Jane Celusak, MA PPIA

Experience

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  AT&T

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1984

  System Administrator

  Data base management, end and system administrator, technical support. Completed related technical writing projects (system and end user manuals). Managed data bases for equipment tracking, budget forecasting, and a raw data ad hoc system for financial analysis and budgeting.

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  Early Head Start

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2003

  Head Teacher

  Planned and implemented performance standard based activities for 132 children and parents. Hired, supervised and trained 12 staff and volunteers. Supervised all parent participants. 2001-2003 achieved full enrollment, surpassed the volunteer hour goal resulting in full funding.

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  Sussex County Association for the Education of Young Children

  Sept 2002 - Sept 2007

  President

  Developed a joint venture with Sussex County Community College and Northwest Jersey Community Action Program for the delivery of professional training hours for childcare directors and teachers. Increased net assets by 600%. Directed accreditation project, was the first affiliate in NJ to achieve full accreditation. Developed organizational templates for other local affiliates to use in the accreditation process.

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  Jefferson Township

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Paraprofessional
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  NJ Association for the Education of Young Children

  Sept 2006 - Sept 2009

  VP of Organizational Development

  Oversee committees of Governance, Finance, Strategic Planning and Membership

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  Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey

  Dec 2007 - Aug 2013

  Director of Public Affairs and External Relations

  Interface with external constituencies regarding public relations, political relations, community relations, communications, web presence and media relations. Direct and manage all public affairs, communications and volunteer management activities of the agency. Create a supportive environment for comprehensive reproductive health care among the public, community based organizations, the legislature and the media through educating parties on policy issues, developing grassroots advocacy, media and community partnerships and visibility activities. Increased private grant funding by over 65%. Managed at $2.1 million grant portfolio. Provided planning and support for special events. Show less

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  IEEE

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2017

  IEEE-ISTO Program Manager, Alliance Management Services

  Provide program management and strategic direction to nine global technical industry alliances Boards of Directors and numerous working groups. Serve as subject matter expert for governing processes, specification development, interoperability, and certification program development.Manage initiatives with outside global organizations. Coordinate the creation and publishing of shared work. Event plan and lead summits. Develop revenue-generating initiatives for industry alliances.Develop, manage and provide reports for annual and project budgets. Draft, edit, proof and publish white papers, marketing briefs, and magazine articles for industry publications in a variety of technical areas. Write newsletters, press releases, magazine articles and website content.Provide IT support in the development of websites and membership collaboration systems. Show less

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  IEEE-Power Electronics Society

  Sept 2017 - now

  Project Manager

  Manage special projects and initiatives of the IEEE-Power Electronics Society (PELS). Advance initiatives through the project life-cycle. Ensure overall coordination and management, ensure stakeholders and volunteers are engaged and ensure that key goals are met. Perform research and analysis. Current Projects:IEEE-PELS Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) global competition focuses on accelerating energy access by crowdsourcing the development of scalable solutions to energy poverty that are sustainable and technically and economically viable. http://empowerabillionlives.orgWinner of the ASAE 2019 "Power of A" Summit Award for extraordinary contributions and efforts to enrich lives, drive innovation, and make a better world.IEEE-PELS International Technology Roadmap of Power Electronics for Distributed Energy Systems.https://www.ieee-pels.org/programs-projects/ieee-international-technology-roadmap-of-power-electronics-for-distributed-energy-resources-itrdIEEE-PELS Industry and Standards Committee https://www.ieee-pels.org/standardsIEEE-PELS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Adhoc Committee.Previous Projects:IEEE-PELS Design Methodologies Committee (DMC) was tasked with promoting the role of power electronics in design automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cyber-physical security. These disciplines moved on from special projects to form PELS Technical Committee. https://www.ieee-pels.org/technical-activities/tc-10-design-methodologiesIEEE-PELS Cyber-Physical Security Initiative (CPSI) is tasked with defining design phase hardware hardening and the communicating cyber-physical requirements primarily in the domains of transportation electrification, data centers, and distributed and transmission grid security. Show less

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  IEEE

  Mar 2023 - now

  Project Manager IEEE Transportation Electrification Council/Concurrent with Project Manager PELS