Renn Cannon

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  • About me

    Senior Manager of Product Architecture at Pearson Virtual Schools

  • Education

    • Towson university

      2009 - 2011
      B.s. psychology 4.0

      Activities and Societies: Graduated summa cum laude with departmental honors; Clinical Specialization Track; Honors Thesis in Psychology Program; Psi Chi

    • Sweet briar college

      2007 - 2009
      B.s. (pursued) psychology

      Activities and Societies: Pink and Green Award- presented by Student Government Association for services "above and beyond her call of duty"

  • Experience

    • Durbin development

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2015
      Content writer

      Conceptualize and program developmentally-appropriate educational tasks, projects, and goals for children ages 12+ to achieve in the context of an entertaining children's computer game. Develop NPC characterization and character development and write NPC scripts. Script, video, and edit player help media. Provide technical support for game and computer problems.

    • Pearson

      Apr 2014 - now

      Content architect behind Project ALICE, Online and Blended Learning's rebuild of our content authoring, assembly, publishing, delivery, and maintenance ecosystem:- Manages team of experts in structuring lesson content and assessment to maximize maintainability for the company and success for K-12 students- Translates business requirements for content development and management into an architectural framework to focus technical development- Manages roadmap for multi-epic solution across multiple release trains- Researches and drives prioritization for software features to meet internal and client needs, with assistance from subject-matter expertsManager of Content Incident Management team:- Manages team of content production experts to analyze and resolve customer-reported issues in 5 assessment authoring systems and 3 content production systems across 2 platforms. - Proactively resolved potential customer concerns before they started through data monitoring, performance analysis, and functionality reporting, reducing start of school incident tickets to 60% of previous year in 2022 Show less EMS Integration Manager - April 2016 - April 2018Leverage proprietary systems expertise to pilot new platforms and workflows for students both domestic and abroad. Coordinate across teams to assist in development of new systems and tools, translating tech into English for those outside the software realm. Team lead for proprietary course builds and modifications including first-of-their-kind international offerings. Integration Associate - June 2014 - April 2016Conduct thorough review of courses in development to ensure adherence to company style and quality standards. Convert written curriculum content to WCAG AA-compliant web format and adapt vendor content to house standards using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Recipient of 2014 Fourth Quarter Employee Recognition Award.Integration Assistant - April 2014 - June 2014Add and modify curriculum content in HTML in proprietary LMS or Adobe Dreamweaver. Show less

      • Senior Manager of Product Architecture

        Feb 2024 - now
      • Manager of Content Architecture & Incident Management

        Apr 2018 - now
      • EMS Integration Manager

        Apr 2014 - Apr 2018
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Renn Cannon
      Employee Recognition Award Nominated by colleagues at Pearson Dec 2018
    • Awarded to Renn Cannon
      Quarterly Employee Recognition Award Connections Education Dec 2014 An award presented by representatives from various schools, departments, and teams to winners nominated by their peers and colleagues, and selected on the basis of significant contributions impacting the company as a whole.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board of Directors

      Issued by Baltimore County Horse Show Association on Jan 2012
      Baltimore County Horse Show AssociationAssociated with Renn Cannon
    • Vice President

      Issued by BALTIMORE COUNTY HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION INC on Dec 2020
      BALTIMORE COUNTY HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION INCAssociated with Renn Cannon