PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Director of Corporate Operations
    AVY Entertainment, Inc., d.b.a. Tempo, and all subsidiaries
    2015 – Present
    Currently overseeing legal, finance, and human resources administration. Previously managed esports, editorial, and multimedia production.
    Please do not contact me directly about Tempo-related matters unless (1) you are about to sue us or (2) it is a life-threatening emergency.

  • Freelancer
    2008 – Present
    Primarily offering business consulting and general life coaching. Also providing ghostwriting, copyediting, public speaking, live commentary, and stage performance services in any of my areas of expertise. Previously did martial arts coaching and software coding.

  • Assistant to the Sergeants of Operations, Administration, and Investigations
    Cary Police Department
    2013
    Scope of work also included duties within the state’s attorney’s office, county courthouse, village hall, and village public works department.
 

EDUCATION

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Continuing Education
    Executive Certificate in Organizational Leadership; Management Certificate
    2020–2022

    Coursework: Fundamentals of Leadership; Conflict and Change Management; Coaching, Counseling, and Facilitation; Performance Management; Creating High-Functioning Teams Using Strengths; Climate, Culture, and Diversity; Emotional Intelligence; Managing Remote Work Teams; Succession Planning

     

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison ’14
    Bachelor of Science in Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice
    2010–2013

    Activities: The Badger Herald (Web Director), Psychology Learning and Transfer Lab (Undergraduate Researcher), Learning Support Services (Technician), Taekwondo Club, foursquare (Campus Ambassador)

    Coursework: Sociology of Law, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Social Psychology, Sociological Theory, Child & Adolescent Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Methods & Statistics for Sociology & Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Drug Abuse, Directed Study, Field Education & Observation

    Non-degree coursework: Data Structures & Machine Organization, Calculus, Zoology, Contemporary Life Sciences, Introduction to Philosophy, Spanish Writing & Grammar, Music in Performance
 

PHILANTHROPHY & CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
    (via the Foundation, Honor Guard, Injured Police Officers Fund, and Police Protective Association)
    Donor
    2019 – Present

  • Nevada Police Foundation
    Sponsor
    2023

  • Long Beach Police Officer’s Association
    Donor
    2021–2023
 

EDUCATION (CONTINUED)

  • Northwestern University
    Master of Science in Education, Social Sciences (Incomplete)
    2013–2014 (Part-time)
    Coursework: Social Contexts of Education, Designing Learning Environments, Adolescent Social Development, American & British History

  • McHenry County College
    Summer Semester (Transfer credits only)
    2011–2014
    Coursework: Abnormal Psychology, Social Problems, Cultural Anthropology, Natural Hazards and Disasters, Shakespearean Literature

  • Prairie Ridge High School ’10
    High School Diploma
    2008–2010
    Activities: Web Club, Senior Leadership, Freshmen Orientation Volunteer
    Advanced Placement®: Computer Science A, Calculus AB & BC, Chemistry, English Language, Spanish Language, U.S. History

  • Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
    2007–2008
    Activities: Information Technology Services

 

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