Testimonials

15+ years' corporate experience defining communication and training needs
...and developing the most effective way to deliver your message

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“Professionals like Lauri continue to expand EDS’s credibility with customers . . .”


EDS, an HP (Hewlett-Packard) Company

“Lauri is a senior-level instructional designer, writer, and developer with great skills in a broad variety of subject areas. She is a self-starter, reliable, and extremely detail oriented. In addition, Lauri has great relationship-building skills and works easily with other team members and subject-matter experts. If I was starting an instructional design business, Lauri is one of the first people I'd recruit—she is top-notch!”

—Dr. Kent Boyer, Senior Change Management Consultant for EDS, an HP Company. Plano, Texas. (submitted to my LinkedIn profile)

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EDS, an HP (Hewlett-Packard) Company

“I worked with Lauri as an editor for her training courseware. Lauri's work was always among the cleanest and most complete. She is exceptionally thorough and detail oriented, and she is a very fast learner. She is a true team player—a great person to work with!”

—Cid Ransom, Editor for EDS, an HP Company. Plano, Texas (submitted to my LinkedIn profile)


Allen ISD

"Lauri, you have done an amazing job for your students! Your passion and commitment to their success has been so evident throughout the year. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to work with you! You will be greatly missed!"
 
—Liz Schultz, District Instructional Specialist for English Language Arts grades 6-12 at Allen ISD. Allen, Texas

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Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

“Lauri was a very organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven colleague at EDS. In addition, she provided a unique perspective and valuable insight in the design, development, and delivery of several training-related programs. I learned a lot working with Lauri and respect her contributions and skills.”

—Mike Flynn, Project Manager for EDS. Plano, Texas. (submitted to my LinkedIn profile)

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Gordon Technical Consulting Inc. (GTCI)

“You have certainly proven to me that you are dedicated with whatever you do, and I am very impressed with your creativity. Keep us in mind if you find yourself wanting additional work.”

—Karen Gordon, CEO of Gordon Technical Consulting Inc. (GTCI). Richardson, Texas

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Allen ISD

"You will be greatly missed at Lowery next year. You have taken such sweet care of our Writing Strategies kiddos this year. I know their lives are forever changed because of you. Thank you for always being positive and kind, even when times are tough. We will miss you!" 

—Anna Curtis, Asst. Principal at Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center and my direct manager. Allen, Texas


Bruce Marchiano
(Marchiano Ministries)

"You have my full permission to use anything you want for [the] website. Go for it; and go ahead with putting together your own excerpt ideas for the new book. You did such a great job with Footsteps, I know you'll put things together wonderfully.”

Bruce Marchiano, film and television actor, producer, director, and author of six books (requesting my work on a website book excerpt section—text and photos—for his second book). North Hollywood, California

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Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

"I think that you and the team are doing a wonderful job on creating, compiling, and editing the Architecture Services documentation. It is clear, concise and easy to understand . . . the EADS [client] response has been great!"

—Frances Dubester, Project Manager for EDS. Plano, Texas

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Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

“Lauri provided not only a professional service to conduct these sessions but left these IT professionals from other large companies with a very positive impression of EDS. Professionals like Lauri continue to expand EDS’s credibility with customers and potential customers. We very much appreciate her effort, combined with the style and professionalism with which it was delivered, in conducting a very successful forum.”

—Ben Asbury, Division Manager for Information Security, EDS Corporate Security; and Fred Jones, Director for Information Security Client-Server Sales and Marketing (describing my work for the I-4 global information security conference sessions hosted by EDS and attended by mid- and upper-level managers from more than 65 corporations around the world). Plano, Texas

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Discipleship Unlimited

“You are doing a wonderful job [on the website]. I love the info on Gatesville prisons; I have been looking for that for a while. You are good—very good. Everything I have looked at, I like. It is so fast and easy to read.”

—Linda Strom, Discipleship Unlimited (DU) founder (describing my work on their original LifeRow.org website). Milwaukee, Wisconsin