I love to engage both my left and right brain. If creative and analytical work were polarized like handedness, I’d count myself among the ambidextrous. I believe they are not mutually exclusive, however, but meant to reinforce each other.
SalvoLavis.com is a digital reflection of my personal interests, including:
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Work
I thrive when switching between modes of thinking. Through my working life, I have combined my passion for storytelling with expertise in media production and project management to create interesting experiences in a variety of domains.
I co-founded Spitball Studio to produce and publish stories for kids. World of the Weasel is our first project, a series of picture books. The first book, Once Upon a Weasel, debuted in November 2016. Our second book, Wild Wild Weasel, came out in 2018.
I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Learning, Design, and Technology at Georgetown University. Previously, I worked in media with experience including:
- Producing and managing projects and accounts at Greenlight Media & Marketing (part of Live Nation)
- Directing internet strategy at Cohen Media Group
- Producing web content at Disney and Yahoo!
- Designing e-learning at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies
- Writing and reporting for Marketplace on public radio.
See my LinkedIn profile for a detailed rundown of my work experience.
I am an excellent verbal and written communicator with an ability to synthesize diverse ideas. Professionally I have engaged with companies in media, consumer technologies, food & beverage, and apparel; professors and administrators in higher education; public radio listeners; Army officers; film producers; nurses; software developers; concertgoers; elementary school kids; journalists; and more. I have extensive experience communicating as a writer, editor, producer, project manager, public speaker, radio broadcaster, live event emcee, moderator, and teacher.
I particularly love technology, science, mathematics, and history. I read a lot, especially on those topics.
At the University of Texas at Austin, I majored in Economics and Plan II Honors and minored in mathematics. While at UT, I co-founded, produced, and anchored the current affairs program on KVRX student radio. I also wrote my senior honors thesis on perceptions of college and the effectiveness of its goals.
I speak fluent Spanish.
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