Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI May 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Professional & Public Writing
Relevant Courses: Intro to Professional and Public Writing, Writing and Cultures and Communities, Writing Multimodality. Text Print and Document Design, Scientific Writing, Ethics of AI Writing.
Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI June 2022
Associate of Applied Sciences.
Experience
Creative Writer. Readeasy January – May 2024
Remote.
Wrote a book for Teenagers with Autism.
Edited book and accepted feedback from company owner.
Completed final version for editing.
Driver, Doordash August 2021 – Present
Oakland County, MI
Accepted delivery requests on driver-specific Doordash app (“Dasher”), drove safely to designated store or restaurant location, picked up food, and delivered in timely manner to customers.
Utilized problem-solving skills to navigate GPS shortfalls and find accurate customer locations.
Communicate with clients about restaurant and traffic delays in order to ensure customer expectations are met and they are satisfied with their experience.
Report issues to Doordash, including missing food
Discipline myself to work 20-40 hours per week.
Driver, Grandma’s Comfort June 2015 – Present
East Lansing, MI
Assisted staff members by loading giftbag donations into delivery van and driving to 3 homeless shelters and 1 nonprofit organization to distribute to clients. (ASK GRANDMA ABOUT RECORDS)
Clean company office by dusting belongings and cleaning bathrooms in order to keep the facility clean and safe.
Dock Supervisor, White Lake Salvation Army June 2018- August 2021
White Lake, MI
Received donated items from customer vehicles and organized with pallet jack.
Loaded and unloaded company trucks while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.
Labeled, assembled, and priced furniture, and placed them attractively on the sales floor.
Managed 2-7 team members and assigned tasks in a way that utilized their strengths efficiently.
Projects
Author, “The Journey of Sir Sedrik” Jan 2018 – PresentWrote a 500+ page unpublished fantasy epic.
“Michigan State University Mental Health Commission” (Fictional organization created for this project)
Wrote a 6 page newsletter about mental health for college students, for a class project. Created a persona (The organization in the title) and then wrote as if representing the persona. My target audience was incoming freshmen.
“Why People Write” September 2022
Wrote a 4-page essay during my first year at MSU, on why individuals write, and what makes good writing good writing. I also compared some of my writing techniques to the techniques of professional writers listed in the essay.
“Organization Audit: Grandma’s Comfort” October 2022
Wrote a 5-page essay on why organizations write, as well as analyzed the framing techniques used by local nonprofit, Grandma’s Comfort, to gain support.
“Career Report: Ghostwriters” October 2022
Wrote a 5-page essay on why ghostwriters write and what they write, as well as interviewed an actual ghostwriter.
“Potential Future Problems for Writers” November 2022
Wrote 7-slide PowerPoint combined with verbal reading, on the possibility that AI could one day replace writers.
Skills
Photography
Social Media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter)
MLA
APA
Microsoft Office
Public speaking