Rosario Robinson

Blind Industries & Services of Maryland is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing career and training resources to blind residents of Maryland. I was nominated by Maryland Governor Wes Moore and confirmed by the Maryland State Senate to the Board of Trustee member of BISM.

• Charged with providing BISM associates with strong leadership that ensures the current and future success of the organization
• Contribute to positively changing people’s attitudes about blindness and visual impairment
• Serve as advocate and ambassador for organization by fully engaging, identifying, and securing resources and partnerships to advance mission

Center for Minorities & People with Disabilities in Information Technology, A national IT entity focused on serving underrepresented groups, including African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and people with disabilities.

• Directed operational optimization and streamlined funding, programs, and community engagement processes
• Oversees financial and staff management, governance, operations, and culture, leading a workgroup of over 200 volunteers
• Fostered brand awareness, devised, and integrated programs under an annual operating budget, and was fully accountable for $1.7 million
• Designed internal process development and managed contracts for the entire organization
• Reported to the CEO, president, and the board of directors and collaborated on organizational goals, corporate direction, and mission
• Derived a 27% revenue expansion by defining a new programming vision by increasing community and organizational partnerships and strengthening engagement with corporate sponsors, governments, and universities
• Developed new online Tech challenge for minority students and students of disability and minority-serving institutions
• Served in advisory and mentor roles for software development projects for students studying Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Data Science, Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS), and more
• Achieved a 30%+ increase in community engagement and sponsorships in the first year and 50% in year two of the pandemic through creative engagement
• Accomplished a $0.9 million surge in sales revenue with the first virtual conference by influencing sponsor companies to engage virtually with the community and new business development opportunities
• Implemented stark operational changes for the organization, including the first financial reporting requested by the board in year one.

A global nonprofit organization founded by computer scientists providing recruiting, retaining, and advancement to women in technology.

• Reported to and collaborated with executive management on future growth plans and new programming to drive sustainable local and global social impact
• Organized listening tours to engage and motivate communities
• Planned program involvement in public appearances and spoke at 25+ international technical and diversity in-person and online conferences to audiences of up to 30,000 women in technology
• Managed five direct reports, 500 volunteers virtually, and an operating budget of $1.2 million, or 20% of the organization’s budget
• Generated $1.0 million (12%) in first-year incremental revenue, a 15% membership boost, and a 25% increase in subsequent five-year sales by designing a new tiered membership model
• Facilitated a 30% uptick in community memberships representing 15,000+ members of the AnitaB.org Systers flagship group and affinity units and activated 18 new groups, totaling 13,000+ in other local communities
• To bolster engagement, the achievement is driven through close collaboration with the marketing and business development teams and extensive events planning with various industry partners at annual Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC)
• Drove growth in support with internal teams, partners, and sponsors to increase engagement with the community, meet recruiting goals and continue building relationships with the department and the organization, resulting in increased revenue and impact.

• Selected by AnitaB.org board of trustee CEO Search committee chair to ensure inclusive voice was added to selection criteria for candidates and questions for CEO candidates
• Contributed in all CEO search committee meetings and candidate interviews
• Committee selected CEO successor within 9 months and partnered in communication distribution
• Recommended and ensured diverse candidates were included
• Organization hired CEO to create movement to ensure inclusion for all women in technology industry.

• With proven track record, led distributed programs, 10 engineers and architects, 300 volunteers, 45 groups, and 15,000+ memberships across more than 65 countries
• Defined market entry, activation, and scale strategy and aligned advocacy programs to overall organizational strategy
• Devised impact measures, budgets, and targeted goals for growth in new global markets
• Designed architecture, assessed infrastructure needs for community technical and open-source projects, and directed migrations
• Administered budget of $0.7 million, 5% of organization’s budget of $25.0 million, and reported to vice president of marketing
• Garnered 200% increase in community engagement, increased sponsorship by $1.0 million annually, and led 10-year brand awareness through activations in 21 communities and 13,000 members and real-time analytics for decision-making
• Championed over 50 Peace Corps volunteers in their onsite activities by leading 16 global Peace Corps open-source projects, partnerships, and technical education programs with more than 200 student contributors and 100 technical mentors across 12 time zones
• These efforts resulted in more developers working on Peace Corps projects worldwide
• Open Source Projects include Web applications, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, Mobile applications, Systems Integration, Quality Assurance, and more using agile methodologies, including SCRUM
• Delivered $3.2 million in net income growth, 25% reduction in shrink, by establishing new inventory control strategies.
• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others

