Experience

TechOpp Consulting, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  •Assess, research, and communicate findings about technology transfer projects to principal investigators, governmental contacts, and industry transition partners •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct opportunity surveys, marketing plans, and regulatory analyses to relevant stakeholders •Create business development strategies, including funding pathways and points of contact for relevant governmental, organizational, and venture capital options •Work with business owners to manage federal proposals for technology development Show less



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Collegiate Assistant Professor

  • May 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Wrote and submitted grant proposals, conference proposals, articles, and research reports, both individually and in collaboration with multiple authors • Edited and served as administrator for content for multiple WordPress sites • Collaborated with multiple authors in scientific, health, and medical fields to write grant proposals and other project deliverables • Worked with industry and non-profit partners to research and evaluate new approaches to curricular design • Used Learning Management Systems (LMS) to develop and teach coursework in technical, scientific, and business writing; visual design; collaboration and project-based learning Show less



University of South Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

  • 2015 - May 2021

  • Served as first point of contact between Director of Composition, Associate Director of Composition, and 70+ instructors, graduate assistants, and adjunct instructors • Managed a team of 10 graduate teaching assistants, application developers, and undergraduate interns to conduct student and instructor survey research, lead focus groups, design major projects, generate grading rubrics, and develop program-wide policies • Conducted quality management on digital software suite used for peer review and writing assessment at 15 universities, including University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, and North Carolina State University • Study Coordinator for National Science Foundation (NSF) Award 1544239: The role of instructor and peer feedback in improving the cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competencies of student writers in STEM courses • Co-coordinated national grant applications for sponsoring agencies including NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Program, NSF/IES SBIR/STTR programs, NSF’s Cyberlearning Program, NSF’s Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences and in Education and Human Resources Program; the Spencer Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, and the Institute of Education Sciences Show less