Denonte McKinney

About Denonte McKinney

An innovative educator and Project Manager with eight years of experience supporting senior leadership teams in fast-paced learning environments. Leader and effective communicator who applies acute time management and organization skills to managing and executing sensitive or high-level special projects, providing business support, and designing and delivering solutions while meeting both business and stakeholder needs. Strong ability to build relationships, collaborate and strategize cross-functionally, create and manage project plans, keep tasks organized and on track, and manage the scope of work during a project life cycle. Provides senior leadership with effective guidance and solutions on project status, planning, impact, and success. Career Accomplishments - Led an onboarding project to streamline the process for new hires and minimize high turnover; met with Human Resources to create organizational plans, gather requirements and develop a visual customer journey to improve employee experience and engagement; resulted in a new resource tool improving the onboarding process and a reducing turnover by 50%- Collaborated with senior leadership to create an organizational-wide reopening plan for COVID-19 in a high-stakes environment; collaborated with the Assistant Principal to gather requirements, identify risks, manage project timeline, and improve stakeholder communication- Selected to lead a professional development training project for over 40 employees to increase company-wide diversity and inclusion; resulting in an increased employee ability to streamline communications, organize operations and increase stakeholder relationships while simultaneously developing standard operating procedures amongst the staff. A question for educators: What software products have you used in your classroom and how did they impact your student\'s academic or behavioral performance?

Experience

1. Lead Tech Instructor

   Black Girls Code

   Jun 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Successfully taught JavaScript to a diverse group of over 40 individuals, ranging from beginners to advanced learners- Developed and delivered a comprehensive JavaScript training curriculum, including hands-on coding exercises and real-world projects- Implemented effective teaching strategies to ensure students grasped core concepts and mastered the JavaScript curriculum- Tracked and documented student progress, resulting in a 95% rate among participants.

Education

• Columbia Engineering

  Digital Marketing Certificate, Digital Marketing, A-

  2020 — 2020

• Southern Connecticut State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Sociology

  2010 — 2014