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—Coordinate releases and development operations for nine product delivery teams (~50 people)—Establish and coach best practices for scaling Agile development practices for a team of-50 employees—Facilitate key planning events (five to date), each with upwards of 60 attendees, to commit nine teams to clear, measurable outcomes—Redesign and optimize release process and governance for a cross-disciplinary product teamdevelopment team; ensured the release of four new products—Advocate for built-in quality practices that take place before builds ever hit quality assurance—Craft vision and strategy in collaboration with leadership that sets the direction for the developmentteam—Collaborate with developers to enhance the company’s contentious integration/continuous deliveryCapability—Report frequently on the progress of the development teams using metrics and projectmanagement tools (Jira)—Serve as a consistent, skilled communicator of change within the organization—Organize the transition of our in-office development team to remote operations—Reconfigure former on-site team events for remote operations—Certified as Scaled Agile Framework 5.0 Release Train Engineer

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Lead and direct a team of five writers and designers toward functional and creative excellence• Produce creative and instructional content for a cross-functional Agile development team• Integrate produced content as part of an Agile development pipeline• Script dialogue for a virtual standardized patient capable of answering 50,000 questions• Collaborate with subject-matter experts to create characters with complex histories• Design and storyboard nursing-specific narratives around desired learning outcomes• Address narrative and tonal inconsistencies that arising changes to setting and patient cases • Research and draft educational presentations about complex concepts such as mental health and pharmacology• Cast, onboard, and manage remote and local voice talent• Direct voice talents to achieve empathetic, humane performances of scripts• Draft content acquisition contracts for voice talents or source materials based on industry standards• Verify quality of patient dialogue audio• Engineer audio quality for integration with product

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Prepared contracts to obtain publication rights from authors• Implemented new online submissions and subscriptions system• Coordinated partnerships for electronic publication of the journal• Redesigned the magazine’s website to use a CMS framework• Designed advertisements for promotional campaigns and events• Copyedited and format proofs of written content for web features

Gainesville, Florida

Total Hours Taught: 33 credit hours• Taught undergraduate courses in creative writing, composition, and technical writing• Collaborated with fellow instructors in a team teaching environment• Designed course syllabi and organize class workshops• Conferenced with and provided critical feedback for up to 38 students a semester

Gainesville, Florida

• Edited papers written by doctors for potential publication in scientific journals• Conducted review of literature for relevant publications using industry-standard software• Researched open source publication opportunities• Explored technological solutions for doctors conducting field research• Assisted with research designs, conceptualized workflows, and edited technical documentation• Maintained and ensured the validity and quality of data relevant to the center’s research goals

Purdue University

• Responsible for maintaining a safe and welcoming floor community of 40+ residents• Met deadlines and provided programming for a large resident community• Provided behavioral health triage for students coping with stress and adjustment challenges• Motivated residents to take an active part in the Purdue community• Balanced professional and academic life

Mfa, Creative Writing (Poetry)

B.A., English, Creative Writing, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Purdue Exponent (Campus Newspaper), Philosophy Society, National Broadcasting Society