I work in music with a focus on operations, quality, and publishing.
I'm a music publishing and operations professional with a background in classical music publishing, music engraving, catalog and royalty administration, teaching, and quality-focused project work –
Current Areas
Handshake
Music Domain Lead and Delivery Operations Lead – helping keep quality and process consistent across AI projects that touch music.
Opus Imprints & Paulus Publications
Co-Founder & Head of Operations at Opus Imprints, Head of Operations at Paulus Publications – catalogs, licensing, royalties, and the rest.
Music Preparation
Occasional score and part prep for composers like Steve Heitzeg and William Thomas McKinley – cleanup, formatting, and restoration.
Past Work
Expert Quality Reviewer, Snorkel AI
Performed quality review and editing of high-volume data submissions from expert contributors across 100+ subject areas, partnering with project managers on final quality checks and tracking recurring issues to improve overall data quality.
Speech Annotator, Pollen Music Group
Performed detailed annotation of speech and audio samples, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and adherence to quality benchmarks and anchor examples.
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN- Adjunct Instructor
Delivered in-person and remote instruction for music and freshman seminar courses, including dual enrollment offerings, using D2L to manage course materials and communication.
Courses taught: Freshman Seminar, Introduction to Music, World Music, Popular World Music, Teaching Theory and Aural Skills
SAE Institute North America
Nashville, TN- Assistant Professor — Jun 2021 – Oct 2022
- Instructor — Jan 2020 – Jun 2021
- Adjunct Instructor — Sep 2018 – Jan 2020
Taught roughly 27 hours of weekly instruction across in-person and synchronous online formats. Managed course administration through Canvas, supported student capstone projects through mentorship, and contributed to ongoing improvement of courses in audio programming, scripting, music theory, game audio, studio maintenance, and post-production.
Courses taught: Principles of Sound, Electronic Music Production, Game Audio, Audio Programming for Interactive Media, Audio Scripting, Intermedia Composition, Advanced Game Audio, Capstone Project, Portfolio
Library Specialist, Volunteer State Community College
Provided research support and library database instruction to students, faculty, and staff through classroom teaching and individualized consultations.
Intern, American Composers Forum
Conducted member-focused research to assess career resources and opportunities, then presented findings to the Programming Committee and Board.
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Twin Cities, MN- Graduate Teaching Assistant
Provided instructional and course support for two large-enrollment general education courses serving 350+ students, while leading smaller discussion sections of 30–60 students on the history of rock music.
Courses taught: Rock I: Origins to 1970, Rock II: 1970 to the Present
Education
PhD, Music Composition
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Master of Music, Music Composition
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Science, Music Composition
Austin Peay State University