level 5, 8/2020−6/2021
Led a cross functional team of 15 that worked on cloud.cms.gov, the website for the enterprise cloud infrastructure-as-a-service platform for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Planned work, managed day to day tasks, and mitigated risk for a 15-person team including scoping work, strategy planning, and staffing
Collaborated and worked cross functionally with 100-person team including government partners, contractors and internal Product, Engineering, Design, and Content to maintain and grow a platform for government partners to plan and deploy their cloud migration
Collaborated with other teams across the program (responsible for creating the cloud platform as a service) to define site features and customer content.
Executive Director, contract, 8/2020−current
Executive Director, 11/2017−7/2020
ATA is a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for civic engagement in Austin’s tech sector. As executive director, I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, along with fundraising, planning events, managing programs, and conducting outreach within the community.
Write original content, including member emails, blogs, press releases, annual recap and social media content
Plan, execute, and host community events to build awareness and excitement of tech and civics in Travis County. Hosted over 20 public events in 2019, not including over 25 voter registration drives
Manage budget, fundraising, in-kind giving efforts, membership recruitment and retention
Identify, develop and maintain relationships with community groups, and collaborate to build tech-based solutions to community challenges
Brainstorm, implement, and plan new product offerings, such as lendahandATX.org, PaperCensus.org and informed.vote
Manage interns, part time staff and board members
Freelance Project Management, 2010−current
Act as a partner to cross industry clients to collaboratively plan, manage activities and timelines for project teams.
Work with clients to plan successful design, development and implementation of complex programs
Plan, problem-solve and collaborate with client teams and end-users
Determine team capacity, budget and burndown with clients based on project budget or retainer
Facilitate project kickoff meetings, Scrum ceremonies
Create and manage project scope documentation and schedules
Provide regular reports, readouts and documentation of project health
Design, Technology & Innovation Fellow, 7/2016−8/2017
City of Austin, Office of Innovation
Worked collaboratively on a multidisciplinary project team to create digital and in-person standards and rules for the City's permitting process.
Conducted over 100 research interviews with citizens, businesses, and stakeholders in order to gain perspective on permitting
Wrote project documentation, presentations, and statements of work for projects while managing program strategy and day-to-day activities for team
Recruited, vetted, and coordinated all research and user testing interviews
Scoped projects and provided updates to management, stakeholders, community members, and City Council and community boards
Launched beta version of permittingatx.com, aimed at helping citizens navigate the permitting process
Managed interaction with third-party vendors, provided strategic direction, managed invoicing, and employee hours
Facilitated and planned regular educational workshops with project team
Spoke about the Fellows Program extensively at outreach events, in 1-on-1’s with interested individuals, interviewed and vetted potential candidates
Program Manager, Engineering, 4/2014−7/2016
Under Armour Connected Fitness
Managed a team of 25+ designers/engineers; collaborated with Product, Engineering, Media, and Sales to standardize and roll out products and features from conception to launch.
Managed complex dependencies across teams, identifying risks and removing obstacles to guarantee on-time delivery of high-quality digital experiences
Launched 20 new products for iOS, Android and web, and 100% of 2015 roadmap initiatives on time
Implemented 50+ custom brand challenge microsites, totaling over $40MM in revenue in 2015, and over 250MM in 2016
Drove the direction, estimation, and execution of deliverables, including web, apps, and APIs
Senior Project Manager, 9/2012−4/2014
Managed a design and engineering team to launch a new Account Center for 68 million account holders, conducted extensive interviews and usability testing.
Supervised and led creative and engineering teams for all projects including e-commerce web sites, API development, and mobile apps
Drove definition and delivery of products while coordinating with stakeholders, internal development, and product teams
Project Manager, 6/2010−9/2012
Mentored and managed a 20+ person creative/development team, including Associate Producer and interns; led teams to launch UPS’s first mobile site, many new products, and a global international campaign.
Led teams from estimate to production of digital projects including: mobile and desktop sites, email, media, video, API development
Board positions and community involvement:
Co-founder, 8/2019−current
La Política was founded by a group of Progressive Latinas who wanted a space to support, elevate, and educate our hermanas/xs. We envision a world where Latinas/xs always have a seat at the political table. Along with Good Politics, created a guide to help our community learn more about each job you’re hiring for on your ballot in Travis County and Austin, Texas. Available in English and Spanish.
Host regular virtual events for members
Mentor, 7/2020−12/2020
Women’s Initiative for Entrepreneurship and Leadership DevelopmentThe Women’s Initiative for Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development – Texas (WIELD Texas) is a career incubator program launched by the Office of Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University at Texas at Austin. Provide professional skills development and personal support to mentee
Board Member, 7/2019−7/2021
MEASURE uses data and education to empower communities to eliminate social disparities. As part of the Board, I collaborate and mentor leadership staff.
Plan MEASURE’s annual fundraiser, sourcing food, drink, entertainment and monetary donations
Provide oversight on finances, recruit new board members, spread awareness of the organization, and raise funds
TX-FLiP Fellow, 6/2019−11/2019
TxFLiP is a six-month competitive program that is specialized and tailored for professional people of color.
Attended five months of training focused on communication, finance, campaign management, digital and field organizing
NLC Institute Fellow, 1/2019−6/2019
The NLC Institute is the leading leadership development program for progressive young professionals across the country.
Attended six months of training focusing on communications, leadership, and fundraising
Created capstone project, encompassing months of research at TX Capitol during 2019’s legislative session in “An Introvert’s Guide to Citizen Advocacy,” a zine to be used by the public explaining how to advocate for themselves
Co-Captain and President, 10/2016−12/2018
Open Austin, a nonprofit brigade of Code for America
Developed a sustainable civic-tech community in collaboration with local government and community partners.
Championed activities and represented Open Austin at public events
Developed theme and recruited speakers for monthly meet ups
Recruited and mentored leadership team, built relationships with member community, key partners
Education:
Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Project Owner certification, 2021
Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, 2014, 2020
Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), 2016
New Mexico State University, Bachelor of Arts in Communications, 2001
Tools:
HubSpot, TweetDeck, JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Asana, Trello, Airtable, Slack, Microsoft Office, G Suite