Travis Pynenburg

Experience

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  Seymour Osman Community Center

  Sept 2008 - May 2009

  High School Tutor (English and Math)

  • Closely tutored high school students on daily and weekly assignments in both English and mathematics.• Maintained notes regarding student progress in each subject.• Facilitated community activities such as recreational free time.

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  University of New Hampshire

  Sept 2009 - May 2012

  • Received extensive training on conducting writing consultation with clients.• Performed regular consultations with undergraduate and graduate students on written assignments in all academic disciplines.• Created useful handouts and methods for other writing assistants to use when consulting clients.• Attended bi-weekly meetings to conduct self-reflection and evaluation under the guidance of a professional staff member.• Enrolled in a class on the theory of writing center practices and researched the usefulness of technology and social media in the writing center.• Maintained regular notes on clients' progress. Show less • Facilitated educational programs targeted toward university students and faculty.• Conducted research and maintained a familiarity with current events relating to LGBT+ issues.• Developed new programs and designed facilitating tools for other facilitators to utilize in programs.• Coordinated facilitators through frequent emails.• Served as temporary head of the Safe Zones program in the program director's absence.• Collated survey data used to improve programs.• Utilized social media (Facebook and Twitter) to spread activism-related news and materials. Show less

  • Connors Writing Center Writing Assistant

    Sept 2011 - May 2012

  • Safe Zones Student Coordinator

    Sept 2010 - May 2012

  • Student Employee - Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

    Sept 2009 - May 2012
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  Breakthrough Collaborative

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  7th Grade English Teacher

  • Received extensive teacher training ranging from conduct in the classroom to preparing syllabi.• Taught three seven-student classes in the topics of English and Japanese Language.• Served as mentor for three students, tracking progress and ultimately conducted conferences with each students' parents.• Acted as program photographer and created a slide show for the program's celebration event.• Designed six weeks of English classes with the guidance of a professional English teacher.• Promoted student involvement and excitement by conducting cheers and acting in skits.• Conducted extensive end-of-program evaluations for students including personalized letters to students. Show less

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  Southern New Hampshire University

  May 2013 - Oct 2023

  • Served in a leadership role to spearhead new and experimental University initiatives involving software development• Served as engineering team representative for university-wide initiatives• Owned, administered, and operated systems in support of experimental initiatives—systems including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Salesforce, Jira, GitHub, Datadog, security systems, and technology in Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment pipeline and Infrastructure as Code (such as Terraform)• Participated in quality assurance testing prior to product releases• Worked with product management teams to document requirements and user stories, and to identify viable solutions that met requirements• Produced interactive courseware and web applications• Evaluated and recommended new technologies in support of student learning• Maintained strong working relationships with vendor partners and oversaw progress toward goals• Trained staff members on the effective use of educational technology• Implemented foundational support operations process, including a ticketing system, asynchronous communications channels, escalation rules, asset tracking, access monitoring, and monitoring / SLAs• Investigated and resolved highest level support tickets• Provided project management support where needed, including creating a project plan, tracking action items and deliverables, creating a project schedule, and communicating regularly with key stakeholders Show less • Supports the Chief Academic Officer and Senior Director through reporting and analytics• Identifies and implements process improvements using project management software• Serves as a curriculum team representative for university-wide initiatives• Leads the quality assurance process for all new curricula• Produces interactive courseware and web applications• Evaluates and recommends new technologies in support of student learning• Serves as a primary Salesforce administrator for the curriculum team• Trains staff members on the effective use of educational technology Show less

  • Senior Systems Engineer

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Learning Technologist

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Senior Educational Technology Analyst

    Feb 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Educational Technology Analyst

    Dec 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Digital Media Specialist

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Curriculum and Assessment Developer

    May 2013 - Jan 2015