# JD Goulet (@jdgoulet.eurosky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/jdgoulet.eurosky.social
Headline: Former learning product designer, e-Learning developer & technical publications professional; former U.S. political & nonprofit leader; disabled neuroqueer immigrant in Portugal
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal

## About

I'm an American-born writer with experience leading the design and development of corporate learning products and managing a technical publications team. Since 2023, I've lived in Portugal with my wife and our two dogs.

I'm also a former Democratic party chair, state legislative candidate, Planned Parenthood board member, and secular humanist movement leader. Throughout my career, I've been an educator and champion for inclusion and wellbeing, especially at the intersection of disability, neurodiversity, sexuality, gender, and class.

My bylines appear in Harvard Business Review, Tumbleweird Magazine, Tri-City Herald, Solarpunk Stories, and various other publications.

## Experience

- **Program Manager 3 at Microsoft** (2021 – 2022)
- **Lead Technical Writer/Editor at CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC)** (2009 – 2012)
- **Volunteer, Portugal Specialist at https://transworldexpress.org/** (2025 – present)
  Are you or a loved one trans and/or queer in the United States and looking for where to go and how? Trans World Express can help. Trans World Express is a globally decentralized, grassroots, all-volunteer organization with wikis on a variety of countries with volunteers around the world offering assistance. If you are living outside of the U.S. and would like to help LGBTQ people from the U.S. reach safety, please join us.
- **Freelance Writer & Podcaster at Freelance** (2023 – present)
- **Future Narratives Strategist at SolarPunk Stories** (2024 – 2025)
- **Accessibility Consultant at Microsoft** (2021 – 2021)
- **Technical Instructional Designer 2 at Microsoft** (2017 – 2020)
- **Training Specialist at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)** (2016 – 2017)
  HAMMER Federal Training Center
- **Technical Writer/Editor at Bechtel National Inc** (2015 – 2016)
- **Small Business Consultant at Independent Contractor/Consultant** (2014 – 2015)
- **Learning Experience Designer / Bootcamp Architect at Microsoft** (2023 – 2023)
- **Learning Product Designer at Harvard Business Publishing** (2022 – 2023)
- **Learning Project Manager at DePuy Synthes** (2021 – 2022)

## Education

- **Columbia Basin College** — Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management (2012 – 2017)
- **College of DuPage** — Associate of Arts (AA)
- **Robert Morris University - Illinois** — Web Design (2000 – 2001)
- **Tri-Tech Skills Center** — Radio & Television (1993 – 1994)
- **Camp Wellstone** — Political Campaigning

## Skills

- Jira
- Wiki Development
- Community Management
- International Relocations
- Product Road Mapping
- Graphic Design Principles
- Direct Lobbying
- Leadership Development
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Visual Aids
- Technical Communication
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Product Vision
- Problem Solving
- Workload Prioritization
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Customer Engagement
- Film Production
- Quality Assurance
- Figma (Software)
- Technical English
- Social Media Marketing
- Creative Writing
- Business Strategy
- Web Content Writing
- Training and Development (HR)
- Learning Management Systems
- Project Management
- Management
- Strategy
- Product Development
- Launches
- Product Management
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Media Production
- Content Development
- Learning Management
- Nonprofit Leadership
- Writing
- Newsletters
- Blogging
- Politics
- LGBTQ Rights
- LGBTQ+
- Sexuality Education
- Reproductive Health
- Nonprofits
- Grassroots Lobbying
- Social Media
- Community Outreach
- Event Management
- Scriptwriting
- Voice Acting
- Public Speaking
- Media Relations
- Press Releases
- Storyboarding
- Instructional Design
- Articulate Storyline
- Articulate Rise
- Research
- Technical Writing
- Publications
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Adobe Photoshop
- InDesign
- Leadership
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Fundraising
- Inclusive Design
- ADDIE
- Technical Editing
- Chicago Manual
- AMA style
- Audacity
- Camtasia
- Research Skills
- Training
- Content Management
- Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Agile Methodologies
- Podcasting
- Event Planning
- e-Learning
- Adobe Illustrator
- Volunteer Management

## Certifications

- Adobe InDesign CS6 — ProTRAIN SYS - Computer Training

## Publications

- Who Deserves to Suffer? — Tumbleweird (https://tumbleweird.org/who-deserves-to-suffer/)
- Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate — Harvard Business Review Ascend (https://hbr.org/2022/10/stop-asking-neurodivergent-people-to-change-the-way-they-communicate)
- The new sex ed bill, explained — Tumbleweird (https://tumbleweird.org/the-new-sex-ed-bill-explained/)
- Personal beliefs about gay marriage cannot supersede law  — Tri-City Herald (https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article32138175.html)

## Volunteering

- Executive Board Member and Board Secretary at Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho
- Board Member at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Greater Washington and North Idaho
- Chairperson at Franklin County Democratic Central Committee
- Co-founder and President at Tri-City Freethinkers
- Board Member at The Center for Freethought Equality Political Action Committee
- Member of the Program and Marketing Committees at Columbia Basic Badger Club
- Citizen Lobbyist at Planned Parenthood
- Co-Chair at Secular Coalition for Washington
- Citizen Lobbyist at Secular Coalition for America
- Portugal Specialist & Communications Coordinator at Trans World Express

## Honors and awards

- President's Life Saving Award — Mission Support Alliance

## Languages

- German (limited_working)
- French (elementary)
- Portuguese (limited_working)
- English (native)
- Spanish (elementary)

## Other profiles

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TanzPunk/