collaboration for thoughtful + inspired projects
Hello world, my name is Anastacia.
I’m a multi-disciplinary consultant living in Tucson, Arizona. I work remotely in a variety of capacities to move projects forward at the confluence of technology, design, and innovation – focusing on quality and context.
Why you’ll want to work with me…
Colleagues and clients have consistently valued working with me for my competence, my integrity and my versatility. Problem-solving with efficiency and dedication are cornerstones to my work. More than that, I come to every project truly caring about the results and striving for the best.
An outline of my skills and experience…
I’ve worked in several fields as a professional: archaeologist, project coordinator, campaign fundraising director, programmer, copywriter, technical consultant, mobile applications programmer, and web developer.
In both personal and professional endeavors, a well-balanced blend of strategic, technical and design acumen allows me to undertake a broad range of projects—integrating logic, creativity, and execution.
Project Facilitation and Consulting
I work regularly with colleagues to help them understand and wrangle in all of the facets of their project goals, offering insight into the possibilities and challenges involved. I credit these skills mainly to my ability to comprehend and evaluate contextual systems, patterns, and relationships in detail, allowing me to engage and assist others with the options available to them.
Problem-Solving
I am not easily intimidated when it comes to new obstacles. As an autodidact who is tenacious about finding solutions, I’m determined to find a way to make things happen. Problem-solving has been the impetus for acquiring a wide range of new skills and experiences in my professional and personal life.
Organization and Management
Organization and efficiency are an innate part of my approach to work. I am constantly scanning the situation for improvements which eliminate redundancy and encourage excellence.
In a management or supervisory role, I prioritize communication, transparency, accountability and collaborative equality between colleagues.
Web Development and Programming
I’ve been working as a professional programmer and designer since 2007.
Working in a variety of capacities for an extensive project list involving web, social, and mobile media, my experience includes project management, full-stack development, MVC and object-oriented programming, WordPress custom theme and plugin development, UI/UX design, API integration, custom SaaS implementations, viral social widgets, video and flash presentations, and native iOS apps.
High profile projects included the Amsterdam Mobile Guide, the MySpace IMPACT / PayPal Fundraising Widget, and NapaValley.wine.
I also created, developed, and managed GlampingGetaway.com, an online directory for ‘glamorous camping’ destinations around the world, until 2020 when I sold the site to Elevate Websites.
Stop by my portfolio for a closer look at past projects.
Technology and Design
I am adept with a wide range of tech facets, including, but not limited to:
- photo editing and manipulation
- providing software tutorials
- producing proposal presentations
- graphic layout/design for digital and print mediums
- social media strategies
- online marketing
- internet research
- troubleshooting hardware or network issues
These are in addition to my interactive and programming expertise for online and mobile resources and/or databases as a web developer and former iOS programmer.
Research, Writing and Editing
Research is a natural consequence of curiosity. With an academic and professional history in research and field-based science, I have an affinity for knowledge and inquiry. I sincerely enjoy being able to probe for nuance, gather details and synthesize them into a valuable, whole perspective — adapting information into it’s most essential form and building new insights.
Meanwhile, my proofreading and composition skills have been assets in every previous line of work. Past projects include copywriting web content and newsletters, email communication, procedural reports, technical writing, data analysis, and more.
A list of my previous print and online publications can be found here.
What I look for in my work…
Accountability and thoughtfulness; strong, collaborative teams where people are consistently eager to achieve better; dynamic roles that recognize the value of versatility and cross-disciplinary experience.
I am generally attracted to organizations that are adaptive and purposeful. I believe that collaboration is best built upon a foundation of personal responsibility, paired with mutual support and enthusiasm.
What motivates me?
I am driven by my personal values. Work that makes a positive impact and requires me to learn new things is especially appreciated. And I consider working with kind, principled people who value sincerity and diligence to be an important professional priority.
I am a quintessential generalist in almost every way. Never the type to pursue expertise in a singular skill set, I have instead consistently chosen to develop my versatility. I consider this an absolutely inexorable part of my own human character: that I am and enjoy being many different things at once, and that such diversity brings richness and clarity of perspective to my contributions.