• Authored grant proposals and received funding approvals from donors such as Microsoft and Intel
• Created NetHope Women’s TechConnect (WTC) global mentoring program to integrate projects between NetHope and Systers and provide access to technologies and resources to women in African countries
• Mentored ten entry-level women in Computer Science, oversaw budget of $0.4 million, 3% of organization’s budget, and reported to IT director
• Realized opportunities for companies to engage more with community and increase revenue for organization after executing all phases of global mentoring program, crafting WTC portal on WordPress platform accessed by 100+ mentor/protégé pairs, and designing WTC webinars on professional development
• Held first global community meetup in 72 cities with over 5,000 participants in person, which resulted in more programming opportunities and revenue potential

A consulting entity connecting technology, people, and services to optimize business processes and revenue.

• Managed a large infrastructure budget of $100 million of a $250 million budget consulting expertise to implement telco networks in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru for Nextel International
• Served as the IT Lead and project management for Nextel International for Chile, Mexico, and Peru
• Led a team of 50 globally for the primary implementation of cloud infrastructure in Mexico
• Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication, and resource utilization issues
• Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations
• Oversaw project teams and maintained quality-minded schedules
• Conducted thorough reviews of operations to devise and deploy improvement strategies
• Leveraged on-site observation and personal interviews to identify team and individual strengths
• Collaborated with clients from concept through final delivery of product or service
• Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities
• Supported clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling
• Managed multiple deadlines across several businesses to meet dynamic needs of multiple clients
• Prepared presentations to explain revisions, enhancements and process improvements of organization's systems and programs

A collection of project contributors, typically software, bringing people with shared interests together to collaboratively build internal/external software.

• Provides in-person and virtual open-source talks at conferences, universities, and other workshops
• Conceptualizes and manages open-source project repos on GitHub; spearheads activities for the Peace Corps and other organizations striving for richer engagement and inclusive participation
• Secured integration process for client-server migration to cloud configuration improving infrastructure by leading sizable open-source initiatives for Systers/AnitaB.org and Google Summer of Code
• One of 192 organizations and the only organization with women computer scientists leading projects
• Achieved more college and university engagement with the organization resulting in more partnership opportunities by designing, implementing, and overseeing hackathons/code-a-thons to meet innovation challenges
• Delivered more engagement with companies and the technical community through projects after a 2009 commitment to Sahana Eden to continue expanding open-source projects.
• Worked effectively with fellow team members to coordinate effective solutions to any question or concern
• Distributed supportive services information to help individuals enhance ways of living and achieve self-sufficiency

A software solutions company leading smart cities, utilities, defense, and intelligence organizations in all 50 US states and over 70 countries.

• Conceptualized and designed mobile solutions for first geographic information system mobile application and advanced iPhone software kit
• Supervised marketing team of five and partnered with venture capital representatives of intelligence and In-Q-Tel to market location-based mobile solution for federal and civilian markets
• Administered $250,000 marketing budget, implemented hardware and software applications, translated customer goals into unique product offerings, performed market research for mobile application trends, and interfaced with critical vendors to ensure quality service delivery to external customers and war zones
• Delivered profit-driven revenue models to executive management and client decision-makers; reported to VP of operations
• Served as project lead and account management on first GIS mobile application for Department of Defense and Intelligence community
• Fostered improved data support for military and intelligence personnel by managing project portfolio of jobs from $0.5 million to $3.0 million with P&L oversight.