Working on • ongoing development and refinement of company survey and reporting technology following social science research best practices; • own company product roadmap; • champion agile processes;

MarcoPolo Learning | Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

Product Manager

• Spearheaded the development of new products for the China/Asia market, leveraging data insights and an in-depth understanding of user needs; led the UX and engineering teams to design and build an international version of MarcoPolo Learning's Emmy-nominated early childhood learning app, World School. • adeptly facilitated cross-cultural collaboration among a distributed team encompassing UX/UI, content creation, engineering, operations, and marketing, effectively liaising between in-house staff and our partner company. • helmed data and analytics operations: a developed strategy for identifying, collecting, and analyzing user behavioral data based on Caliper standards. Designed and implemented marketing experiments that boosted email campaign click-through rates from 3% to 60%.

Inspiring Learning | May 2019 - Dec 2019

Program Director, China

• Lead day-to-day program operations of an international summer school with 3000 concurrent participants; managed a diverse team of 60 UK staff and 80 Chinese personnel; • Oversaw the overall program operations at every location in China, effectively handling internal stakeholders and those beyond the joint-venture company (suppliers, contractors, school partners, and more.). • Developed and honed a Learning and Development strategy tailored to our seasonal, international staff. This comprehensive strategy included establishing protocols and programs for staff onboarding and training sessions to build cross-cultural collaboration competencies, classroom management skills, pedagogical content proficiency, and activity facilitation protocols for young learners.

Talent Education Group Limited | Jan 2016 - Apr 2019

Director Of New Products

In my role at WorldStrides Global, I spearheaded multiple new product initiatives and successfully managed Profit & Loss for new business ventures. Portfolio: 1. Ivy League Camps (now WorldStrides Global Camps, part of WorldStrides Global): • Founded Ivy League Camps, which grew into one of China's largest English Language summer programs. • Designed an engaging activity menu, a unique curriculum approach, and diverse learner experiences, including the remarkable opportunity to participate in projects alongside retired NASA astronauts. • Formulated learning and development strategies that ensured a continuous stream of qualified seasonal staff. • Devised an effective marketing strategy and sales funnels, contributing to the concurrent enrollment of over 1,500 participants in 5 cities each summer • Engineered robust operational processes and procedures, creating a model that was replicated across multiple sites in three cities. 2. Talent Academy English: • Collaborated with a team of European developers and academic consultants in the United States to devise an innovative English Language program for 5-6-year-olds, integrating offline instructions, online interactive exercises, and live instruction via a proprietary platform. • Attained full functional parity with competing products in the market. • Successfully delivered the MVP and pilot launch of the program.

Twig World | Jan 2010 - Dec 2015

Business Development Manager

Early team member at Twig (now Imagine Learning). Participated in all product development, sales, and marketing initiatives needed to get a start- up company off the ground; primarily balanced 3 hats - BD (to get deals), Product Management (to create localized products), and Project Management (to deliver on deals). • Sourced, structured, negotiated and closed multiple licensing deals and partnerships with strategic partners, including China Publishing Group, Foshan Education Bureau, Trumptech (HK), Talent Academy • Produced localized versions of Twig's short films through a network of freelance creatives and post-production companies • Created 2 China-focused products by translating needs between users, partners, dev, production, sales and marketing, across UK and China, and managing local product roadmaps • Produced 30+ in-depth OMIS reports on macro-environment, demographics, market, and competition that served as the foundation to Twig expanding in 15 territories worldwide • Worked closely with the CEO to execute the first business plans that generated the company’s early revenues in the UK market

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Master of Education - MEd, Learning Design Innovation and TechnologyHarvard Graduate School of Education | 2023

Product Management Certificate, Product ManagementProduct School | 2020

Bsc, EconomicsLondon School of Economics and Political Science | 2009

High School/Secondary Diplomas and CertificatesKensington School Barcelona | 2006

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