Experience

Proposal Writer • Perdue Brandon - October 2023 to September 2024

· Wrote and edited proposals in response to RFPs from government entities and private businesses

· Revised language used in many types of marketing materials to be more modern, approachable, and accessible

Technical Writer • Genesis Systems - January 2022 to October 2023

·   Wrote, edited, and revised training documents, user guides, user reference guides, internal reference guides, and much more

·   Regularly conducted audience analysis for all external documents

·   Created an in-house style guide from scratch for use in all documents, both internal and external

·   Researched and wrote recommendation reports for various types of software for internal use

· In this position, I worked directly with The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), The State of Delaware, The State of Rhode Island, and the State of Texas, holding weekly or sometimes daily meetings to assess needs, document changes, and to help deliver software documentation which reflected what we were delivering to the customer.

Electives Teacher, Debate, Advanced Journalism, Weightlifting • IDEA Public Schools – Feb 2021 to 2022

·   Developed, wrote, and designed curriculum from scratch for Advanced Journalism grades 10-12

·   Revised and developed curriculum for Debate grades 10-12

·   Wrote and developed curriculum for Weightlifting for grades 10-12

Learning Architect • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Feb 2019 – Oct 2020

·   Worked primarily in curriculum design and product development for both digital and physical educational products within the agile development model in conjunction with design thinking

·   Managed the audio recording for over 70 new pieces of literature we added to our curriculum, delivered monthly articles for a subscription service named FYI which correlated to our textbook

·   Wrote multiple pieces for our program including poetry, fiction, and essays for sample texts as well as continuously conducted research to stay abreast of trends in education

·   The scope of my role also included heavy technical writing, copywriting, copyediting, and instructional design

ELA Teacher • Harmony Public Schools • 2015 – Feb 2019 

·   Taught grades 6-12 in Pre AP, Ap, and on-level English, debate, and reading intervention

·   Designed and wrote curriculum for both Debate and Pre-AP English classes including hundreds of supporting documents for both classes including assessments

·   Continually passed +71% of students from the STAAR test year over year

·   Hosted professional authors, in-class debates between scholars, and hosted lawyers who represented a client in the Masterpiece Cake Shop Supreme court case

·   The scope of my role included heavy instructional design as well, e.g., designing instructional materials and curriculum from scratch

Writer • Typewriter Rodeo • 2016 – 2019

·   Wrote poetry at a professional level with Typewriter Rodeo for library openings, company galas, weddings, writer’s workshops, literary and book fairs, and much more

ELA Teacher • Prestonwood Christian academy • 2014 – 2015

·   Taught 11th and 12th grade on-level English literature

·   Passed 98% of students with a 100% college acceptance rate

·   Worked heavily in instructional design and curriculum design

ELA Teacher • Dallas Independent School District • 2012 -2014

·   Taught grades 9-12 in AP, Pre-Ap, and on-level English literature

·   Designed and created curriculum for Pre AP classes including dozens of documents from scratch such as student assessments and growth measurement tools

·  +74% passing rate on the STAAR test, which included many English language learners and students who speak English as a second language

·   Worked heavily in instructional design and curriculum design

Education

Advanced Technical Writing Certification, Intermediate Technical Writing Certification, Beginner technical writing certification • University of Wisconsin Eau Claire • March 2022 

Master’s of English • August 2018 • University of Dallas/University of Texas Tyler

Thesis: The Ghost in Hamlet as The Very Coinage of Hamlet’s Brain

Bachelors of Arts and Science • 2008 • Dallas Baptist University

Ernest and Eurice Miller-Bass Award for Academic Excellence, Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society