Staff
Alfred Solis
Director of New Media
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Alfred Solis went to college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he graduated with Honors in Mechanical Engineering. Alfred then chose a career with Andersen Consulting, currently Accenture, doing business/internet consulting and later joined a Bay Area Venture Fund, CreateLabs.
After September 11th, Alfred changed his career to embark on his greatest challenge of teaching students Math & Physics at High Tech High (HTH) in San Diego. He used his industry experience to create Project Based Learning (PBL) that reflected corporate best practices (See Digital Portfolio). Alfred transitioned to Professional Development & Dissemination for HTH, while introducing PBL to after school programs for Beyond The Bell Branch (BTBB) of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Alfred's classroom has been visited by Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and numerous international dignitaries in the field of educational reform.
At BIE, Alfred is responsible for expanding BIE's Web 2.0 presence and other technologies to support and enhance the PBL experience. He also specializes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for BIE.
