Multiple workstreams
A Design x Engineering capstone required coordination across teams and deliverables.
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Program Manager
Make moving parts move together.
Instructional leader and technical product practitioner bringing team coordination, cross-disciplinary delivery, curriculum improvement, and stakeholder communication to program management. Managed 6 instructional staff and launched a Design x Engineering capstone across multiple teams, timelines, and deliverables. Also designs, budgets, and facilitates recurring adult workshops.
Grounded in her supplied experience. Review details before applying.
THE FOUNDATION IS ALREADY THERE
What she brings.
People and delivery
Managed 6 instructional staff and supported 225+ career changers.
Repeatable programs
Workshop budgeting and facilitation provide hands-on operational experience.
FROM HERE TO THERE
A future worth
building toward.
Future resumes are a way to see the destination. These are proposed additions, not completed achievements.
- 01
Program management portfolio
Created a program charter, milestone and dependency plan, risk and issue log, and stakeholder status report grounded in a documented case study.
- 02
Retrospective and process improvement
Published a retrospective identifying delivery friction, decisions, and a practical improvement plan.
The work that gets her there
CANDACE ROGUECURRENT EXPERIENCE
Candace Rogue
Program Manager
Atlanta, GA · 757-392-4793 · candacerogue@gmail.com
candacerogue.com · Open to NYC hybrid
Instructional leader and technical product practitioner bringing team coordination, cross-disciplinary delivery, curriculum improvement, and stakeholder communication to program management. Managed 6 instructional staff and launched a Design x Engineering capstone across multiple teams, timelines, and deliverables. Also designs, budgets, and facilitates recurring adult workshops.
Relevant skills · established background
Cross-functional coordination, instructional leadership, stakeholder communication, curriculum audits, workshop budgeting, delivery planning, Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Trello
Professional experience
Lead UX Design Instructor
- Guided 225+ career changers and managed 6 instructional staff, with 100% graduation requirement fulfillment.
- Launched a Design x Engineering capstone connecting UX and software engineering students across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
- Partnered with Product and Learning Development to audit curriculum, address student feedback, and align assignments with professional workflows.
- Reviewed AI curriculum with Product and championed accessibility and inclusive design.
Founder, Lead Artist & Facilitator
- Design, budget, and facilitate recurring Adult Recess workshops that introduce adults to hands-on creative disciplines.
Lead Front End Engineer & Product Manager
- Led the applications team through the Blavity News redesign; established code review practices and DRY standards.
- Built UI components and design system documentation with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to improve accessibility, consistency, and handoffs.
- Re-engineered internal newsletter tools serving 1M+ subscribers; contributed jwPlayer API integration, modal libraries, and state management to the Travel Noire app launch.
- Implemented AMP pages, ads, and Google Analytics across 5 sites, with ad revenue upward of $350K in under a year; led design and development for a $300K Toyota Corolla campaign.
Founder & Consultant, UX & Development
- Lead UX strategy, product design, and Shopify and WordPress development, helping e-commerce clients scale to $100K+ in annual revenue.
- Build design systems with interaction standards, voice and tone guidance, and documentation for client teams.
- Partner with founders, developers, and stakeholders on product strategy, user journeys, and WCAG-aligned experiences.
UX Mentor
- Mentored 30+ designers through individualized learning plans and actionable feedback on prototypes, user flows, and iterations.
- Coached designers to communicate design rationale to engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Multi-Disciplinary Designer & Developer
- Designed and developed responsive websites using WordPress, PHP, React Native, and Bootstrap.
Education
Designlab | AI in Product Design Certificate | 2026
Howard University | B.B.A. International Business & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude | 2009 - 2013
Selected presentations
CANDACE ROGUEFUTURE EXAMPLE
Candace Rogue
Program Manager
Atlanta, GA · 757-392-4793 · candacerogue@gmail.com
candacerogue.com · Open to NYC hybrid
A vision to work toward. This is an illustrative future resume, not an application-ready statement of current qualifications. Every new claim must be completed and verified before use.
Program manager candidate combining instructional leadership and cross-functional product work with a documented program management portfolio. Coordinates stakeholders, dependencies, communication, and continuous improvement across education and technical initiatives.
Future additions · after completion
Program management portfolio
Created a program charter, milestone and dependency plan, risk and issue log, and stakeholder status report grounded in a documented case study.
Retrospective and process improvement
Published a retrospective identifying delivery friction, decisions, and a practical improvement plan.
Relevant skills · established background
Cross-functional coordination, instructional leadership, stakeholder communication, curriculum audits, workshop budgeting, delivery planning, Asana, ClickUp, Notion, Trello
Professional experience
Lead UX Design Instructor
- Guided 225+ career changers and managed 6 instructional staff, with 100% graduation requirement fulfillment.
- Launched a Design x Engineering capstone connecting UX and software engineering students across teams, timelines, and deliverables.
- Partnered with Product and Learning Development to audit curriculum, address student feedback, and align assignments with professional workflows.
- Reviewed AI curriculum with Product and championed accessibility and inclusive design.
Founder, Lead Artist & Facilitator
- Design, budget, and facilitate recurring Adult Recess workshops that introduce adults to hands-on creative disciplines.
Lead Front End Engineer & Product Manager
- Led the applications team through the Blavity News redesign; established code review practices and DRY standards.
- Built UI components and design system documentation with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to improve accessibility, consistency, and handoffs.
- Re-engineered internal newsletter tools serving 1M+ subscribers; contributed jwPlayer API integration, modal libraries, and state management to the Travel Noire app launch.
- Implemented AMP pages, ads, and Google Analytics across 5 sites, with ad revenue upward of $350K in under a year; led design and development for a $300K Toyota Corolla campaign.
Founder & Consultant, UX & Development
- Lead UX strategy, product design, and Shopify and WordPress development, helping e-commerce clients scale to $100K+ in annual revenue.
- Build design systems with interaction standards, voice and tone guidance, and documentation for client teams.
- Partner with founders, developers, and stakeholders on product strategy, user journeys, and WCAG-aligned experiences.
UX Mentor
- Mentored 30+ designers through individualized learning plans and actionable feedback on prototypes, user flows, and iterations.
- Coached designers to communicate design rationale to engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Multi-Disciplinary Designer & Developer
- Designed and developed responsive websites using WordPress, PHP, React Native, and Bootstrap.
Education
Designlab | AI in Product Design Certificate | 2026
Howard University | B.B.A. International Business & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude | 2009 - 2013
Selected presentations
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