I design learning experiences. I build the tools that deliver them.
I'm an L&D Trainer and Instructional Designer with a master's degree in Education and years of experience facilitating live virtual training, designing curriculum, and building systems that help people retain and apply what they're taught — not just sit through a session.
My work is grounded in adult learning theory. I design with the learner in mind first: what do they already know, what do they actually need, and what will make the material stick beyond the training room. That means clean structure, purposeful visuals, and activities that transfer to real work.
I also build. A background in full-stack development means I can create custom tools, interactive modules, and web-based learning experiences that go beyond what off-the-shelf platforms allow. Outside of work, I'm a dad, a Bills fan, and a long-suffering golfer.
Learning & Design
Development
Learning & Instructional Design
A structured presentation exploring the core principles of adult learning theory — andragogy, intrinsic motivation, and experience-based learning — designed to help trainers and facilitators apply research-backed strategies in real sessions.
An interactive branching scenario for learning professionals exploring how to use AI effectively and responsibly in instructional design. Eight real scenarios with no hand-held answers — make decisions the way you would at work, then see what the evidence says.
A 5–7 minute microlearning module covering Bloom's Taxonomy, strong vs. weak objectives, and three interactive activities including a rewrite exercise. Learners leave with a concrete formula they can apply immediately.
Development & Tools
A real-time classroom polling and exit-ticket tool. Teachers create a session, students join with a 6-character code, and live results stream back instantly — no accounts, no setup, no friction.
A collaborative live whiteboard where multiple users join a shared session by code and draw together on an HTML5 Canvas, with strokes synced across all connected clients in real time.
This site. Hand-built in vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no framework, no build step. Dual light/dark theme, scroll-triggered reveals, and full mobile responsiveness.
Education
Childhood Education with a concentration in Instructional Design. Focused on curriculum development, learning theory, and the design of effective educational experiences for adult and K–12 learners.
Psychology and Sociology. Built a foundation in human behavior, motivation, and social dynamics — directly applicable to understanding how learners engage and retain information.
Certifications
A 16-course program covering the full development lifecycle: React, Node/Express, Python (Flask, Django), SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud-native deployment.
Verify on Coursera ↗Variables, arrays, objects, loops, functions, OOP, and functional programming in JavaScript.
Verify ↗HTML5, CSS3, Flexbox, CSS Grid, accessibility best practices, and responsive layout principles.
Verify ↗Open to L&D, instructional design, and software engineering roles. I respond within 24 hours.
Elsewhere
Based in
Grand Island, NY
Open to remote