Resume | Jon Stelman

Renaissance Learning, New York, NY (2017 – Present)

Technical Data Product Manager, Ecosystem (January 2022 – Present)

Oversee data engineering operations and platform development for a cross-department data analytics warehouse.
Architect data pipelines integrating databases and services for Sales and Revenue Operations, Marketing, and Product teams.
Manage a small team of data engineers, to ensure clear and performant code on a CI/CD delivery pipeline.
Create and improve new and existing data models and data pipelines using dbt alongside a Snowflake data warehouse.
Head a professional development program to train employees on data analysis, privacy, and other topics.
Interview stakeholders (data consumers and trainees) to assess how data products, training, and resources meet their needs.
Lead paid and unpaid internships, managing projects, instruction, and growth opportunities for 21 student interns.

Data Scientist II, Learning Sciences & Innovation (June 2020 – January 2022)

Analyze difficulties and sequencing of instructional resources to ensure an effective and smooth learning path.
Inform key business strategy partnership and acquisition decisions related to ML technologies and research.
Lead the first “Shark Tank” competition, with over 50 submissions, as part of an initiative to drive workplace innovation.

Data Scientist I, Learning Sciences & Innovation (January 2018 – June 2022)

Operationalize student mastery algorithms that layers ML approaches with traditional psychometric methodologies.
Conduct ad-hoc studies on equating assessments, practice and instructional efficacy, and assessment design enhancements.

Intern, Learning Sciences & Innovation (April – December 2017)

Research, prototype, and develop ML student scoring algorithms used to drive student mastery recommendations.

Teaching

STEM Activity Specialist – NYC Mission Society, New York, NY (September 2016 – June 2017)

Develop and implement a STEM-focused academic enrichment curriculum benefiting low-SES middle school students in an after-school program.
Supervise activities and monitor scholars’ behaviors to ensure safety, appropriateness, and engaged learning.

Lead Teacher – East Harlem Tutorial Program, New York, NY (Summer 2016)

Lead instruction of EV3 Lego robotics for Grade 7 summer STEM enrichment classes.
Facilitate and assess students’ progress and proficiency with hard and soft computer science skills.
Engage students in inquiry-based lessons based on established curriculum and specific classroom needs.

Private Tutor – Self-Employed (2015 – 2018)

Provide individualized instruction for over thirty students in physics, precalculus, English, and SAT preparation.
Deliver detailed session logs and progress reports to students’ parents and guardians.

Physics Teacher – Pompton Lakes High School, Pompton Lakes, NJ (2012 – 2015)

Teach AP Physics, Honors Physics, General Physics, Principles of Chemistry and Physics, and Integrated Science.
Lead curriculum development for all physics course offerings, realigning curricula to NGSS and AP guidelines.
Collaborate with support staff to ensure that all 504 Plans and IEP requirements are met to satisfaction.
Founder and Advisor of Environmental Club. Volunteer for many arts-related extracurricular activities.

Select Coursework

May 2018

B.S. Physics, B.A. Music, Susquehanna University, May 2009
- Minors in Mathematics and Music Technology
- Concentration: Classical guitar

Data Engineering: Snowflake, dbt, jinja, Fivetran, AWS: S3, Athena, Lambda
Databases: Snowflake, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Solr, Hive / Hue, GraphQL, AWS: RDS, Athena
Machine Learning: Python (pandas, scipy, matplotlib, bokeh), R (dplyr, tidyr, ggplot2), AWS: SageMaker, Polly, Rekognition
Analytics and BI Software: Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, SPSS, RapidMiner