Founder and CEO @ Supports institutions to use open education models to improve student success. - Eliminates textbook costs as a barrier - Ensures quality instructional design - Supports faculty success and development - Analyzes and improves learning results Leads the Kaleidoscope Project (www.projectkaleidoscope.org) which is funded through a Next Generation Learning Challenges grant. The project creates and implements open general education courses, with a specific focus on improving success of at-risk students. From August 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) Portland, Oregon AreaPrincipal @ Thanos Partners provides strategic consulting to the education technology community and the companies that serve that sector. With extensive experience in open technologies and open education models, Thanos Partners supports communities, institutions and companies to understand and adopt new models for collaboration, sustainability and profitable growth. From May 2001 to October 2012 (11 years 6 months) Vice President, Technical Services @ Created, staffed and managed the team responsible for all interaction with customers in higher education including client management, technical support and professional services. Managed the software testing and quality assurance function. Member of the Executive Team reporting to the CEO. From January 1999 to May 2001 (2 years 5 months) Semiconductor Operations Manager @ From May 1993 to January 1999 (5 years 9 months)

BA, International Relations @ Boston University From 1986 to 1989 Kim Thanos is skilled in: Higher Education, Instructional Design, E-Learning, Teaching, Educational Technology, Open Educational Resources, Distance Learning, Strategic Planning, Staff Development, Public Speaking, Instructional Technology, Learning Management Systems, Program Development, Open Source, Leadership