Resume

Experience

Evaluation Researcher
Self – employed

• In-depth interviews, impact planning
• Guide clients through the research process and clarify research
  needs to create useful product
• Building proficiency in python and SQL for data analysis

 

Senior Analyst
DNV GL  – Energy efficiency consulting firm
Oakland, CA 2012 – 2016

• Coordinated details of large scale, mixed-method research, including research design, timelines, sampling, and regular communication of progress
  • UX lead for app prototype, including creating user stories, conducting interviews and surveys
• Communicated with clients, and internal executive teams to promote research findings
• Conducted interviews, focus groups, and surveys that address research questions in appropriate language for diverse participants

 

Research Associate
Randi Korn & Associates  – Research & evaluation firm
San Francisco, CA 2010 – 2011

• Focus-groups, in-depth interviews, observational studies, and surveys of museum visitors
• Recruited, interviewed, and managed data collectors for wide range of projects

 

Assessment Specialist
The Jim Joseph Foundation Educational foundation
San Francisco, CA 2009 – 2010

• Managed evaluation portfolio for 12 funded projects, and co-developed a foundation-wide evaluation strategy
• Created benchmarking strategy for staff and partners
  • Benchmarks helped foundation and grantees communicate impact and coordinate across programs

 

Education

MA, Organizational Behavior and Evaluation, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 2009
BA, Clinical Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, 2004