Consultancy

Curriculum Design Internship with Upstream 360

Worked in a cross-disciplinary team to design and develop the basis for curriculum materials for online continuing medical education. My team acted as production consultant for best practices for online learning retention and engagement. I was the lead when conducting empathetic interviews to identify needs of stakeholders and to understand needs of project brief. My team and I assisted in the creation of an educational template for client. Within my team, I helped us overcome timeline challenges by brining in both a micro and macro perspectives. By encouraging my team to breath in and out about the challenges we faced, we were able to overcome many hurdles by prioritizes our task backlog.

Team Members: Cassie Loper and Laura Guarana

Deliverables:

  • Report of research and findings

  • Additional resources and technology document

  • Pitch presentation for solutions

  • Slide revision examples for medical professionals presentation.

  • Prototype video of how to create an engaging online course

Human Centered Design Internship

Currently under NDA

Worked with a Richmond based firm. Engaged in a human centered design internship focused on user experience with a large general contractor utilizing Figma skills.

VCU da Vinci Center

A part of the MPI program emphasized entrepreneurship and forming your own venture or improving on one you already had. I became a consultant within the program helping my fellow cohort members. I take time to foster connection with who I am working with to better understand their needs. We then ideate together where I utilize targeted questions to help them think of different and more diverse pathways or ideas.

Consulted with:

  • Branding (personal, business, or product)

  • Naming Ideation

  • Product Ideation

  • Product Iteration

  • Visual Merchandising

  • Graphic Design

  • Nurturing Team Dynamics

  • Event Organization and Management

Testimonials

  • "When I didn't know where to start in order to start understanding myself as a whole, Cael was willing to step in and help me. Even with it being late in the evening, she grabbed some dry erase markers, we went to the whiteboard, and she stayed with me until I was finished. She was very patient, comforting, and clear in her explanation. It was a great start to building my brand, and I will always go back to her if I need anymore help."

    Mee Mee Little, MPI student at VCU

  • "I’ve had the pleasure to get to Cael over the last 3 moths and I can say without a doubt she is one of the hardest working individuals I’ve ever met. Her talent for ideation, collaboration. and service leadership shine through in every professional circumstance she embarks on. In addition to having a lethal set of practical skillsets, her emotional and personal skillsets should be the mindset that consultants strive for. Cael consistently upholds a calm, authoritative but kind demeanor in situations that range from giving feedback to a budding entrepreneur, to conflict resolution within her own team. I can say for certain that having her input and expertise on a project can transform any vision into an innovative plan for execution, and that any company would be blessed to call her a teammate."

    Isabella Lubinskas, MPI student at VCU

  • "I just gotta give a huge shoutout to Cael!! Seriously, she’s been an absolute rockstar since day one of our MPI program; I remember she was the person welcoming me with warm gesture!! Her vibe just set the perfect tone for everything that followed. Plus, her ideation about setting up my business’s visual? Priceless. And I won’t forget how she’s always on point with team dynamics. She’s like the glue that holds u together, always making sure we’re collaborating like pros. Couldn’t have asked for a better teammate!!"

    Shaira Zahin Khan, MPI student at VCU

  • "Cael is a wonderful person to work with. She narrows down more significant problems into digestible plans of action. She will dedicate herself to your industry to analyze the opportunities you can capitalize on. Cael is like a camera with the ability to manipulate focus, as a business, you are faced with hundreds of problems, but Cael prioritizes and strategizes with a unique and effective technique. The tales are true. Cael is a 4’9 powerhouse that you’d be lucky to have as an asset."

    Mason Miles, MPI student at VCU & Founder of Dress For Yourself

  • "When you give Cael an idea, she'll give you back twenty. She's so full of good ideas and advice, it'll make your head spin in the best way with all of the newfound possibilities. I don't know how so many great thoughts and concepts can fit inside of one person, but Cael manages to pull it off with enthusiasm and style. I was not paid or bribed to say any of this."

    Luke Florio, MPI Student at VCU & Creative Correspondence

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