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Liletta Proctor

Baltimore MD

Summary

Conscientious, personable, detail-oriented professional with experience in project management, volunteer recruitment, and literacy tutoring seeks to leverage and enhance these skills towards fulfillment of Reading Partners mission. Demonstrated history of effective oral and written communication skills that facilitate delivery of superior customer service, timely and thorough stakeholder communication and end user support.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Tutor Educator

Ignite Reading
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
7 2023 - Current
  • Provide daily, virtual, 15 minute sessions of Science of Reading-based, Common Core-aligned, literacy tutoring to K–8 students in U.S. public schools.
  • Motivate students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.

Reading Tutor

BookNook
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
01.2023 - Current

Provide one-to-one and small-group literacy tutoring to K-8 grade students in U.S. public schools through reading and discussion of skill-level appropriate texts.

  • Provide regular progress reports for parents and educators, maintaining open lines of communication about student achievements and challenges

Tutor

Cambly, Inc.
Guanajuato, Guanajuato
02.2019 - Current
  • Engage, inspire, humor and coach adult professionals with A2 - B2 CEFR English language proficiency levels to build confidence in their English-speaking skills.
  • Provide one-on-one, customized tutoring sessions, with instruction tailored to align with student's specific needs and interests.
  • Employ wide-ranging, free-flowing conversation, reading and discussion of texts on various topics, listening and discussion of audio files and role play to increase knowledge of American English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, phrasal verbs and idioms.
  • Enhance and ensure students understanding by incorporating relatable, real-life examples into lessons.

AmeriCorps Vista: Volunteer Engagement Ambassador

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington
Washington DC
08.2020 - 08.2021

As AmeriCorps Vista volunteer, built volunteer capacity at 26 social services programs in the Washington, DC metro area.

● Collaborated in development and execution of processes to recruit personnel for ongoing or one- time, in-person, and remote volunteer assignments.

● Participated in revision and implementation of processes to identify recruitment targets, recruit volunteers and screen prospective volunteers

● Assisted in pre-employment processing to review security information from background checks.

● Reviewed documents to ensure completeness, compliance and timely submission for volunteer onboarding

●Devised and implemented process to coordinate IT staff and new volunteers to ensure efficient and appropriate access to technology resources.

● Updated and maintained case-tracking system to process investigations

● Facilitated meetings delivered presentations via ZOOM and Microsoft Teams.

Senior Project Manager

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington DC
09.2017 - 01.2018

Managed ~20 IT professionals in in development and deployment of new software features and functionality for financial reporting systems used by bank regulators throughout the United States.

● Led knowledge transfer efforts during contentious contract transition

● Consulted with and advised customers to define and refine requirements

● Worked in a team setting to accomplish stated goals and work assignments

● Organized work with competing priorities to facilitate on-time delivery of project goals within budget

● Managed and adapted to a constantly changing workflow in a fast-paced environment

● Collaborated with stakeholders to devise new processes for meeting work objectives

Assistant Teacher

Washington School for Girls
Washington DC
08.2016 - 10.2017

Conducted reading assessments, provided small-group and individual pull-out tutoring, and other academic support to students and teachers at private elementary school.

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  • Assisted lead teacher in providing individualized attention to students, resulting in improved academic performance.
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes
  • Assisted in implementation of new learning tools, systems and materials
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
  • Monitored students during quizzes and tests
  • Graded assignments and reported individual progress to teacher
  • Distributed tests, assignments and handouts per teacher specifications
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher

Senior Project Manager Consultant

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Washington DC
01.2015 - 02.2016

Devised and implemented Program Management Office (PMO) processes and Agile methodologies for new Oracle Delivery Center.

● Launched Oracle Delivery Center (ODC) for Agile initiatives throughout the SEC

● Developed and delivered presentations to business units to publicize ODC

● Engaged and advised customers in requirements gathering, definition and refinement

● Worked on various projects concurrently and organized work with competing priorities

● Collaborated with various internal stakeholders to devise processes for meeting work objectives

● Established and tracked project timelines to meet established priorities and deadlines

● Examined incoming and outgoing documents for completeness, required signatures, and accuracy

Senior Project Manager

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Washington DC
01.2007 - 01.2015

Managed software development projects and Production Support tasks for customer-facing financial system with 600+ user base at locations throughout the United States.

● Established, organized, delegated, and tracked project tasks to meet priorities and deadlines

● Facilitated biweekly status meetings with C-level executives

● Facilitated monthly meetings with business stakeholders

● Collaborated with various internal stakeholders to plan and support contiguous software development and infrastructure tasks on integrated systems

● Used automated systems to input data and generate reports

● Provided guidance to customers and Service Desk regarding new processes and functionality

● Conducted root cause analysis and provided troubleshooting for issues with automated systems

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Trinity College
Washington, DC
05.2001 -

Skills

Project Management

Relationship-building

Customer Service

Meeting Facilitation/Presentation skills

Literacy & ESL Tutoring

Training Development & Delivery

Cross Cultural Sensitivity

Software Implementation

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Team Coordination

Certification

Science of Reading Certification

Projectachievements

  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Drove information-gathering, GAP assessment and verification of SDLC documentation during contentious contract transition period., Managed 3 scrum teams’ software development tasks for banking system used by US bank regulators., Devised and trained staff on Service Desk workflow to ensure efficient problem resolution.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Devised, documented and publicized Agile-based processes and procedures for Oracle technology development requests for newly-established Program Management Office (Oracle Delivery Center)., Refined requirements,vetted and authorized project requests.
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Full life cycle management of a database upgrade to 200+ databases that backed all business-critical and customer-facing applications., Managed phased deployment of database client to 2500 desktops at dispersed US locations., Wrote technical and end-user documentation and all project deliverables in alignment with Agency style guide and Information Technology Software Lifecycle Methodology (ITSLCM).
  • The Washington Post, Managed a team of matrixed resources and third-party vendors in a full lifecycle, multi-year project that enabled online ordering and payment for placement of classified advertisements in the print editions., Requirements-gathering,vendor management and implementation of an interactive voice response (IVR) system that facilitated a 30% reduction in Circulation Call Center staffing., Managed the implementation of an IT governance system that standardized the work request process for 300+ custom, pre- and post-press systems, resulting in resource optimization, improved transparency and traceability of system changes.

Pronouns

she/her

Timeline

Reading Tutor

BookNook
01.2023 - Current

AmeriCorps Vista: Volunteer Engagement Ambassador

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington
08.2020 - 08.2021

Tutor

Cambly, Inc.
02.2019 - Current

Senior Project Manager

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), U.S. Department of the Treasury
09.2017 - 01.2018

Assistant Teacher

Washington School for Girls
08.2016 - 10.2017

Senior Project Manager Consultant

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
01.2015 - 02.2016

Senior Project Manager

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
01.2007 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Trinity College
05.2001 -

Tutor Educator

Ignite Reading
7 2023 - Current

Science of Reading Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Foundations

Scrum Master Accredited CertificationTM (ASM)

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate (TESOL)

Science of Reading Certification

Project Management Certificate, Western Carolina University
Technical Management Program, UCLA-Extension

Maryland Real Estate Salesperson

Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI)

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