Steve is a versatile, resourceful, dependable team player with a unique, granular, personal and professional perspective and a proven success record in Inclusive and Special Education, Transition – School to Work, School to College and Education Technology. Steve is an analytical, persistent, problem solver who thrives on challenges, is calm under pressure and gets the job done. He is a bright, diligent and resourceful team builder with outstanding communications and strong interpersonal skills recognized by his peers and colleagues for his playful, creative and original style. Steve is a quietly assertive, hands-on leader and coach with experience building and growing projects from concept to completion and beyond. As a lifelong learner he has consistently been cited for using creative and lateral thinking to produce actionable solutions by developing, integrating and motivating cross-functional teams. Areas of Knowledge and Experience: Education administration and supervision; New program design, launch and development; Program management; Developing community networks; Research; Recommending and initiating ideas; Interviewing and connecting influencers and decision-makers; Compliance issues; Curriculum writing; Delivering speeches and presentations; Leading workshops and training; Consulting; Extensive domestic and international travel; Spokesperson.

Vice President, Education -Transition Strategist @ Use my unique experiences, knowledge and achievements to help build and grow Identifor, a powerful, tool that helps individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities systematically uncover their underlying strengths to reveal their unique abilities and match them with relevant career options. Looking beyond standardized measures, merging computer game play technology, norm-based data analytics, and artificial intelligence, 3 time-tested personal assessment frameworks are integrated: Multiple Intelligences (Gardner), Executive Functions (McCloskey) and Personality Coding (Holland) to learn instantly, and over time, where students’ precise skills, abilities and interests lie. Leading schools, clinicians, researchers, agencies specializing in career readiness and training, HR departments and parents use tangible information revealed through Identifor’s free tools and “Dashboard” to generate sophisticated analytics to see students’ precise skills, abilities and interests. Soon to be released is a mobile Life Coach app for teens and adults with developmental disabilities that will bring Abby (our artificial intelligence-driven avatar) to smartphones, smartwatches and tablets. Our platform enhancement will help the user address situations they may find themselves in over during the day: in school settings, on the job, in housing situations, transportation and just socializing with others in numerous settings (movies, shopping, etc.). Abby – the artificial intelligence engine – can respond to queries about anything making her abilities limited by only one’s own imagination. Our cutting edge technology helps create true community independence by identifying young adult's abilities allowing schools and agencies to build upon them to provide meaningful career opportunities and support them in all areas of the community. From November 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) NYC Tri-State AreaChief Education Specialist @ Steve assisted in early stages of product development of unique, multi award winning, mobile learning platform designed for the synchronized use of mobile devices in education allowing teachers to create content, engage students digitally and assess students in real time. From May 2012 to November 2014 (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaSolutions Provider @ As client representative for SIA, a leading, international, dynamic advertising company specializing in experiential and marketing, Steve worked with Fortune 1000 companies in applying advergaming; virtual reality; touch-screens; cameraction; new media – innovative spaces for marketing and advertising that allowed brands to communicate with consumers such as digital signage; interactive floors and store windows and other surfaces; simulation and visualization for solutions and training in virtual reality technology for companies and educational institutions and ad-webgames: internet-based interactive game and virtual communities. From September 2009 to May 2012 (2 years 9 months) Educator @ Steve has held many positions during 33 years experience in and around special, inclusive, alternative and residential education including: master teacher, administrator, curriculum specialist, grant writer, teacher-mentor, program-developer, school-wide professional development workshop leader, text writer, adjunct professor, athletic director, Special Olympics organizer and private consultant. Received numerous citations for work he initiated and refined for the New York City Department of Education.In addition to 2 Master’s Degrees in education, Steve holds various teaching and administrative licenses and certifications in both New York State and New Jersey. Steve has repeatedly been described as curious and able to merge theory with the practical and functional in both design and follow through. His unusual skill-set coupled with his attention to detail and optimism has allowed him to produce many quantifiable solutions for a multitude of education challenges. From September 1976 to September 2009 (33 years 1 month) Founder and Director @ Founder/Director of first independent education consultancy in the US dedicated to transition services. Guided team of skilled experts in designing S-T-W programs by linking private, public & residential schools with business & industry. Cited for “best practice” initiatives & innovative strategies for all students. Team worked with local, county, community & state stakeholders on both long & short-term projects. Organized & led many workshops & training related to IEP & curriculum-based transition objectives. Assigned a managing role in a variety of projects with NJDOE's Office of Special Programs including representing a state school-to-career & transition services consortium that helped define statewide policy & monitored/provided technical assistance to local school districts in an effort to comply with state & federal mandates. This led to selection to represent New Jersey in the National Forum on School to Work & Youth with Disabilities sponsored by the US Departments of Education & Labor, hosted by the National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities in Washington, DC. Assisted student groups in developing & presenting several NJDOE sponsored, statewide, student self-advocacy conferences attended, each year, by more than five hundred students & one hundred educators from around the state. Provided follow-up technical assistance to conference participants.Helped supervise grant project with the US Department of Education.Oversaw situational analysis for both students & districts involved in litigation. Provided testimony at New Jersey congressional hearings. From January 1997 to January 2000 (3 years 1 month) Millburn, New Jersey

Master of Arts, Special Education @ New York UniversityMaster of Science, Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision @ Queens College Steven Keisman is skilled in: Special Education, IEP, Education Law, Disability Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, Intellectual..., Educational Technology, Curriculum Assessment, Curriculum Development, Instructional Technology, Education Administration, Student Self-Advocacy, Transition Planning, School-to-Work, Integrating Technology..., Teaching, Curriculum Design, Product Development, Curriculum Mapping, Multiple Intelligences, Learning Theory, Career Assessment, Program Management, Early-stage Startups, Marketing Strategy, Public Speaking