Education

University of Utah

BA in Music - Emphasis in Piano

Utah Valley University

B.S. in Music Education

Professional Experience

QA Product Analyst

Feb 2017- April 2020

Hardware testing of new tools to proactively identify issues and ensure new products are market-ready. Collaborate with engineers on maintaining Material Table with new and current materials and settings. Liasion with developers and software engineers to ensure they have a comprehensive understanding of product and user issues.

  • New Tool Testing Skills: Included live testing, material setting, theta-bias testing to ensure product managers and engineers have confidence in product readiness. Completed successful test and launch of these new tools: Perforation Wheel Family Testing(Basic Wheel, Stitching Wheel, and Dot Wheel), Wavy Wheel, and Debossing Tool.
  • New Product Testing, Validation, and Disovery Skills: Blade offset testing, force-curve testing, backlash testing, ovality testing, theta-bias testing. Completed successful test and launch of these new products: Cupid, Maker, Lock Hubs.
  • Material testing: Participated in identifying material settings appropriate for new tools and products.
  • Mentorship and Training: Provided overview of responsibilities, systems, answered questions to expedite training of temps and new hires in QA.
  • Cross-departmental Collaboration: Facilitate relationships across teams via active participation in company activities and programs.
  • Mentorship and Training: Provided overview of responsibilities, systems, answered questions to expedite training of temps and new hires in QA.
  • New Hire Onboarding: Successfully integrated five new members in the Cricut Family via "wingman" responsibilities
  • Cricut

Purchasing Agent

Feb 2015- Feb 2017

Primarily responsible for supporting the Procurement deparmtent and secondarily supporting office administration.

  • Procurement Support: Accounts receivable responsibilities including charge reconciliation for fuel use and other sources, securing management approval for purchases, and, and submitting payments for timely payments.
  • Operations Support: Coordinated with national rental car companies to support regional office staff in logistics of daily vehicle rentals. Supported lease agreement renewal, confirming continued need of ongoing vehicle rentals, car functionality and status, and car rotation.
  • Vendor Liasion: Vendor Liasion for bids and payments, creating purchase orders, receiving shipments, creating receipts, reconciling shipping and freight charges across multiple company locations.
  • Cementation

Piano All Stars- Piano Studio

Teacher and Studio Owner
2003-2015

The focus of my studio of K-12 students is to develop well-rounded musicians with practical pianos skills and a strong foundation of music knowledge and appreciation.

  • Teaching Experience: I create lesson plans to develop my students' musical skills with an emphasis on tactical abilities, music-reading, and theoretical drills. My methodology and teaching techniques range from beginning to intermediate to accomodate the diverse musical experiences and abilities of each student.
  • Studio Administration: Support teaching efforts of my studio by conducting supplementary learning experiences and completing administrative tasks. These responsibilities include all business elements such as setting tuition fees, organizing annual calendar, creating motivational programs to encourage consistent practicing.
  • Collaborative Experience: Developed partnership with Jennifer Torres Piano Studio for mutual benefit of both of our studios. Our combined efforts enables us to develop effective and fun Music Master classes to supplement teaching efforts and motivate students through music games, perfromance, and peer interaction. Conducted both collabortive music recitals and master classes.
West Jordan Middle School
Student Teacher 2015

As a student Teacher, I taught a variety of classes, including two choir classes, an eighth grade beginning level choir class; and a ninth grade Concert Choir class. I was also given exclusive responsibility of an Introduction to Music class, which Included developing lesson plans, grading, parent teacher interactions, and class conduct. Although my primary focus was music, I was able to include health teaching and observation.

  • West Jordan Middle School


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