Experience

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  Cuevas garizurieta law firm

  Jun 1991 - Aug 1991

  Summer law intern

  Shadowed the attorney to learn the Mexican legal system. Occasionally interviewed potential clients regarding their claims, and translated technical documents from English to Spanish.

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  Cms francis lefebvre avocats

  Jun 1992 - Aug 1992

  Summer law associate/stagiaire

  Worked out of the main office in Paris on the due diligence of a major privatization project in Uruguay. Traveled with the legal team to Uruguay to serve as Spanish-French legal interpreter between the French attorneys and those in Uruguay. Provided day-to-day support and legal research for the staff attorneys and several partners and senior partners on multiple projects.

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  Pearson clinical assessments

  Feb 1995 - Mar 2000

  Managed all aspects of NAEP and other large-scale assessment contracts, including printing, packaging, distribution, receipt control, processing, scoring, and reporting activities, as well as general contract management tasks such as scope change and re-pricing; researched new business opportunities for the department; served as Proposal Manager both for new contracts and for re-bid of existing contracts; was primary liaison between customers and Pearson; coordinated the writing of the Pearson Report of Activities for customer delivery; conducted internal and external debriefings and post-project reviews. Show less

  • Business Analyst, Strategic Initiatives Department

    May 1999 - Mar 2000

  • Project Director, ETS Product Line

    Feb 1995 - May 1999
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  Grinnell college

  Aug 1998 - Dec 1998

  Asst. women's soccer coach

  Was assistant coach for one full season.

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  Cornell college

  Aug 1999 - Dec 2001

  Head men's soccer coach

  Coached the team through three full seasons.

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  Pearson

  Mar 2000 - Dec 2002

  Assisted the US Department of Education and numerous lending institutions in the implementation of Pearson’s STAN electronic signature authentication product for student loans; negotiated contracts between lending institutions and Pearson; conducted market research for future expansion of the product; supported various proposal efforts of the division. Managed all aspects of a critical large-scale assessment contract (Ohio Gr. 4 & 6); wrote and maintained the majority of the product line’s Project Management documentation; was primary liaison between the Ohio Dept. of Education and Pearson.

  • Senior Project Director, School Services

    Jun 2001 - Dec 2002

  • Senior Project Director, State Assessments

    Mar 2000 - Jun 2001
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  Act

  Dec 2002 - Aug 2015

  For nearly four years, reported to the CEO and was fully responsible for all international activities from Headquarter operations, as well as for all sales, strategic planning, and business development for ACT’s resident programs delivered internationally. During that time, international volumes for the ACT increased 25-35% each year as a direct result of the initiatives I implemented.• Negotiated and executed several major agency contracts in Hong Kong, Nigeria, Ghana, the UK, and Italy, as well as many other smaller ones around the world, for promotion and administration of the ACT.• Negotiated and executed government and private sector workforce development contracts in the Philippines, Australia, Mexico, Honduras, and Austria/Germany.• Increased ACT’s international footprint from just over 100 countries to nearly 140.• Increased the number of non-US universities using the ACT, from 66 in 24 countries to nearly 200 in more than 30 countries.• Internationalized the sales mechanisms for ACT’s two pre-ACT programs, resulting in additional international sales.• Implemented an additional ACT Writing Test date internationally, leading to significantly increased international demand for the product.• Managed nearly the entire relationship between ACT and hundreds of its stakeholders around the world. Show less Managed all aspects of ACT’s contracts with the National Council of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and with the Society of Actuaries for the development of their exams. Managed teams of internal and external consultants, staff associates, and editors in the development of certification/licensure examinations, ensuring that all client needs were met on time and within budget. Exams developed include the Multistate Bar Exam, the Multistate Essay Exam, the Multistate Performance Test, the Society of Actuary licensure exams, and others. Developed and implemented policies and processes for the department. Managed and supported proposal efforts in response to external RFPs. Show less

  • Director, International Programs

    Feb 2007 - Aug 2015

  • Manager, Professional and Occupational Programs

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2007

  • Program Manager, K-12 Assessments

    Dec 2002 - Jan 2005
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  Asa global

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2016

  Vice president of us operations

  Based out of Iowa City, I handled the US operations of ASA Global, a Shanghai education company doing business in the US. During that time, I made multiple trips to China and Taiwan to make education and workforce development presentations to provincial Ministers of Education, university presidents, and investors. These presentations lead to the securing of dozens of $1M investment commitments toward the company's EB-5 education project plans in the US.

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  Kuder

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2017

  International relationship development

  Responsible for generating key country relationships and developing new government markets primarily in the Americas region, but also in select countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Also responsible for the international school markets across the globe.

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  Drake university

  Mar 2018 - now

  • Director Of International Recruitment

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Assistant Director of International Admission

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2021