Profile
Strategy, communication, and hands-on execution.
For 15 years, I’ve built and executed strategic communications that actually work. I speak fluent boardroom—from finance to market analytics—and if you hand me a mess of data and operational noise, I will find the underlying pattern and build the strategy. That’s the baseline. I have the goods.
But you aren't just hiring a skill set; you're hiring someone your team has to interact with every single day. My brain is wired for deep, introspective thought and complex problem-solving, but my day-to-day operational baseline is absolute patience and sincerity. I don't do ego, I don't do lone-wolf posturing, and I don't leave a trail of burned-out colleagues behind me. My strongest asset isn't just seeing the big picture—it's my ability to translate heavy, intellectual business concepts into clear, persuasive communication that brings the entire room along for the ride. I build real influence through genuine conversation and active listening, not positional authority. When a project gets complicated or a deadline compresses, I am the calm center of gravity. I solve the hard problems, but more importantly, I make the process of solving them better for everyone involved.
I am looking for a culture that values smarts, respects the individual, and understands that the best work happens when people actually enjoy working together.
Capabilities
What I bring to the work
Strategic communication
Executive messaging, internal and external communications, campaign planning, corporate narratives, and translating organizational priorities into clear audience-focused work.
Creative production
End-to-end video, live-stream, photography, editorial, and multi-channel content production from concept and scripting through delivery.
Technical translation
Turning engineering, technology, operational data, and complex subject matter into useful communication for non-specialist audiences.
Workflow & operations
Creative workflow design, digital asset management, process improvement, production infrastructure, cost reduction, and practical automation.
Cross-functional collaboration
Stakeholder alignment across executives, marketers, clinicians, creatives, operational teams, vendors, and technical contributors.
Crisis & change communication
Time-critical communication, live production, executive support, and coordinated messaging during high-pressure organizational and public-health events.
Experience
Professional background
Marketing Coordinator
Salt Lake County Health Department
Led hands-on marketing and communications work across public campaigns, digital content, video, live production, print, and internal and external messaging.
- Developed targeted public-health messaging and multi-channel campaigns by translating complex program requirements into clear audience-specific content and coordinating closely with program stakeholders.
- Modernized video and live-stream production by redesigning technical infrastructure and workflows, improving the department’s ability to create and distribute timely communications.
- Brought large-format printing in-house by evaluating production costs and rebuilding the workflow internally, reducing production expenses by 75% while improving turnaround and brand control.
- Coordinated creative assets, stakeholders, production timelines, and changing priorities in a fast-moving public-service environment.
Creative Producer
Intermountain Health
Managed enterprise creative and communications work spanning executive communications, strategic growth, recruitment, public information, live events, and multi-channel media production.
- Translated complex clinical, operational, and strategic information into clear enterprise communications for employees, leaders, recruits, and public-facing audiences across live, video, and digital formats.
- Directed enterprise town halls and live-stream events by coordinating C-suite leaders, production teams, and stakeholder messaging, connecting leadership with audiences averaging 150+ participants per stream.
- Produced 200+ live and recorded communications during the COVID-19 response, converting rapidly changing healthcare information into accurate, time-critical content under demanding timelines.
- Led media campaigns supporting strategic growth and recruitment by aligning cross-functional healthcare teams around centralized narratives and coordinated deliverables.
- Prepared and coached executive sponsors for high-visibility communications by clarifying requirements, messaging priorities, and presentation needs.
- Implemented a digital asset management system and redesigned production workflows, generating approximately $10,000 in cost savings while improving content reuse and execution speed.
Automotive Journalist / Content Writer
Freelance
Write technical, educational, and feature content for national automotive publications and enthusiast audiences.
- Translate engineering, vehicle technology, product behavior, and technical systems into accessible stories without flattening the underlying detail.
- Manage research, testing, photography, writing, editing, and publication deadlines independently.
- Published work for outlets including Jalopnik, The Autopian, The Drive, AutoAnything, and Overlander.
Independent Technical Projects
Self-directed
Build practical software and data tools to solve creative, geospatial, and technical workflow problems.
- Developed Python and OpenCV tools to automate image detection, cropping, and batch-sorting workflows.
- Built C# data-collection and scraping utilities for technical analysis projects.
- Used GRASS GIS and spatial-analysis tools for VHF viewshed and mapping work.
- Applied lightweight automation and prototyping to reduce repetitive work and make complex inputs easier to inspect and use.
Education
Education & credentials
Professional Master of Business Administration
Utah State University
Leadership and Strategy
2020 – 2022
Bachelor of Science, Mass Communication
University of Utah
New Media Sequence
2009
Associate Degree
Salt Lake Community College
2007