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Senior Director of Operations and Facilities

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping all children learn. NWEA provides formative assessment, research-based educational growth measures, and professional training to improve teaching and learning. Partnering with school districts, states and other education organizations, NWEA delivers computer-adapted assessment services to more than 2,400 education agencies and two million students nationwide. In addition, its Growth Research Database (GRD), the most extensive collection of student growth data in the country, provides a rich opportunity for the study of academic achievement.

Accomplished executive with proven success in both corporate operations and start-up strategic business management. Experienced in various aspects of real estate (commercial leases, development, and asset management), and focused on promoting operational excellence, and optimizing processes. In addition, experienced in acquisitions and dispositions, corporate M&A, small business buy/sell, risk management, program development, and vendor partnerships. Highly optimistic, focused on execution, and passionate about developing high-performing teams. Core strength: • Real Estate Holdings, Development, and Asset Management • Sourcing and Negotiations of Complex Agreements • Business Optimization and Financial Performance • Complex Process Analysis and Implementation • Risk Management, and Business Continuity Programs • Talent Development and Coaching