My Resumé

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PROFILE SUMMARY

Currently attending school for a bachelor’s degree in English Teaching through Weber State’s rigorous teacher education program.
Working towards a minor in Technical Editing and building up a portfolio of creative and editorial projects.
Currently working at FedEx Ground as an operations coordinator.

Education

Weber State University, January 2020 – Present

Finishing pro core block, methodology block, practicum, and student teaching by Spring 2023.
Majoring in English Teaching through the Moyes College of Education, gaining extensive pedagogical experience such as creating and presenting lesson plans, pairing resources to be taught with main texts, and researching pedagogical issues.
Minoring in literary editing with experience organizing style guides for multiple organizations; creating digital art through Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign experience; and publishing Weber State’s undergraduate literary journal with the Metaphor staff.

Professional Experience

Operations Coordinator, FedEx Ground, November 2021 – present
Trained, engaged with, and retained new package handlers, managers, and administrators.
Held business discussions with contracted entities to ensure service.
Designed safety posters through graphical editing tools.
Spoke with customers to resolve complaints and fulfill requests.

Operations Manager, FedEx Ground, January 2019 – November 2021
Held difficult discussions with direct reports as well as with direct managers.
Trained a different team of seven or more package handlers each day.
Trained other managers on the daily dock operations and how to run the package sortation system.
Helped customers locate packages and estimate delivery dates.
Ensured proper time-keeping for package handlers.

Other Skills and Experience

Copy Editing-With an eye for detail, I’ve edited documents extensively for grammar, spelling, style, and voice. Attached is a sample of a style sheet I created.
Creative Writing-I’ve been writing creatively for many, many years. These are personal projects that I edit and submit to various publications.
Adaptability-No matter the situation a job has thrown me into, I have risen to meet the challenge quickly. I have always been willing to learn and adapt to new experiences.
Work Ethic-My work ethic is such that I cannot leave a job unfinished; I understand whatever work I don’t get done is pushed onto others.
Leadership-As an ops manager, I learned to lead a team of people effectively. The job can’t get done unless I manage my people.

Lesson Plans

Below is a link to a Google Doc containing a lesson plan on how to write and avoid ambiguity when writing informational texts. The plan includes Utah ELA standards, rationales for activities, and a grading rubric

Effective Communication in Instructional Texts

Pairing Texts

In this example of matching paratexts with a main text, I’ve illustrated the resources I would pair withe the non-fiction novel Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Two of these (12 Angry Men and To Kill A Mockingbird) are longer texts that can serve as great background for Stevenson’s novel, but probably won’t fit into a standard curriculum, while the other two resources (deathpenaltyinfo.org and a 60 Minutes interview with Ralph Myers) would be excellent to bring into a classroom and instill even more real-world relevance to the main text.

Style Guides

Below are two style guides created for different organizations for my minor in literary editing. The first is for a local band’s webpage and the other is for the Western Ecology Division’s webpage.

Pedagogical Research

Below are two links leading to explications of a research article exploring how pedagogical content knowledge is constructed and used. The first link leads to a summarized handout version of the information, while the second link leads to a lengthier explication of the article.