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Hello! I’m a curriculum and instructional designer with a background in ESL education and a growing focus on K–12 learning materials, workplace communication, and job‑readiness training. I create clear, structured, learner‑centered materials for children, adults, and professionals, and I enjoy turning ideas into lessons that feel accessible, supportive, and easy to teach from. I design and develop instructional content for businesses, education companies, schools, and workforce‑development programs. My work includes full courses, microlearning, and interactive lessons built in Articulate Rise as well as curriculum and learning materials created in Canva. I build clean visual themes, intuitive lesson flows, and practical activities that support modern, real‑world learning. I also help teachers, schools, and education teams create or refine curriculum — from step‑by‑step lesson plans and teacher guides to student‑facing materials, worksheets, presentations, and communication‑focused activities. My goal is always to make teaching easier and learning clearer. My experience includes designing ESL lessons for kids, adults, and business English learners, along with developing activities that build communication, confidence, and workplace readiness. I’m also trained as a Goodwill Career Coach & Navigator, which supports my work in job‑readiness and workforce‑development curriculum. I’m building my practice around: • K–12 curriculum and creative learning activities • ESL and language‑supportive lesson design • Workplace communication and job‑readiness training • Articulate Rise course design and development • Clear, step‑by‑step lesson plans and instructor guides • Canva‑based curriculum and branded learning materials • Visually clean worksheets, presentations, and learning materials • Scenario‑based learning and practical skill‑building activities My training includes: Cambridge CELTA (Teaching House) Goodwill Career Coach & Navigator Certificate (Goodwill Industries International) Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Curriculum (Commonwealth Education Trust) Instructional Design & Learning Theories (UMGC) Learning, Knowledge & Human Development (UIUC) Understanding Research Methods (University of London) Courses in presentation design, visual communication, and layout (Domestika, LinkedIn Learning, Adobe, Canva, Figma) I enjoy creating materials that help learners feel capable, confident, and supported — whether they’re kids exploring new ideas, adults learning English, or job‑seekers preparing for the workplace. If you’re looking for thoughtful, reliable curriculum or instructional design support, I’d love to collaborate. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. Core Skills: Curriculum & Instructional Design: Curriculum development Lesson planning & sequencing Learning objectives & outcomes Instructional design (early career) Adult learning principles K–12 learning design Workplace & job‑readiness training Language‑supportive curriculum Activity design & scaffolding Assessment & rubric creation ESL & Language Learning: ESL curriculum design ESL lesson planning (kids + adults) Business English instruction Communicative language teaching (CELTA) Task‑based learning Needs analysis & learner profiling Speaking, listening, reading & writing skills development IELTS‑focused instruction (teacher training background) Workplace & Career Skills: Job‑readiness curriculum Workplace communication skills Career exploration activities Goal‑setting & learner support Goodwill Career Coach & Navigator training Visual & Presentation Design: Canva (advanced) Adobe InDesign (essentials + advanced) Adobe Illustrator (essentials) Adobe Photoshop (essentials) Figma (UI/UX essentials + advanced) Presentation design (Keynote, Google Slides, PowerPoint) Visual storytelling & graphic visualization Layout & formatting for learning materials

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.