I’m seeking employment as a learning strategist & eLearning developer. I’m a lifetime learner, a what-ifer, adventurer, and creative collaborator with teaching and development experience.

Experience:

Volunteer Work:

Free Geek Portland 2012-current

• Developing a Moodle LMS for Free Geek’s community classes.
• Designing and developing an eLearning module for Free Geek’s Hardware ID class, using Adobe Captivate and Creative Cloud Apps.

Content Strategist (Contract, PT)

33 Degrees Design Studio 2013-2014

• Worked with an emerging web design company to develop best practices for collaborative web and print design projects.
• Collaborated around UI, UX, SEO, and content strategy.
• Contributed to company development meetings and the company blog.

Content Strategist (Contract, PT)

Beekmedia Design 2011-2012

• Assisted in developing an early childhood teacher eLearning website and a Life Coaching website using WordPress, HTML5, PHP, CSS3, and principles of responsive design.
• Managed client updates, site progress, benchmarks, notes, documentation, and to-do lists for collaborative use in Google Docs.
• Designed newsletters for e-mail list subscribers with Constant Contact.

4th/5th Grade Teacher

Molalla River Academy 2009-2011

• Designed and implemented curriculum for a science and arts based charter school for its first two years.
• Experienced looping, blended classes, and multidisciplinary, project based learning.
• Organized events and field trips to complement our curriculum. Mobilized volunteers.
• Offered individualized instruction as required for a wide range of student abilities and special needs, implemented accommodations, learning tools, and systems for accessibility.
• Incorporated many lessons about PC use, including: word processing, Powerpoint, Logo (a basic programming language), using the internet for research, Google Sites.

6th Grade Teacher

Ascension Solorsano Middle School 2006-2009

• Taught Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies.
• Continued parent contact and involvement, including a website and web accessible grades.
• Collaborated with Core department to plan instruction and analyze data. Acted as grade level lead in ’08-’09.

Education:

University of Santa Cruz, California 2001-2006

& University of Glasgow (study abroad 2003-2004)
B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Education 2001-2005
M.A. in Teaching and Instruction 2005-2006

Portland State University 2012-2014

Graduate Certifications:
Training and Development (Online Training Focus) Summer 2014
Training and Development (Training Focus) Winter 2015
e-Learning Design and Development Spring 2013