Kate Furman

Kate furman

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager/Scrum Master

  • Education

    • Russian academy of sciences, institute of europe, moscow

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      Ph.d political science
    • Lomonosov moscow state university (msu)

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      Master of arts - ma history
    • Uc berkeley extension

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      Project management
  • Experience

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Talent acquisition

      Hrci
      Nov 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Google project management certificate

      Coursera
      Jan 2024