📸 In a snapshot
Salvo Lavis is writer, producer, learning designer, and experienced team leader with a passion for creating experiences that improve our collective understanding of each other and the world in which we live.
- Passionate about learning and design for learning, M.A. in Learning, Design, and Technology at Georgetown University (2024)
- Co-creator of World of the Weasel, a beloved series of books for children ages 4-10
- Experienced professional with work in education, film, radio, advertising, and digital media
⏱️ In a minute
I love writing, reading, and learning—and combining those loves to create meaningful experiences for learners.
I have produced and managed media productions and campaigns for companies and organizations like Disney, Yahoo!, Live Nation, and the University of Southern California. I also co-created World of the Weasel, a series of books for kids, and founded Spitball Studio to bring those books to market.
In recent years, I have re-oriented my professional focus toward a lifelong passion for learning. In 2024 I graduated with a Master’s in Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) from Georgetown University.
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.
🧐 In case you’re still reading
I am an excellent verbal and written communicator with a strong ability to connect diverse audiences and ideas. In this capacity I have engaged with companies in media, consumer technologies, food & beverage, and apparel; professors and administrators in higher education; public radio listeners; military officers; film producers; nurses; software developers; concertgoers; elementary school kids; journalists; and more. I have extensive experience as a writer, editor, researcher, producer, project manager, public speaker, and live event moderator.
I read a lot, especially about technology, science, history, psychology, and math.
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 wrote my undergraduate honors thesis on perceptions of college and the effectiveness of its goals.
I speak fluent Spanish. Contácteme.