Experience

Snead State Community College

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct English Instructor

  • अग॰ 2007 - - वर्तमान

  Teach Developmental English and English Composition I and II as online Blackboard courses, handling all instruction, assignment development, and grading.• Fully developed, designed, and taught Vocational English (business writing) as an online course from 2008 to 2016. Teach Developmental English and English Composition I and II as online Blackboard courses, handling all instruction, assignment development, and grading.• Fully developed, designed, and taught Vocational English (business writing) as an online course from 2008 to 2016.



Jefferson State Community College

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Part-time English Instructor

  • अग॰ 2016 - मई 2018

  Teach English Composition I and II in the traditional classroom-based format, handling all instruction, assignment development, and grading. Teach English Composition I and II in the traditional classroom-based format, handling all instruction, assignment development, and grading.



CreateSpace

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editor/Proofreader

  • मई 2012 - जून 2015

  Performed comprehensive copy editing and basic copy editing services for customers wanting to self-publish their own fiction and non-fiction books of all genres. Editing services for each project included electronic editing of the manuscript to ensure that it conformed to the grammar, punctuation, style, and spelling guidelines set forth in The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, and Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary, and an editorial letter written to the author discussing issues such as structure/plot flow, characterization, organization, main objective, tone & style, dialogue, point of view, grammar, syntax/sentence structure, and formatting.



Imaging Business Machines, LLC

• Technical Writer

  • जुल॰ 2007 - जुल॰ 2012

  Created, edited, and maintained help systems for current and future software products, which included technical documentation, quick-start user guides, how-to guides, release notes, and installation information.• Implemented a departmental publications style guide that provided editorial guidelines for the company’s instructional publications and technical documentation. • Gained sales and marketing exposure by serving as the go-to editor for materials, including articles, product brochures, case histories, advertisements, press releases, and the corporate website.• Collaborated with the technical training coordinator to design and develop instructional materials and lab exercises for internal and external software training.



Auburn University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • अग॰ 2005 - मई 2007

  Taught three sections of Composition I and II during the 2006–2007 academic year, handling all instruction, assignment development, and grading. Co-taught two sections of Composition I and II during the 2005–2006 academic year, handling one-half of all grading and instruction.• Gained valuable instructional and one-on-one tutoring experience working in the English Center helping students brainstorm, organize, revise, and edit their writing assignments for composition and world literature courses.



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Communications Manager

  • फ़र॰ 2005 - जून 2005

  Wrote, designed, and edited weekly plant-wide newsletters and monthly safety and medical center newsletters. Managed all plant communications and public relations matters while the Communications Manager was away on maternity leave.• Headed the Safety Communications Committee and Auto Show 2005 Committee and served as team captain for Goodyear-Gadsden’s Relay for Life team.• Successfully coordinated gatehouse sales requests and charitable donation requests.• Designed and developed numerous print and electronic communications to promote Global Safety Day each month.• Assisted in developing and executing the communication plan necessary for successfully conducting a plant-wide employee satisfaction survey.