Laura Alvarado
Content Developer-Program Manager at Microsoft
San José Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolLaura Alvarado is a bilingual Content Developer and Program Manager based in San José, Costa Rica, with three years of focused experience at Microsoft and a decade-plus background in learning and development, instructional design, and language education. She designs and delivers technical and non-technical learning for global audiences across synchronous, asynchronous, and blended modalities, and has led geographically distributed teams of up to nine instructional designers and six language instructors. Her work blends educational technology (Moodle and LMS administration), curriculum design, and hands-on delivery—skills reinforced by an MA in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education from The University of Manchester. Comfortable managing budgets, governance models, and stakeholder communication, she has repeatedly improved operational processes and teacher performance through coaching and clear metrics. Fluent in English and Spanish, she brings practical translation and interpretation experience that strengthens cross-cultural collaboration and content localization. Colleagues describe her as a learning-first leader who fosters inclusive, high-performing teams by leading from example and prioritizing knowledge sharing.
3 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MA Digital Technologies, Communication and Education (TESOL), Educational/Instructional Technology, Distinction, MA Digital Technologies, Communication and Education (TESOL), Educational/Instructional Technology, Distinction at The University of ManchesterMaster's in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Master's, Master's in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Master's at Universidad de Costa Rica
French, Spanish, English
Github Skills (8)
python9
kubernetes9
devops5
dotnet4
github4
bicep4
windows1
microsoft1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
lauraAlvEl/Spoon-Knife
Dec 2023 - Dec 2023
This repo is for demonstration purposes only.
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 1 day
lauraAlvEl/Spoon-Knife.NET
Dec 2023 - Dec 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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