University of Wisconsin, Madison: Bachelor of Arts, BA in Philosophy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EMORY UNIVERSITY: Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta, GA: 2018 to Present
Senior Instructional Content Developer and Designer

• Consult with faculty to design, develop, and iterate courses using a variety of educational technology solutions, best practices, and research-driven pedagogies.
• Design templates for the Canvas Learning Management System using instructional design best practices, with over 370 downloads to date.
• Develop support websites, webinars, and training for faculty and students
• Research technology tools for a wide range of teaching and learning functions, including tools like Poll Everywhere, Canvas Studio, Kahoot!, Padlet, Timeline JS, VoiceThread, Plot.ly, WordPress, Canva, Google Docs, WordPress, Zoom and concept map platforms.
• Manage video creation for courses and train faculty in Panopto and Studio in Canvas video platforms.
• Design, develop, and maintain the Rollins Teaching + Learning Core — Rollins TLC website.

EMORY UNIVERSITY: Teaching and Learning Technologies Atlanta, GA: 2016 to 2018
Educational Technology Analyst | Instructional Designer

• Worked with faculty to design and build courses in the Canvas learning management system.
• Designed templates for the Canvas learning management system, generating over over 200 downloads by faculty.
• Evaluated and helped manage the deployment of LTI’s (Learning Technology Integrations) in the Canvas LMS.
• Created training and workshops for Canvas topics, graphic design, and interactive learning technologies.
• Researched audience response systems to promote active learning and video creation technology for the IIT Faculty Committee at the Emory School of Medicine. Helped develop training and launch Poll Everywhere is in Emory School of Medicine lectures.
• Received the Emory Libraries & Information Technology Significant Contribution Award, 2017
• Earned the ITIL Foundation Certification 2018

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | DENVER:  School of Education and Human Development Denver, CO: January 2015 to March 2016
Instructional Technologist

• Organized day-to-day projects for eCALLMS, a U.S. Department of Education grant program that supported K-12 teachers working in multilingual classrooms.
• Managed the Haiku and Canvas Learning Management Systems for the program.
• Supervised the technology team building over 21 online professional development courses.
• Shot faculty videos and designed multimedia for faculty members creating courses for the program.
• Managed the course development process from initial design through testing, course availability online, summative assessments and iteration of course design.
• Designed the marketing materials for the program, including the eCALLMS website and promotional materials.

POP TV Tulsa, OK: October 2007 to November 2013
Senior Designer and Project Manager

• Project manager for animation and graphics production for Live from the Red Carpet for the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards from 2008 to 2013.
• Designed graphics for on-air, web, and print advertising, including graphics for specials, shows created by TV Guide Network and CBS Network, promotions for TV Guide Network programming, and tvguide.com.
• Designed and produced the show’s main titles and original show graphics packages for original TV Guide shows.
• Designed TV Guide Network visual branding 2012 and 2013, including the TVGN logo.
• Produced the TV Guide Network style guides 2010, 2012 and 2013.
• Principal designer for the cable network Upfronts 2012 and 2013.

KTBC TV: AUSTIN Austin, Texas: 2004-2006 Design Director

• Supervised a staff of seven graphic designers and technicians.
• Developed budgets, created schedules, purchased equipment, trained and hired staff.
• Directed design for web, print and on-air marketing and promotion.
• Directed design for the visual branding of the station, including news vehicles, billboards, and set design.
• Designed all visual communication for a KTBC produced documentary, Tour of Duty, shot in Afghanistan.
• Winner of the 2006 Lonestar EMMY Award for Graphic Arts | Individual Achievement.

DETRIE DESIGN LA Los Angeles, California: 1997-2004
Design Director and Producer

• Designed a feature film graphics sequence for “The Master of Disguise” for Revolution Studios.
• Designed the main title typography for ABC Network’s “Amy and Isabelle”. Executive producer Oprah Winfrey.
• Designed graphics sequences for The Discovery Channel’s National Emmy-winning series: “Before We Ruled The Earth”.
• Designed motion graphics designer on the brand design teams for The WB Network ‘04 and FX Network ‘02.
• Designed and produced titles for The Travel Channel’s “Destination Style” and for E! Networks’ “Style Court”.
• Supervised photo and video shoots for editorial, creative, and promotional use for contract projects, including E! Networks.
• Produced numerous contract projects. Developed and managed production budgets and hired staff for projects.

Clients: The Travel Channel, ABC Network, CBS Network, the Style Network, Buena Vista Television, New Wave Entertainment (Buena Vista, UPN Network, Universal Studios, HBO, Revolution Studios), Rhino Records, Paramount, 525 Post (Televisa Canal: Mexico City), Post Group (Harpo Films), Aerodrome (FX Network), Friedland Jacobs Advertising, E! Networks, the Fine Living Network, the Food Network, HGTV, DIY Network, and The WB Network. San Francisco clients: IBM, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Oracle, and EFI.

TEACHING AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

• Milwaukee Public Schools
  • Tutor: Summer Academy 2014 at Mary McLeod Bethune Academy Milwaukee, WI
  • Tutor: Fall 2014 at Elm Creative Arts Milwaukee, WI
• Teachers College, Columbia University: New York, New York
  • Teaching Assistant: Object-Oriented Theory: Java Programming I: Spring 2013
  • Teaching Assistant: Object-Oriented Theory: Java Programming I: Fall 2013
• High Museum of Art: Atlanta, Georgia
  • Docent: 1994-1996 Wrote and delivered tours of the art collection for children and adults.

SKILLS

Technology: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign; Adobe Captivate, Final Cut Pro; Expert in Digital video production; HTML; CSS; WordPress; AI tools- ChatGPT and Canva.

Learning technologies: Wikis, Google Tools, Qualtrics, Echo 360, Panopto, Poll Everywhere, VoiceThread, Padlet, Canvas Studio, Zoom, PowerPoint, live captions with PowerPoint or Google Slides, concept maps (Lucid)

Learning Management Systems: Canvas, Blackboard