2015-2014 Outstanding Faculty LeaderPhi Theta Kappa Honors Society Advisor (4 Stars)Full-time faculty member in Klamath Community College's Arts & Communication department. I currently teach a host of communication, writing, public speaking, and philosophy courses aimed at preparing and training students for the compositional, academic, and intellectual world of higher education.

As a copywriter and content strategist for CREO Agency—a design and development firm—I specialized in producing both commercial and nonprofit content, editing existing projects, and creating communication strategies for a variety of digital products.As a project manager, I oversaw teams primarily of 2-3 people in the production of mobile applications, websites, print materials, and marketing strategies. Clients included both startups—most notably GreenGoose and Sumazi—as well as established organizations—e.g., JELD-WEN, Lowe's & Atlatl.

In Warner Pacific’s NWCCU accredited Adult Degree Program, I taught multiple courses in the areas of written composition, oral communication, literature, ethics/philosophy, Biblical Studies, and history. Duties include:➾ Developing and delivering regular lectures, learning activities, and accompanying written materials;➾ Writing and implementing curriculum to meet institutional standards;➾ Grading and evaluating student work, both written and oral;➾ Coaching and counseling students regarding educational, career, and life goals.Student feedback as collected through Warner’s End of Course Evaluations (EOCEs) reveals a strong commitment both to my students as well as to the educational process itself. In addition to receiving an average instructor rating of 4.84 out of 5, written comments reflect a deep passion for engagement and personal attention (documentation is available on request):➾ “I enjoyed having Aaron. He spent lots of time to help us really understand. I really enjoyed taking this class.”➾ “Wonderful instructor. He did a great job presenting the information. He was very thorough and energetic.”➾ “He was awesome!”➾ “My favorite teacher so far.”

As the lead pastor for New Life’s third campus, I oversaw the merger of two existing, outside churches into one, new organization. This process involved:An intensive schedule of regular, public teaching;Production of externally focused promotional materials including online videos, Facebook integration, blogging, and demographic-specific mailers;Short-term and crisis management counseling;Managing, coordinating, and equipping paid staff members as well as various ministry teams; Investing extensively in the recruiting, training, and deployment of new leaders at multiple levels; Generating and leading a comprehensive new membership process, which both established a fully functioning constitution and integrated nearly two hundred members.

Wrote and designed user-introductions, product reviews, banner ads, and category summaries; aggregated, organized, and created online content; generated and linked advertisements between sites; built, monitored, and expanded Monergism.com’s web-hierarchy and directories; and aided in the complete overhaul of both Monergism.com and MonergismBooks.com from an html to a database platform.

Managed and oversaw warehouse staff, monitored and regulated stock-on-hand, established and maintained relationships with publishers and suppliers, and was responsible for shipping and receiving.

Earned my commission as an officer in 2006 and served at a Portland-based battalion under CH. Daniel Thompson (Maj.) in a high stress and deeply relational environment. Responsible for a variety of services and briefings, including: suicide prevention, marital counseling, and civilian reintegration. Honorably discharged in 2007.

Served as an infantry team leader both stateside and on two deployments: first, to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt from 2002-2003 (“Operation Enduring Freedom”) and, second, to aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.