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I’m a curriculum designer and educational content creator who develops clear, engaging, and practical learning materials for children, teens, adults, and language learners. I can help turn an educational idea, learning objective, existing program, or rough concept into polished curriculum and ready-to-use learning materials. My experience includes curriculum development, lesson planning, ESL instruction, educational content writing, acting and voice work, and the development of creative learning resources. I bring a strong understanding of how to make learning content engaging while keeping it structured, purposeful, and appropriate for the intended learners. What I Can Create: • Curriculum units and complete learning programs • Lesson plans and instructor guides • Educational workbooks and printable resources • Teacher and facilitator guides • Activity-based learning materials • ESL and language-learning materials • Children's educational content • Social-emotional learning activities • Creative writing, storytelling, and drama-based activities • Scripts, skits, and instructional dialogue • Educational content for online courses and digital platforms • Learning activities, worksheets, and assessments • Content adapted for different ages, learning levels, or audiences My Approach: I combine solid instructional structure with creativity and real-world usability. My goal is to create materials that are easy for educators and learners to understand and use—not simply content that looks good on the page. I pay attention to learning objectives, age and ability level, sequencing, instructions, engagement, and the overall learner experience. My background in acting, voice work, and ESL teaching also gives me a strong perspective on communication, language, presentation, and learner engagement. I use those skills to make educational content more approachable, memorable, and interactive. I have also developed original educational workbooks and curriculum resources through my own project, Drama Play Studio, where I combine structured learning objectives with creative, activity-based instruction. I can help with projects ranging from a single lesson or workbook to larger curriculum-development projects. If you have an educational idea that needs to be organized, developed, written, or turned into a polished learning resource, I’d be happy to help.

Hi there! I work with organizations to gather valuable data, transform it into insights through analysis, and apply it to strategic goals. My expertise is in collecting data through surveys & interviews, synthesizing it using NLP and visualization tools, and translating it into concrete action plans. I am the Director of Operations for a leadership consulting firm (Cairn Leadership), an Innovation Process Facilitator for Vanderbilt University & Medical Center, and a freelance User and Market Researcher. What I do: 1. User Research & Data Collection (DISCOVER) - User Interviews & Focus Groups: Protocol development, moderated & unmoderated sessions. - Survey Development: Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, Typeform, Qualtrics. - Ethnographic Research: Observation, shadowing. - Webscraping (python) - Competitive Analysis 2. Data Analysis (qualitative & quantitative) (ANALYZE) - Natural Language Processing (sentiment analysis, keywords, auto-coding, theme identification) - Data Visualization (dashboards, heatmapping, charts, graphs) - Tools (Python, Excel, Tableau) 3. Strategic Planning & Engagements (ENGAGE) - Action Plan Development (leadership development, innovation strategy, training modules) - Report & slide deck design and delivery - Workshop development (design sprints, team building, culture building, problem-solving) - Curriculum development 4. Small Business Operations & Strategy (SUSTAIN) - Financial tracking and planning (Profit & Loss, Cost Analysis) - Logistics planning and execution - 5-year strategy (mission/vision/values, strategic priorities, KPI development) Some notable projects include: - Training and research lead to identify innovation constraints for Nissan's Product Planning team. - Survey, interview and analysis of leadership team at Workplace Resource to develop customized experiential leadership development program in the mountains outside Winter Park, Colorado. - 3-day design sprint with US Army to redesign the dismounted breach process - 50 ideas/50 solutions/50 days initiative for Vanderbilt University to identify and solve 50 internal challenges for Vanderbilt employees - Competitive market analysis and surveying of Masters program to redesign Masters of Education program. Let's collaborate to turn your data into actionable insights, enhance your user experiences, and drive innovation and collaboration through concrete action plans. Reach out, and let's get started!

Accomplished AI Engineer & Product Strategist with 10+ years of experience leading the design, development, and successful launch of innovative cloud and AI-driven products. Expert in translating customer requirements into human-centered design and data-driven products. Passionate about leveraging generative AI and traditional ML to automate manual processes, transform user experiences, and deliver measurable business outcomes. --- My Services --- • AI Strategy • AI Prototyping / Integration • Product Design / Management • Machine Learning / AI Engineering • App Development • MLOps / AI Architecture • UI/UX Design • Engineering Management Consulting • Cloud Consulting --- My Process --- • Initial Guidance: Walk through the key technical requirements and the steps needed to build your app • Tech Stack Recommendations: Suggest the best technologies and platforms to use, tailored to your specific needs • Project Scoping: Refine the project’s scope according to your budget, potential features, development timeline, and estimated costs • AI Integration: Provide insights on how to seamlessly integrate AI into a new or existing product or workflow. • Iteration / Refinement: Following the "Lean Startup" approach, iteratively build, measure, and learn in a cycle of continual refinement until exceeding your expectations --- My Background --- Previously I worked as a Senior Engineer for Generative AI at a Silicon Valley startup where I trained large language models (LLMs) to do quantitive reasoning over physical product designs in the building systems/HVAC, industrial, automotive, and aerospace sectors. Before that, I was the Co-founder and Head of Product at Uffizzi, a leading Dev/MLOps platform that has served over 700,000 virtual cloud environments to date, boosting software development velocity by up to 40% for teams. Our customers include enterprises like Spotify and SMBs in finance, healthcare, and AI. My responsibilities spanned the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and design to development, marketing, and sales. This extensive experience has equipped me with a deep understanding of product development, team leadership, and go-to-market strategies, essential for driving AI/ML product success for my clients.