Graphic Designer and Presentation Consultant at Make It Memorable, LLC

Work with clients to create presentations and marketing materials that speak to their audience using graphic design, storytelling, and psychology. Facilitate group brainstorming sessions in Miro; design memorable slide decks that guide audience attention; produce printed and electronic materials including infographics, brochures, logos, branding, social media campaigns, data visualizations, and book covers. Designed day-long courses and workshops to teach researchers, corporations, TEDx presenters, and universities how to design memorable and persuasive presentations. Apply adult-learning theory when creating courses and content.

Graphic Designer and Presentation Researcher at RTI International

Design print and digital materials (presentations, brochures, fact sheets, posters, flyers, social graphics, book covers, templates, logos, branding); make data visually compelling through hierarchy, infographics, design theory, and psychology. Oversee projects to ensure design cohesiveness and deadlines; collaborate with editors and clients; mentor new staff and assist in recruiting. Develop, implement, and instruct presentation workshops; present at AMWA and NC State. Wrote an IR&D grant ($20,000) to complete a presentation series; trained over 1,200 staff; served as consultant and content creator for SciDev; led brainstorming sessions and guided teams through audience analysis, outlining, storyboarding, and slide creation; contributed to proposals totalling over $100 million.

Freelance Graphic Designer and Photographer at Danielle Hennis Design Studio

Created printed and electronic materials for clients (including NC State, UNC, and local businesses); updated websites and managed web-based marketing; photographed events, weddings, and family portraits.

Advertising and Graphic Designer Instructor at Wake Technical Community College

Plan, assess, and teach in-person and asynchronously classes for 10-40 students in graphic design, drawing, social media marketing, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Photography, multimedia (Premiere and After Effects), and typography. Mentor students through portfolio reviews and GDA (student’s graphic design association club), which as the faculty advisor I run and oversee. Redesigned WEB 214: Social Media Marketing course, which won Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Award.

Proposal Specialist (part-time) at RTI International

Work with proposal team to create E-Learning modules and activities to teach and practice proposal best practices through all color stages. Interviewed subject matter experts, created course content and knowledge checks from interviews; Designed E-learning courses and worked collaboratively with designers; Audited courses after creation and ensured they adhered to best learning practices. Facilitate oral proposal brainstorming and lead proposal teams through oral proposal presentation preparation, which includes storyboarding, idea development, slide design, and public speaking.

ESL Teacher at Fulbright English Teaching Program

Taught academic English to 3 advanced adult ESL classes every 10-week cycle; Planned lessons and in-class activities, graded academic essays, created and graded quizzes and exams, and assisted in the assessment and placement of new potential students. Initiated and organized school-wide programs: Spelling Bee Competitions, Cultural Day, Halloween (grammar games and trick-or-treating), and Conversational Speed Dating. Designed, presented, and facilitated teacher trainer workshops for Fulbright teachers. Reevaluated and restructured course content with team.

Graphic Designer and Marketing Specialist at PKD Screen Printing

Created T-shirts, print materials and social media advertisements. Marketed PKD through Google (products, AdWords, places, etc.), social media, and SEO.

Course Creator, SAT Instructor, Graphic Designer at Capstone Tutoring

Designed SAT math course and instructed classes of high school students. Created workbook activities for the school and designed the layout of the books, worksheets, forms, and other printed products. Designed and maintained Capstone Tutoring’s website and online class calendar. Raised students’ SAT scores by 120 points on average (based on practice test responses).