Kate Furman

Experience

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  Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics

  Oct 2003 - Feb 2017

  Head of Sector

  ▪ Advanced from Junior Research Fellow to Sector Head, managing cross-functional teams of up to 10 analysts.▪ Led research projects, established milestones, tracked progress and ensured timely project completion.▪ Edited reports and co-authored books and articles with up to 7 collaborators.

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  American Program Bureau

  Nov 2016 - May 2017

  Intern

  ▪ Assisted with cultural events and exchanges. Participated in research and strategic planning, business plan development, and implementation.

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  Invitae

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2022

  Project Manager / Scrum Master

  ▪ Oversaw the next level of development and implementation of Performica, a SaaS human capital management application designed to measure employee performance.▪ Coordinated between a remote software engineering team, UI/UX, and analytics/data science teams across multiple countries and timezones▪ Managed an agile engineering process through daily standups and other scrum meetings▪ Provided expert guidance, training, and support to internal and external customers.▪Translated stakeholder feedback into actionable feature requests.▪ Guided external data analysts to create performance dashboards and insightful reports, driving informed management decisions.▪ Enhanced team productivity by 32% within budget, increasing feature ship rates, reducing design times, and minimizing production issues. Show less

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  Arriba Juntos

  Jan 2024 - now

  Lead case manager/Employment specialist

  ▪Manage a diverse caseload of families, overseeing intake, assessment, service planning, implementation, case reviews, and evaluations.▪ Expanded responsibilities to include payroll distribution for all program clients and then to a leadership role within the program.▪ Foster strong relationships with community agencies and the Human Service Agency to enhance client services.