Skills

Communication & Media Production

Crafting clear, compelling stories across multiple platforms.

Excellent Oral & Written Communication • Public Speaking • Interviewing • Anchoring • News Writing • Copy Editing • Television & Radio Production • Video Editing • Photography • Videography • Adobe Creative Cloud • Camtasia • SnagIT • OBS Studio • Audacity • Voice Talent • iNews

Instructional Design & Training

Designing and delivering learning experiences that engage adult learners.

Adult Learning • ADDIE • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Curriculum Design • Webinar Development • E-Learning Design (Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate) • LMS Administration (Blackboard, Cornerstone) • Coaching • Presentation Training • Virtual and Hybrid Facilitation

Leadership & Project Management

Leading teams and projects with creativity, empathy, and structure.

Project Management • Organization • Team Leadership • Conflict Resolution • Strategic Planning • Stakeholder Engagement • Forecasting • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Relationship Building • Adaptability

Technology & Digital Tools

Streamlining communication and workflows through smart technology use.

Microsoft Office • Google Workspace • Google Apps Script • SmartSheet • Slack • Trello • Web Design • XML • WordPress • Drupal • Social Media Management (Hootsuite, TweetDeck, YouTube, Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn)

Science & Subject Expertise

Communicating complex science with accuracy and impact.

Meteorology • Geography • Risk Communication • Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) • Science Communication & Visualization

Training

The following collapsible list outlines the training and development I’ve completed to advance my professional skills.

Communications & Media

Crisis Communication and Media Response Training (Seminar, 2012) - Center for Advanced Media Studies

Listening Essentials (2014) - Skillsoft

Business Grammar Basics (2015) - Skillsoft

Media Training for NWS Employees (2015) - National Weather Service

Written Communication (2016) - Skillsoft

Active Listening for Professionals (2016) - Skillsoft

Social Science Basics (2018) - National Weather Service

Communicating Probabilistic Forecasts (2024) - COMET MetEd

Building Partnerships through Communication (2025) - COMET MetEd

The Newsroom in Action (2025) - NBCU Academy

The Ethics of Journalism (2025) - NBCU Academy

Newsgathering and Reporting (2025) - NBCU Academy

Basics of News Writing (2025) - NBCU Academy

How to Pitch a News Story (2025) - NBCU Academy

The Art of the Interview (2025) - NBCU Academy

Introduction to Storytelling (2025) - NBCU Academy

Bringing All Perspectives to the Newsroom (2025) - NBCU Academy

Instructional Design & Talent Development

Advanced E-Learning Instructional Design (2014) - Association for Talent Development (ATD)*

Information Mapping (2017) - Information Mapping

Effective Survey Development and Design (2018) - National Weather Service

Instructional Design Yearly Training Refresher (2012 - 2023) - National Weather Service

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management (2021) - University of Virginia via Coursera

FPM 231 - Applications in Project & Program Management (2024) - Department of Commerce

FPM 232 - Applications in Contracting (2024) - Department of Commerce

FPM 233 - Applications in Business, Cost & Financial Management (2024) - Department of Commerce

FPM 234 - Applied Leadership in Projects & Programs (2024) - Department of Commerce

Physical Science

Hydrology Program Managers for WFOs (2012) - National Weather Service

Warning Operations Course (Core) (2016) - National Weather Service

Incident Meteorologist Continuity of Excellence Exercise (2018) - National Weather Service

Fire Weather Forecasting: Clear Communications (2018) - COMET MetEd

FEMA IS - 100: Introduction to Incident Command (2018) - FEMA

FEMA IS - 200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (2018) - FEMA

FEMA IS - 700: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction (2018) - FEMA

FEMA IS - 800: National Response Framework, An Introduction (2018) - FEMA

Climate Change 101 (2021) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Communicating Subseasonal to Seasonal Impacts: Climate-Weather Interactions (2022) - National Weather Service

Ensemble Fluency Training (2024) - National Weather Service

Communicating Winter Weather Surface Impacts (2024) - National Weather Service

Numerical Weather Prediction Vignettes: Foundations in Probabilistic Forecasting (2024) - COMET MetEd

Technology

Note: The following reflects formal training efforts. As technology is one of my strengths, I typically just dive in and learn it myself versus taking a training course.

Articulate Storyline 360 (ad-hoc as new features are released) - Articulate

Articulate Rise 360 (ad-hoc as new features are released) - Articulate

Articulate Review 360 (ad-hoc as new features are released) - Articulate

Articulate Studio (ad-hoc as new features are released) - Articulate

Microsoft Office (yearly in-office training from 2012 -2023) - Microsoft and other sources

Camtasia TechSmith (ad-hoc as needed since 2012) - TechSmith

TechSmith SnagIt (ad-hoc as needed since 2012) - TechSmith

Adobe Creative Cloud (ad-hoc as needed since 2013) - Adobe and other sources

Slack Essentials (2023) - Slack from Salesforce

Generative AI Overview for Project Managers Certificate (2025) - Project Management Institute

Generative AI for Educators Certificate (2025) - Google

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