Employment
Apple | Instructional Designer Special Projects Group
February 2020 - Present
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Highlight: Designed and developed a 5 day course to all end users to support a new mental model and workflow involving deep knowledge of the product. Upon completion of the course, participants were able to operate the product under new safety protocols. Participants completed the cognitive and psychomotor exams with over a 90% average.
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Work with stakeholders to implement initial training programs and learner progression
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Manage learning objectives and work with stakeholders to identify learning events
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Consult with developers, operations and safety engineers to develop training content
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Design and Develop Facilitator Guides, Keynotes, Participant Guides and Scenario-based e-learnings for hardware and software training
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Utilize Apple Pencil and iPad to engage learners in interactive activities
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Support on-the-job training with coaching strategies, psychomotor evaluation re-certification and cognitive retention strategy
Stanford University | Visual Arts Instructional Designer
October 2019 - February 2020
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Highlight: Within the first 3 months of employment, I designed and delivered a 1.5 hour webinar on advanced Photoshop techniques, a 1 day beginner workshop on Photoshop, and a 2 day workshop on Illustrator ACA Exam Preparation.
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Design, develop, and deliver hands-on workshops for beginner and intermediate Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign users
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Design, develop, and deliver webinars for specific tools and workflows in Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
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Design, develop, and deliver an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) preparation course for Illustrator and Photoshop
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Design and execute demonstrations that highlight software application interfaces, tools and workflows
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Design worked examples for students to follow to master concepts in Adobe creative software applications
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Design and develop job aids and quick start guides to supplement instructor-led sessions
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2U, Inc. | Instructional Designer
October 2018 - October 2019
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Highlight: My team of 4 instructional designers designed and developed a comprehensive 5 week curriculum for the largest and fastest growing department at 2U (800 employees). We worked with 80 SMEs and created over 100 products, ranging from instructor-led/virtual-led trainings (including participant and facilitator guides), micro-learning videos, e-learning modules, infographics, handouts and learning transfer activities. We developed a manager guide outlining their weekly responsibilities to support the learners, and provided learners with an online resource of terms, procedures and best practices to refer back to after completing the curriculum.
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Using the ADDIE model, design and develop interactive and engaging virtual and instructor-led learning experiences for new hire on-boarding and department specific curriculum
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Work directly with Sponsors to determine learner objectives and learning gaps and identify ideal SMEs for content collection
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Provide support and guidance to SMEs to streamline the content collection process by providing templates and resources, setting goals and expectations, and scheduling checkpoints and working meetings
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Develop storyboards and scripts for SME feedback
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Design and develop visual assets including video, illustrations, interactive media and animations
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Conduct pilots and user groups to refine product for final distribution
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Lead monthly internal ISD team learning sessions to train ISDs on advanced utilization of Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate, Premiere Pro and AfterEffects
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Using an agile development model, work with 2U's Technology Department to design micro-learning videos, job-aids and infographics to rollout new software features for primary and secondary audiences.
Sonalysts Studios | Interactive Media Developer | Courseware Developer
July 2015 - October 2018
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Highlight: When Adobe announced Flash would no longer be supported, I was tasked with getting the development team up to speed with HTML5 technologies. I created reusable templates for our most used interactions (drag and drops, multiple choice, timeline controller, zoom functionality, etc.), and held weekly team training sessions on Adobe Animate and the CreateJS javascript library to transfer their knowledge of Flash and Actionscript workflows to HTML5.
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Analyze learning objectives to design and program user stories, interactions, feedback and evaluation for training simulations in 2D and 3D
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Design and develop animations and interactive graphics
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Design and program reusable courseware widgets for UX controls and custom data visualization/interaction
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Design logic for complex mechanical systems for procedural training
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Script user lockstep scenarios for 3D simulation training based on SME supplied job sheets
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Script user interactions, feedback and system specific toolkits for 3D simulation training
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Author SCORM wrapped packages using proprietary HTML export software
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Research and implement software, hardware and work-flows for development team to stay current with emerging HTML5 technologies
OBGProject | Freelance Instructional Designer
January 2017 - May 2018
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Highlight: I was hired by the OBGProject to develop a mobile learning solution for their ‘on-the-go’ doctors. I researched Learning Management Systems and HTML5 solutions compatible with Adobe Captivate. Because the SMEs were busy, I implemented an agile prototyping development process to minimize rework and misunderstandings. I developed and implemented 2 mobile friendly courses for their subscription learning plan.
