- Technology Program Officer
National Democratic Institute
(June 2014 - Present)
- Product managed the value creation and development process for software supporting democratic initiatives including: Apollo, NDI's election monitoring database; CiviParty and CiviMP, adapted versions of the CiviCRM for contact management and party organization; and the Issues, a mutli-medium platform for disseminating information around elections
- Initiated large strategic changes in the internal product management processes including: shifting the NDItech team to an adapted agile methodology; instigated product roadmaps to shift away from ad-hoc, funder specified development; innovative funding and procurement initiatives including a bitcoin tip program for open-source software
Opower
(January - April 2014)
- Managed translations (including: software products, marketing materials, technical briefs, and legal documents) for a software-as-a-service company that leverages behavioral science to drive residential energy efficiency
- Coordinated between product engineers, vendors, and in-house linguists for each step of the process including product translation, UI triage, and linguistic quality assurance
- Established product research and testing portfolios and oversaw contractor hiring
- Summer Associate for Account Management
The New Motion
(July - September 2012)
- Supported account management for a major expansion into northwest Europe for a start-up company that develops software and hardware for electric vehicle charging stations
- Collaborated with OEM to develop product locations and worked on-site in the Netherlands, Germany, & France
Florida State Senate Campaign
(August - November 2010)
- Implemented a persuasion and organizational campaign to mobilize 335k voters
- Lead field efforts and voter database management, coordinating 84 volunteers in a district-wide campaign
- Deputy Political Director
US Senate Campaign
(May - August 2010)
- Directed endorsement and PR efforts for 24 counties throughout Florida
- Coordinated political efforts for 8 staff, procuring 30+ endorsements and planning 13 statewide forums
Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
- Consultant: Negotiations Module Development
Consensus Building Institute
(Oct - August 2010)
- Developed four multi-party communication and persuasion training modules
- Modules prepped high-level Tanzanian minsters for large multi-party FDI discussions and the 2014 UNFCCC talks
- Partnership and Coordination Advisor
United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination
(May - August 2013)
- Developed partnerships for a payment-for ecosystem services model in Indonesia, monetizing carbon offsets in forestry as an incentive to reduce deforestation and forest degradation
- Performed webmaster role, utilizing front-end programs to add new functionality to site use and managing online communications
- Created 3 workshops and supported 2 global convocations enabling knowledge and best-practice sharing
Little-Smith Strategies, LLC
(November 2012 - August 2013)
- Performed research, data aggregation, and organizational consulting
- Developed corporate social responsibility strategies, community engagement platforms, and voter-mobilization campaigns for private, non-profit, an public sector actors
- Aide to Representative Lori Berman
Florida Legislature
(November 2010 - August 2011)
- Managed office communications including press releases, legislative reports, and weekly newsletters
- Represented legislative office in community and statewide events speaking on behalf of Representative Berman