Programmer / Analyst 2017 to Present
Pennsylvania State University, World Campus Learning Design, University Park, PA
- Collaborated on the HAX block editor–a platform-agnostic block editing interface.
- Assisted The Palmer Museum with incorporating web components into an Omeka-S theme.
- Developed
a11y-media-playerweb component, an accessible video player. - Developed
rich-text-editor–an extensible WYSIWYG editor web component. - Developed
editable-table–an accessible table authoring component. - Developed and delivered an accessibility session for C-PAD faculty.
- Provided accessibility evaluation and feedback for a vendor’s redesign of the college’s website. Trained college website’s developer in how to test for accessibility.
Multimedia Specialist IV 2010 to 2017
Pennsylvania State University, World Campus Learning Design, University Park, PA
- Developed authoring tools creating for accessible (508 and WCAG 2.0 compliant), interactive content and integrating them into a CMS to make multimedia development scalable.
- Customized CKEditor in our home-brewed CMS to simplify the user experience for content authors.
- Designed wireframes and prototypes for CMS and LMS development.
- Created instructional videos and animations. Created an iterative process for instructional media creation.
- Created end-user documentation life-cycle and workflow.
- Consulted on educational technology recommendations.
- Gathered user requirements and created user stories.
- Developed a content strategy process. Performed content inventories and content modeling.
- Advocated for a microcopy expert to be part of design and development workflow.
- Wrote test scripts and helped create user-acceptance test plans.
- Created ERD and data schemas for instructional tools.
- Created Google Analytics reports and used them to make design decisions.
Technology Training Coordinator 2007 to 2010
Pennsylvania State University, University Libraries, University Park, PA
- Coordinated technology training for Penn State University Libraries’ 20+ departments, 20+ campus library locations, and 11 subject library locations.
- Created CMS user documentation.
- Created interactive CMS training modules and CMS training sessions.
- Served on Penn State’s Commission for Women (CFW) Executive Committee as
appointed member, co-chair, and mentor.
Programmer Analyst III / Interim Assistant Director of Instructional Technologist 2004 to 2007
Pennsylvania State University, World Campus Learning Design, University Park, PA
- Created XSL templates used by home-brewed CMS to create HTML pages, CSS files, .htgroup files, and .htaccess files.
- Created perl scripts for course tools such as student homepages and peer evaluations.
- Developed Flash simulations for courses.
- Supervised a 9-member team of programmers, multimedia developers, and IT support specialists for 1 year.