About

Let’s Make Things, Together

I’m a front-end web designer, digital media specialist, and music scholar, and I’d like to help your business thrive using my skills in WordPress, HTML/CSS, print layout & design, audio editing & production, and Adobe Creative Suite.

Experience

Radford University, Radford, VA — employed as a Professor from August 2021 through May 2022, I designed curriculum and lesson plans, delivered classroom instruction, designed student learning activities, and assessed student performance against curriculum goals.

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV — employed as an Instructor while there as a doctoral student from August 2018 through May 2021, I designed lesson plans, delivered classroom instruction, designed student learning activities, and assessed student performance against curriculum goals.

Radford University, Radford, VA — employed as an Instructor while there as a master’s student from August 2016 through May 2018, I designed curriculum and lesson plans, delivered classroom instruction, designed student learning activities, and assessed student performance against curriculum goals.

Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA — employed as a Web Design Specialist from March 2010 through July 2016, I designed, created, and maintained a portfolio of websites for programs administered through the office, including: graphic design and layout; writing custom HTML/CSS; installation, configuration, and customization of WordPress. I designed print publications using desktop publishing software—primarily academic posters, books, and newsletters. I edited and produced audio and video, and provided some computer technical support.

MoneyTrax, Inc., Melbourne, FL — employed as a Support and Media Specialist from July 2005 through December 2008, I designed and coded templates for the company website, and maintained website content in a Joomla CMS environment. I created print media, including book layout for several projects. I provided technical support to end-users of the company’s proprietary software.

Educational Seminars of America, Melbourne, FL — employed as a Computer Media Specialist from July 2003 through June 2005, I created and maintained a portfolio of websites for the company’s various marketing initiatives. I created print media, including book layouts and flyers/brochures for the company’s seminar marketing system. I provided audio recording, editing, and encoding services for a podcast product.

Communications Concepts, Inc., Cape Canaveral, FL — employed as a Web Developer from July 2001 through June 2003, I created and maintained a portfolio of websites for the company and its various clients.

Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., Indialantic, FL — employed as a Computer Media Specialist from August 1999 through June 2001, I created and maintained a portfolio of websites for the company’s various marketing initiatives. I created print media, including book layouts and flyers/brochures for the company’s seminar marketing system. I provided audio recording and editing services for an audio CD series product. I provided technical support on off-the-shelf software such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.

Skills

  • WordPress deployment
  • HTML/CSS coding
  • print layout & design
  • audio editing & production
  • Adobe Creative Suite software
  • MS Office software
  • public speaking / classroom presentation
  • music theory

Education

West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
doctoral degree: DMA Music Composition (all but dissertation) August 2018 – May 2021

Radford University, Radford, Virginia
master’s degree: MA Music Composition August 2016 – May 2018

University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland
bachelor’s degree: BM Music Theory and Composition August 1993 – May 1997

Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
bachelor’s degree: BA Philosophy August 1987 – May 1991