Career Highlights

 

• 12 Years of experience as in-house graphic and software designer

• 16 Years experience teaching graphic design, art, & photography 

• Top graduate (Andrew Carnegie Scholar) School of Design, Carnegie

• Mellon University (ranked #19 in the country, 1995)

• Published author and children’s book designer, Wicked Creatures of Cape Cod, Schiffer Publishing 

• Texas Gifted and Talented Teacher of the Year, TAGT, 2023-24

• Region 7 Master Teacher for Engineering, 2023

• TEA TEKS Review Committee, Engineering, 2024

• TIA Recognized Teacher, 2023

• Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, Models of Excellence

• Collection - Art 2015  

• Region 13 Teacher of the Year, High School Finalist 2013, Art

• Designed a 21,000 sq ft trade show at the Hines Convention Center in Boston for Trilogy Software. Show earned $10 million in sales. Company featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine

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Presentations:

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• 2024 We Teach_CS Conference, June 2024: Coding Choose your Own Adventure Stories

• 2024 We Teach_CS Conference, June 2024, Expert Technology Panel:  Integrating Computer Science into Classrooms

• 2023- Region 7 Engineering Professional Development, LeTourneau University, Oct 2023: Curriculum, Clubs, Certification, College and Careers for Engineering students in East Texas

• 2020-  Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA):  STEM Curriculum for a Year

• Prof Development Taught at HIISD:

  • Creating a TIA Portfolio​ 2023

  • Google Classroom for Covid 2020

  • Online Procedures for Teachers during Covid 2020

  • Integrating Promethean Boards into Your Classroom 2022

• Prof Development Taught at PTISD:

  • Breakout Box 2018

  • Google Classroom 2017

  • Advanced Google Classroom 2018

  • How Your Students Can Create Digital Portfolios 2d

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