I Build Education Systems That Retain Students, Scale Programs, and Prove Results
Academic leader. Product strategist. Curriculum architect. Data analyst. I bring all of it, along with 14 years of experience working within real institutions under real constraints.
Led credit-bearing pathway architecture (95% completion), enterprise data governance and retention forecasting redesign, improving revenue projections by 10%+ across 16 institutional partnerships.
Designing Education Products That Work in the Real World
I sit at the intersection of academic operations, data strategy, and product leadership in higher education. That means I’ve spent my career doing work that most organizations separate across three or four roles:
Designing curriculum that meets accreditation standards and actually gets completed. Building the analytics infrastructure to know which students are at risk before they disappear. Leading academic data strategy across 16 campuses. Leading the product roadmap for a revenue-generating learning ecosystem. Preparing programs for accreditation review from both sides of the table.
The through line across all of it is the same: translating complexity into systems that work — for students, for institutions, and for the bottom line.
Key metrics:
- 86% year-over-year student retention achieved across an international population
- 95% completion rate in credit-bearing pathway programs
- 16 institutional partnerships: led enterprise academic data strategy across the full portfolio
- 20+ courses digitally transformed for online and on-demand delivery
- 10%+ improvement in revenue projections through enterprise data governance redesign
- 1 active CEA Site Reviewer: evaluating institutions against accreditation standards in real time
Featured Case Studies
Credit-Bearing Pathway Model at the University of South Carolina
Designed and operationalized a proficiency and performance-based academic bridge enabling international students to complete their first year while achieving full admission readiness.
- 95% program completion rate.
- Four-year time-to-degree preserved.
- Retention and graduation rates exceeding those of traditionally admitted peers.
Compliant Student Lifecycle Data Platform & Forecasting Redesign
Architected a FERPA-compliant cross-system platform integrating LMS, Banner SIS, and Salesforce to operationalize advising workflows and executive KPI governance.
- Enabled scalable high-touch advising.
- Standardized lifecycle analytics across systems.
- Improved retention forecast accuracy by more than 10%, strengthening multi-year revenue planning.
Digital Transformation of Credit-Bearing Programs During COVID
Led rapid transition of 20+ courses to online delivery while preserving academic standards and long-term retention performance.
- Maintained credit continuity during global disruption.
- Mitigated cross-border access constraints.
- Established a sustainable hybrid delivery model.
Core Themes
I operate at the intersection of:
- Regulated academic product design
- Lifecycle analytics and intervention systems
- Enterprise data governance and KPI standardization
- Revenue-aligned forecasting and financial planning
- Digital transformation within public institutions
Professional Background
I bring 12+ years of leadership experience across curriculum architecture, accreditation governance, data platform strategy, and enterprise forecasting. My work spans public higher education and public–private partnership models, with a focus on building scalable systems that perform under regulatory and operational complexity.
PhD in Linguistics (Learning Systems & Assessment Modeling)
Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (AI, Data Science, and Quantitative Strategy)
PMP Certified
Let’s Connect
If you are building education products that require regulatory fluency, lifecycle systems thinking, and measurable outcome ownership, I welcome the opportunity to connect.
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