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SUSHYLA M. PEREZ

Waddell,AZ

Summary

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing, and maintaining projects in various departments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Applying creative, agile, analytical approach to project management for continuous project success. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager, PMO

Noodle Partners, Inc.
07.2021 - Current
  • Oversee day-to-day production activities in accordance with business KPIs
  • Managed high- scale projects across marketing, enrollment, learning & development, and student success
  • Define and execute work -streams and operational policies and guidelines for various projects and partner teams and have increased efficiency by 30%.
  • Direct management meetings to enhance collaboration and maintain culture based on trust and group problem-solving.
  • Establish Jira and Monday.com project management tools for teams day-to-day work, including training, templates, and standardizing processes to increase team efficiency and visibility by 90%
  • Established and supported Confluence management systems to increase employee knowledge base by 10%
  • Created and enhanced course maintenance processes and documentation which lead to 4 program refreshes and over 600 courses prepared for students in one year
  • Partner with 10 university partners and subject matter experts to pilot, scope, and evaluate course development processes within 13 programs with 95% success rate
  • Manage and onboard Course Operations Contractors and Interns and successfully onboarded 20 contractors and two interns
  • Monitor large monetary budgets and utilized operational resources.
  • Create Statement of Works and negotiate with clients
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Scoped, priced, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • DE&I Advisory board Committee member
  • ERG Co-Lead


Project Management Director

Noodle Partners, Inc.
02.2019 - 07.2021
  • Developed and implemented departmental goals, plans and standards consistent with administrative, legal and ethical requirements of the organization.
  • Plan, execute, oversee, and launch program course builds for approximately 7 programs that have net promoter scores of 85% or higher.
  • Created risk management plans for client partners that has helped streamline process and minimize risk
  • Update all university and Noodle stakeholders regarding project status, using several project management tools, including Monday.com and Jira.
  • Create and deliver RFPs, statement of works to all course build contractors and university partners.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership to develop a tool for team project transparency.
  • Oversee Instructional design providers during course build process
  • Coordinated and implemented effective training for over 30, project managers to improve course design and course implementation processes.

Instructional Designer III

DREAM CENTER EDUCATION HOLDINGS, LLC
09.2018 - 01.2019
  • Led course and program mapping for 3-5 online universities ensuring integration of instructional design principles within content and securing 100% on time completion rate of all courses
  • Cultivated communication systems to manage 15-20 instructional design partners ensuring all team members were informed, accountable, and retained clear expectations of curriculum development processes
  • Managed project budgets and contracting across multiple work-streams and stakeholders including college leadership, student affairs, subject matter experts, instructional designers, media designers, and industry experts
  • Implemented and designed new Micro-credentialing courses for South University and working professionals in various industries, including healthcare, cybersecurity, small business entrepreneurship, and mental health
  • Transformed curriculum and instructional design training materials to support launch and management of online programs and creation of the Curriculum Center of Excellence (CCE)
  • Organized and guided course development training for all instructional designers and CCE partners
  • Transformed and implemented new course development process and course revision intake process
  • Created processes and workflows for instructional design team
  • Managed 3 instructional designers on various curriculum projects
  • Facilitated weekly status reports on project and course build progress.

Lead Curriculum Developer

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
03.2017 - 09.2018
  • Set curricular goals to guide curriculum development for Grand Canyon University's College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, including management of 10 curriculum developers
  • Coordinated workflow between Curriculum Design and Development department and college leadership weekly
  • Developed the new BA of Science and Nursing (BSN) program with 20 Nursing/Healthcare professionals resulting in 95.65% student pass rate in nursing credentials
  • Managed 10-20 course development projects per term, including new course development and revisions in fields such as BSN, RN to BSN, Athletic Training, DNP, FNP, ANP, Economics, and Leadership
  • Utilized backward design method and various design principles to pioneer new university programs and courses such as Athletic Training and BA of Science in Nursing
  • Collaborated with program stakeholders to ensure accreditation and regulatory bodies requirements were being met for a new Health Information Management program and Athletic Training Program.

Culinary Arts Teacher

Sierra Linda High School
07.2013 - 03.2017
  • Designed and managed curriculum for Culinary Arts Introductory levels district-wide, impacting approximately 1,000 students
  • Prepared state level curriculum that resulting in 85% pass rate on CTE culinary state exams
  • Created and executed engaging and interactive daily lesson plans that integrated creative engagement strategies for youth in grades 9-12
  • Established student-run Bistro to enhance industry instruction
  • Served in several school leadership roles include: Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Advisor, Positive Behavior Intervention Support Team Lead, and Head Cheerleading Coach.

Family Consumer Sciences Teacher

Widefield High School
07.2012 - 05.2013
  • Created and administered engaging and interactive daily lesson plans for varying family and consumer sciences courses including Parenting and Advanced Culinary
  • Acknowledged as district model for effective feedback and engagement strategies
  • Implemented the use of teaching learning cycle in creating engaging lessons
  • Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Advisor.

Business Education Instructor

Copper Canyon High School
07.2010 - 05.2012
  • Created and administered engaging and interactive daily lesson plans for 9-12th graders
  • Designed district-wide curriculum for Fashion and Merchandising and Business and Career Education programs impacting approximating 500 students
  • Held School Leadership roles such as Head Spirit Line Coach and Assistant Varsity Track and Field coach
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.

Education

Masters of Education - Higher Education

Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
05.2015

Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
05.2010

Skills

  • Detail-oriented
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-functional team collaboration
  • Contract Development and Management
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Project management, working on PMP Certification
  • G-Suite, Mondaycom, JIRA, Wrike
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Decision-Making
  • Relationship management

Certification

OKR International Foundations Training

Fair& Effective Interview for Diversity and Inclusion Certification

Inclusive Leadership Certification

Candidate for Scrum Master Certification Completion August 15th


Timeline

Project Manager, PMO

Noodle Partners, Inc.
07.2021 - Current

Project Management Director

Noodle Partners, Inc.
02.2019 - 07.2021

Instructional Designer III

DREAM CENTER EDUCATION HOLDINGS, LLC
09.2018 - 01.2019

Lead Curriculum Developer

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
03.2017 - 09.2018

Culinary Arts Teacher

Sierra Linda High School
07.2013 - 03.2017

Family Consumer Sciences Teacher

Widefield High School
07.2012 - 05.2013

Business Education Instructor

Copper Canyon High School
07.2010 - 05.2012

Masters of Education - Higher Education

Abilene Christian University

Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education

New Mexico State University
SUSHYLA M. PEREZ