Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
-Steve Jobs
Skills & Expertise
Web design, elearning, instructional design, graphic design, writing, editing
Expertise
XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Wordpress, Moodle, Blogger, Articulate, Captivate
Experience
2009-Present: Learning Architect, eMINTS National Center, University of Missouri
- Design, develop and maintain interactive multimedia training courses using well-known instructional design methodologies and techniques
- Design and deliver creative solutions (graphics, illustrations, animations, and produce video and print materials) for a variety of projects
- Design, develop, deploy and maintain the e-Learning for Educators website
- Design, develop, and deploy the eMINTS National Center website
- Administer Moodle LMS (Learning Management System)
- Administer Equella LOR (Learning Object Repository)
2008-2009: Instructional Designer, University of Missouri School of Medicine
- Coordinated examination process for first- and second-year medical students, from exam development through post-exam analysis
- Collaborated with faculty in design of curriculum and evaluation tools to assess learning and programmatic effectiveness
- Collected, maintained and analyzed data for faculty and student performance, curriculum improvement and accreditation
2004-2008: Marketing Specialist, MOREnet, University of Missouri
- Acting Manager (3 months): managed the Marketing and Communications group, including strategic planning, creation and maintenance of print and Web publications, member outreach activities, public relations and coordination of projects with internal and external groups; supervised staff of three
- Designed trade dress, program booklets, posters and other documents for three annual conferences; created and maintained all conference websites, including integration of registration applications
- Created and maintained Web pages for MOREnet Training, MOREnet Conferences and K-12 program pages, and other groups as required
- Developed copy for press releases, announcements, and reports; initiated and fielded inquiries from media contacts; edited, proofread, and fact-checked internal online and printed materials
- Managed member newsletter, MOREnetworking, including writing, research, editing, layout and design, distribution, coordination with printing and mailing; managed conversion to online version
2001-2004: Content Editor, Riverside Publishing, Houghton Mifflin
- Provided editorial services in all content areas for a major national K-12 test publisher
- Researched and evaluated items for content validity and correlated to national and state standards
- Edited, proofread, and fact-checked online and printed national and state K-12 tests for accuracy; evaluated grammar, style, punctuation, spelling and grade-level vocabulary
- Consulted with test development and production departments to ensure delivery of high-quality items
- Troubleshot technical problems to ensure functionality of online tests on various browsers and platforms
- Created and manipulated graphics for online tests; tracked revisions to graphics through production process
2000-2001: Web Designer & Copywriter, Spectrum Communications, Inc.
- Conceptualized, designed and deployed static- and dynamic-content websites for national and Chicagoland businesses
1997-2000: Assistant Professor of English, Owensboro Community College
- Taught Developmental English, Freshman English, Introduction to Fiction Writing and Newspaper Lab
- Developed developmental English program with OCC English faculty
- Served as OCC Student Newspaper Faculty Advisor; supervised newspaper staff; responsible for teaching students basics of news writing, editing, photography and layout
- Committees: Program Development, Special Programs, and two search committees; Action Teams: Information and Computer Technology, Strategic Planning Taskforce
- Elected to KCTCS Faculty Senate, 2000