Hi, I’m Cristy,
an Operations Director in the DC area.
I enjoy working with growth-stage startups by building strategy, improving processes, and optimizing for efficiency.
Currently, at Skillcrush I oversee the development and delivery of digital courses, instruction, and career coaching. That means working closely with Product, Marketing, and Sales to deliver courses our students love – with the goal of getting more women into tech.
My favorite parts of the work I do? Figuring out complex problems and being committed to a bigger mission.
What’s next? I’m interested in expanding my work in product management.
In my spare time, I like woodworking, eating cheese, and traveling (my pre-pandemic favorite activity!). I’m also very into financial independence.
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Things I do well:
- Develop processes to make work more efficient and less manual
- Optimize cross-functional communication so teams can do their best work
- Own team priorities and ensure they’re met on time and on budget (or under!)
- Hire and manage teams so high performers grow happily in their roles
- Create and implement high-level strategy
- Project management
- User testing
- Talk to customers to ensure I deeply understand their needs
- Learn new things!
I’m also a Certified Scrum Product Owner and trained in people management.
In previous roles, I’ve worked as a freelance web developer, marketing coordinator, and patent illustrator.