Michael W.

Experience

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  Morrison Merenstein

  Jan 1996 - Aug 1998

  IT Specialist
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  The Princeton Review

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Instructor
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  C2 Creative

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2006

  Production Technician & Associate Producer

  Boutique event production and online marketing firmPROJECT MANAGEMENT: Created and negotiated $250K project budgets, developed project timelines for receivables and set benchmarksOPERATIONS & LOGISTICS: Hired and managed external vendors and contractors toward client project completion, reconciled expense reports and accounts payable discrepanciesANALYSIS & REPORTING: Conducted project cost analysis for budget effectiveness, reported profit and loss analysis per project, and analyzed production systems usage to gauge efficiency of resourcesTRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Designed and executed in-class and web-based trainings for clients' sales forces, created all written documentation and supplemental materialsHIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:Provided excellent customer service to clients toward 90% retention of businessImproved production department editing systems workflow by 25% Show less

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  Tiffany & Co.

  Jan 2007 - Jun 2008

  North America Advertising Assistant

  Global luxury jewelry retailerPROJECT MANAGEMENT: Coordinated the logistics of seasonal in-store events and assisted in the launch of new flagship stores and marketing campaigns OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS: Coordinated and improved the workflow of project files between Creative, Traffic, Merchandising and Accounts departments, reconciled invoices with publishers and designed workflow for online campaign launches and analysisANALYSIS & REPORTING: Analyzed monthly and seasonal online campaigns to measure effectiveness, researched and analyzed competitive ad spending and reported competitive spending forecastsTRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Managed and scheduled monthly vendor trainings and maintained media and publication librariesHIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:Modeled and presented monthly and quarterly competitive ad spending and forecasting to senior management Show less

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  NYC Teaching Fellows - HS336

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2010

  Mathematics and Business Teacher & Curriculum Developer

  Education provider to middle and high school levelsPROJECT MANAGEMENT: Designed and implemented math and business curriculum for immediate roll out, set rigorous benchmarks for business program on the state and federal levels and wrote grants to fund the new programOPERATIONS & LOGISTICS: Assisted in the development and launch of bi-annual school scheduling for students, teachers and staff, developed external partnerships and logistics for mentorship and college credit programs and integrated business competitions and tradeshows into coursesANALYSIS & REPORTING: Analyzed high school wide math data to recommend improvements and integrate supplemental curriculumTRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Managed and instructed 5 classes of over 30 students at an inner city high school and provided professional development workshops on new technology school wideHIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:Awarded federal education grant of $60K per year for supplemental business programInitiated mentorship program with Google, Inc and partnered with CUNY programs for credit classes Show less

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  AOL

  Oct 2010 - May 2011

  Training Coordinator

  Curation and coordination of weekly sales webinar training series, scheduling of subject matter experts, and prioritization of content based on company goals alignment. Facilitation of new hire onboarding, and management of vendor-based trainings.

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  Guggenheim Museum

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Contract | HR Project Coordinator, HR Recruitment Coordinator

  RECRUITMENT & INTERVIEWING: Create job descriptions and post advertisements for multiple positions via academic, online and social media resources; recruit and interview candidates spanning entry level to senior management resulting in 70% fulfillment rate per quarterANALYSIS & REPORTING: Design and activate metric dashboard to analyze data used to measure effectiveness of online recruitment resources, quality of candidates, and overall interviewing strategies and timelinesHIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:Research and present recommendations to streamline candidate process from recruitment to onboarding Show less

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  Ralphe Bunche School PS 125

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  Business Operations Consultant

  OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS: Implement state- and network-mandated academic and operational recommendations; develop timelines with deliverables using integrated online project tracking system; create teacher and school schedules to maximize resourcesBUDGET MANAGEMENT: Assist in the creation, management and maintenance of $3M school budget; research and wrote grants to foundations for additional school funding toward academic and after school programs; reconcile school-based purchases with academic programsANALYSIS & REPORTING: Develop metric dashboards to analyze teacher effectiveness and student academic levels; create plan of actions for teachers and students with measurable goals based on analysisSTAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Design and provide professional development series for 10 teachers to strengthen mathematics curriculum knowledge and best practices; launch data analysis series to improve teachers’ data-driven planning and accountability measuresHIGHLIGHTED ACHIEVEMENTS:Increase students short-term assessment results overall and realign long-term academic goalsAudit and analyze school budget to recalibrate $30K toward successful academic programs Show less

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  UBS

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Consultant | IBD & GCM Training Program Manager

  Produce banking training program for 250 new hires, and design long-term learning modules. Coordinate all logistics, subject-matter experts, and vendors. Manage Coordinators and Interns.

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  Education Pioneers: Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Education Consultant

  ANALYSIS & REPORTING: Assess capabilities of current software systems and develop wireframe for metric dashboards to analyze teacher effectiveness and student academic progression; provide recommendations based on data analysis including bonus structuring and modelingTRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Design video and in-class training series for school-wide faculty and staff on the initial launch of metrics dashboard and best practices for continued use; create reference materials including training manual, FAQ’s and one sheets Show less

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  Enter:marketing

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Consultant | Marketing Project Manager

  Manage multi-client domestic and international IT marketing and live stream campaigns. Create scalable project procedures and initiate cross-training for new-hire Project Managers and Coordinators.

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  Amber Charter School

  Feb 2013 - Feb 2016

  Full Implementation of centralized data information systems for 50+ personnel. Creation and tailoring of metrics dashboards for multiple levels of access. Creation of company-wide training series, documentation, and FAQs. Planning, budgeting, vendor management, and updating of IT infrastructure, hardware, and software through 2018. ANALYSIS & REPORTING: Analyze big data sets to provide trends and recommendations, to implement timelines, and to realign curriculum with end-of-year goals; provide due diligence in the completion of state audits, teacher-student linkage reporting, and civil rights database reportingSTAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT: Create and activate monthly data-centric professional development series for teachers to improve their math-based content knowledge and their analytical skillset

  • Director of Operations

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Data & Assessment Manager

    Feb 2013 - Aug 2015
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  American Express

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Contract | Operations Project Associate

  Coordination of 500+ domestic and international luxury hotel vendors to centralize product availability from offline to online visibility. Creation of operational procedures, templates, FAQs, and webinar collateral to ease vendor transition. 3-month timeframe.

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  Seton Education Partners

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Network Data Manager

  Implementation of new information system, archival and sunset of old system, and centralization of all data systems including historical data platforms. Launch of SaaS distribution model for full network. And training of 90+ staff members and 5 train-the-trainers; provide one-sheets and FAQs.

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  Relay Graduate School of Education

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Managing Director of Student Financial Services

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Senior Director of Student Financial Services

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Director Of Student Financial Services

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2021