Jamila Otieno

Product and Operations Manager – Duke Applied Machine Learning Group

• Coordinating and launching The Phoenix Project, a tech internship program for over 200 students who lost their jobs due to the pandemic
  • Spearheading tasks essential to the program’s success, such as acquiring grant funding, sourcing mentors and project assistants, and finalizing project teams
  • Initiating partnerships with other top universities and establishing a vetting and onboarding process for non-Duke participants
• Formulating and documenting our mission statement, long-term business strategy, and operations
• Establishing a system of vetting and acquiring new clients
• Redesigning the onboarding process for new members

Feb 2020 – Present
Durham, NC

Project Manager – Duke University Phoenix Project

• Advising project leads on navigating client and team relationships to foster healthy communication across divisions
• Setting and communicating clear deliverables with the teams to ensure timely completion of the project

May 2020 – Present 
Durham, NC

Science Department Intern – Cobb County School District

• Conducted a district-wide research project to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers’ lesson plans based on the new GA Standards of Excellence
• Organized science-related events, such as the Georgia Science Olympiad, for 2000+ participants
• Developed resources for the Cobb Teaching and Learning System
• Collaborated with Title I Supervisors to create unique opportunities for low income students

Jan 2019 – May 2019 
Marietta, GA