EDUCATION
Saint Joseph's University | Master of Arts | Thesis: "Into the Ground: A Novel"
Temple University | Bachelor of Arts | Thesis: "Virginia Woolf: On Orlando and the Role of the Woman in British Modernity"
Delaware County Community College | Associate of Applied Sciences
WORK EXPERIENCE
Technical Writer (2021-2023) | Proficient in editing instruction manuals, memorandums, technical guides, etc., based on company design standards, technical communication with subject matter experts (SMEs), and layout guidelines. Knowledge of User Communication Forms (UCFs) and Problem List Entries (PLEs). Intermediate experience with XML editing and project management software such as Arbortext Editor, JIRA, and Contenta Explorer by way of Virtual Machines (VMs)
Freelance Editor & Typesetter (2018-) | Proficient in line & page editing with the use of Google Suite and/or freehand. Expert in Microsoft Word manuscript typesetting and prepress PDFs with Adobe Acrobat. Intermediate experience with Adobe Illustrator
Founder & Editor-in-Chief (2015-) | Thirty West Publishing House | TWPH is a traditional publisher, focusing on hand-made poetry chapbooks, full-length poetry and prose, and novels, with a majority of debut authors in their genre. Executive decision-making on all managerial, conceptual, & editorial processes. Assistance in design, social media, production, & fulfillment
Structural Drafter (2014-2020, 2023-) | Expert in structural drafting using AutoCAD 2026 and below. Intermediate experience in shop drawing review, construction engineering terminology, & requests for information (RFI’s) fulfillment
EVENTS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Panelist (Dec 2025) | "The Write Stuff: Philadelphia Small Press Night"
Nominee (2024) | Book Camp: "40 Under Forty in Publishing" Award
Literary Reading Host (Jan 2017-) | Former host of over 30 installments of “Thirty West Presents”; Co-host of the "Bring a Blanket" reading series in Philadelphia, PA, since 2023
Panelist (Feb 2021) | 2021 Flash Fiction Festival, online
Writer-in-Residence (Jun 2020) | Sundress Academy for the Arts (SAFTA) Residency at Firefly Farms
Judge (Apr 2020) | Olympic Battles, an Instagram-hosted poetry writing competition
Literary Reading Host (Mar & Nov 2019) | Saint Joseph’s University English Department, in conjunction with Thirty West Publishing.
Final Round Judge (Feb 2018) | Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Fiction Workshop Participant (Oct-Dec 2017) | Rosemont College Graduate English Department, Instructor: Erin Entrada Kelly. Guest speaker: Neil Connelly.
Guest Speaker (Jan & Mar 2017) | Temple University Be A Changemaker panel | Temple University College of Liberal Arts Career Seminar
Associate Editor (Sept 2014-May 2015) | Temple University’s Hyphen Literary Magazine