Gina's Resume
Notable Skills
Experienced with Articulate Presenter and Articulate Storyline, Storyline 360, Powtoon, Camtasia Studio, Audacity, as well as Adobe Photoshop, PowerPoint, and MS Office. Experience with several brands of LMS.
Outstanding graphic design and writing skills. Trained by radio host to do professional voiceovers.
Education
Awarded 1991
University of Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
Awarded 1993
University of Illinois
Master of Architecture
Specialization in Lighting Design
Attended school on Teaching Assistantship
Thesis: High Color Rendering in Retail Lighting
Awarded 2011
University of Phoenix
Master of Adult Education
Specialization in Online Learning
Achieved 4.0 GPA
Thesis: Interactive Learning for Architectural History
Published Memoir
June 2019
Love Never Quits
Surviving & Thriving After Infertility, Adoption, and Reactive Attachment Disorder
Published by MadLand Press, 2019
Awarded Gold Seal by Parent's Choice
Amazon Bestseller
Speaking Engagements
March 2020
TEDx Grand Junction
Childhood Trauma Affects Us All
Work Experience
2021 - present
Trauma Drama University
Founder & CEO
Online program for parents raising children from trauma backgrounds... we provide online educational programming, monthly zoom sessions with industry experts, self-care activities, and private discussions within our learning management system. Launched 8/1/2021.
2020 - present
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
Affiliate Professor
Teaching interior design courses both online and in person. Development of course materials, activities, and curriculum. Faculty liaison to ASID professional society. Received outstanding evaluations.
2006 - 2020
Arapahoe Community College
Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Instructor for Sustainability, History of Interior Design, Commercial Design, Lighting Design & Portfolio classes. Designed all course materials, including PowerPoint lectures and web-based trainings. Planned all class activities and field trips. Received outstanding student evaluations
2008 - 2020
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Instructor in person for History of Architecture + Furniture classes (parts I & II) and for Lighting Layout + Design classes. Authored Online Lighting Course as a developer and SME. Taught Intro to Sustainability, Sustainable Technologies, Lighting Layout + Design, Building Codes, Interior Materials, and Survey of Interior Design both on zoom and online.
2016 - 2018
Heumann Connection, LLC
Owner / CEO
Development of customized online training courses for a variety of clients, including a hands-on wiring course for electrical designers and a highly complex math tutorial for the Illuminating Engineering Department at CU Boulder. The Heumann Connection utilized software from Articulate, Camtasia, Adobe, and MicroSoft Office, and built eLearning classrooms with TalentLMS.
2014 - 2016
BSI, Inc.
Training Coordinator
Responsible for developing training modules online for Sales, Engineering, Customer Service, and Factory personnel, creating a standardized onboarding process for all departments, and facilitating trainings in person. Set up and oversaw learning management system.
2014 - 2016
Westwood College
Training & Development Specialist
Responsible for developing training modules online for Sales, Engineering, Customer Service, and Factory personnel, creating a standardized onboarding process for all departments, and facilitating trainings in person. Set up and oversaw learning management system.