Oct 2022 – Mar 2023 · 5 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

• Led as project manager a team of five staff to design and launch two enterprise-wide data education pilots that recruited 53 participants from 100+ applicants across 8 Treasury offices and bureaus.
• Demonstrated value add of OCDO data education efforts by aligning goals with priorities of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, the Treasury Strategic Plan 2022-26, the Federal Data Strategy, and the President's Management Agenda.
• Assessed the suitability of four vendors (DataCamp, Coursera, Skillsoft/Percipio, and Code Academy) for pedagogical soundness, student learning objectives, curriculum design, user experience, and back-end metrics reporting.
• Used Microsoft Excel and Power BI to collect and process qualitative and quantitative data, design interactive dashboards that tracked key performance indicators, and create reports.
• Stood up a Treasury-wide data community of practice to expand cross-bureau engagements, advocate and provide opportunities for staff to attain foundational and advanced data analysis competencies, and reduce burden by upskilling employees and providing tools and techniques that help Treasury to work smarter.

Jul 2021 – Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

• Provide technically proficient oral and written guidance to lay and specialist audiences to ensure Department’s ongoing compliance with Privacy Act of 1974, E-Government Act of 2002, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), Executive Order 13719, OMB Circulars A-108 and A-130, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 revisions 4 and 5.
• Led end-to-end modernization and redesign of PTA and PIA processes; engineered transition from manual documentation to digital workflows using ServiceNow platform; facilitated cross-functional stakeholder engagement to ensure buy-in and adoption.
• Lead as Department System of Records Notice (SORN) Officer multi-year effort to update library of 70+ SORNs, collaborating cross-functionally with 30+ offices to identify required revisions, verify accuracy, and obtain concurrence as needed to publish in Federal Register.
• Wield mastery of quantitative and qualitative analysis to brief and support various levels of leadership—including Deputy Assistant Secretaries, Chief Information Officer, SAOP, and Chief Privacy Officer—concerning legal, regulatory, and policy landscape, programmatic changes to increase efficiencies, and facilitating programmatic goals, objectives, and funding requirements.
• Use Python, Excel, and Power BI to create, track, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for mission-critical program functions that include 1) SORNs, 2) annual Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) FISMA reporting, 3) incident/breach response reporting, 4) enterprise-wide inventory of systems with Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and 5) 14+ years of Privacy Act requests.
• Research, develop, and deliver original, multi-session training courses to 300+ federal employees and contractors across the Department. To date, 3 courses include Foundations of Federal Privacy, Risk Management for Privacy Professionals, and AI Literacy for Privacy Professionals.

Jul 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

• Participated in 160 hours of leadership development training over two years with an emphasis on Executive Core Qualifications such as accountability, interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiating, conflict management, and leading change.
• Practiced leadership behaviors and skills by applying Continuous Process Improvement and Human-Centered Design fundamentals.
• Collaborated with team of fellow PMFs to validate pedagogical framework and curricula for the Department of the Treasury's Data Literacy Academy.
• Worked with OPM, DOE Human Capital, and others in role as PMF Ambassador to promote the PMF program and recruit applicants.

Sep 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Managed projects through their full life cycle, from conception to publication.
• Worked independently and collaboratively with various stakeholders to produce scholarship for a flagship academic journal.
• Oversaw and managed a wide array of research, editorial, and administrative tasks and deadlines under pressure.
• Commissioned, copy edited, and directed workflow for up to sixty analytical reviews of new books per quarter.
• Created independently an innovative tracking system to centralize and systemize book review production process which increased annual production by 589%.
• Trained, evaluated, and provided feedback to seven tenured faculty and three staff members concerning daily journal operations, manuscript production, and auditing protocol.

Jun 2018 – Jun 2021 · 3 yrs · Irvine, California, United States

• Taught in-person and online classes using active learning techniques across five institutions.
• Developed curricula, syllabi, lectures, assignments, and exams for courses on ancient and modern Chinese history, East Asia, world history, and US history.
• Evaluated the performance of and provided qualitative feedback for up to 100 students per semester.

Sep 2014 – Jun 2021 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Irvine, California, United States

• Performed objective, non-partisan, and confidential research and writing for multiple audiences, including specialists and non-specialists.
• Executed open-source investigative techniques using traditional libraries, domestic and overseas archives, online databases, and academic journals to conduct original research.
• Wrote analytical and descriptive reports, memoranda, and other products supported by appropriate background research.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise concerning China’s history, political landscape, and international posture.
• Wrote successful grant and fellowship applications totaling approximately $380,000 to fund studies and research.

May 2007 – Jun 2014 · 7 yrs 1 mo · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

• Owned and operated a private, teacher credentialing institute. Developed and delivered a 160-hour, four-week course to certify groups of 15 new teachers to teach English in China.
• Coordinated with Chinese government and education partners visa, travel, housing, staffing, and contract logistics.
• Screened, recruited, and certified more than 200 teachers over a seven-year period.
• Analyzed and forecasted products and cost estimates.
• Applied due diligence to projects to ensure feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Conducted after-action reviews to identify and resolve budget issues and cost-cutting solutions to ensure budget adherence.

Aug 2006 – Jun 2014 · 7 yrs 10 mos · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

• Managed an international team of 20+ teachers across six branches for largest English language school in Harbin, China.
• Assessed on a monthly basis teachers’ performance and provided qualitative feedback to aide improvement.
• Presented quarterly professional development workshops to improve teachers’ delivery of education to students aged 3 to 60 and of beginner to advanced levels.
• Taught English as a second language to students of all ages and levels, from pre-school to post-graduate.