Digital Media Instructor

An abundance of information and highly immersive technologies continue to change the structure of the classroom and shift the roles for both student and educator. Educators need to be proactive and utilize these technologies to create better learning outcomes. I am committed to being involved in educational research and staying up-to-date with the latest trends.

I received a Master of Arts in Media Production from Ryerson University RTA School of Media in 2012.

Courses Taught:

• RTA 963: Web Design
• RTA 937: Business of Music 2
• RTA 104: Sound Production
• RTA 103: Media Production RTA
• RTA 102: Creative Processes

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Continuing Studies Instructor

I am a continuing studies instructor at OCADU. I teach Introduction to Web Art and Design. I ensure that the course is up- to-date with modern web standards including; responsive design and front-end frameworks.

Course Highlights:

• Highly interactive Lab environment covering HTML, CSS, and Javascript
• At course completion students are able to create, design, and deploy one-page websites

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Project Manager

My position as a manager at a digital health care company allows me to see firsthand that patients need clearer access to information in a more personalized manner and that medical professionals need training to improve their use of digital technology for the purposes of patient communication.

Employment Highlights:

• 2016 ~ Pacific Cross Insurance Company Partnership
• 2015 ~ Quadrant Health Strategies
• 2014 ~ Green Shield Canada Partnership
• 2013 ~ Baycrest Health Sciences Partnership

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Digital Manager

I co-founded GTZ Records, a Austin, Texas based digital music label which promotes events. GTZ has a strong reputation with venues and relationships with local brands and agencies in Austin.

Label Highlights:

• Hosted bands including Deerhoof and local Austin favorite The Octopus Project
• Digital Media Design and online marketing and promotion

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Bachelor of Music

While studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston I witnessed technology restructuring every facet of how music is learned, made, played, acquired, and sold. I realized that music exists at the forefront of new media, often the first to be hit by waves of cultural change that come from technological progress.

I received a Bachelor of Music in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music in 2009.

Berklee Highlights:

• World Scholarship Tour recipient & Berklee Achievement Based Scholarship recipient
• Alumni Ambassador representing the college at events in Toronto

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Steering Commitee Member

I have been involved with the Music Den since its inception working with the project’s Director, Ryerson Professor Steven Ehrlick. I mentor artists, entrepreneurs, and students who are looking to solve creative, economic or social issues in the music industry.

Music Den Highlights:

• Steering Commitee Members include: CEO of Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall & CEO of Universal Music Canada
• The Transmedia Zone operates on a sharing economy model, and is committed to diversity, inclusion and supporting new voices and talent.

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PhD Student

I’m a PhD Student in the Curriculum and Pedagogy program at the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute of Education. My research examines holistic curricular designs for post-secondary seminar environments.

Highlights:

• Supervisor: Professor Clare Brett, Chair, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
• Research Assistant: PeppeR Project educational technologies research initiative

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ESL Teacher

English as a Second Language teacher at Kluaynamthai Hospital caregiver training school in Bangkok, Thailand.

Highlights:

• TESOL and TOEFL certified English teacher
• 60-80 students per daily class, age range 18 to 40

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