PROFESSIONAL
KLOwen Ortho
Director of Education
July 2023 - Present
Director of Education
July 2023 - Present
Board Member, Marketing Chair
December 2023 - Present
Ericsson
Head of Learning, USA 5G Smart Factory
January 2021 - July 2023
Head of Learning, USA 5G Smart Factory
January 2021 - July 2023
ATD Dallas
Board Executive, Marketing & Communications
December 2018 - December 2019
Board Executive, Marketing & Communications
December 2018 - December 2019
Marketing & Communications VP
September 2016 - February 2018
September 2016 - February 2018
UNT Dallas
Adjunct Lecturer
August 2016 – August 2017
Adjunct Lecturer
August 2016 – August 2017
UNT Dallas Jaguar Gateway Program with Eastfield College
Instructor | Curriculum Designer | English Coordinator
January 2015 – August 2017
Instructor | Curriculum Designer | English Coordinator
January 2015 – August 2017
Eastfield College, DCCCD
Faculty & Dual Credit Coordinator – English
July 2016 – August 2017
Faculty & Dual Credit Coordinator – English
July 2016 – August 2017
Professor – English & Non-Course Based Options
August 2015 – August 2017
August 2015 – August 2017
Visiting Scholar – Developmental English
August 2013 – August 2015
August 2013 – August 2015
Adjunct Lecturer – English
August 2012 – August 2013
August 2012 – August 2013
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brain Institute Development Communications: Creative Writer
August 2015 – December 2017
Brain Institute Development Communications: Creative Writer
August 2015 – December 2017
Plano SAT Master
Private Tutor & Senior Curriculum Designer
May 2012 – August 2013
Private Tutor & Senior Curriculum Designer
May 2012 – August 2013
UT Dallas Writing Center
Writing Consultant
January 2011 – December 2012
Writing Consultant
January 2011 – December 2012
UT Dallas School of Arts & Humanities
Teaching Assistant (scholarship recipient)
January 2010 – December 2011
Teaching Assistant (scholarship recipient)
January 2010 – December 2011
EDUCATION
M.S. in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience
University of Texas at Dallas (2017)
Industry Internship: Novel Curriculum Strategies for Adult Learners in English and Developmental Education, Supervised by Richard Golden, PhD
Conference paper: “Sentential Prosody in English Sonnets” (March 2016)
Conference paper: “Poetry, Prosody & Seriousness: Towards Cognitive Poetics & an Experimental Foundation” (March 2017)
University of Texas at Dallas (2017)
Industry Internship: Novel Curriculum Strategies for Adult Learners in English and Developmental Education, Supervised by Richard Golden, PhD
Conference paper: “Sentential Prosody in English Sonnets” (March 2016)
Conference paper: “Poetry, Prosody & Seriousness: Towards Cognitive Poetics & an Experimental Foundation” (March 2017)
M.A. in Humanities: Studies in Literature & Aesthetics
University of Texas at Dallas (2011)
Foreign Language: German – Goethe Language Institute, Schwabisch Hall, Germany
Conference paper: “Reconstructionism: Poiesis of Mind, Body, Matter, and Meaning” (March 2012)
University of Texas at Dallas (2011)
Foreign Language: German – Goethe Language Institute, Schwabisch Hall, Germany
Conference paper: “Reconstructionism: Poiesis of Mind, Body, Matter, and Meaning” (March 2012)
B.A. in Literary Studies
University of Texas at Dallas (2008)
Magna cum laude and Undergraduate Thesis Highest Honors
Honors Thesis: “Epic Poetry: A Human Constitution”, 2008
University of Texas at Dallas (2008)
Magna cum laude and Undergraduate Thesis Highest Honors
Honors Thesis: “Epic Poetry: A Human Constitution”, 2008
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
ATD Dallas, Story Design Master Class
Dallas (May 2017)
Dallas (May 2017)
ATD Master Instructional Designer
Dallas (March 14-16, 2016)
Dallas (March 14-16, 2016)
Puente Certified Instructor: Catch the Next, Inc. Dream Catchers
University of Texas at Austin (June 2016)
University of Texas at Austin (June 2016)
Learning & the Brain Society: Focused, Organized Minds - The Science of Attention
Boston (November 2014)
Boston (November 2014)
Advanced Electronic Journalism (40-hours)
Defense Information School, AFKN, Yongsan Army Base, Seoul, South Korea (2002)
Defense Information School, AFKN, Yongsan Army Base, Seoul, South Korea (2002)
Broadcast Basic Writing and Announcing Skills (46R)
Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD (2001)
Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD (2001)
ASSOCIATIONS, AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Talent Development
ATD Dallas
Light Sail Project, Planetary Society
Learning & the Brain Society
KERA Public Radio
Austin Adopt-a-Hive
ASPCA
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Foundation, DCCCD
ATD Dallas
Light Sail Project, Planetary Society
Learning & the Brain Society
KERA Public Radio
Austin Adopt-a-Hive
ASPCA
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Foundation, DCCCD