Kylene Chinsio Shen brings more than 18 years of experience in the education industry to her role as Director of Product for Empirical Education. Since receiving her MSEd from Northwestern University, she has worked as a curriculum developer on an NSF-funded environmental science initiative for high school students and has served as an elementary school teacher and math specialist in inner-city Boston. As an instructional designer and product manager at Kaplan K12's student technology division, Shen managed the development, implementation, and support of seven online education products. At Empirical Education, she oversees the production and marketing team in the development of company products, identification of new prospects and partnerships, and evaluation and improvement of company processes.