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Bozeman, Montana, United States

Content editor for Barrett Golding’s site dedicated to giving researchers a more complete, current, and accurate dataset of other sites spreading mis/disinformation, which will hopefully lead to more accurate disinformation research.

Mclaughlin, South Dakota, United States

• Returned (again) to my hometown on the Standing Rock Reservation to care for ailing parents. Responsibilities included:
• Managed their patient schedules and ensured all doctors’ appointments were kept.
• Administered medications following doctors’ instructions.
• Helped them complete prescribed therapy and exercise routines.
• Performed light housekeeping duties and meal preparation.
• Completed household maintenance and groundskeeping as needed.

Ghana

Consultant and technical documentation editor for sustainable agribusiness concern in sub-Saharan Africa working to transform harvest-tenure and post-harvest loss issues in the local food supply chain.

Mclaughlin, South Dakota

• Returned to my hometown on the Standing Rock Reservation to care for ailing parents. Responsibilities included:
• Managed their patient schedules and ensured all doctors’ appointments were kept.
• Administered medications following doctors’ instructions.
• Helped them complete prescribed therapy and exercise routines.
• Performed light housekeeping duties and meal preparation.
• Completed household maintenance and groundskeeping as needed.

Department Of English, 2-174 Wilson Hall

Developed and taught curricula for sections of College Writing I (WRIT 101), College Writing II (WRIT 201), and Intermediate Technical Writing I (WRIT 221). As the senior (and until 2016, sole) Technical Communications faculty in the department, managed and directed the TechComm curriculum, while additionally consulting with the College of Engineering.

College Of Agriculture/Montana Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES)

Redesigned and updated both the CoA and MAES websites (and associated pages), in preparation for the 2017 state legislative session. The scope of work included new marketing materials, improved navigation, and mobile-friendly layouts across both sites. Additionally, the Montana Foundation Seed Program site was entirely redeveloped and deployed with.

College Of Agriculture, 212 Linfield Hall

Provided leadership and expertise to assess Mac/iOS support needs in the CoA/MAES. Configured user interfaces of new SharePoint services (AgNet) to support collaboration. Consulted with faculty and administrative staff regarding instructional technology and departmental web presences. Migrated the College, MAES, and remote Research Center websites into the.

Department Of English, 2-174 Wilson Hall

Strategist, specialist, and administrative/support staff for the Department’s technology infrastructure, information systems, and technology transfer initiatives.

The MSU Writing Center, 1-114 Wilson Hall

Supervised, staffed, and maintained a 15-workstation student writing lab which, on average, served approximately 3000-4000 students per academic year and was consistently on or under budget. During that period crafted, submitted and received funding for six CFAC/EFAC grant proposals (totaling ~ $83,600.00) covering hardware, software and materials.

Greater Boston Area

Project Manager for complete platform and content migration, negotiating remotely between design/development team on the West Coast and management team on the East. Previously, initial site developer, then sole ongoing web admin from 1996-2006.

Bozeman, MT

Curriculum consultant and course administrator for Knight Prototype Fund-sponsored online learning platform and associated resources for digital multimedia storytelling initiative.

Woods Hole, MA

Prototype developer and consultant for Transom.org, a public radio showcase and workshop website–the first ever to win a Peabody award exclusively for its website.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Popular Culture Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta, KGLT-FM, Bozeman Film Festival