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Designed and developed learning solutions to educate doctors specializing in women’s health to stay current with medical advances while earning CME credits
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Collaborated with SME’s to identify knowledge gaps to keep instruction succinct and relevant
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Created storyboards and worked closely with SME’s using Skype video conferences and shared Google docs to identify learning objectives and supporting content
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Designed and developed interactive/animated graphics to visualize complex medical concepts
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Developed engaging formative assessments using Adobe Captivate’s advanced drag and drop and hot-spot features
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Designed responsive templates for e-learning courses using Adobe Captivate and HTML5 for cross-platform access
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Designed information graphics for medical documents
Kongsberg Maritime | Senior Database Developer
May 2009 - July 2015
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Highlight: One of the core responsibilities of the Senior Database Developer is to support training initiatives for both employees and customers. When promoted to this role, I created a formal course outline, learning objectives, and assessments that became the framework for all trainings. Additionally, I developed worked examples, handouts, illustrations and micro-learning videos as resources for the learners.
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Designed/delivered an instructor-led 2 week basic training course with supporting documents including quick-start guides, worked examples and final project requirements for course evaluation
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Designed and delivered custom training programs for development of 3D assets for real-time simulations
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Collaborated with customers to assess training needs and expected outcomes
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Trained customers and new hires on-site or at Kongsberg training facilities world-wide for courses ranging from basic 3D modeling for simulation to advanced techniques in specialized areas of Kongsberg proprietary software
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Wrote and illustrated user manuals for proprietary software and development procedures
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Conducted webinars for customers and global employees on newly released features of simulation development software
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Represented the Simulation Development Department at international Kongsberg Users Conferences by providing annual progress reports and workshops
Sonalysts Studios | Flash Artist/Developer
January 2007 - May 2009
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Highlight: I was hired as a graphic artist (first job after completing my undergraduate degree) without any experience in large projects and Flash development. During my first 2.5 years at Sonalysts, I learned actionscript and advanced animation techniques and developed several large scale simulations within budget for naval contracts.
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Produced interactive courseware for the Submarine On Board Training (SOBT) web-based training modules. Required expert proficiency with Adobe Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator used in conjunction to create dynamic animations, simulations, and illustrations for training courseware graphics. Developed a solid understanding of Actionscript, the programming language of Flash, to create interactivity within simulations and animations.
Education
Quinnipiac University | MS Instructional Design
Summa Cum Laude: May 2018
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Specialization in design and development of online learning and instructional technologies.
Rhode Island School of Design | Continuing Education
May 2011 - September 2014 (Intermittent)
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Maintained design skills by attending not-for-credit classes in Flash, 3D, and web technologies
Eastern Connecticut State University | BA Graphic Design/Fine Art
Magna Cum Laude: 2004
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Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities Award 2004
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Most Improved in Painting and Drawing 2004
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Hans Weiss Visual Arts Award 2004
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Dean's Conf. Participation: Best in Combined Media 2004
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Dean's List (2000 - 2004)
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Academic Excellence Award 2003 & 2004
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skills
Design
UX Design | User Interactions | Animation | Web Design | Information Graphics
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Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for image development and enhancement
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Adobe Audition, AfterEffects and Premiere for video and audio production
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Adobe Character Animator for avatar animations and narratives
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Tumult Hype, Adobe Animate and Dreamweaver for HTML5 animation and interactive development
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Blender for 3D rendering and animation
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Desktop publishing applications for both Microsoft and Apple: Indesign, Microsoft Office, Apple Keynote and Pages
Development
User Interactions | Object Modeling | Scripting
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​​Javascript and popular javascript libraries such as jQuery, CreateJS (HTML5 Canvas) and GreenSock
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ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0
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HTML and CSS for front end web development
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SVG (scalable vector graphic) animation
Educational Architecture
e-learning | Gamification | Course Development | Adult Learning
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Adobe Captivate and Articulate Storyline for presentations, games, simulations, quizzes feedback and evaluation
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Camtasia Studio for screen recording, presentation and video editing
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Articulate Rise for responsive course development
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Moodle for course deployment
