Experience
Sr. Instructional Designer - 3M Healthcare/Solventum January 2024 - January 2025, Remote
Primary design lead for four customer education initiatives across Solventum’s Medical Surgery, Purification and Filtration, and Dental Solutions businesses, creating solutions to reduce face-to-face training burden and drive customer retention and growth.
⭐ Ranked as highest performing employee on team of 30+ designers and learning technologists in 2024
Instructional Designer - American College of Surgeons (ACS) February 2021 - December 2023, Chicago, IL
Partnered with surgeons and ACS Quality Program leaders to create learning experiences that support healthcare professionals in conducting continuous quality improvement.
⭐ Generated $50k+ in annual revenue with ILT, hybrid, and digital learning initiatives focused on quality improvement skillsets
Director of Training and Technology - Shenandoah Film Collaborative, Inc. June 2020 - June 2021, Remote
Led instructional design interns and volunteers to design digital learning experiences, a knowledge base, and point-of-need content to support the operations of a non-profit focused on increasing arts funding for public schools and access to non-mainstream cinema.
⭐ Designed, developed and implemented the organization’s first intern onboarding program
Teacher Trainer (English Language Fellow) - U.S. Department of State October 2018 - June 2019, Guangzhou, China
Awarded a fellowship to train language educators across China based on student evaluations, sample instructional materials, behavioral interview, and recommendations from colleagues and department chair. Provided tailored professional development workshops and teacher training courses.
⭐ Ranked by students as the most effective and engaging foreign instructor at teaching university (ever!)
Course Instructor - Minneapolis Community and Technical College August 2016 - May 2018, Minneapolis, MN
Empowered refugee and immigrant populations with language skills needed to succeed in academic programs and their careers. Designed, developed, and facilitated original courses and guided student organization as faculty advisor.
⭐ Consistent student satisfaction scores over 92%
Fulbright English Teacher - U.S. Department of State August 2015 - April 2016, Elazığ, Turkey
Created original courses for language teachers-in-training at a local university in southeastern Turkey, introducing evidence-based communicative methods to the university’s language program.
⭐ Awarded a Fulbright fellowship, a prestigious award with a 20% acceptance rate
Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities June 2014 - May 2015, Minneapolis, MN
Completed a practicum with an experienced educator as a mentor and independently taught language courses in the ESL program at the university.
Mentor Tutor - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities June 2014 - December 2016, Minneapolis, MN
Assisted student athletes with academic writing, educational technology, and time management.
Language Consultant & Program Manager - University of Minnesota-Twin Cities June 2014 - December 2016, Minneapolis, MN
Founded a language consulting service to support international undergraduate students succeed in their academic programs. Worked as both the program manager and a consultant, helping hundreds of students with academic language acquisition.
⭐ Used data to demonstrate student satisfaction and increasing use of the student service, securing funding to maintain and grow program, which is still running strong as of 2025
Apprentice Teacher - University of Wisconsin-Madison January 2012 - May 2013
Taught English language courses with supervision, feedback and evaluation from experienced educators.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison BA Philosophy, European Studies August 2013 | GPA 3.9
University of Wisconsin-Stout Grad. Cert. Instructional Design January 2021 | GPA 4.0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MA Curriculum & Instruction August 2015 | GPA 3.9
Knowledge sharing
SMEs, Are You Busy? - Association for Talent Development June 2024
Co-authored article for ATD based on identifying specific strategies for overcoming obstacles preventing subject matter expert engagement
Engaging Busy SMEs - DevLearn July 2023
Co-presented on engaging subject matter experts throughout each phase of the project and using tools from improvement and implementation science to cultivate and maintain engagement. Primary author, designer, and developer.
How to Get Learners Speaking - Oxford Seminar April 2016
Designed and facilitated interactive workshop to target language fluency development in adult language learners.
Giving Grammar Feedback - MinneTESOL March 2014
Co-authored and presented session on contradictions in academic literature on providing learner feedback on written grammar
Volunteer Experience
Training and Technology Subcommittee Leader - Our 40th February 2025 - Present
Supporting efforts to raise awareness of non-profit services and serve the people of the 40th ward of Chicago with technology and training solutions.
English Language Tutor - Chinese Mutual Aid Association February 2024 - August 2024
Provided 1:1 language education support to immigrants in Chicago.
Adult ESL Instructor - Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio September - March 2016
Developed introductory grammar, vocabulary, and reading strategy curriculum to serve the needs of low-income Hispanic immigrants.
Awards
English Language Fellowship - 2018
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship - 2015
Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship - 2013
Charles Winter Undergraduate Philosophy Scholarship - 2011