Work
Documentation and Training Specialist
Office of Information Technology, Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
School
Northern Arizona University
Program
MA in English, Professional Writing
Aspirations
I'd like to lead my own team of content creators to help guide institutions through complex software changes using multimodal content.
Caption: Picture of Daelyn's computer screen, showing Adobe Premiere Pro and a work in progress of an animated welcome video she created for her job.
Skills
- Workday Knowledge Base
- Camtasia
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Animaker
- Wix
- Canva
- Adobe InDesign
- Change management
- Bias avoidance
- Usability testing
Accomplishments
Kicked off a documentation and training program for a new Workday implementation with the goal of not using PDFs in any form to present instructional content, instead relying on internal Workday functionality.
Repair Experience
Sewing! I can patch and embroider and am learning how to mend.
Accolades
2022 Smith College Spotlight Award for professional excellence
Groups
If a Dungeons and Dragons group counts, then yes, I DM for a group of 5 players.
Hobbies
SCUBA diving, plants, reading, embroidery, cosplay/costuming
Caption: Daelyn sits in a superhero pose on the sandy ocean floor, a coral reef behind her in the distance.
How does this project relate to me?
I work as a documentation and training specialist and like to stay up-to-date on current industry standards. I'm also working on a proposal to introduce student workers to my team, so having proof that students can produce meaningful, impactful project-based work will be excellent support.
Fun facts:
- I want to turn my entire apartment into a greenhouse
- I've traveled to 5 out of 7 continents
- I try to read at least 20 new "fun" books a year