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David Felson

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  • Bloom Works Public Benefit LLC
    Business Development Manager
    Bloom Works Public Benefit LLC
    May 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)
  • TechSoup
    Program Manager, Solutions & Services
    TechSoup
    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 (1 year 9 months)
    - Streamline partner evaluation, operational workflows, and service design processes, resulting in a 120% decrease in time to launch new services. - Design and develop 10 innovative technology services, including user research, delivery workflow, marketing strategy, ongoing maintenance, and performance evaluation. - Lead the creation of a Power BI dashboard to track key performance indicators for 2,000 nonprofit customers, totaling $2 million in annual revenue. - Enhance collaboration between 5 global offices by implementing new software tools and promoting asynchronous communication practices. - Facilitate an internal study group for an 8-module Foundations of Humane Technology online course and make design recommendations to techsoup.org.
  • PNC
    Software Developer
    PNC
    Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 (7 months)
    - Developed and implemented a technical testing strategy and test plans to monitor and document observations for global sanctions screening software. - Conducted quality assurance testing on consumer lending information migrated from a legacy mainframe system to a modern data streaming platform.
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    Planning & Placemaking Intern
    MidTown Cleveland Inc
    Nov 2018 - May 2019 (7 months)
    - Edited “micro-plan” to establish a vision for walkability, land use, and placemaking along the Health Tech Corridor. - Surveyed and mapped the physical infrastructure of a 3-mile stretch of Cleveland’s Euclid Ave.
  • Tetra Tech
    Associate
    Tetra Tech
    Jan 2017 - Aug 2020 (3 years 8 months)
    - Managed $10-40 million dollar projects in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, working closely with cross-functional teams on monitoring and evaluation, annual budget planning, personnel, and grantee/subcontractor management. - Facilitated a monthly learning series to foster technical dialogue on technology, land rights, urban sustainability, and natural resource management, with 20 sessions and 500 participants. - Contributed to a company-wide initiative to collect and organize technical knowledge across more than 70 international projects through a web-based knowledge management platform. - Collaborated with Technology for Development (T4D) team to provide technology assessments, data analytics, and human-centered design services. - Fa
  • Tetra Tech
    Staff Associate
    Tetra Tech
    Oct 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 3 months)
  • Tetra Tech
    Project Manager
    Tetra Tech
    Mar 2014 - Sep 2014 (7 months)
  • Suyo
    Graduate Fellow
    Suyo
    Mar 2013 - Feb 2014 (1 year)
    - Designed a human-centered property rights formalization service for low-income families in informal settlements in Medellin, aiming to reach 9,000 primary customers. - Developed a business plan that resulted in an extended round of funding from Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm. - Collaborated with the founders of a startup social enterprise at Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) and received a $10,000 award in the 2013 President’s Challenge.
  • Thomson Reuters
    Project Manager, International Land Systems
    Thomson Reuters
    Mar 2012 - Jun 2012 (4 months)
    - Liaised between 30 Bolivian software developers and Washington-based business development managers to align their business needs and priorities. - Created and updated installation and user manuals for land management and taxation automation software used by governments worldwide. - Produced quarterly e-newsletter, resulting in a 200% increase in subscriptions within 6 months. - Contributed 3 newsletter articles and 5 press releases for newly awarded contracts.
  • Thomson Reuters
    Project Coordinator, International Land Systems
    Thomson Reuters
    Jan 2011 - Feb 2012 (1 year 2 months)
  • Thomson Reuters
    Technical Writer, International Land Systems
    Thomson Reuters
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 (1 year)
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    Research Associate
    Council on Hemispheric Affairs
    Jan 2009 - Jun 2009 (6 months)
    - Researched and authored 7 articles on constructive US foreign policy towards Latin America. - Engaged with 45 experts in an invitation-only discussion at the United Nations on how to develop a viable biofuel industry in the Caribbean region.
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  • Tech Elevator
    Certificate, Web Application Development Bootcamp
    Tech Elevator
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 (1 year)
    • Object-Oriented Programming: C#, .NET • Web Application Development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js • Database Programming: RDBMS Design, SQL, MS SQL Server, E/R diagrams • Development tools and techniques: Agile, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Unix Command Line navigation, Git, Eclipse, Visual Studio 2019, Postman, Visual Studio Code, UX/UI Design Development tools and techniques: Agile, Unit Testing (MS Test), Integration Testing, Unix Command Line navigation, Git, Visual Studio 2019, Postman, Visual Studio Code, UX/UI Design
  • Brandeis University
    Master of Arts (M.A, Sustainable International Development
    Brandeis University
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)
    Master’s research topic — “Innovative Approaches to Improve Land Tenure Security in Urban Informal Settlements in Medellin, Colombia”
  • Skidmore College
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A, Anthropology; Spanish Language and Literature
    Skidmore College
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2008 (5 years)
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    LARA - Land Administration Reform in Afghanistan
    Manager on charge of coordinate TR team works and liaises between stakeholders and LARA in the first phase of the project. He also worked as Cadastral lead expert for the pilot project for the formalization process (cadastre and registration) of Jalalabad (few areas) using Aumentum OpenTitle in the option period of this project, He was the expert and manager on charge of developing the procedures for the survey and data collection process using Aumentum technology.
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    Innovative Approaches to Improve Land Tenure Security in Urban Informal Settlements A Case Study in Medellín, Colombia
    Jan 2014
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    Aid in Haiti: When and If International Assistance Efforts Will Succeed
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    Can the Fading Caribbean Island-States Thrive in the World of Alternative Energy?
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    As Population Shifts to Cities, Mongolia Focuses on Mapping and Land Registration
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