Cathy R. Springs

About Cathy R. Springs

I unretired, went back under contract, and added PLTW and CS2N trainings to become a STEM Robotics teacher in the 2024-25 school year. In Clark County (CCSD)schools, I have served as a co-lead in the ELA department and, including my Texas educator years, I have over 20 years as an educator/leader, I was in full support of all change decisions by my principal. My vision remains the same, to see schools use blended learning opportunities and get closer to how the outside world functions using technology. Outside of education, have extensive experience working with 1) worldwide Enterprise customers in manufacturing, telecommunications, and entertainment, 2) Residential customers in (PV) renewable solar energy and technology, 3) School District students, educators, and administrators and 4) Retail Merchandising, focused on the world\'s largest retail customer. Demonstrated skills in strategic development, consulting, training, sales, marketing, and high profile account planning with goals toward flawless execution. On the for-profit business side, experienced in developing new business by profiling, qualifying and nurturing target market relationships; developing and implementing strategic plans; developing marketing programs and training field sales teams; selling and closing software tools and telecommunications deals working in both the B2B high tech and B2C marketplaces. Most recently, training K-12 educators and administrators on the most effective classroom management strategies & techniques.Specialties: PLTW Automation & Robotics, Design & Modeling and CS2N certifications. Education transformational leadership, strategic alignment; business development, training, mentoring, merchandising, marketing and sales; customer relations and problem-solving; account management; e-business infrastructure solutionsIndustry Experience: Public Education, Educational Software Solutions/Sales, Educational Management Solutions, Telecommunications;(PV) Solar Renewable Energy; Semiconductors and Related Software; Gaming/Music/Film/Television Entertainment

Experience

1. Stem Robotics Teacher

   Clark County School District

   Aug 2024 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

   I have accepted the role as Robotics Teacher at Mike O’Callaghan Middle School i3 Learn Academy. I teach Explorations 6 and Robotics 7th and 8th.

Education

• Texas Tech University

  Master's Degree and Reading Specialist Certification, Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Arts in Education (MAED), School Administration and Supervision, K-12

  2015 — 2017

• University of Phoenix

  MBA, E-Business

  2001 — 2003

• Indiana University Kokomo

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Education

  1976 — 1978

Skills

• Saas
• Business Development
• Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Development
• Marketing
• Mobile Devices
• Cloud Computing
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Wireless
• Product Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Product Management
• Semiconductors
• Leadership
• Consumer Electronics