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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a Senior Content Developer, my job responsibilities have continued to expand and include:• Serving as project lead for a variety of custom learning and development projects to ensure timelines and learning objectives are met• Partnering with various corporations, including Spirit Aerosystems and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, to design and create ILTs and skills assessments that meet established enabling learning objectives• Editing content and design of both eLearning catalog classes and custom learning solutions created by content team• Establishing style guidelines and standards to ensure product quality and consistency• Redesigning team onboarding process to improve its efficiency and effectiveness • Training new content team members and mentoring junior team members to help ensure their success• Collaborating with business leaders to analyze learning needs and determine content team direction

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a Content Developer II, my duties expanded at Tooling U-SME to include:• Designing and developing a variety of custom learning and development projects based on needs analyses• Serving as lead developer while partnering with various corporations, including Toyota Motor Manufacturing, to design and create ILTs that meet established enabling learning objectives• Reviewing and editing content and design of instructional material created by junior content team members• Coordinating with Senior Content Developers to establish learning and quality standards for all instructional content• Serve as lead on psychometric evaluation team to ensure assessment materials and activities accurately measure learning results

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a Content Developer at Tooling U-SME, my essential duties included:• Writing and designing instructional content, including online courses, terminal and enabling learning objectives, and assessments, to support advanced manufacturing education• Selecting appropriate instructional media, including collaborating with multimedia team and writing specifications for the creation of illustrations, animations, and interactives• Establishing working relationships and maintaining regular communication with subject matter experts to ensure technical accuracy of learning content as well as appropriateness of learning objectives• Conducting regular research on current manufacturing and engineering practices

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a second-year graduate assistant, I successfully carried out the following duties:• Instructed students in composition, style, clarity, and revision in college-level courses• Maintained a dynamic classroom setting in which students were urged to express creativity and develop critical-thinking skills• Monitored and evaluated student writing and implemented strategies to address any deficiencies• Conducted monthly conferences with each student to discuss writing progress• Served as member of First-Year Writing Committee

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As a first-year graduate assistant, I performed the following duties:• Worked (face-to-face and electronically) with undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students of varying majors, including engineering, biomedical engineering, and computer and information science, in the planning, drafting, and execution of papers, personal statements, and theses• Designed and facilitated weekly student writing workshops• Supervised and trained new employees in departmental and university standards and policies• Coordinated and scheduled appointments with thousands of university students• Maintained and ensured confidential records of students’ assessment results and progress

Columbus, Ohio Area

As an adjunct instructor, I successfully performed the following duties: • Instructed urban students on the rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation in remedial composition classes• Designed and implemented Ohio SOL-aligned lesson plans that helped stimulate student interest in composition• Combined elements of the writing process with the basic principles of writing clear, coherent, and well-developed paragraphs and short essays• Developed critical thinking skills through readings, class discussion, and journal writing• Refined urban students’ writing abilities through developmental whole class instruction and weekly one-on-one conferencing• Kept and maintained accurate student records, including attendance and grades

Saluda, Virginia

As a high school English teacher, I excelled at the following duties:• Taught ninth- and tenth-grade language arts, focusing on writing and composition skills• Designed and implemented Virginia SOL-aligned lesson plans that stimulated student interest• Evaluated, revised, and implemented composition curriculum for ninth- and tenth-grade students• Kept and maintained accurate students records, including attendance and grades• Served as Forensics Coach and Peer Mediation Program Sponsor

Master Of Arts, English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.96 Gpa

Recipient, Andrews Foundation Research Award (Spring 2012) Recipient, Graduate Assistantship, Cleveland State University (Fall 2011 –.

Bachelor Of Arts, English Language And Literature; Secondary Education, 4.0 Gpa

Recipient, V. Richard Gulbenkian Award for Academic Excellence in English (Spring 2006) Recipient, Plain Dealer Writing Award (Spring 2006)