Daniel Guerrero
Philadelphia
Summary
Forward-thinking educational technology and professional learning leader with proven record of strategic leadership in Pre-K to 12 Education organizations. Specializes in synthesizing complex ideas, markets, and products into scalable and impactful programs. Outcomes-driven product leader who builds equitable cross team systems.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Product, R+D
Conscious Discipline
10.2023 - Current
- Enhanced product development process by implementing agile methodologies and streamlining team communication, transparency.
- Developed cross-functional research and development teams and go to market teams
- Championed innovative solutions by encouraging open dialogue among team members and embracing experimentation.
- Established clear, multi-year product vision and strategy, aligning critical business goals with customer needs.
- Engaged in discovery with partners and market to determine key outcomes of product strategy
- Set up systems for design, testing, development, and launch of new products and services
Senior Educational Consultant
ReDesign
10.2022 - 10.2023
- Led organization in identifying product-market fit, competitive analysis, and shift to outcomes-based planning and agile methodologies
- Developed proposals and business development strategy for company, including tactics, markets, and go-to-market elements
- Crafted process for productization of customized services resulting in scaling of services
- Collaborated and partnered with state leaders to plan for impactful partnership and strategy to reach outcomes
- Synthesized impact data into coherent, aligned reporting
Vice President
BetterLesson
01.2020 - 10.2022
- Certified Product Scrum Owner who developed product management and agile development structures for a rigorous and scalable library of adult learning experiences and content
- Led the development of learning experiences such as coaching, workshops, learning walks, and on demand coursework
- Developed research backed taxonomy based on best practices in professional learning and pedagogy that drives towards sustained change in classrooms
- Managed and coached team of 10 instructional learning designers and content developers and created systems to contract content development work to sub-contractors
- Implemented quarterly Product Increment for outcome-based planning and cross team communication
- Developed strategic plans and operational plans for Back-to-School cycles aligned with business needs and researched trends in school needs
- Collaborated with internal and external organization partners to co-develop solutions for district challenges
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits
- Established performance goals for department and outlined processes for achievement
Director
BetterLesson
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Founded systems and process for learning design to scale world class virtual and in person professional learning experiences to meet needs of schools and districts in areas such as personalized learning, instructional leadership, curriculum and academics, and inclusive and responsive practices
- Created inquiry and data analysis processes to support ongoing development of learning experiences while standardizing templates and professional learning standards across organization
- Developed suites of supports for schools and leaders to navigate COVID crisis and integration of social justice into professional learning and curriculum Use data to drive decisions around product strategy and identify new trends and needs in field.
Manager
BetterLesson
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Created systems to scale facilitation of experiences - including around compensation, travel, logistics, design, and certification for contract coaches.
Instructional Coach
BetterLesson
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Coach hundreds of teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators to identify challenges, implement new strategies and measure their impact towards student centered outcomes
Teacher
Holmes Elementary School
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Taught 4th and 5th Grade and was a Teach For America Corps Member
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT2011
Skills
- Policy and Process
- Systems Thinker and Equity Lens
- Creative Problem Solver
- Product Strategy
- Business Strategy
- Cross Functional
- Pre-K-12 Market Expert
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Adult Learning Certified
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Head of Product, R+D
Conscious Discipline
10.2023 - Current
Senior Educational Consultant
ReDesign
10.2022 - 10.2023
Vice President
BetterLesson
01.2020 - 10.2022
Director
BetterLesson
12.2019 - 12.2020
Manager
BetterLesson
01.2017 - 12.2019
Instructional Coach
BetterLesson
01.2015 - 01.2017
Teacher
Holmes Elementary School
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Adult Learning Certified
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Connecticut
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