Instructional design (UX/UI content strategy, learning architecture) and e-learning development for a multinational semiconductor company, focusing on developing specialized cloud computing and AI instructional content reaching over 7,500 learners.Initiated and spearheaded a comprehensive investigation into the integration of generative AI technologies within our organizational workflow, culminating in a strategic proposal that led to its adoption and ongoing implementation to enhance productivity and innovation.Designed and developed comprehensive courses incorporating multimedia elements, including videos, avatars, animations, and audio narration to effectively meet user needs.Led the project management and production of educational media assets, ensuring exceptional quality and strict adherence to project timelines.Collaborate with subject matter experts to formulate learning objectives and lesson topics, subsequently organizing content to align with educational goals and ensure a coherent learning trajectory.Conduct thorough research and develop content meticulously aligned with client branding guidelines, ensuring consistency and relevance.Utilize key project documents, including design documents and storyboards, as essential tools for effective communication between the development team and clients.Engage in close collaboration with the Creative Director from the inception of projects, contributing to the design of compelling and impactful learning experiences.Confidently present and elucidate project-related documents, such as design documents and storyboards, to clients, ensuring clarity and alignment of project visions.Welcome and seamlessly integrate feedback from clients and team members, fostering a collaborative and adaptive project development environment.

Designed, developed, and implemented curricula to deliver practical, powerful hybrid instruction (remote and face-to-face) to 400 students spanning grades K-12Uniquely skilled in increasing learner competency in robotic systems, parts fabrication, computer programming, graphic design, engineering ethics, and professional communicationDesigned technology courses at Independence Middle School and the Career and Technical Center at Grayson County High SchoolTaught engineering, design, and technology to grades K-12 during the 2020-2021 school yearTaught engineering, ecology, string band, and career explorations to grades 8-12 during the 2021-2022 school yearSTEAM lab manager, responsible for bringing new technologies to teachers and students

Experienced violin and string band teacher, having taught in Seattle and Virginia public schools, as well as music camps in the state of Washington.Luthier trained at the Violin Making School of America and under the tutelage of Joseph A. Thrift.

Led a seven-person team of cloud IT specialists responsible for developing and implementing a project management protocol for the migration of customer applications to a virtual data center hosted by AWS under contract to the U.S. Geological SurveyConsolidated strategic planning with remote teams of cross-functional stakeholders (Security, DevOps, Communications, and Leadership) Architected a customer-tracking database and onboarded 100+ customersPersonally handled the migration of high-profile, mission-critical applications such as The National Map, the Office of Water Information, and Information Science

Wrote project submittals, pricing requests, cost reports, and proposals, attended job walks and pre-bid meetings, monitored job progress, communicated with contractors and suppliers

Responsible for laboratory equipment maintenance in the environmental engineering department

Americorps VISTA VolunteerFormulated and documented a plan for obtaining funding for a housing program that addressed identified needs, accommodating socioeconomic nuances of the involved communities in southwestern Montana’s economic development district, a service area spanning seven countiesFacilitated community meetings throughout the service area, collecting information for the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy to understand community assets and needs

Investigated the electrostatic adsorption of MS-2 phage and rotavirus to iron oxide particles as a mechanism for amending slow sand filters in order to improve virus removalResearch resulted in a publication in one of the leading journals in the field of water science and technology (Water Research) and grants amounting to $85,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)Managed a variable team of approximately 20 students to implement a sustainable potable water system in an indigenous Guatemalan communityManaged stakeholder relationships between medical NGO Wuku’ Kawoq, Engineers Without Borders, and the University of Illinois