I am passionate about video-based learning! My career goal has been to develop digital multimedia to improve and promote learning and convey a message. Let this site introduce me to you. Use the menu above to view my resume and some of my projects.

A Brief Autobiography

I am a Florida Native, raised on a farm in “the middle of nowhere” Alabama. My graduation from high school was uneventful if not miraculous. I attended a small Christian college in Montgomery, then Alabama Christian College, now Faulkner University, thanks to a local Church of Christ minister, Curtis Posey. Mr. Posey, cobbled together support to get me through my first two years of higher education. I earned a music scholarship and transferred to another very small Christian college in Villanova, Pa. The college, Northeastern Christian Junior College was housed in a mansion formerly owned by Pat Boone. There I lived in a closet – a real closet, with my Japanese, non-english speaking roommate. Upon graduation, I earned an additional scholarship at Freed-Hardeman College near Carl Perkins, Tennessee where I completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Biblical studies and a minor in psychology. I then moved to Tuscaloosa and completed a Master of Arts degree in Special Education from the University of Alabama, graduating top of my class with honors and voted the most outstanding student in the field. I enjoyed graduate school! I hold a Masters Degree in Emotional Conflict and graduated with honors in Emotional Conflict. (I think this could be a Seinfeld episode.)

After I graduated, I worked in the classroom with students with emotional and behavioral disorders in Tuscaloosa and in Gwinnett County, Georgia. My years in Gwinnett county were divided between teaching and technology support. I worked as a teacher, technology trainer, customer support specialist, local school technology coordinator, and as a special education paraprofessional and full-time graduate student.

In 2013, I completed a second Master of Science degree in Educational Media Design and Technology from Full Sail University Online. I again graduated top of my class with honors. My experience at Full Sail was nothing short of amazing and underscored my passion for digital  multimedia learning technology and using multimedia and video to move both student and adult learning forward. For the past few years, I have worked in multimedia learning discovering new and exciting ways to teach, entertain, and inform through multimedia. I have developed online training courses with Lectora and Captivate. I have also developed scripts, videos, and in-person training assist with Word and PowerPoint. Not to mention the odd workbook and promotional video.

Since Full Sail, I have freelanced for small businesses, making promotional, trade show, and other informational videos. I eventually landed a job with Catmedia and was assigned to a CDC contract. I worked with a very talented team of developers, artists, and subject matter experts, designing what became award winning laboratory safety training programs! I work with the CDC for just over 4 years, until my contract ended. The most exciting projects were at the end of my contract. I was selected to develop the learning path for CDCs OneLAB VR – virtual reality laboratory project. This project has evolved into a powerful tool for laboratory scientist to hone their skills in a safe virtual space. I also was selected to work in the Emergency Operations Center, where I helped develop a training program for infection prevention and control inspectors in Africa for the 2016 Ebola Outbreak activation until my contract ended. But, CDC wasn’t through with me. I was able to return to CDC in 2020 to help update some of the training I had helped develop for labs safety.

Currently, I work for Solers Research Group as an instructional designer, developing training for both in-person and online presentation for FDIC Corporate University. These multimedia assets contain text, photos, real-world scenarios, video, and meaningful objective based assessment. I enjoy working with organizations to turn their pain points into meaningful multimedia assets designed to engage people – to become better employees and more confident people.

As with everything, there is so more to learn. I am eager to explore new ways to convey learning and information through digital multimedia. Have a look at my limited portfolio, and let me know if I can develop something wonderful with you and your company.