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United States

• Advocate for web accessibility in templated and user-editable regions across 250 TTU websites
• Support 750 site owners and content editors across campus in using Omni CMS, Silktide, and Google Analytics 4 to edit, improve, and track activity on their websites
• Deliver monthly trainings on basic web development, accessibility, and analytics to TTU staff, faculty, and students
• Develop web applications to satisfy departmental needs and assist content editors
• Supervise a Graduate Assistant staff member in providing technical support for TTU websites

Lubbock, TX

• Advocate for web accessibility in templated and user-editable regions across 250 TTU websites
• Support 750 site owners and content editors across campus in using Omni CMS, Silktide, and Google Analytics 4 to edit, improve, and track activity on their websites
• Deliver monthly trainings on basic web development, accessibility, and analytics to TTU staff, faculty, and students
• Develop web applications to satisfy departmental needs and assist content editors
• Supervise a Graduate Assistant staff member in providing technical support for TTU websites

Lubbock, Texas

• Collaborated with staff to design solutions that improve efficiency and customer service. Example systems include an application for students to select move-in timeslots, an application to advertise and track.
• Utilized SQL and IBM Cognos to develop and maintain 1500 scheduled and ad-hoc reports of housing reservations and online form submissions
• Assisted 100 staff members in using RMS Mercury to view, edit, and analyze student reservation data for 8,500 annual on campus residents
• Oversaw annual process that managed over $3.5 million in student liability deposits
• Calculated and processed $8 million in student housing refunds after COVID lockdown
• Generated annual reports for Texas Tech University administration and external organizations

Carbondale, Illinois

• Train and supervise two graduate assistants in departmental operations and projects.
• Oversee university student trustee election board.
• Create and distribute resources for students wishing to organize large-scale events.
• Advise student committee in planning the annual SIU Leadership Conference.
• Provide training and technical support for students, faculty, and staff members on using OrgSync, SIU’s organization management system.
• Assist students and SIU’s Undergraduate Student Government in creating and approving new student organizations.

Carbondale, Illinois

• Organize Registered Student Organization (RSO) fair showcasing 150 campus organizations and 30 community organization for hundreds of current students in attendance each semester.
• Connect with family members and provide information regarding student organizations and leadership opportunities to prospective students at open house and student orientation events.
• Create RSO Standards program encouraging and rewarding student organizations for using OrgSync (organization management software) features to interact with the campus community.
• Provide educational resources to students wishing to learn more about using OrgSync.
• Facilitate nomination, review, and recognition of outstanding student organizations, events, and individuals at annual RSO Awards Ceremony.
• Supervise 5 students acting as Leadership Educators in presenting leadership development workshops to campus community.

Lubbock, Texas

• Designed usability tests to determine if prospective students are able to navigate the University Student Housing website, locate information, sign a housing contract, and other tasks.
• Worked with 9 other interns to create a professional development conference for other ACUHO-I interns in the SWACUHO region.
• Provided minor desktop support for University Student Housing employees.
• Converted internal University Student Housing web applications from one programming language to another (ASP to PHP).

Carbondale, Illinois

• Designed a syllabus for a leadership development course based on Komives’s Social Change Model for Leadership with content from TED talks.
• Created a list of TED talks as examples of key ideas in Komives’s Social Change Model for Leadership.
• Recruited and selected students to serve as Leadership Educators who will provide leadership development workshops for their peers.
• Researched co-curricular transcript implementation at other universities.
• Assisted with the RSO Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding student organizations, events, and individuals at SIU.

Carondale, Illinois

• Developed and implemented a department-wide, ongoing program encouraging students to become involved on campus while promoting academic achievement.
• Assisted in facilitating the Living Learning Communities and Faculty and University Associate program at SIU.
• Coordinated events and competitions for students living in Living Learning Communities at SIU to enhance networking between Living Learning Communities.
• Oversaw communication with Residence Life staff, Housing staff, and around 90 university faculty and staff members to ensure effective collaboration and campus involvement in the residence halls.
• Facilitated training session orientating staff to Living Learning Community program goals.

Carbondale, IL

• Guided daily tours as well as tours for Open House and New Student Orientation programs, in groups of up to 25-30 individuals
• Provided information on SIUC Housing facilities, policies, and programs
• Answered questions about SIUC Housing to prospective students and families

Steagall Hall, West Campus, SIU Carbondale

• Developed programs for and advised floor and building community of over 100 residents enrolled in the SIU College of Agricultural Sciences
• Collaborated with faculty and staff members of the SIU College of Agricultural Sciences to help connect residents with their professors and administrators
• Cooperated with other RAs in the building to create programs on an annual programming budget of $450
• Provided resources to residents to promote personal and academic development
• Organized large-scale events for multi-building community of over 1,000 residents
• Upheld and enforced policies of University Housing

Carbondale, IL

• Led orientation programs with average attendances of 500 students and family members
• Conducted tours of campus to incoming students and families
• Answered questions about SIUC for incoming students and families

Master Of Science - Ms, Data Science

Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics

Master Of Science (M.S.), Higher Education Administration/College Student Personnel

Bs, Business, Marketing, And Computer Education

Activities and Societies: Thompson Point Executive Council, RA Forum for Feedback, Saluki Startup Planning CommitteeDean's List for 7.