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Committed to making a tech career available to everyone, regardless of background or socio-economic status.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Smart design is the cornerstone of smart business. I partner with business leaders to spearhead strategic business planning initiatives that encompass a wide array of essential components for both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Services include strategic business planning, comprehensive needs analysis, market research, and the design of impactful learner experiences, curriculum, and digital products.

Draper, Ut

Managed a team of over 50 employees, providing guidance to four direct reports, while effectively overseeing a substantial operating budget of $2 million.Overseeing both the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of all core educational programs, including school outreach, field trips, teacher development workshops, onsite engagement, youth programs, exhibit design, and various special projects.Skillfully navigated the challenges posed by the pandemic, leading the team through the Aquarium's closure and subsequent reopening. Spearheaded the design and implementation of new virtual programs as well as significantly expanded online educational resources, catering to the needs of students, teachers, and families. Ensuring educational standards by adapting and innovating to ensure that the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium continued to serve as an invaluable educational resource.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Establishing and overseeing a robust system to measure and monitor the overall quality and health of the General Education curriculum, with a focus on alignment with relevant accreditation standards and improving student outcomes.Strategically creating and implementing improvement strategies to enhance the curriculum's effectiveness, ensuring that it evolves to meet the ever-changing needs of students and the academic landscape.Effectively managing a dedicated team of curriculum program managers, instructional designers, and learning resource specialists, fostering a collaborative environment where creativity and innovation thrive.Nurturing close partnerships with colleagues within the Program Development department, fostering seamless collaboration to achieve shared goals.Collaborating proactively with various stakeholders, including Councils, National Directors, assessment staff, marketing teams, and other university stakeholders, to continually assess and respond to market demand and workforce requirements.Reporting directly to the VP of Program Development, ensuring alignment with the university's overarching strategic vision and goals.

Utah

Partner with founder of Sustain3 to help define product and marketing strategies. Guide design improvements for Sustain3's portfolio of products with the goal of increasing participant engagement and impact for sustainability initiatives. Lead team of developers, designers, and content creators.

Salt Lake City, Utah

As Head of Gaming and eLearning I am directly responsible for creating content and assessments that help identify and engage expert influencers in the market. Provide creative direction for a team of content designers, interaction designers, and an onsite video production crew. Develop strategic vision for content and engagement designs for clients and platform members. Report goals and accomplishments of the team at the executive level.

Salt Lake City

Leading a dynamic design team that specializes in identifying training needs, crafting innovative solutions, and developing cutting-edge e-learning and blended solutions that met the needs of Fortune 500 companies, enhancing their performance and achieving organizational goals.Awards and Recognitions:2016 OLC Effective Practice Award, recognizing our commitment to effective online learning practices.2014 Silver Branden Hall Excellence in Learning Award, highlighting our excellence in instructional design.2013 Silver Omni Award (Communication), acknowledging our outstanding work in communication-related projects.2013 Silver Omni Award (Education), celebrating our educational solutions.2012 Silver Davey Award, recognizing our creative and impactful work in the industry.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Evaluating and approving biosafety protocols for infectious agents in research laboratories, ensuring strict adherence to CDC, NIH, OSHA, and other regulatory standards.Conducting thorough risk assessments for all laboratory protocols, effectively identifying potential hazards and mitigating risks.Collaborating closely with the Institutional Biosafety Committee to document and evaluate protocols, enhancing the overall safety and compliance measures.Implementing program improvements based on assessments, resulting in a more robust and effective biosafety program.Contributing to knowledge sharing and compliance by delivering biosafety training and workshops, ensuring that all personnel are well-versed in safety protocols.Conducting annual laboratory audits to guarantee the highest standards of biosafety and compliance are maintained.

University Of Utah

As a professor I am primarily responsible for designing and implementing course curriculum in a variety of areas, including Honors intellectual traditions courses and seminars on science and society for the Masters of Science and Technology graduate program.Continued part-time as Adjunct Professor for several programs from 2010 to present.

Virginia

Phd, Philosophy

Ba, Philosophy