Experience

Radius Networks | Flybuy

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Actualize Coding Bootcamp

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Apr 2022 - May 2022

  • Facilitate student learning of Ruby, Rails, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, VueJS and additional technical skills, assisting with troubleshooting and debugging and answering questions concerning coding projects • Lead virtual office hours and in-class exercises, ensuring students understand key concepts including problem solving and finding resources when unsure of how to complete a project• Evaluate student progress and comprehension and reports back to lead software instructor

• Web Developer Student

  • Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Capstone: Built BookSmart—a web application with a Ruby on Rails backend and Vue.JS frontend—where book lovers can create and join online book clubs to discuss quality and informal questions for books; incorporated Random House API for author and book information, Rails low-level data caching, and various third-party JavaScript libraries including Quill (dynamic text editor), Time.JS (relative time), Font Awesome (icons) and Bootstrap styling elements• Learned fundamentals and best practices in full-stack development in areas of project architecture, backend, frontend and how to effectively self-teach new technologies• Generated technical requirements and determined the most effective solutions, created wireframes, designed schema, and researched outside resources• Built and tested the backend, incorporating external APIs• Created pages and RESTful routes, made web requests to retrieve data, formatted and styled results, incorporated libraries and themes



Start Early

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022



National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Worked with president and leadership team to set and achieve strategic communications goals that advanced NACSA’s work to strengthen charter school authorizing • Developed annual communications plans for key audiences; increased awareness of good authorizing by 190% and NACSA mentions by 66% in FY19 • Managed organizational editorial calendar; served as primary content and copy editor for all externally published materials (e.g., web copy, e-blasts, monthly e-newsletters, statements, blog posts) • Led production of national reports and publications, including messaging, story mining, interviews, content creation, graphic design, and partner outreach • Managed media relations, including developing relationships with reporters and editors, writing press releases, pitching stories, writing talking points for spokespeople, and drafting and placing op-eds • Conceptualized and led development and execution of #AuthorizingMatters , a campaign to clarify the role authorizers play in determining school quality grounded in two explainer videos; successes include 1.5K organic video views, influencer strategy yielding 3 million impressions, landing page and related content comprised 15% of website traffic in first month of campaign, 7 media and partner blog placements



Human Rights Watch

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development and Outreach Officer

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Managed annual Voices For Justice fundraising dinner, which raised $1 million annually. Responsible for event planning, material development, fundraising, marketing and outreach, and donor and attendee communications • Conducted proactive media outreach for visiting researchers and events, including regular placements on WBEZ’s “Worldview” global affairs show • Managed production of five-week Human Rights Watch Chicago Film Festival and secured partnership organization participation; increased attendance in 2014 by 20 percent • Repurposed reports, dispatches and talking points from research divisions into materials for local events (one-pagers, invitations, programs, takeaways) and communications with constituents • Drafted monthly e-newsletter to 2,000+ contacts; 2014 newsletters averaged a 22% open rate and 5% CTR



Burson-Marsteller

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Worked with clients across a range of industries to provide corporate reputation, executive visibility and media relations support. Has expertise leveraging traditional and social media relations to introduce B2B products to market, and has helped position executives at conferences and forums including Bloomberg events and FORTUNE’s Most Powerful Women Summit, among others.Previous client-work includes supporting media relations and messaging for a public utility technology roll out; project management, strategic counsel and executive visibility outreach for an enterprise technology company; and media strategy and outreach for three markets for a financial service provider.

• Associate

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

  • Drafted bylines, media pitch notes, press releases, fact sheets, social media content, and client emails• Led global account team of 15 and managed assembly and distribution of daily 50+ page traditional and social media monitoring report• Staffed national media tours and conferences, serving as main point of contact for media and clients

• Client Executive

  • Mar 2010 - Sep 2011

  • Positioned wealth management advisors as thought leaders in three local markets by coordinating media relations activities; secured 144 placements and over 6 million impressions for client in 2011• Drafted crisis communications plan for local Chicago-area university



DN Partners

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Operations Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Mar 2010

  • Created contact database, making mass e-mail campaigns possible for first time in firm history • Worked with team to identify and qualify new business leads • Responsible for writing and distributing corporate communications for the firm, including pitch books, company confidentiality memos, investor memos, and capital calls • Created contact database, making mass e-mail campaigns possible for first time in firm history • Worked with team to identify and qualify new business leads • Responsible for writing and distributing corporate communications for the firm, including pitch books, company confidentiality memos, investor memos, and capital calls



PlayNames Publishing, LLC

• Sales and Marketing Assistant

  • Oct 2007 - Sep 2008

  • Managed production and shipping process during the holiday season. • Assisted clients with ordering process on the phone, online and in person. • Increased online ordering efficiency by creating database of names with correct phonetic pronunciation. • Managed production and shipping process during the holiday season. • Assisted clients with ordering process on the phone, online and in person. • Increased online ordering efficiency by creating database of names with correct phonetic pronunciation.



Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

• Pro Se Divorce Clinic Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  • Screened and interviewed potential and new clients. • Created and edited case files and client information in the company database. • Educated clients about the divorce process at monthly clinic and assisted with proper legal documentation. • Screened and interviewed potential and new clients. • Created and edited case files and client information in the company database. • Educated clients about the divorce process at monthly clinic and assisted with proper legal documentation.