Experience

Wasatch County School District

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science, STEM, and Filmmaking Teacher

  • 2014 - Present

  Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a diverse learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic and social potential. Taught 8th Grade Integrated Science and STEM for five years. Currently teaching Filmmaking 1, Filmmaking 2, TV Broadcasting, Movie Making, Cool 2 Care, and STEM. Utilize Canvas to provide resources and hybrid instruction to students in a one-to-one setting. Have been a guiding coalition member, department lead, and new teacher mentor for five years. Presented on various topics in multiple local and state-wide teacher conferences. Participated in multiple sessions of item writing workshops for end-of-level state testing. Involved in the Utah Science Teachers Association. Involved in a partnership with Wasatch High School, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and local professional filmmakers to provide short film creation experiences for advanced film and drama students. Show less



Provo School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Science Teacher

  • 2012 - 2014

  Responsibilities included planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a diverse learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. Taught Earth Science. Utilized Google Classroom to provide resources for students. Received Teacher of the Month award in May 2013. Participated in the development of the Science Open Education Resource Materials through the state education office and BYU. Participated as a fellow in the Central Utah Writing Project, and led professional development focused on writing in content-area classrooms. Involved in the Utah Science Teachers Association. Show less



Daniels Academy

• Heber City, Utah

• Science and Technology Teacher, IT Administrator

  • 2011 - 2012

  Responsibilities included planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a diverse learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic and social potential; supervising students in daily life skills such as hygiene and meal preparation; teaching executive functioning skills such as organization and planning skills; meal planning, budgeting, and purchasing; and maintaining school and student computers, local area network, and Internet connection. Taught Earth Science, Biology, and Computer Tech in a private residential school for high school-aged boys with multiple disabilities. Student population was primarily students with autism-spectrum disorders, specifically Asperger’s syndrome; other prevalent disorders included nonverbal learning disorder, attention disorders, anxiety disorders, pervasive developmental disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. School focus was relationship-based, focused on teaching social skills along with academic skills. Was active in preparing for the school’s accreditation. Participated in educational trip to Washington DC. Show less



San Diego Unified School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science Teacher

  • 2009 - 2011

  Responsibilities included planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a diverse learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. Taught Chemistry and Earth Science in an inner-city thematic 9-12 high school focused on promoting student leadership. Involved in Teacher Retention Initiative grant through the California Science Project (CSP SEASAND), participated in a vertical teaming professional learning community for science teachers. Involved in South Counties Reform Initiative Benefiting Educators and Students at UC Riverside grant program, working with four other teachers in implementing video-based technology to improve science teaching. Show less

• Student Information System Site Technician II

  • 2007 - 2009

  Responsibilities included assisting in coordinating the planning, implementation, and maintenance of computerized student information at a large secondary school; leading and providing related technical assistance to site staff; providing orientation sessions to clerical staff responsible for student information records and assist with computer-related problems; training site personnel in new procedures; arranging for service and repair of computers and supporting equipment; storing and maintaining software, disk, and tape masters; coordinating the scheduling of computer training sessions for site personnel; making recommendations for acquisition of additional site computer hardware and software; testing and coordinating the implementation of revised software and forms; providing clerical services by entering and verifying data, obtaining management reports, and completing other clerical tasks; producing and printing standard and custom reports, directories, grade reports, class lists, and labels; maintaining system security by controlling access to the system and assigning codes and passwords; providing liaison between clerical and certificated staff at the school site and between the central project office and the school; directing the work of clerical assistants; and ordering and distributing related supplies. Show less



Productivity Associates Inc.

• San Diego, California, United States

• Customer Service Representative

  • 2006 - 2006

  Responsibilities included phone customer service for an online-based four-color offset printing company, including website support, file support, layout design support, order tracking, and general customer service. Responsibilities included phone customer service for an online-based four-color offset printing company, including website support, file support, layout design support, order tracking, and general customer service.



Lehi Roller Mills

• Lehi, Utah, United States

• Mail Order and Call Center Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Responsibilities included customer service regarding mail orders of company products, managing the order fulfillment process, recruiting and hiring call center agents, training agents, supervising agents, monitoring agent progress, creating and maintaining a filing system, maintaining cash drawer integrity, making department progress presentations to company management team, and making daily financial and sales reports to upper management. Assisted in the transfer to a new company location, website, and catalog. Show less



The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Service Desk Analyst, Floor Supervisor

  • 2002 - 2005

  Analyst responsibilities included phone tech support of hardware, software applications, printing, networking, Internet access, and remote network access (VPN) in use by various offices worldwide; and answering and routing emails from customers. Floor supervisor responsibilities included supervising analysts, answering analyst questions, monitoring analyst progress, training new analysts, working with upper-level support and engineering teams, answering and routing email from customers and support and engineering teams, and handling and monitoring high-priority and high-impact issues. Show less