Resume

Work

2022 - Present

Learning Experience Designer
HMH

  • Leading the SIS Accessibility Tiger Team to achieve WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all content by 2026.

  • Collaborating with cross-functional HMH teams to establish accessibility standards for supplemental products.

  • Serving as a member of the Accessibility Advisory Board (AAB), advising on company-wide accessibility initiatives.

  • Editing Math 180 Connected Solutions assets, including closed captions, alt text, JSON files, and accessibility audits.

  • Supporting Waggle 3–8 ELA digital authoring with a focus on accessibility and user experience improvements.

2022

Digital Education Technician
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • Designed a Saxon Phonics digital experience for Ed

  • Developed AI prompt engineering for Waggle

  • Created inclusive content to foster inquiry-based learning

2021

Content & Learning Architect
McGraw-Hill Education International

  • Orchestrated digital product design for global projects

  • Conducted in-house training on digital tools

  • Implemented accessibility standards across projects

2016 - 2021

Instructional Designer
McGraw-Hill Education International

  • Led production and design of ELLevate English

  • Developed interactive ELL courses

  • Created style guides for MHE International

2014 - 2016

Instructional Designer
McGraw-Hill Education International

  • Developed modular CCSS content for Next Gen Middle School Science

  • Designed POCs for educational platforms

  • Produced training videos using Adobe Premiere

Education

Master’s Degree - Digital Media Design for Learning
New York University

Magna Cum Laude

  • Research papers: "Achieving equality in the struggle for the liberation of the mind through the vehicle of education: Documenting, exposing and exploring issues, technological resources and possible solutions for the educational system in South Africa"

  • Thesis paper: "An investigative look at improving literacy outcomes for Indigenous Australian primary students through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs): A case study on the importance of past, present and future E-initiatives in teaching and learning for Aboriginal students"

Bachelor’s Degree - Radio and Television
Bradley University

  • Radio and Television: communication strategies

  • Multimedia: design, development and interactivity

  • Creative writing: editorial, biography, autobiography, poetry

  • Activities and societies: WRBU and Tau Epsilon Phi

Certifications

  • Intro to Web Accessibility (2022)

    edX - W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

  • Adobe Certified Professional (2022)

    Adobe Captivate

Technical Skills

  • Accessibility

  • Gen AI

  • Adobe Captivate

  • Acrobat DC

  • Audition

  • InDesign

  • Illustrator

  • Lightroom

  • Photoshop

  • Premiere Pro

  • XD

  • Articulate

  • HTML 5

  • Keynote

  • Microsoft Office

Interests

  • Traveling

  • Theater

  • Professional Development

  • Retro Games

  • Live events

Languages

  • Fluent in Spanish