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I fuel growth with a hard-to-find combination: an engineer’s mind, a teacher's heart, and a storyteller's lens. I channel creativity and a theater background to make tech relatable. As a puzzle and metaphor lover, I excel at spotting patterns and transferable ideas. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: ★ One of 27 women featured in the children's book Determined to be Extraordinary (2024), winner of the NYC Big Book Award in Juvenile Nonfiction ★ First solutions consultant at AI-powered B2B SaaS startup; led PreSales, Implementation, and Professional Services simultaneously, playing key role in growing ARR by 270%, new logos by 4x, and user count by 15x ★ Co-founded e-commerce business, OctoGifts, with my teen son; his paper candy dispenser inventions landed him two patents, customers in 25 states, a science museum exhibit, and spots on Atlanta Inno's 25 under 25 list, Authority Magazine, the Atlanta & Co. morning show, and VoyageATL's Most Inspiring Stories ★ Transformed science fair into hands-on workshop inspired by famous MIT course, turning it from a dreaded event into a highlight; partnered with 24 fellow educators to teach 88 kindergartners design thinking, storytelling, and public speaking; earned TEDx talk ★ Started up Corning Optical Fiber manufacturing facility; led team of 17 engineers; delivered first product on time and under budget; developed processes/procedures, and trained personnel ★ Speaker at: TEDxJacksonville TEDxAlpharettaWomen Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Society of Women Engineers Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Girls Who Code @ Georgia Tech United Way of Greater Atlanta Museum of Science, Boston Jacksonville University Elementary STEMCON ★ Published in: Women 2.0 (now Switch) Engineering is Elementary LLL New Beginnings magazine Independent Teacher magazine ★ Guest on: inventRightTV Unpolished MBA What the Truck!?! Logistics of Logistics The Good Life Coach Pushing the Envelope When Science Speaks We the Sales Engineers Making It in the Toy Industry River City Live talk show (WJXT) 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬: ★ Creative and scrappy problem-solving; moving frequently as a military child, learned to adapt quickly and improvise using existing resources ★ Storytelling; experience engaging people of all ages and compelling them to action ★ Process orientation; formal training + 10 years in manufacturing ★ Curiosity; always hungry for game-changing knowledge All opinions are my own.