Experience

AIST - Association for Iron & Steel Technology

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Editor

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  I provide editorial services for the Association, including the editing of technical articles, industry publications, conference proceedings, marketing materials, etc. I am also on the writing and editorial staff of Iron & Steel Technology magazine, AIST's monthly publication with a circulation of over 16,000. In addition, I am the editor responsible for two of AIST's largest and best-selling annual publications: The Directory — Iron & Steel Plants and the AISTech Conference Proceedings.



Saint Vincent College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lecturer, English Department

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  Taught two sections of first-year Language and Rhetoric for the Saint Vincent College English Department. Independently designed and implemented a course curriculum that introduced freshman students to the skills and techniques vital to successful academic writing Taught two sections of first-year Language and Rhetoric for the Saint Vincent College English Department. Independently designed and implemented a course curriculum that introduced freshman students to the skills and techniques vital to successful academic writing



Loyola University Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Publicity Assistant, McElroy Shakespeare Celebration, English Department

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Worked part-time as publicity assistant for an annual scholarly lecture/performance event sponsored by the English and Theater Departments at Loyola University Chicago that attracts over 200 guests a year. Responsible for creating a marketing plan for the event, including logo design, posters, fliers, web marketing, and event programs. Also responsible for composing internal and external invitations and mailings to guests and local media. Worked part-time as publicity assistant for an annual scholarly lecture/performance event sponsored by the English and Theater Departments at Loyola University Chicago that attracts over 200 guests a year. Responsible for creating a marketing plan for the event, including logo design, posters, fliers, web marketing, and event programs. Also responsible for composing internal and external invitations and mailings to guests and local media.



Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  Provided original and researched content for a web-based curriculum toolkit project funded through a U.S. Department of Education grant. Responsible for creating a bibliography of early childhood education and children's media resources and composing abstracts designed to appeal to the needs of post-secondary educators and early childhood professionals. Assisted the Project Director in developing original content and responsible for proofreading and uploading material to the project website. Provided original and researched content for a web-based curriculum toolkit project funded through a U.S. Department of Education grant. Responsible for creating a bibliography of early childhood education and children's media resources and composing abstracts designed to appeal to the needs of post-secondary educators and early childhood professionals. Assisted the Project Director in developing original content and responsible for proofreading and uploading material to the project website.



Saint Vincent College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Various Positions: Saint Vincent College Shakespeare Club

  • Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Founding member of an undergraduate theatrical company, serving in various leadership positions including Vice-President (2007-2008) and President (2008-2009). Additionally, worked various artistic management positions during production season, including assistant director (2007), director (2008), and executive producer (2008-2009). Worked to ensure productions ran smoothly, on budget, and met institutional requirements for extracurricular organizations.

• Student Mentor/Teaching Assistant, English Department

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  Served as student mentor and teaching assistant in a newly designed writing course for college freshmen at Saint Vincent College. Responsible for facilitating dialogue among students, aiding the instructor in explaining challenging concepts, and occasionally lecturing on topics relating to grammar, composition, and literary studies at the request of the instructor



Saint Vincent Summer Theatre

• Box Office Attendant

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Worked as a member of a four-person Box Office team during the Summer 2007 season of professional Equity theater company, fulfilling in-person and telephone reservations and ticket sales. Worked as a member of a four-person Box Office team during the Summer 2007 season of professional Equity theater company, fulfilling in-person and telephone reservations and ticket sales.