Project Manager, Scrum Product Owner, Program Designer, Trainer
Resume:
Joseph Edwards
www.linkedin.com/in/jledwards7 ***************@*****.***
Highly dedicated professional with over ten years of experience in project management. Leads, coaches and encourages staff to collaborate as a team and exceed organizational goals and objectives. Proven ability to create highly collaborative cross functional results-driven teams and cutting-edge programs. Creates, develops and implements innovative processes and programs to improve productivity and profits for an organization.
CORE COMPETENCIES
● Process Improvement
● ScrumMaster®
● Budget Analysis / Forecasting
● Strategic Planning
● Title IX Training Certification
● Leadership Training / Development
● Team Builder / Collaborative Partner
● Excellent Communications Skills
● Growth Mindset Leadership Coach
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Designed: New research assistants at a private educational institution were negatively impacting the company brand, jeopardizing a $3.5 million grant. Designed a Coaches Learning Pathway to train research assistants and coaches on cultural competency and brand specific public relations. RESULT: Company received invitations to partner with seven institutions and retained the grant. Administered: Recognized an opportunity to improve district leadership skills, as dysfunctional leadership of administrators was resulting in poorly run schools. Recommended, designed and administered a leadership skills development plan. RESULT: Survey of 100 staff members reported greater collaboration, shared leadership and growth minded leadership practice demonstrated by 35 out of 42 administrators.
Evaluated: There was an opportunity to increase the capacity and collaboration of 11 offices recently brought under new division. Senior leadership was not able to determine if offices were properly funded based on a lack of impact data. Evaluated each office’s strategic planning and reporting process in order to create a streamlined division-wide version. RESULT: Senior leaders were able to evaluate programming of 11 offices and thereby justify increasing salaries for 10 positions with an increase of
$1.5 million in funding for high impact programs.
Planned: Three stakeholder groups were in conflict regarding their roles and function in raising
$500,000 in scholarship funds for students in need. Without funds, there was a 10% decrease in the retention rate of a specific student demographic. Planned a 3-day retreat to clarify purpose, create goals and establish measurable outcomes for each stakeholder group. RESULT: Stakeholders collaborated with a unified vision and exceeded original fundraising goal of $750,000. Facilitated: Company needed new board members with skillsets to raise funds and provide effective leadership. Facilitated a seminar on Effective Board Structure and Strategic Planning. RESULT: Conducted financial forensics of company, recruited four new board members and secured a 3-year
$60,000 per month lease agreement.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Crouse College of Visual and Performing Arts - Syracuse University Joseph Edwards (Page Two)
POSITIONING STATEMENT: Utilizes excellent communication and project management skills in program design, professional development, and leadership coaching to create highly collaborative results-driven cultures of motivated and committed teams. PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 2019 - 2020
Project Lead
Division of Equity, Inclusion & Title IX
• Facilitator of division meetings, professional development and strategic planning for 22 offices.
• Editor of weekly office updates provided to Senior Leadership Team.
• Promoter of inclusive excellence practices.
• Managed five UA Office Directors.
• Supervised development of a new division and training of new staff.
• Coordinated weekly reporting system for more than 40 team members.
• Co-Designed a $4 million UA community impact initiative. Mindset Works Inc New York, New York 2015 - 2019
Project Manager
Orientation Pathway, Learning Specialist Project, Culture Builders Initiative
• Designer and Manager of the Coaches Learning Pathway which supports a $3.5 million federally funded study intended to develop Growth Mindset Practices of 150 educators and the learning potential of 15,000 students.
• Designer and Manager of the Learning Specialist Project which increased the capacity of an international team of learning specialists to deliver high quality professional development on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Manager of the Culture Builders Initiative, a series of trainings that successfully fostered a highly collaborative culture of excellence, diversity and inclusion for a staff of 50 consultants. JC Revue Washington, D.C. / Baltimore Maryland 2013 - 2015 Educational Consultant
Truth and Reconciliation Project
• Coordinated a collaboration of 20 faculty members and 250 students from the Visual and Performing Arts, English and History Departments at Morgan State University.
• Developed art displays, shared research projects and hosted a townhall meeting on the historical significance of diversity and inclusion for 2,200 attendees.
• Produced theatrical presentation on Truth and Reconciliation that brought together 2,500 students from surrounding colleges and 3,200 community members. District of Columbia Public Schools Washington, D.C. 2008 - 2015 Administrative Leader
• Lead Developer of Cluster IV Department vision, mission and goals, overseeing 40 educational sites. Staffed and trained department team members as well as operationalized high-profile initiatives such as Chapter 25 Due Process, Executive Leadership Institute, and Data Driven Decision Making.
• Served as spokesperson and facilitator for Cluster IV Superintendent at Chancellor’s Roundtable, City Council, and Community Leadership meetings.
• Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Program: trained 200 educators to facilitate lessons for 10,000 students on core beliefs about tolerance, diversity and inclusion. Created a gender based Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum to support Native American, African American, and Hispanic populations.
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• Early advocate for academic program leading to $20-million campaign to open all male Ron Brown Preparatory High School. Developed resources and safe havens for the LGBTQ community and trained 240 counselors and social workers on building anti-bullying cultures of inclusion.
• Summer Bridge Program: Designed a program that provided 800 high school freshmen with internships, diversity leadership training, and academic support, increasing on-track-graduation rate by 30%.
• College-Going and Career Readiness Initiative: Guided 1200 First Generation College-goers through the college admissions and career access process, increasing college application submission rate by 25%.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Leadership Coach / Trainer (Center for Collaborative Education) - Trained and coached 125 executive administrators in the use of Turning Points Leadership Practices (Turning Points School Reform Model) which increased motivation and productivity, and improved culture and climate in the workplace and in school communities. ● Teaching Artist (International Theater Arts – Moscow, Buenos Aires, Switzerland, Brazil) – Trained Administrators and Educators how to create arts infused curriculum. ● Founder: African American Male Leadership Program, Black Stream Cultural Arts Organization, Paul Robeson Youth Leaders, Rites of Passage Cultural Arts Center ● Coordinator: Omega Psi Phi Afterschool Tutorial Program Supervisor: Safe Passage for Women on Campus Program ● Certifications: ScrumMaster® ID# LSPO-102134 Certified Critical Friends Coach ● Member: Screen Actors Guild (SAG/AFTRA), Actors Equity Association (AEA), Dramatists Guild
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Microsoft Word ● Excel ● PowerPoint ● Publisher ●
Adobe Photoshop ● Adobe Illustrator ● Confluence
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