# 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.

## Career

- **Volunteer, Portugal Specialist at Https://transworldexpress.org/** (Feb 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** (Feb 2023 - Present)
- **Future Narratives Strategist at SolarPunk Stories** (Nov 2024 - Jul 2025)
- **Learning Experience Designer / Bootcamp Architect at Microsoft** (Jun 2023 - Jul 2023)
  Redmond, Washington
- **Learning Product Designer at Harvard Business Publishing** (Mar 2022 - Jun 2023)
  Boston, Massachusetts
- **Learning Project Manager at DePuy Synthes** (Jan 2021 - Mar 2022)
  Warsaw, Indiana
- **Program Manager 3 at Microsoft** (Oct 2021 - Jan 2022)
  Redmond, Washington
- **Accessibility Consultant at Microsoft** (Jun 2021 - Jul 2021)
  Redmond, Washington
- **Technical Instructional Designer 2 at Microsoft** (Oct 2017 - Nov 2020)
  Redmond, Washington
- **Training Specialist at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)** (Apr 2016 - Oct 2017)
  Richland, Washington
  HAMMER Federal Training Center
- **Technical Writer/Editor at Bechtel National Inc** (Dec 2015 - Apr 2016)
  Richland, Washington
- **Small Business Consultant at Independent Contractor/Consultant** (Jun 2014 - Nov 2015)
  Tri-Cities, Washington
- **Lead Technical Writer/Editor at CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC)** (Apr 2009 - Sep 2012)
  Richland, Washington

## Publications

- Who Deserves to Suffer? — Tumbleweird (Aug 2025) https://tumbleweird.org/who-deserves-to-suffer/
- Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate — Harvard Business Review Ascend (Oct 2022) https://hbr.org/2022/10/stop-asking-neurodivergent-people-to-change-the-way-they-communicate
- The new sex ed bill, explained — Tumbleweird (Oct 2020) https://tumbleweird.org/the-new-sex-ed-bill-explained/
- Personal beliefs about gay marriage cannot supersede law  — Tri-City Herald (Aug 2013) https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article32138175.html

## Skills

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

## Credentials

- Adobe InDesign CS6 — ProTRAIN SYS - Computer Training (2012)

## Education

- **Columbia Basin College** — Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Management (Jan 2012 - Jan 2017)
- **Camp Wellstone** — Political Campaigning (Jan 2016)
- **College of DuPage** — Associate of Arts (AA) (2005)
- **Robert Morris University - Illinois** — Web Design (Jan 2000 - Jan 2001)
- **Tri-Tech Skills Center** — Radio & Television (Jan 1993 - Jan 1994)

## Courses

- Operations Management
- Professional & Organizational Communication
- American Diversity
- Leadership & Organization Behavior
- Business Planning & Strategy
- Effectiveness in Organizations
- Principles of Accounting I
- Sociology: Social Problems
- Business Law
- Managerial Economics
- Management and Organization
- Professional Ethics
- Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Word 2010
- Financial and Managerial Accounting
- Fundamentals of Finance Management
- Innovations
- Small Business Capstone
- Introduction to Statistics
- Information Technology and Applications
- Lobbyist Training
- Media and Press Relations Training
- Camp Wellstone Candidate Track
- Progressive Majority Candidate Training

## Awards

- President's Life Saving Award — Mission Support Alliance (Jan 2017)
  Awarded for saving a man's life using the Heimlich maneuver

## Involvement

### Volunteering
- Trans World Express (Feb 2025 - Present)
  Portugal Specialist & Communications Coordinator
- Planned Parenthood (Mar 2015 - Present)
  Citizen Lobbyist
- Secular Coalition for America (Apr 2013 - Present)
  Citizen Lobbyist
- Secular Coalition for Washington
  Co-Chair
- Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (Jan 2016 - Aug 2020)
  Executive Board Member and Board Secretary
  Development Committee Member
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Greater Washington and North Idaho (Feb 2018 - Jul 2020)
  Board Member
- The Center for Freethought Equality Political Action Committee (Jun 2017 - Nov 2017)
  Board Member
- Franklin County Democratic Central Committee (May 2016 - Nov 2017)
  Chairperson
- Tri-City Freethinkers (Sep 2008 - Nov 2017)
  Co-founder and President
- Columbia Basin Badger Club (Jan 2012 - Jan 2015)
  Member of the Program and Marketing Committees

## Languages

- English (native)
- German (limited working)
- Portuguese (limited working)
- French (elementary)
- Spanish (elementary)

## Links

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