DESIGN & INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Pulse Learning
January 2023 - Present
Media Developer (Contracts)
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AT&T
March 2021 - Present
Sr. Training Manager of Design
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Converging Solutions
March 2019 - 2020
Media Developer (Contracts)
Clients include Paypal, Vincent R. Brown Consulting, Sea Pines Resort, and Primrose Schools
Teacher Training
August 2016 - May 2017
July 2013 - May 2014
My design experience varies from website development to corporate training development. In all capacities, I carried similar responsibilities and held myself accountable for meeting deadlines and avoiding scope creep. My responsibilities included:
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Leading design teams of 4-7 members.
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Leading 4 designers through the design and development of the Consumer Centers Leadership Training Site that was launched to all AT&T call center leadership worldwide.
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Creating wireframes using Adobe Illustrator when collaborating with a programming team.
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Leading 4 designers through 160 website maintenance tasks and utilizing a taskboard to track progress and address blockers.
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Leading 7 designers through the design and development of a 32 hour/8 day training course for integrated solutions managers at AT&T.
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Collaborate with the AT&T Media Productions team through the development of training videos. During video shoots, I create the shot list and direct the shots around variables, such as costumes and location.
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Working closely with clients and SMEs to ensure content and design is on track and to avoid redesign and scope creep.
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Organizing all project tasks into work items within Azure DevOps and creating custom dashboards to facilitate weekly design team meetings.
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Collaborating with other designers to ensure that all components of a product have consistent elements while still embracing design differences.
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Developing eLearning using products such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Creative Suites, and WordPress.
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Developing animated videos using Vyond or Adobe Premiere Pro.
FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER
Georgia State University
August 2016 - May 2017
As a front-end developer for Research Solutions, I worked along-side a team of programmers as we transitioned the business processes of clients from paper-based to an electronic system. Committed to meeting deadlines and the needs of the clients, I scoped and managed my work. My responsibilities included:
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Meeting with clients about current and future projects
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Designing and developing online forms as addons to existing applications
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Upgrading the IACUC and IRB research application portal
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Utilizing JIRA, Slack, and Confluence
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Familiar with APIs, C#, Angular, Bootstrap, Semantic UI, jQuery
EDUCATOR
Kawanishi City Schools (Japan)
July 2017 - Current
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Charles R. Drew Charter School
July 2015 - July 2016
Private Teacher
August 2014 - July 2015
Charles R. Drew Charter School
July 2012 - May 2014
Eddie White Academy
December 2011 - May 2012
My responsibilities included:
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Curriculum Development
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Lesson planning and implementation
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Pre and post-assessment of learner needs and gains
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Engaging students through real-world applications of content
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Behavioral and classroom management, when needed
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Maintaining positive parent-teacher-student communication
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Created and implemented Smartboard lessons
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Pioneered the use of Google Classroom in the school
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Implemented the flipped learning model of learning
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Planned and implemented project-based-learning units using the Buck Institute models
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Assisting colleagues with technology-related questions, such as the use of educational technology or file-sharing platforms
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
September 2014 - Current
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Angela Watson's Unshakeable Book Club Moderator
July 2015 - July 2016
Teaching is a thankless job and can be easily isolating. Through the Educator's Book Club, I was able to connect teachers from around the world with other like-minded individuals while we worked towards bettering our skills as educators. My responsibilities include:
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Identifying the needs of the teachers in the group
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Identify text and materials that align with their needs
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Plan, develop, and implement an ongoing workshop that revolves around one central product (usually a book) that all members are able to purchase
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Engage members through unique methods on a weekly basis.
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Contacting SMEs, such as authors, to be guest speakers towards the end of the eight week long workshops
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RETAIL
Delta Air Lines (Flight Attendant)
June 2011 - December 2011
Bank of America (Teller)
April 2010 - June 2011
Coach (Sales Associate)
July 2006 - July 2007
As a customer service employee, I composed myself as a representative of the companies for which I worked. My responsibilities included:
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Identifying the wants or needs of customers as they entered the establishments and either assisting them personally or directing them to someone who could
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Making personal connections with customers to ensure their happiness with and loyalty to the services and products
EDUCATION
Degrees and Endorsements
Georgia State University
Atlanta,
August 2005 - December 2009
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, B.S.ED
English as a Second Language Endorsement
University of Georgia
Athens,
August 2015 - May 2018
LEARNING DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (IDD), M.ED.
Internships with the following companies
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O.C. Tanner
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Sea Pines Resort
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Austin City Schools
LANGUAGES
English
Spoken and Written - Native
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Japanese
Spoken - Native
Written - Intermediate
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workshops and Conferences
November 2017
AWS: REINVENT CONFERENCE
Attended the conference as a representative of Georgia State University to learn and be better acquainted of the resources offered by Amazon Web Services
August 2017
2017 IDD@UGA CONFERENCE
Attended and presented at the conference to learn from other designers and to share my knowledge and experiences
August 2016
2016 IDD@UGA CONFERENCE
Attended the Instructional Designers and Development Conference at University of Georgia to learn from experts and leaders in the field of Learning Design and Technology (LDT)
October 2013 - August 2014
ACHIEVING YOUR POTENTIAL THROUGH EDUCATION
The Pacific Institute
Assisted as an integral pilot member with the Leadership Team in implementing this life-skills program to our students in order to develop and release more of their own potential
October 2013
21 KEYS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING
The Pacific Institute
Trained in learning of the fundamental psychological tools and social learning theory needed to create an effective learning environment
August 2013
TEXT TALK ROBUST VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION TRAINING
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Engaging students in vocabulary instruction tied closely to comprehension
August 2013
KENDORE LEARNING'S SMART PHONICS WORKSHOP
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Using multisensory approach to teaching phonics
August 2012
BUCK INSTITUTE'S PROJECT BASED LEARNING TRAINING
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Continued to collaborate with the Grade Level Team quarterly in the development of units of study centered around Project Based Learning ending with a school wide PBL showcase night for families
July 2013
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (ISTE)
San Antonio, TX
Represented Charles R. Drew Charter School to gain knowledge of pertinent and useful information regarding the technologies available, their uses in the classroom, and best practices
December 2012
CONFERENCE FOR GEORGIA KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
Marriott Atlanta Century Center, Atlanta, GA
Collaborating with and learning from fellow kindergarten teachers regarding mostly literacy and mathematics instruction
October 2012
INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING WORKSHOP
Westminster Schools, The Center for Teaching
August 2012 - November 2012
SMARTBOARD TRAINING
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Voluntarily participating in SmartBoard Training as a means to enhance and improve the use of interactive technology in the classroom
August 2012
DATA WISE WORKSHOP
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Using assessment results to improve teaching and learning
August 2012
HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS PROGRAM WORKSHOP
Charles R. Drew Charter School, Atlanta, GA
Learning fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate instructional methods to enable children to master handwriting