In my career I have been a motivator, a teacher, a writer, and a creator. My creative fire has been stoked by sessions of Dungeons and Dragons as a teenager, the work of writers such as Dan Harmon, Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, and Chris Metzen, as well as works of non-fiction played on endless loop from my Audible library.

I co-founded a company and served as its creative director, eventually selling the intellectual property after 5 years of development. The fantasy steampunk world I built continues to be used in ongoing projects. For that brand I played the role of creative lead, copywriter, narrative designer, event organizer, and even director, wearing many hats every evening and weekend after my day job as a secondary English teacher for eight years.

In my spare time, I’m an avid fan of blogs and podcasts, even hosting a successful one myself. I also served as a producer for the largest (at the time) non-gaming live stream on twitch.tv, bringing my writing skills to the world of live entertainment. To keep my writing skills fresh, I’ve worked in freelance writing for production companies, gaming companies, and charities.

My education background is a B.S. in English from the University of Central Florida, where I also minored in Film. From there, I earned an M.A. in Creative Writing and Literature from Southern New Hampshire University.

My current role is as a Senior Technical Writer for AWS, where the kind of storytelling has changed to informative, but the core of what I do is still the same.