Joseph Francois Brooks

Professional Experience

• AI Content Writer | Cognizant | 12/2023-02/2024 | Contract
  • Enhanced AI-generated content by refining prompts for error correction, readability improvement, and content focus, ensuring high standards of accuracy and relevancy.
  • Collaborated with a multinational team, facilitating effective communication and task completion.
• Writer/Editor | Self-Employed | 08/2018 – 12/2023 | Freelance
  • Produced bespoke content solutions tailored to client specifications, demonstrating exceptional time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
  • Maintained continuous client engagement, ensuring deliverables met or exceeded expectations.
• Web Developer | Friends of the Humanities | 09/2022 – 11/2022 | Internship
  • Developed a content-rich website using WordPress, creating internal documents to sustain a cohesive web presence.
  • Engaged in bi-weekly strategic meetings with leadership to align website functionality and appearance with organizational goals.
• Computer Technician | University of Louisiana | 10/2013 – 07/2016 | Permanent
  • Served as the primary technical support and networking specialist in a computer lab setting, optimizing user accessibility and system reliability.
  • Conducted preventive maintenance and educated personnel on optimal software utilization, ensuring system integrity.

Pro Bono Experience

• Manager, Grants and Proposals | Museum of Science Fiction | 02/2023-Present
  • Direct the development of grant proposals using generative AI, enhancing the strategy and efficiency of the grant development process.
  • Engage in weekly meetings to outline effective research and development strategies for grant applications.
  • Contributed to the authoring of multiple successful grant proposals, securing funding that constituted 21% of the organization’s projected budget for 2023.
• Team-Building Workshop Assistant | Lotus Unity Club | 06/2020-Present
  • Facilitate regular workshops aimed at improving resource delegation, proficiency identification, and workplace communication across a globally diverse team.

Education

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Bachelor of Arts | Graduated 12/2022
  • Major: English | Minor: Computer Science

Skills