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As an admissions consultant, I focus on shaping unique narratives to highlight each student’s experiences, skills, and achievements. My aim is to work collaboratively with students to understand their interests and experiences to craft an authentic personal statement that will capture the attention of admissions officers. 📚 Now Offering Self-Paced Courses on Upwork! In addition to 1:1 support, I offer digital courses through my Project Catalog — designed to make high-quality admissions guidance more accessible and affordable. These courses walk students step-by-step through key application topics like building a college list, writing compelling personal statements, and choosing the right extracurriculars. Each one includes video modules, actionable tools, and mindset strategies to make the process less stressful and more empowering. My services encompass the following: 1. Extracurricular Activities & Resume/CV Building: I will help you articulate your extracurricular engagements in a way that exhibits your dedication, leadership, and growth. We'll also construct a captivating resume that emphasizes your skills and achievements. 2. College Essays & Personal Statements: I will guide you through the creation of an authentic, impactful narrative that embodies your uniqueness and potential. Together, we'll turn your experiences and aspirations into personal statements that resonate with admissions officers. If you are seeking a detail-oriented admissions consultant to assist with highlighting your story, I am here to help. I look forward to collaborating with you on this pivotal journey!

I’m a multifaceted professional with a background in public policy, communications, and graphic design. My experience ranges from policy drafting and toolkit development to creating compelling visual content, crafting press releases, and designing dynamic Excel templates. With a strong growth mindset, I approach my work with innovation and precision, blending technical expertise, creativity, and strategic insight. I’m committed to diving deep into the details of your project and thrive on challenges that demand creative solutions. Whether it’s troubleshooting, conducting thorough research, or providing clear communication, I’m dedicated to achieving the best results. I can follow specific instructions, take the lead, or offer valuable insights as a thought partner. From polished communications and policy documentation to striking design, I’m dedicated to delivering high-quality work that aligns with your goals. Let’s collaborate to bring your projects to life!

I help construction teams deliver better projects by reviewing documents, identifying issues, improving coordination, and providing experienced project support when an extra set of eyes makes all the difference. With 10+ years of commercial construction experience, I work with owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors to strengthen project documentation, validate budgets, review drawings and specifications, support project teams, and improve processes throughout every phase of construction. Services include: Preconstruction consulting Scope reviews and gap analysis Bid package and proposal reviews Budget and cost validation Value engineering support Subcontractor bid consulting Budget estimates Construction document review Process improvement and workflow development

Canva Designer | Digital Content & Brand Design I help brands, creators, and small businesses turn ideas into polished, scroll-stopping digital designs using Canva. From branded content and digital products to books, journals, and marketing assets, I create clean, professional visuals that feel aligned, intentional, and easy for clients to use and scale. With a strong eye for layout, storytelling, and brand consistency, I specialize in: • Canva design (fully editable + client-friendly) • Digital products (journals, planners, workbooks, templates) • Branding & visual identity • Social media & marketing graphics • Amazon KDP interiors & covers • PDFs, lead magnets, and printable assets I’m detail-oriented, communicative, and collaborative — I listen first, design intentionally, and deliver work that actually works for your audience. If you need a designer who understands both creativity and clarity, I’d love to help bring your vision to life.

Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Intune & Azure = deployed secure, governed, and audit-ready. 15+ years, 120+ SharePoint projects, 90+ M365 tenants. SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC. Plus Microsoft Copilot readiness & AI governance. I'm a Microsoft 365 consultant and information security specialist. I help businesses deploy, secure, and govern their Microsoft cloud and prove it to auditors. If SharePoint is a mess, Intune isn't enforced, Azure hasn't been touched since deployment, or you're switching on Copilot with no governance plan, that's exactly what I fix. Secure, simple, scalable, and actually adopted by your team. WHAT I DELIVER: ◾ Microsoft SharePoint (Online administration & development): intranet design & build, on-prem to cloud migration, document management, governance, permissions, Power Automate & Power Apps workflows, SharePoint Designer ◾ Microsoft 365 / Office 365 administration: Exchange Online & Exchange Server (hybrid), OneDrive, Teams, Outlook, tenant setup, tenant migration, licensing, governance ◾ Microsoft Intune & Endpoint Manager: MDM/MAM enrollment, compliance policies, AutoPilot zero-touch deployment, Windows 11 & Windows Server, Defender for Endpoint, BYOD app protection ◾ Azure & identity security: Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, Azure administration, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, hybrid AD integration, identity migration to Entra ID, security baselines ◾ PowerShell automation & system administration across Azure, Intune, SharePoint & Microsoft 365 ◾ Cloud migrations: Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, tenant-to-tenant, on-prem to cloud MICROSOFT COPILOT & AI GOVERNANCE: ◾ Microsoft Copilot readiness assessments, licensing, deployment & adoption ◾ Microsoft AI governance, AI compliance & AI policy: data access controls, sensitivity labels, Microsoft Purview policies, and usage governance so Copilot is safe before you switch it on ◾ Change management and end-user training that drives real adoption SECURITY & COMPLIANCE: 15+ years in IT compliance, information security & cybersecurity management, making Microsoft environments audit-ready: ◾ Frameworks: SOC 2 (Type 1 & 2), ISO 27001, CMMC Level 2, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FedRAMP ◾ Services: IT compliance audit support, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, gap assessments, control implementation, security policy design, data privacy & protection, evidence collection & auditor handoff (GRC) ◾ Tools: Drata, Vanta, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Compliance Center ◾ Network security & security hardening for Microsoft cloud environments HOW I WORK 1. Discovery: Assess your current Microsoft 365, Azure & SharePoint environment; identify security, governance & compliance gaps 2. Plan: Design a security-first architecture for your team size, industry & compliance needs 3. Deploy: Configure SharePoint, Intune, Teams, Copilot & Azure to spec, documented at every step 4. Train: Admin guides and end-user training your team will actually use 5. Support: Ongoing administration, compliance monitoring, patching & optimization WHAT CLIENTS SAY ⭐ "Jason was awesome to work with. Very knowledgeable with M365 Security." ⭐ "Fast, flexible, and very responsive to our needs. Exactly what we were looking for!" ⭐ "Great communication. Set clear expectations upfront and met them." ⭐ "A great command of Azure and all things Microsoft. Highly recommended." Clients across legal, healthcare, SaaS, and government sectors. Whether you're migrating to Microsoft 365, hardening Azure for an audit, building a SharePoint intranet, deploying Intune MDM, or rolling out Copilot the right way, I'll make it secure, compliant, and scalable. 👉 Click Invite to Job and let's build your Microsoft environment the right way.

When a project stalls or things start to feel like organized chaos, it's usually not a people problem. It's a structure problem. I help teams get out of reactive mode and into systems that actually work. Most of the clients I work with already have tools in place, whether that's ClickUp, Airtable, Asana, or something similar. The issue is usually that the setup has become hard to manage, difficult to trust, or inconsistent across the team. Tasks fall through the cracks, reporting is unclear, and no one is fully confident in what's getting done. That's where I come in. My background is 20+ years in enterprise operations and data strategy, most of it inside Fortune 500 financial services. I work with small businesses and growing teams now, but the systems thinking comes from environments where things had to work at scale. I look at how your work actually runs day to day, figure out where things are breaking down, and rebuild your system so it's clear, usable, and aligned to how your team operates. Typical work includes: Cleaning up and restructuring ClickUp, Airtable, or Asana setups that have gotten unwieldy Designing role-based dashboards so individual contributors, managers, and leadership each see what's relevant to them Building CRMs and intake systems that replace spreadsheets and manual tracking Standardizing workflows and SOPs so work doesn't get stuck when one person is out Building dashboards in AgencyAnalytics, ClickUp, or Asana so leadership can actually make decisions My approach is practical and focused on adoption. If a system looks good but your team won't use it, it doesn't work. AI is part of how I work now. I use Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot for things like research, documentation drafts, and dashboard prototyping, which means I can turn around in days what used to take weeks. The recommendations are still mine; the tools just help me get to them faster. I don't hand off a plan and disappear. I stay through implementation, work alongside your team, and make sure the system actually runs before stepping back. A few things clients have said: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Rose-Ann led an enterprise-level initiative across multiple teams. She mitigated risk, delivered on time, and was a key reason the project succeeded." — Sal V., Sr. Program Manager, Fortune 500 Asset Management Firm ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Exceptional technical PM. On the ball, responsive, responsible, diligent, organized, intelligent, and also just a pleasant person to work with. You would be lucky to have her on your team." — Charlie Render, Render Analytics ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"She really took the time to understand our business and came up with a system that was tailor-made for our needs. Knowledgeable, goes the extra mile, and a true pleasure to work with." — Fadima F., INNATE Traditions If you’ve got a project that needs structure or a system that could run more smoothly, feel free to reach out. Happy to talk through what’s going on and see how I can help.