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Chesterfield, Va

Coordinate the design and development of curricula for Chesterfield County’s 4,000 employees across 50 departments, including instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, online learning, and other noninstructional interventions. Training topics include compliance, leadership, safety, job-specific skills, and diversity and inclusion.Design online courses for countywide training initiatives and department-specific needs using Articulate 360 programs, including Storyline 360, Rise 360, and Replay 360 for video editing.Lead team of 30 online instructional designers by providing training on Articulate Storyline 3 and supporting the design process for all custom online course development.Oversee and approve publication of all online courses to the county’s learning management system. Work with departmental instructors on best practices in virtual and in-person instruction through one-on-one consulting, workshops, and job aid development.

Chesterfield, Va

Designed and developed learning solutions for county employees on both compliance topics (health and safety, risk management, environmental awareness, policies, and ethics) and non-compliance topics (leadership, professional development, and technology skills).Worked with subject matter experts to design and develop online training in Articulate Storyline 360 and Adobe Captivate.Designed, developed, and delivered in-person and virtual instructor-led curricula on quality, business writing, presentation skills, conducting virtual training, and more. Consulted with internal and external customers on performance growth initiatives, from conducting needs assessments to implementing and evaluating a solution.Produced live virtual events and webinars via Microsoft Teams.

Copyedit course modules for style, grammar, and consistency in accordance with CITI’s Style Guide and Chicago Style using Microsoft Word’s track changes.

Fort Lee, Va

Instructed U.S. Army and Marine Corps Captains on professional writing and communication skills for the Logistics Captains Career Course. Designed lesson plans and materials in support of Program of Instruction from the U.S. Combined Arms Center, addressing Army writing style, organization, argument skills, research methods, grammar, and formatting.Designed and assessed written assignments (a summary, an argument paper, and a Mission Command analysis), evaluating content, analysis, organization, style, and correctness. Revised rubrics to improve objectivity in outcomes-based assessments.Conducted workshops on Army writing style, the Mission Command principles per Army Doctrine Reference Publication 6-0: Mission Command, scholarly research, the writing process, organization, and editing skills.Served as the department’s Subject Matter Expert for written communication. Coordinated writing instruction with other Army Logistics University schools and outside Centers of Excellence. Worked with International Military Students to develop their English language competencies. Designed and delivered a class on Effective Reading. Wrote and conducted statistical analysis on a diagnostic exam to measure incoming student writing abilities. Aided in implementation of Blackboard as an online learning management system. Served in a Position of Trust with a Federal Background Check.

Fort Bragg, Nc

Designed curriculum for and taught a 32-hour introductory course on Adobe Animate to Special Operations Forces Soldiers through the Training and Education Center in Fort Bragg, NC. Instruction heavily emphasized hands-on practical exercises and culminated in students creating an animated storyboard employing text, original graphics, movement, and audio.

Wrote and edited copy for a series of materials (brochures and mini-articles) about Richmond, VA, for corporate employers aiding employees in the relocation process.

Richmond, Va

Taught a research writing course required across the University.Specialized Training: Served as Curriculum Development Assistant for Director of Core Writing.

Richmond, Va

Aided English Department professor in development of 2 academic book manuscripts through proofreading, bibliographic maintenance, and more. Aided professors with grading student work, addressing student questions, and lesson planning.

Richmond, Va

Worked in the VCU Writing Center as a consultant. Met one-on-one with students of all disciplines and ability levels to improve their writing skills.Specialized Training: English Language Resources (ELR) Specialist, working specifically with non-native English speakers.

Bronx, Ny; Falls Church, Va; Richmond, Va

Taught reading skills to K-12 and adult learners. Skills ranged from basic phonics to comprehension and textbook skills to speed-reading.

Evaluated manuscript submissions, copyedited/proofread manuscripts, wrote queries and editorial letters, etc.

Richmond, Va

Copyedited/proofread manuscripts, built webpages for publication, transcribed author interviews, and evaluated manuscript submissions.Specialized Training: Adobe Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Chicago Manual of Style

Master Of Science In Education (M.S.Ed.), Instructional Design & Technology, 4.0

Certificate, Human Performance Technology, 4.0

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English - Research, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Chair, English Graduate Student Research Forum, 2015; Promotion Committee Member, VCU English Department, 2014.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English, 3.95 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Alpha Rho, VCU's branch of the Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society (2.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Psychology, 3.95 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant for VCU psychology lab (3 semesters); Fitness trainer for TEENS Program (1 semester) Member.