Curriculum Vitae

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Curriculum Vitae

Overview

Systems thinker with an almost insatiable curiosity and a high tolerance for ambiguity, troubleshooting, and herding cats. Adept at written and verbal communication. Seeks continuous improvement in all aspects of life and work.

I believe in the Oxford comma.

CliftonStrengths® Top 5: Strategic, Learner, Connectedness, Intellection, Input

Communications / Project Management Roles

Midwest Roofing

Marketing Project Manager | 2025 – Present

  • Plan, execute, and deliver projects to promote the company
  • Architect project management systems and processes to ensure team alignment
  • Identify business opportunities for new marketing and technical projects
  • Advocate for UX and design thinking within marketing department and beyond

Grace Church

Communications Director | 2023 – 2025

  • Design, implement, and sustain communications and project management systems and processes for a distributed team including staff, volunteers, and external collaborators.
  • Streamline brand identity and develop brand standards across multiple departments.
  • Oversee branding and design of all print and digital assets.
  • Cultivate a UX-focused culture within the Communications and Creative teams. Advocate for UX literacy across departments.
  • Maintain and progressively enhance website design, UX, speed, and security.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, orchestrate, and execute omnichannel marketing campaigns for 12+ multi-campus events per quarter.
  • Write and edit longform stories and microcopy for manuals, educational resources, newsletters, forms, text messages, buttons, and FAQs.
  • Manage Communications department budget.

Codex Studios

Principal / Owner | 2020 – present

  • Provide communication consulting services with a focus on WordPress design and development.
  • Facilitate design thinking workshops to foster brand identity and communication strategy alignment.
  • Improve website UX, information architecture, and accessibility.
  • Configure hosting, email, and website security.
  • Architect custom workflows, automations, and processes involving tools like WooCommerce.
  • Design and produce print, social, and web assets including podcasts and videos.
  • Develop training materials and technical documentation.

Savannah College of Art and Design

Associate Director of eLearning Development | 2017 – 2018

  • Coordinated undergraduate and graduate eLearning course development across multiple programs to align with university strategic goals.
  • Managed departmental workload of up to 20 courses per quarter across a cross-functional team of 10, ensuring on-time delivery to meet student needs.
  • Built rapport and trust with Subject Matter Experts, department chairs, and school deans through process onboarding and proactive communication.
  • Mentored junior Instructional Designer/Writers on best practices for interviewing SMEs and writing course content across a variety of domains.

Instructional Designer / Writer | 2014 – 2017

  • Designed content for 40+ undergraduate and graduate courses.
  • Conducted SME interviews and independent research to write original course content.
  • Collaborated with a cross-functional team of writers, designers, and programmers to design engaging and high-impact learning experiences.
  • Developed learning materials and wrote content for courses in fields including graphic design, UI/UX design, business design, motion graphics, animation, and design research for distribution on Blackboard LMS.

Detours + Interesting Opportunities

Integribuilds

Construction Associate | 2018 – 2019

  • Performed various exterior deck construction and interior remodeling tasks including demolition, framing, decking, drywall installation, and finish work.
  • Implemented a Kanban-based project management process to organize and prioritize the company’s projects.

SA Surgical

Associate Operating Room Representative | 2014 – 2015

  • Managed logistics and inventory for ALIF, TLIF, ACDF, and kyphoplasty operations for multiple surgeons across three facilities.
  • Sourced and prepared surgical tools and implants for 12+ spinal fusions per week according to surgeon directives.
  • Provided technical guidance during surgery to operating room personnel.

Teaching Experience

English Language Arts Teacher | Richmond Senior High (2019 – 2020)

Media Coordinator/Camp Counselor | Millstone 4–H Camp (2019)

Summer Seminar: Writing for New Media | Savannah College of Art and Design (2017) Check out the syllabus here.

Writing Fellow | Deep Center, Inc. (2013 – 2014)

Workshops + Presentations

Doing the Do in Basecamp: Camping out in Basecamp and
making it a base for async collaboration | Grace Church (11.18.2024)

[with Rebecca Kordes] "Proper Form for Making Forms in Church Community Builder" | Grace Church, co-presenter (7.8.2024)

[with Wendy Gomez] "Async Collaboration in Google Workspace" | Grace Church, co-presenter (4.22.2024)

[with Wendy Gomez] "Project Management Processes Training" | Grace Church, co-presenter (3.25.2024)

"Knowing what to do when you don’t know something: Continuous Learning for Personal/Professional Dev | Grace Church, co-presenter (1.22.2024)

"7 Sketches for Defining Employment" | The Business of Creatives, SCAD Career and Alumni Services Virtual Webinar, (2.18.2021)

"Guerrilla Collaboration: Instructional Design for Millennials," National University Technology Network (NUTN) Annual Conference, co-presenter (2015)

Education + Certifications

Savannah College of Art and Design

B.F.A., Writing | Minor: Creative Writing

Completed 30 credits toward an M.F.A. in Writing

Project Management Institute

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Skills

Project Management

  • Stakeholder Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Architecting and Implementing Processes
  • Waterfall / Agile / Hybrid Approaches
  • Scope and Budget Management
  • Cross-functional Collaboration and Management

UX + Design

  • Contextual Research
  • Semi-structured Interviews
  • Data Analysis
  • Needs Analysis + Feature Prioritization

Software + Saas Tools

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Diagramming Software (Miro, Draw.io, et al.)
  • Google Workspace (including Google Admin)
  • Basecamp / Asana / ClickUp / Notion
  • Mailchimp
  • Clearstream (SMS texting service)
  • Loom

Web Dev / Code / Sys Admin

  • HTML / CSS
  • SQL (reading and writing queries)
  • WordPress + WP-CLI
  • Elementor
  • Markdown
  • SSH config for websites
  • DNS managment
  • SPF / DKIM / DMARC config for email
  • Rubber Duck Debugging

Writing + Editing

  • Developmental Editing
  • Technical Writing (documentation, SOPs, etc.)
  • Microcopy (for web + marketing)

Cover Image: I took that photo with my phone from the window of a park bus at Denali National Park, July 30, 2022. The best camera is the one you have with you.

Further Reading

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