Isabel Zaro

Las Vegas·—·—

AI education product leader trusted to solve ambiguous problems with a learner-first approach.

Professional Experience

DeepLearning.AI

Curriculum Product Manager | December 2023 – present
  • Lead team of 5 technical & education contractors through 0-to-1 development of 120 hour Data Analytics Professional Certificate program w/ generative AI videos & labs (pre-enrollment on Coursera)
  • Co-develop Andrew Ng's AI Python for Beginners (vision, labs, direction) NPS 67 & 300,000+ enrolled
  • Build & deploy custom RAG app (Chroma, Langchain, Hugging Face) with vectorstores for 300,000+ words
  • Direct 30+ days of filming for 100s of educational videos (talent management, real-time edits & direction)
  • Implement testing feedback, monitoring metrics & qualitative comments via GitHub tickets & Google Forms
  • Manage editing for 100s of videos, with Descript & Frame.io, Speechlab for voice clones
  • Develop partner relationships resulting in long-term partnerships & interest in future courses
  • Build Product Team processes via template sharing, video tutorials & onboarding buddy system
  • Propose feature development for DeepLearning.AI platform: XP system, UI improvements, content paths

Education

Volunteer Work

Q3 Student Partners

Community Advisory Board Member | January 2021 – August 2023
  • Advise the creation of affordable, program-based postsecondary student housing

Leaders in Training

Mentor | January 2020 – May 2022
  • Guide first generation college students through college and scholarship application process

Signs of Hope Las Vegas

Victim Advocate | January 2019 – present
  • Advocate for clients who arrive at University Medical Center for a SANE exam (rape kit)

Skills

  • Proficient: Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
  • Some experience: R, Python, OCaml, Ruby
  • SafeTalk suicide prevention certification
  • Licensure: Physical Science, Computer Science

Professional Development

Google Project Management Specialization

Coursera

March 2022
  • Six month specialization covering project management documentation, communication, and best practices