Cheryl Moeller's Curriculum Vitae

High Tech Kids 11/2011 - Present

Executive Director

Founder and Co-Managing Partner - STEM Consultant

• New venture focused on fostering and supporting quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education for all students and interested audiences.

Moeller Ventures, LLC, doing business as Moeller MultiMedia: 9/05-present

STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Consultant

• Supervised content development of youth designed video game that includes electricity concepts taught in the Bakken Museum field trip program
• Developed and implemented social marketing strategy for start-up Devpeak Technologies LLC

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Minnesota 5/10–8/10

STEPS (Science Technology Engineering Preview Summer) Camp for Girls 

Electronics Instructor

• Developed and taught a customized electronic project class that focused on building a LED spinner.

The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis Minnesota 9/04-4/10

Training and Professional Development Coordinator 1/10-4/10

Responsible for the coordination and oversight of museum’s training and professional development for education programs

• Evaluated 3M Visiting Wizard Program Kits for alignment with proposed Minnesota State Science Standards and recommending improvements in curriculum and training

Community and Corporate Relations Manager:  6/08–1/10

Manager of relationships with corporations and other technical organizations for purpose of developing sponsorship program and growing revenue

• Identified and researched corporate prospects and donors
• Led strategy development for community and corporate partners
• Identified, developed and obtained new sponsors and sponsorship packages for programs, exhibits and events
• Led sponsorship project management
• Conducted VIP (CEO, physician, executive) tours
• Executed First Bakken Museum Scholarship Fundraiser (Earl Bakken’s 85^th Birthday)
• Identify prospects, invite and conduct monthly Behind The Scenes Tours

K-12 Field Trip Coordinator 1/08-6/08

Responsible for planning, training and executing the Bakken Museum Field Trip Program

• Supervised education staff of 10 and volunteers
• Developed and improved training materials for educators
• Mentored and coached new teachers on technical information and effective delivery techniques
• Identified, planned and executed professional development for educators and volunteers

Science Educator 9/04-1/08

Taught Bakken Museum Field Trip Workshop and Tours, Girl Scout Programs, Summer Camp

• Researched, developed and implemented timeline of electrical cardiac milestones Exhibit
• Developed, taught and improved Girl Scout Outreach Program electricity projects
• Designed take home “hands on” electricity projects for Family Science Saturdays.

Medtronic Inc., Fridley, Minnesota 11/90-8/92

Senior Product Engineer

Senior Product Engineer responsible for the design, performance and manufacturing yield issues of the ELITE dual chamber pacemaker.  Other responsibilities included:

• Provided technical product information to internal technical support, FAEs and physicians
• Updated product and test documentation to FDA standards.
• Completed technical documentation transfer for ELITE to Cardiac Pacemaker Inc.
• Led corporate task force to investigate implanted ELITE pacemaker abnormalities and returned failures.
• Participated in development teams for new pacemakers
• Improved wafer, hybrid, and final package test yields by improving test methods and analyzing guardbanding limits
• Co-chaired corporate ESD Prevention Team

VTC Inc., Bloomington, Minnesota 2/88-11/90

Product Engineer      

Responsible for the product engineering of the Advanced CMOS Logic (ACL) product line

Honeywell Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota 1/86-1/88

CMOS Product Engineer

CMOS product engineer at Honeywell’s Solid State Electronics R&D Center responsible for enhancing die and package yields, improving quality and lowering product cost.

Honors:

• IEEE Educator of the Year (2007)

Presenter / Panelist: 

• Normandale College, Women Engineer Panelist :  2010
• E4 (Excellence in Elementary Engineering Education) Conference, Presenter:  2010
• MISF (Minnesota Independent School Forum), STEM Panelist:  2008

Academic Experience:

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 1985

• BS Electrical Engineering - December 1985

 Community Service, Eagan Minnesota 1992-present

• MN Science Consortium Planning Committee member
• MHTA (Minnesota High Tech Association) K-12 STEM Committee member
• MHTA (Minnesota High Tech Association) STEM Scholarship Review Panel
• SWE (Society of Women Engineers) Outreach Committee member
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Education and Engineering in Biology and Medicine Chapter member
• IT Collaborative High School Outreach Committee member
• Youth Soccer Manager and Coach
• Chairperson of Woodland Elementary Site Council
• Co-Chair of Parent Connection Program
• Built a School Community Garden and Outdoor Classroom
• ·Religious facilitator for youth and adult education