Category: experience

I have been having strange, recurring dreams in which I’ve moved into a large Victorian style house. In past dreams, I would venture into different rooms of the house, but there are certain areas that I don’t enter because I somehow know that they are haunted. I think that I had a dream about living in the same house last night, but in it I was mourning Josh’s death as I was going through some of his things that were stored in his room. But, I knew that I wasn’t in our current house, because his room was different, as if it was in an upstairs attic. There was an older analog TV on a stand there. Elijah was there, and I told him that we could replace it with a newer TV. But, we were also in a hurry because Theresa was waiting for us to come downstairs so we could go out to eat.

The room we were in reminded me of the upstairs of my Grandpa Cornell’s house, which was a little like an attic space which had been converted into a bedroom.

Sometimes, Josh is still alive in my dreams, and other times I am aware that I am dreaming of the present day. When he appears in my dreams, I accept that he is still alive, but later when I wake up I will cling to those images.

I have had dreams about moments which turned out to be true. For example, when I was younger I dreamed about sitting down in front of a computer terminal I had never seen, in a room I had never been to. I recognized that room and that type of computer when I used the CM Life computer lab during my first year as a student at CMU. I know that I’ve dreamt about a specific place or moment when I suddenly get a feeling of deja vu, and realize that its happen to me in a dream before. But, it’s too late when I make the connection, because the moment has already passed.

One of my biggest accomplishments as Web Services Manager for EduGuide was that I was able to establish clear channels of communication with staff, web users, and partners. Internally, I coordinated between staff, web developers, and graphic designers on multiple projects. I managed the organization’s helpdesk and responded swiftly to user’s questions. I also managed a team of volunteer writers and beta testers who helped the organization to make improvements to its website and online knowledgebase. I was often praised for my knowledge of our website and the support I offered to both staff and customers.

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Prior to EduGuide, I worked for the Michigan State Medical Society and later Special Olympics Michigan where I streamlined the procedure for collecting and posting updates to the organizations’ websites. As a video conference helpdesk technician for Dow Chemical, I routinely communicated with field technicians on technical issues, and maintained the support team’s internal knowledgebase.

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Looking back at my professional career, I can think of a lot of times when my education and training helped me to understand how to clearly communicate with an audience and look at a project from several angles. My experience with nonprofit organizations and smaller companies forced me to be self-reliant, as I was often required to cover multiple aspects of a given project.