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Sound design for spot animations embedded within individual short stories published via the Storiaverse media app.

Sound Design for 6 episodes across the fourth and fifth seasons of the award-winning fiction podcast "The Amelia Project."

Maine, United States

* Write audio scripts adapting the beloved comic series ElfQuest* Transport the story from a purely visual medium to a purely aural medium.ElfQuest, by Wendy & Richard Pini, was published from 1978 – 2018, and is one of the most influential independent comics series of its time. The audio adaptation features a celebrity cast lead by veteran voice actress Cree Summer.

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Co-produce a serial, full-cast audio drama, including scripting, recording, editing, and sound design.Collaborate with co-creator, as well as more than 100 actors, musicians, staff writers, and recording technicians.Maintain a seasonal broadcast schedule since show launch in March, 2016.Greater Boston is an award-winning bi-monthly audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical, where the streets of Boston's North End are still sticky from the great molasses flood, Wonderland is still a sketchy amusement park, and the MBTA's Red Line might just secede to form its own independent municipality. Greater Boston is a creative project born of passion for storytelling and the possibilities of contemporary audio narrative.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

* On Unwell, A Midwestern Gothic Mystery: Create intricate, immersive sound designs for six episodes across three seasons, thus far. Unwell was selected Winner of the Best Podcast award at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.• Sound Design The Redeemers, a standalone holiday special)• On Tales from Albuquerque, an Our Fair City mini-series, as guest contributor, sound design E4 and co-write E1

Greater Boston Area

Dept. of Writing, Literature, and Publishing (2019 -- Present)* Courses taught: Current Topics in Publishing* Introductory Fiction WorkshopDept. of Professional Studies and Special Programs (2014 -- 2018)* Instruct adult students pursuing a certificate in Writing and Illustrating Graphic Novels.* Teach the craft of scripting comics and graphic novels, including basic principles of narrative structure and character development.* Teach tactics for balancing visual and textual information for expository and narrative effect.* Provide individual feedback and evaluation of student creative projects.* Manage classroom and online teaching environments.Courses Taught: Writing the Graphic Novel; The Graphic Novel as Literature.

Greater Boston Area

Creative Mornings Boston, 2016Guest speakerPresentation on on positive collaboration as creative drive.Hollihock Writers' Conference, 2015, 2016Panelist, WorkshopWriting audio dramaWriting comicsNute HIgh School, 2014Guest LecturerPrepared and delivered a full day of programming for teens and educators, including a lecture on the mechanics and history of comics, 7 workshops on reading and creating comics (grades 6 — 12), and concluding with a professional development workshop for teachers interested in using comics in their own curriculum. Boston University, April, 2013Provided a seminar on making comics for students engaged in a college-level course on history through comics texts.Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, Annually, 2010 -- 2016Instructor/Panelist/ModeratorWorkshop: Writing for Comics.Panel: Connecting Comics and Education.Comics and Teaching: Beyond MAUS & Persepolis: Comics and Collaboration: Teamwork 101Interview featured guestsEtc.Weymouth Public Library, 2011Guest SpeakerTelling Stories with Pictures: A Comics Workshop for TeensNew England Comic Arts in the Classroom, 2011PanelistConquering Fear of Art: Strategies for engaging non-artist students in creative projects.Foundation for Children’s Books, 2009PanelistGraphic Novels: A User’s Guide: a three-person panel discussion for teachers and children’s librarians.Harvard University, 2008Guest SpeakerDiscussed character design and visual narrative with students in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.Foundation for Children’s Books, 2008Guest SpeakerPresentation on graphic novels for young adults at Book Buzz: Reaching Reluctant Middle-School Readers event.Central Catholic High School, 2007Guest SpeakerCreative workshop and presentation on comics history and theory for Honors English students.Center for Cartoon Studies, 2006Guest SpeakerCo-presentation on the practical and aesthetic uses of Internet technology for comics creators.

Manchester, Nh

Develop and lead writing courses.Taught "Introduction to Narrative Audio," a writing workshop focused on concepts in storytelling in audio mediums, with a focus on audio drama. Students were also introduced to the basic technical skills necessary for producing and broadcasting their audio productions via podcasting.

Greater Boston Area

* Hand-sell books, responding to individual tastes and reader preferences.* Write concise shelf talkers to promote monthly staff picks for children's, YA, and adult titles.* Advise management on effective shelving and stocking of titles for children's and adult graphic novel sections, leading to dramatic improvement in sales for both.* Introduce authors at public in-store readings.

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* Sound designer on an award-winning full-cast, ongoing, experimental audio drama.

Greater Boston Area

* Wrote and implemented original curricula.* Taught basic writing and professional communication skills.* Evaluated student writing and provided individual feedback in a timely manner.* Managed diverse classes of 10 – 20 students.BFIT is a diverse urban technical college. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences teaches basic skills in composition, research and communication, as well as addressing ethical and professional conduct. Courses promoted curiosity and civic engagement through a curriculum designed to highlight the relationship between working life and societal issues.Courses Taught: College Composition I & II; Technical Communications; Society in Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels; The Impact of the Automobile on American Culture.

Syosset, Ny

* Proofread, copy-edited, and formatted transcribed lectures on various new media topics for presentation within a multi-media framework.* Conducted internet research and obtained reprint permissions for relevant external documents.* Compiled supplemental materials to support educational multi-media programming, including creation of glossary entries.* Manage multiple production tasks in tandem, producing two complete programs per calendar month.* Trained new hires in the capacities of New Media Producer and Associate New Media Producer.

Mfa, Writing, Literaure, And Publishing

Completed my MFA with an emphasis on playwriting. Spent a lot of time in the theatre, dabbling in acting and directing, in addition.

Ba, Philosophy

Majored in philosophy, with a minor in creative writing. Spent a semester abroad at The University of Melbourne, Australia.