Resume

“I don’t start with a design objective, I start with a communication objective. I feel my project is successful if it communicates what it is supposed to communicate.”

— Mike Davidson, Designer

Work Experience:

Piecemeal Press, Cedar Park, TX — Founder, Publishing Consultant, Client Manager
JUNE 2014 – PRESENT

Founded and managed a small press, responsible for managing client needs, layout and graphic design for over 20 short-run poetry books

Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, TX — Teacher, Program Manager
AUGUST 2018 – PRESENT

Developed curriculum, designed materials, and taught a Reading Intervention program for students with high literacy needs

Austin Poetry Slam, Austin, TX — Secretary of the Board
JULY 2012 – MARCH 2020

Maintained excel spreadsheets for weekly/yearly tournaments, maintained record of board activity, helped to run a weekly live event, hosted and performed at events, wrote copy and edited statements for communicating board activity to the community

Austin Independent School District, Austin, TX — Teacher
AUGUST 2012 – MAY 2017

Developed curriculum, designed materials, and taught English and ESL classes. Served as Department Chair and Grade Team leader

“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.“

— JOhn Steinbeck, Author

Education:

General Assembly, Digital

UX Design Certification
DECEMBER 2020

Completed rigorous digital coursework on User Experience design, training research skills, UX and UI Design methodologies, and web-based design software proficiencies

Heart of Texas Writing Project

Summer Institute
JANUARY 2009 – MAY 2012

4-week Professional Development course focused on writing, learner-centered instruction, and facilitating a workshop-model learning environment

St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX

B.A. Language Arts
JANUARY 2009 – MAY 2012

Coursework in Literature, Rhetoric, Information Design, Education, Writing, and Publishing. Completed over 150 hours of in-classroom internships. Served on three committees for student publications

“What is design? It’s where you stand with a foot in two worlds- the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes and you try to bring the two together.“

— Mitch Kapor, Application Developer, Entrepreneur

Other Projects:

Project Management –  Outside Voices

managed a team of writers to collaborate and create live performance pieces, put on two fundraisers, publish an anthology, and travel to a regional tournament to represent our city.

Consultant – Speak Piece Poetry Project

Aided in the founding of and curriculum development for an after-school and weekend arts program providing writing workshops for teens

Artistic Director – 5 Productions for Frontera Fest

Collaborated to put on 5 short plays, managed all technical and print design – won Best of Fest for 4 shows

“Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.“

— Herbert A. Simon, Cognitive Psychologist, Political Scientist

Skills

  • Instructional Design
  • Publishing and Print Design
  • User Experience Research
  • Client Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Teaching

Program Proficiencies

  • Design: Photoshop, InDesign, Publisher, Figma, Sketch, Canva
  • Media: Final Cut, Audacity, iMovie
  • Productivity: Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint, Google Drive Suite, WordPress
  • Instructional Tools: Level 1 Google for Education Certified, Renaissance/Freckle, Nearpod, Canvas, Flipgrid, Quizizz, Quizlet, Kahoot etc.