Professional Experience
Empowering organizations, teams, and individuals to make a difference. | Disability and Social Justice Advocate | Non-Profit Leader | Organizational and Systems Consultant | Educator | I make things happen.
Swearer Center at Brown University
2022 - Present
Manager, Community-Engaged Learning
The Swearer Center at Brown University
The Swearer Center at Brown University
Revitalized a four-year, $250,000 community-engagement academic fellowship with over 80 students.
Pioneered and implemented equitable and accessible admission and student-support practices.
Increased student engagement by 1000% through a directed culture shift and data-driven process improvements.
Streamlined staffing from 4 to 1.25 FTE, maintaining program capacity and quality.
Amplified program applications significantly by an impressive 30% increase.
Engineered a comprehensive student management system with tracking capabilities.
Established center-wide standards for technology, documentation, reporting, and student support.
Formulated curriculum and workshops for long-term Disability/Social Justice change and skill development.
The Online Dramaturg
2013-2023
Founding Executive Director
The Online Dramaturg
The Online Dramaturg
Cultivated a consulting firm specializing in serving Non-Profit Organizations and marginalized communities
Realized the production of an award-winning play, ensuring fair labor practices in collaboration with three unions.
Tripled client's event capacity while eliminating conflicts and streamlining cross-departmental collaboration.
Directed the development and launch of a research and engagement platform for regional cultural organizations.
Presented and taught workshops in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
2021
Executive Director
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
Boosted revenue by 225% through a mix of new fundraising strategies and a new production approach.
Initiated and nurtured strategic partnerships with state agencies, Ivy Leagues, and disability justice organizations.
Championed the multi-state launch of an innovative inclusivity certification tailored for arts organizations.
Cultivated relationships with new major individual donors and secured funding from a Federal-level funder.
Directed the strategy and development of three concurrent national-level initiatives focused on Neurodiversity.
Restructured five years' worth of financial transactions while designing a six-year financial pro forma.
Implemented Disability Justice-centered systems and processes to support the neurodivergent staff and leadership.
Unexpected Productions
2009-2017
Associate Technical Director
Unexpected Productions
Unexpected Productions
Engineered a 10-year plan to ensure the long-term growth and sustainability for the organization's youth program.
Led and designed a 5-year data collection and metrics analysis project across school districts.
Achieved a nearly 100% reduction in human error through innovative training and custom technological solutions
Innovated technical designs and processes for the organization's productions.
Trained new members of the technical team.
Amazon.com
2010-2014
Quality Assurance Engineer II
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Led a cross-functional intercontinental team for 2 major technical rewrites of Amazon’s product pages.
Co-led the implementation of the pipeline for continuous deployment.
Coordinated minor and major releases with other divisional departments and cross-functional teams.
Architected and implemented test automation for multiple platforms, from desktop to mobile.
Microsoft
2007-2010
Software Development Engineer In Test
Microsoft
Microsoft
Headed a virtual team based in 3 countries for the beta release of Visual Studio 2010’s Hybrid Help System.
Designed and implemented web and offline content quality assurance crawlers to test over 1.5 million unique pages.
Developed a live-code test suite for Production and Staging level servers.