Experience

Shawnee Mission School District

• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Behavior Disorder Paraprofessional

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Member of a therapeutic team focused on providing trauma-centered care and education to students with severe emotional disturbances and behavior disorders. Conduct individual and small group instruction in support of students’ academic goals. Implement research-based de-escalation strategies with students in crisis. Partner with the classroom teacher to teach and model positive social skills.

• Psychologist Paraprofessional

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2016

  Team with the school psychologist to compile and analyze student data to determine eligibility for special education services. Develop effective classroom interventions to foster student learning. Maintain federal and state reporting compliance for individual education programs, evaluations, and medical records. Observe special education students in classroom settings and submit reports to assist in determining needs and effectiveness of current interventions.



Composition Editing

• Freelance Editor

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2017

  Editor, copywriter, proofreader, transcriber. Specializing in training: software, sales, marketing. Experienced in cross-cultural writing, both editing English content produced by non-native speakers and ensuring content can be easily translated into multiple languages and cultures. Editor, copywriter, proofreader, transcriber. Specializing in training: software, sales, marketing. Experienced in cross-cultural writing, both editing English content produced by non-native speakers and ensuring content can be easily translated into multiple languages and cultures.



Arsalon Technologies

• Director of Network Operations

  • May 2006 - Jul 2010

  Directed maintenance and repair of air conditioners, diesel generators and uninterruptible power supplies for two data centers. Supervised ten-member network operations team providing 24/7 on-site security and level-1 technical support. Provided network administration including Windows/Linux/Apple server maintenance, firewall and router configuration, and system service and support. Directed maintenance and repair of air conditioners, diesel generators and uninterruptible power supplies for two data centers. Supervised ten-member network operations team providing 24/7 on-site security and level-1 technical support. Provided network administration including Windows/Linux/Apple server maintenance, firewall and router configuration, and system service and support.