Master of Arts, in CLCS, focusing on Digital Game Design and Classical Archaeology, Graduated 2021. University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, AR

• Sturgis International Fellowship award for researching and capturing data in Rome and Pompeii for the Virtual Roman Retail project (Fall/winter 2021)

• Co-PI on the Provost Collaborative Research grant (spring 2019)

Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Double Major in Classical Studies and History, Graduated 2015.

University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, AR

• Honors Student with Thesis and full scholarships

• Problem solving, interpersonal communication, Office and GSuite across industries

• 10 years+ with Unity engine, game design and software development 

• 7 years+ in project management, coordination and software production

• 7 years+ in Jira, Trello and general project management and production

• 7 years+ in grant, technical and academic writing and editing 

• 5 years+ in photogrammetry, ARCGIS and archaeological data entry 

• 5 seasons archaeological field and lab experience

• 5 years+ FTP, Blender 3D, photoshop and basic 3D art workflows

• 4 years teaching, grading, course development and student service at college level 

• 3 years+ of retail customer service

• General familiarity with Photoshop, C#, HTML terminology and Adobe Suite workflows

• Latin: Advanced reading and comprehension, Italian: Basic speaking and comprehension

Virtual Roman Retail Project Co-Director, Remote              

December 2021-Present (Grant Based)

• Develops and supports VR application in Unity 3D to recreate Ancient Roman experiences

• Updates and maintains project website at https://www.virtualromanretail.org/

• Received multiple grants for research, teaching and international collaboration

• Leads workshops for undergraduate courses to teach 3D development workflow

• Collaborates with partners to create and use VR in K-12 and college classrooms

Program Mentor, Polygence, Remote                                    

November 2023-Present (Project based)

• Mentors high school students to create Research projects for admissions portfolios

• Teaches research practices and digital skills in Unity, Unreal, Blender and Godot

Designer, Rome: The Game, UC Santa Barbara                                      August 2022-March 2023

• Leveraged knowledge in Twine and HTML to add design and narrative functionality

• Collaborated with course professors using game design to reinforce learning goals

Project Manager, Tesseract Center at University of Arkansas    

December 2021- November 2023

• Led development team for NEH grant project Housing the Human and Sacred

• Ran weekly meetings, production timelines, playtesting and troubleshooting in Unity

• Successful launch in 2022 on web, museum kiosk and live support through 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville August 2018-May 2021

• Instructor of Record for Latin 1003 and 1013, developed quizzes and lesson plans

• TA for Intro courses on Roman Civilization, Greek Civilization and Mythology

• Managed covid transition to remote and hybrid for language classes

Senior Production and Design Intern, Tesseract Center at UA-Fayetteville, AR   

November 2016- November 2021

• Multilevel production and development, including over internal Tesseract developers and external faculty content experts for digital humanities courses and projects

• Trained as a level designer with 3D art skills to create gameplay flow through levels

• Developed extensive technical skillsets in Unity, Blender, Photoshop, FTP and ARCGIS

• Producer of award-winning Civil Rights Game Mornin’ In Your Eyes (MIYE), used Agile and Waterfall production strategies with Jira and kept documentation, managed multi-department team of faculty, students and private contractors. MIYE is still in use at UA.

• Project Manager for large research project Virtual Pompeii, coordinated multiple teams of faculty, developers, artists and organized If Data Could Walk academic conference (2021)

• Mentored Junior Design Interns while streamlining development of projects

• Captured photogrammetry of sculptures and art at Crystal Bridges Museum and developed internal processing workflow for utilizing and showcasing assets

Young Adult Volunteer, P.C.U.S.A, Daejeon, South Korea                     September. 2015-July 2016

• Practiced cross-cultural communication and strengthened local partner relations

• Taught English classes for underprivileged students and worked in soup kitchen

Field Management and Archaeological Experience

Co-Director, Virtual Roman Retail Project Ostia Antica (R), Italy     Summer 2022

• Recorded and processed multiple 3d models in Metashape of Ostia fish shops

Assistant Student Supervisor, Archeodig Project-Poggio del Molino, Italy        

June 2019

• Led and taught excavation methods, collaborated with Villa excavation director

Assistant Field Director, Marzuolo Archeological Project, Cinigiano (GR), Italy 

Summer 2019 

Area Supervisor Summer 2018, Excavator Summers 2016-17

• Completed field school in first season in 2016

• Ancient rural production site, finding pottery kilns and rare Roman blacksmith shop

• Assisted in strategizing with Project Directors for field excavation goals

• Managed teams performing  high-density data gathering and recording to achieve goals

• Taught and performed physical excavation methods and practices for student participants

Field Technician CRM Phase III, Flat Earth Archeology, Fayetteville, AR      

October 2017-February 2018

• CRM methods and recording for Phase III rescue excavation for highway project

• Learned identification for lithics and Native American artifacts and formations

University of Arkansas:

David Fredrick

Rhodora Vennarucci

University of California Santa Barbara: 

Claudia Moser 

Christian Thomas

Young Adult Volunteer Program: 

Hyeyoung Lee and Kurt Esslinger