Experience

Parkway East Design

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO | Co-Founder

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Parkway East Design is a full service interior design studio based out of St. George, Utah. Developed with home in mind, husband and wife team Eleena & Douglas set out to combine their collective expertise and help their clients cultivate home in every space they design. Parkway East Design is a full service interior design studio based out of St. George, Utah. Developed with home in mind, husband and wife team Eleena & Douglas set out to combine their collective expertise and help their clients cultivate home in every space they design.



Pelorus Books

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Author | Founder

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Circumventing the traditional publishers by preference, I established a small independent press specializing in speculative fiction in order to develop and direct my own publishing ventures. As such all creative decision making rest on my shoulders, as do a wealth of business decisions to support and promote the craft. From the writing, production, marketing, and more, I get to have my hands in many pies as I develop a range of complimentary skills. Circumventing the traditional publishers by preference, I established a small independent press specializing in speculative fiction in order to develop and direct my own publishing ventures. As such all creative decision making rest on my shoulders, as do a wealth of business decisions to support and promote the craft. From the writing, production, marketing, and more, I get to have my hands in many pies as I develop a range of complimentary skills.



Paradigm High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Seminar Mentor

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  Returning to Paradigm, I stepped into a full-time mentor position for grades 9-12. While designing and teaching my own elective course on topics like creative writing and the dual natures of humanity), I taught the school's core seminar classes combining subjects like English, Literature, History, Grammar, Etc. Returning to Paradigm, I stepped into a full-time mentor position for grades 9-12. While designing and teaching my own elective course on topics like creative writing and the dual natures of humanity), I taught the school's core seminar classes combining subjects like English, Literature, History, Grammar, Etc.



Deseret Digital Media

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  I shadowed a team responsible for developing a new branch of digital journalism meant to report on a national scope. Along with supporting the team generally, my responsibilities focused on learning and developing strategies to further audience engagement and promote audience outreach. I shadowed a team responsible for developing a new branch of digital journalism meant to report on a national scope. Along with supporting the team generally, my responsibilities focused on learning and developing strategies to further audience engagement and promote audience outreach.



Paradigm High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reading Room Mentor

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  As Paradigm incorporated a more rigorous core curriculum, I assisted with the development and implementation of a reading program to encourage student engagement with their texts. I mentored approximately 180 students as I developed lesson plans, led classroom instruction, tracked individual progress, and sought out opportunities to work one-on-one with students. As Paradigm incorporated a more rigorous core curriculum, I assisted with the development and implementation of a reading program to encourage student engagement with their texts. I mentored approximately 180 students as I developed lesson plans, led classroom instruction, tracked individual progress, and sought out opportunities to work one-on-one with students.



Southern Virginia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Writer & Photographer

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Nearing the end of my undergraduate studies, and having ensured a smooth and sustainable staff rotation which would carry the paper forward beyond my years, I again returned to the capacity of a writer and photographer for my final semester.

• Layout Editor

  • May 2012 - Dec 2012

  To help facilitate a smoother transition for the news magazine after my graduation, I stepped down my position as editor-in-chief to assist my replacement. While I continued to assist in many of the roles I'd before contributed to, I focused my greatest energies in handling the visual compilation of all incoming content, as well as the printing and distribution of the final product. During this period, we saw our audience expanding not only on campus but into the local community as well.

• Editor-In-Chief

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

  Stepping quite unexpectedly and suddenly into such a demanding role, I was required to wear many hats as I assessed and met the needs of both my staff members as well as the news magazine. I was tasked with recruiting and training a new staff, a complete restructuring of the magazine's infrastructure, directing content & financial affairs, as well as screening quality. For two semesters, it was necessary for me to fill in wherever there was a staff deficiency. Despite the steep learning curve, in the two semesters I acted as editor I was able to restore the news magazine to a self-sustaining student collaboration in which I participated in supportive roles until graduation. Show less



Southern Virginia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Writer & Photographer

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  As a writer & photographer for the campus news magazine, I sought out newsworthy stories and photographed events and activities on campus. I worked on a deadline while frequently conducting research and interviews while becoming more familiar with the workings of a small newspaper. As a writer & photographer for the campus news magazine, I sought out newsworthy stories and photographed events and activities on campus. I worked on a deadline while frequently conducting research and interviews while becoming more familiar with the workings of a small newspaper.



The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• Missionary

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2010

  I served as a voluntary full time missionary. Activities included contacting, teaching lessons, conducting interviews, and directing teams of missionaries. Maintained a rigorous schedule while working at a high level of self-accountability. I served as a voluntary full time missionary. Activities included contacting, teaching lessons, conducting interviews, and directing teams of missionaries. Maintained a rigorous schedule while working at a high level of self-accountability.