Position:
Scoring Director at NCS Pearson
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Work:
NCS Pearson
- Austin, Texas since Mar 2009
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Scoring Director
Avie Products
- Austin, Texas Mar 2005 - Feb 2009
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Owner
KidSmiths
- Austin, Texas Jun 2001 - Feb 2005
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Owner
Video Associates Labs, Inc.
- Austin, Texas May 1996 - May 2001
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Operations Manager
Education:
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor or Arts
Stephen F. Austin State University
Skills:
Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Editing, Team Building, Training, Customer Service, Inventory Management, Event Planning, Project Management, Organizational Design, Project Planning, Information Technology, Statistical Data Analysis, Team Leadership, Quality Management, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Technical Writing, Creative Problem Solving, Product Innovation, Computer Hardware, HTML scripting, Product Development, Product Design
Interests:
Photo editing, modern technology, functional design, sculpting, creative design, short story writing, travel, hiking, camping
Awards:
International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Finalist
International Designers Society of America (IDSA)
Finalist in the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards judged competition: Cue, a waterproof electronic device, which reminds women, in the privacy of their showers, to perform regular breast self-exams. Cue helps women remember to perform regular breast self-exams at the optimal time in their menstrual cycles. Cue tells the user, through a lighted display screen, to perform her breast self-exam seven days after her period begins when a woman’s breasts are likely to be the least tender, and hormones that can cause swelling are at their lowest point, For women who no longer have periods, Cue can easily be set to issue monthly reminders.
Cue, with its polished, round, white face, is small enough to hold in your hand, and has a large suction cup base. It works by asking the user a series of questions on an attractive, bright blue display screen, and then using the answers to determine when breast self-exam reminders should be displayed. With two large input buttons, which function as either YES or NO to answer questions such as “Are your periods regular?” or as UP or DOWN to scroll through dates, Cue is remarkably easy to use..
In addition to issuing breast self-exam reminders, Cue reminds women to make regular doctor’s appointments, and it has a shower timer for conditioners and hair removal cremes, as well as a clock display and time tracker. Cue can be shared by up to four women using the same bathroom, as in the case of college suite-mates, by issuing personalized alerts displaying each user’s name.
Certifications:
Director's License, Day Care Centers, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services