Laney Kawaguchi

Director of Student Work Experience at V School.



• Manage Work Experience team and oversee Work Experience projects utilizing Agile SCRUM methodology.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with hiring partners.

• Develop strategy and customized plans to accommodate partnership types:

1) community projects;

2) paid projects/contracts;

3) internships.

• Work to ensure the Student Work Experience (NPS) is successful for both client and students



Director of Outcomes

"The best part of my job is that I get to help people every day!"



• Oversaw Outcomes team of 7, planned department goals to break into initiatives and tasks. Provide support for the team to fulfill and complete projects.

• Provide career preparation training on Resumes, Cover Letters, Interviewing and Communication to help people who changed careers and new students get jobs.

• Taught live career preparation workshops each week to 25+ current students.

• Worked with 35+ students weekly for career mentoring for the job huntcreate a job search plan of action customized based on each student's job history, goals, and coding skills.

• Built and maintained relationships with local tech companies to setup company tours, find talent, and give back to the growing coding community.

• Learned and built new career-preparation training materials based on the most current up to date trends.

• Managed and implemented analytics reporting to allow stakeholders to make data-driven decisions about business.