About
My Story
From educator to instructional design, then into leadership.
I know how hard it is to translate strong work into hiring and promotion outcomes.
I started my career in education and later made the transition into instructional design. Like most career changers, I had to learn how to communicate my strengths in a way hiring teams could evaluate, building the right work samples, refining my interview stories, and getting comfortable presenting my thinking.
Once I landed the role, I moved quickly by delivering high-quality work, making decisions easy to trust, and building strong relationships with stakeholders. That path led to broader scope, repeated promotions, and eventually people leadership.
Portfolio to Promotion is where I bring that experience to educators, instructional designers, and people leaders who want a clear plan and stronger performance, not generic advice.
Based in San Diego, CA, I enjoy travel, golf, sailing, emerging technology, and studying Spanish outside of work.
My Approach
Clear feedback, real examples, and next steps you can execute.
Most career support is too vague to be useful. Our work is structured, practical, and focused on what actually changes outcomes: your materials, your work samples, and how you communicate impact in interviews and stakeholder conversations. Every session ends with prioritized actions you can apply immediately, plus a repeatable method you can use across roles and promotion cycles.
- Outcome-first support: Focus on the few changes that move the needle fastest
- Example-driven feedback: Specific edits and clearer positioning, not general advice
- Repeatable method: Tools you can reuse across roles, applications, and promotions
How I can help
Start where you are and choose the support you need right now.
Resume and LinkedIn
Sharpen positioning and impact so you get stronger response from target roles.
Software support
Get unstuck and improve build quality across Storyline and related tools and workflows.
Portfolio
Improve structure, rationale, and presentation so your work samples feel credible and complete.
Leadership growth
Build promotion-ready scope, stakeholder stories, and confidence for leadership interviews.
Interview prep
Practice real scenarios, strengthen STAR stories, and communicate outcomes with confidence.
Team enablement
Support for teams needing workflow training, standards, and learning strategy.
More ways to work together
Choose a focused session or a larger engagement based on your timeline.
Job Search Strategy and Career Materials Planning
Short, structured guidance that refines target roles, strengthens your search, and aligns resume, LinkedIn, and portfolio priorities into next steps.
Educator Transition Planning and Career Positioning
A guided transition plan that builds a credible story, portfolio direction, and interview readiness for your move into instructional design.
Design Strategy and Enablement Sprint
Short, structured discovery that strengthens intake, standards, review rhythm, and measurement, delivered as a clear 30/60/90 roadmap.