Brian Thomas
Operations & Talent Leader | Systems Design | Data-Driven Process Improvement | K–12 Education | HR & SaaS Implementation.
- Role
- Assistant Principal of Operations at Ascend Schools
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brian Thomas
13+ years of experience across charter schools, talent acquisition, and software implementation. Expertise in building efficient systems, managing teams, and using data to strengthen operations. Key responsibilities have included staff on-boarding & off-boarding, meeting agenda setting, budget management, resolving conflict amongst peers and emergency preparedness.
Experience
Assistant Principal of Operations
Jul 2025 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Identified all major annual projects and events and built milestone plans to ensure timely training, delegation, and execution covering 15–20 major initiatives per month, including report card conferences for 260 families, state testing, field trips, and ongoing compliance reporting. Planned and facilitated weekly meetings to align 30+ stakeholders on systems, responsibilities, and upcoming events while meeting with senior leaders before cascading information to all teams to ensure clarity and consistent execution. Managed an operations team of 3 and a leadership team of 4 to strengthen academic systems, staff culture, student culture, and co-location workflows contributing to smoother event coordination and increased parent satisfaction. Oversaw all school operations including facilities, transportation, schedules, rosters, databases, payroll, benefits, and compliance for a staff of 30. Managed a $1.2M budget and vendor relationships while ensuring compliance with health and safety laws, state mandates, and HR requirements. Codified, rolled-out, and managed systems for 15+ daily systems around routines to maximize safety and efficiency for over 260 students and 30 staff members.
Education
Williams College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Psychology; Africana Studies
2008 — 2012
Skills
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
- Teaching
- Editing
- Program Evaluation
- Higher Education
- Volunteer Management
- Nonprofits
- Public Speaking
- Research
- Microsoft Excel
- Tutoring
- Grant Writing
- Qualitative Research
- Event Planning
- Curriculum Design
- Mentoring
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