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Created computer generated content on a contractual basis. Create and Upload computer generated stock footage and images for general sale on Pond5.Produced over 10,700 stock footage clips and images, facilitating the efficient creation of professional publications and video productions.Modeled over 200 3d models of important chemical structures.

Belize

Lived and worked in rural Belize helping to improve the capacity of local organizations and improve the health of the community. • Co-taught over 76 Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) lessons, impacting over 150 students. Lessons covered a variety of content with teachers at El Progresso Community School, the local primary school. • Improved the capacity of the local Community Platform in Health (CPH), part of an initiative through the Inter-American Development Bank and the Belize Ministry of Health, to identify core health concerns and conduct effective health interventions. Additionally developed a manual covering all basic health concerns as well as core project design and management concepts. • Co-facilitated 12 Mobile Clinics, whereby over 244 women and their children under five (5) years of age received vital post natal care and education. • Assisted in the development of a community water purification system. • Organized in conjunction with 4 other Peace Corps volunteers and the District Health Educator 3 Wellness Days in the nearby town. • Developed with five (5) other Peace Corps volunteers on the HFLE Manual Taskforce the official HFLE Teachers Manual, composed of sample unit plans, core concepts and facts, and sample activities. • Designed, developed and implemented a website for Peace Corps volunteers and their counterparts conduct HFLE lessons and permits Peace Corps volunteers to easily record their HFLE lessons and automatically calculate quantitative data for the Volunteer Reporting Form. • Designed in conjunction with seven (7) other Peace Corps volunteers a large scale permanent exhibit for the Peace Corps Belize office showing the mutual development of Peace Corps in Belize and Belize itself. • Produced in conjunction with two (2) other volunteers a 10 minute long promotional video describing various aspects of life as a Peace Corps Belize volunteer. • Designed and developed the 2018 Annual Report.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked at the Global Entrepreneurship Network to prepare the company’s website for their yearly week-long event, Global Entrepreneurship Week, held in 160 countries.Analyzed and fixed user interface issues, including broken links, missing content, broken layout, improperly styled content and incorrect logos and images.Managed new users and events, including correcting inaccurate informationTested and facilitated debugging of new features, specifically new geolocation services, bulk management systems and changes in the dynamic display of content.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collaborated in a small team as part of a graduate level practicum at American University to develop a variety of deliverables aimed at improving the marketing potential for PartnersGlobal’s training programConducted market research for the marketability of PartnersGlobal’s training, focussing on markets within countries currently being considered for PartnersGlobal expansion.Wrote a market report based on the market research, providing clearly and concisely both the results of the research and making marketing recommendations based on the resultsDeveloped 2 feedback forms, 1 for general feedback and 1 tailored to the PartnersGlobal training, to facilitate collection of client feedback and permitting PartnersGlobal to focus its marketing strategy to address the needs and wants of clients

Assisted development of the READY Initiative's curriculum. Developed training manuals in web design and development. Facilitated communications and engagement with students in the Egyptian pilot program.

Southern Province, Zambia

Lived and worked in rural Zambia facilitating development of the local health infrastructure. Trained individuals and organizations on the key health initiatives of the Ministry of Health: HIV/AIDS; Malaria; Nutrition; Sanitation; Safe Motherhood; Child Health and Nutrition.Trained 8 Neighborhood Health Committees (NHC) on the basic health concepts and how to implement health education and village health inspections, as well as basic organizational management. Conducted monthly follow-up visits to each NHC. Wrote, received and managed $4,000 grant to build capacity of the NHCs providing vital local health outreach and promote health education at the village level through construction of 6 health posts, significantly increasing access to health education and basic health services to over 10,000 villagers.Trained NHCs and Community Health Workers (CHWs) on proper administration of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria, permitting each health post and NHC the ability to conduct these tests at the local level, increasing access to malaria testing for over 10,000 villagers.Instructed mothers of children under five years of age in a variety of health topics, including nutrition, safe motherhood, malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, and sanitation, enabling over 340 families to make behaviour changes that promote healthy lifestyles.Wrote and translated into the local language 2 user friendly manuals that detailed all health and organizational information needed for operational effectiveness, facilitating the periodic retraining of CHWs and NHCs, and serving as a reference for vital technical health information.Compiled a comprehensive dictionary in the Citonga language to aid current and future Peace Corps Volunteers who are learning the Citonga language.Coordinated yearly assessments of 10 villages in various community health related metrics, facilitating effective project design and monitoring.Promoted greater cross cultural understanding between Americans and Zambians.

Williamsburg, Va

Designed and managed the website for the community service organization RotarAct at the College of William and Mary.Redesigned, coded and tested all pages of the website, ensuring compliance with W3C standards.Ensured efficient dissemination of information on projects to more than 40 members.

Williamsburg, Va

Redesigned and managed the website for the co-ed community service organization Alpha Phi Omega, Nu Rho charter at the College of William and Mary.Coded and tested all pages of the website, ensuring compliance with W3C standards.Ensured efficient dissemination of information on projects to more than 150 members.

Williamsburg, Va

Tutored student athletes at the College of William and Mary in Astronomy, Economics, Chinese, International Relations, and other related coursework.Assisted seven (7) student athletes improve their comprehension of the relevant coursework by 30%.Facilitated the improvement of six (6) student athletes’ grades by one half to one full letter grade.

Williamsburg, Va

Facilitated various ongoing projects designed to revitalize Petersburg, Virginia, and raise awareness among fellow students at the College of William and Mary of the issues facing Petersburg, Virginia.Supported Elder Homes in the reconstruction of a resident's shed to bring their house up to code.Collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild a part of a resident's house.Co-built 25 ramps at Elder Homes, improving the lives of 25 elderly residents.Conducted community needs assessments for Habitat for Humanity to determine the needs of Petersburg residents.

Silverspring, Md

Managed the labeling, photographing, cataloguing and sorting of objects and reference samples in the Food and Drug Administration’s History Office.Installed three (3) new object storage unit, increasing storage of objects by 30%.Sorted 100 boxes of 60+ reference samples each (over 6,000 total).Reorganized the reference sample storage system, increasing effective utilization of space by 60%.Digitalized archival footage, color corrected digitalized footage and composed an interactive DVD of the digitalized footage, permitting long term archival and easy access to this footage.

Qwaqwa, South Africa

Collaborated with Breakthrough Ministries to improve the lives of the people of QuaQwa.Co-built of several building projects, including a new community center, benefiting a population of 250 single mothers with children.Promoted greater cross-cultural understanding between the people of QwaQwa and America.

Goree, Senegal

Provided general support for the Goree Mission.Designed, translated into French, printed and distributed a general health and nutrition booklet for primary school students, serving as a teaching aid for health and nutrition classes at the primary school on Goree Island, Senegal.Sorted, packed, labelled and distributed donated vital medicines and other necessities to the local clinic, permitting the clinic to effectively run for nearly a year.Taught a class of 45 primary school students on proper nutrition and the importance of vitamins and minerals.

Master’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, RotarAct, Amnesty, Students Petersburg Initiative for Community Engagement, Campus Kitchens

Chinese Language And Culture

Study abroad program in Beijing, China, sponsored by the College of William and Mary.