Katie Gerhart
Chicagoan-turned-Californian with an eye for design, a mind for data analysis, and a heart for environmental sustainability
Experience
2017 - Present
Freelance
Editor & Consultant
Independently contracted to read, write, and edit highly-technical scientific grants
Clients include the Coe College Physics Department and the UC Davis Materials Science Department
Resume and cover letter coaching for dozens of clients
2019 - 2021
AR Workshop Sacramento
Manager & Lead Art Instructor
Trained and managed a team of 10 instructors to use organization-specific language in teaching the public how to paint with company-specific techniques
Utilized Adobe Illustrator to design custom stencils and programmed an industrial plotter to print individual designs
2017 - 2019
Sacramento Tree Foundation
Program Coordinator
Grew a locally-recognized volunteer program from 1,000 annual volunteers to 2,300+ through thoughtful communications, strong program management, and innovation
Daily event coordination and website management using Salesforce, HTML
Education
2021
General Assembly
Advanced Analytics Immersive
2017
Coe College
B.A. English, Environmental Studies, Art
Volunteer Work
2021-Present
Meaningful Viable Product (MVP)
Full Stack Developer/Dashboard Specialist
- Collaborated with a team of 10 to successfully develop a working, high-resolution prototype in 8 weeks
- Solely responsible for creating a dashboard using Firebase and React
2014-2017
Iowa College AmeriCorps
Capacity Building Specialist
- Dedicated 600+ hours to local nonprofits Trees Forever and Prairiewoods
- Rebuilt and managed a volunteer program of 25+ individuals, increasing overall engagement
- Restructured online communications platform and grew readership to over 10,000 annually