Nora Aion
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Bert Lamar
Nora is hands down, by far, the best instructional designer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I like to think of myself as highly skilled in this area but Nora can run rings round me and has taught me more about instructional design than she has forgotten. The most extraordinary thing about Nora, however, is that she is so much more than just an amazing instructional designer. Nora is what some refer to as a "Purple Unicorn" - a highly talented professional whose abilities are not limited to one or 2 areas of expertise. She also brings a talent for "graphic design" and animation to the table, a huge asset for any instructional designer and the primary reason I hired her for the role at Conde, but I'm not finished yet! Did I mention Nora is also a highly skilled in-person classroom trainer and facilitator who designs her own course content? OK, I think you're getting the "Purple Unicorn" description a little better now. I highly recommend Nora to any company seeking a highly experienced, multi-talented Learning & Development professional who can literally do it all, but I suggest you make it fast or I will have hired her already :)
Bert Lamar
Nora is hands down, by far, the best instructional designer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I like to think of myself as highly skilled in this area but Nora can run rings round me and has taught me more about instructional design than she has forgotten. The most extraordinary thing about Nora, however, is that she is so much more than just an amazing instructional designer. Nora is what some refer to as a "Purple Unicorn" - a highly talented professional whose abilities are not limited to one or 2 areas of expertise. She also brings a talent for "graphic design" and animation to the table, a huge asset for any instructional designer and the primary reason I hired her for the role at Conde, but I'm not finished yet! Did I mention Nora is also a highly skilled in-person classroom trainer and facilitator who designs her own course content? OK, I think you're getting the "Purple Unicorn" description a little better now. I highly recommend Nora to any company seeking a highly experienced, multi-talented Learning & Development professional who can literally do it all, but I suggest you make it fast or I will have hired her already :)
Bert Lamar
Nora is hands down, by far, the best instructional designer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I like to think of myself as highly skilled in this area but Nora can run rings round me and has taught me more about instructional design than she has forgotten. The most extraordinary thing about Nora, however, is that she is so much more than just an amazing instructional designer. Nora is what some refer to as a "Purple Unicorn" - a highly talented professional whose abilities are not limited to one or 2 areas of expertise. She also brings a talent for "graphic design" and animation to the table, a huge asset for any instructional designer and the primary reason I hired her for the role at Conde, but I'm not finished yet! Did I mention Nora is also a highly skilled in-person classroom trainer and facilitator who designs her own course content? OK, I think you're getting the "Purple Unicorn" description a little better now. I highly recommend Nora to any company seeking a highly experienced, multi-talented Learning & Development professional who can literally do it all, but I suggest you make it fast or I will have hired her already :)
Bert Lamar
Nora is hands down, by far, the best instructional designer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I like to think of myself as highly skilled in this area but Nora can run rings round me and has taught me more about instructional design than she has forgotten. The most extraordinary thing about Nora, however, is that she is so much more than just an amazing instructional designer. Nora is what some refer to as a "Purple Unicorn" - a highly talented professional whose abilities are not limited to one or 2 areas of expertise. She also brings a talent for "graphic design" and animation to the table, a huge asset for any instructional designer and the primary reason I hired her for the role at Conde, but I'm not finished yet! Did I mention Nora is also a highly skilled in-person classroom trainer and facilitator who designs her own course content? OK, I think you're getting the "Purple Unicorn" description a little better now. I highly recommend Nora to any company seeking a highly experienced, multi-talented Learning & Development professional who can literally do it all, but I suggest you make it fast or I will have hired her already :)
Credentials
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Biomanufacturing
Biotech PrimerAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Clinical Development 101
Biotech PrimerAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
The Biology of Biotech
Biotech PrimerAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Real-time Advertising Fundamentals
QuantcastMar, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Apprentice.io
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Instructional Designer
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Aug 2021 - Present
Collaborate with internal business partners and subject matter experts to design and develop employee and customer-facing online and in-person classroom training materials covering all Apprentice products. Collaborate with internal business partners and subject matter experts to design and develop employee and customer-facing online and in-person classroom training materials covering all Apprentice products.
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Condé Nast
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United States
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Instructional Designer/Facilitator
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Sep 2017 - Oct 2021
Responsible for building and executing strategy across Conde Nast’s digital, mobile, and emerging platforms. Developed and delivered learning and development solutions that support the achievement of strategic business goals. Partnered with department heads to help identify performance gaps and develop solutions to improve individual and team skills and proficiency performance, primarily through eLearning. Responsible for building and executing strategy across Conde Nast’s digital, mobile, and emerging platforms. Developed and delivered learning and development solutions that support the achievement of strategic business goals. Partnered with department heads to help identify performance gaps and develop solutions to improve individual and team skills and proficiency performance, primarily through eLearning.
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Instructional Designer/Facilitator
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
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Guidemark Health, a Lumanity business
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Instructional Designer/eLearning
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May 2016 - Oct 2016
Designed eLearning and live workshops for external clients, who include leading Fortune 500 companies. Created content outlines, and mocked up modules for both Articulate Storyline 2, HTML, and instructor-led delivery for sales training, marketing, development, and finance. Designed eLearning and live workshops for external clients, who include leading Fortune 500 companies. Created content outlines, and mocked up modules for both Articulate Storyline 2, HTML, and instructor-led delivery for sales training, marketing, development, and finance.
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Videoscript Writer
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Mar 2016 - May 2016
Tasked to write the script for an eleven-hour self-paced eLearning course on “Advanced Programmatic Advertising”. The project involves researching the topics, choosing Subject Matter Experts to include in each module, selecting videos and graphics to highlight my script ideas, write the script, and write the cue cards for the video shoot. Tasked to write the script for an eleven-hour self-paced eLearning course on “Advanced Programmatic Advertising”. The project involves researching the topics, choosing Subject Matter Experts to include in each module, selecting videos and graphics to highlight my script ideas, write the script, and write the cue cards for the video shoot.
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Healthfirst
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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eLearning Designer
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Jul 2015 - Feb 2016
Designed and developed eLearning courses for internal training within the Organizational Capability department. The position entailed working with subject matter experts, designing storyboards, writing, narrating and editing audio scripts, and developing eLearning courses using a variety of software including Articulate Storyline, as well as a number of Adobe Creative Cloud suite programs. Designed and developed eLearning courses for internal training within the Organizational Capability department. The position entailed working with subject matter experts, designing storyboards, writing, narrating and editing audio scripts, and developing eLearning courses using a variety of software including Articulate Storyline, as well as a number of Adobe Creative Cloud suite programs.
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Medidata Solutions
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Instructional Designer
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May 2014 - Oct 2014
Tasked to design and develop virtual experiential simulations of the clinical trial process to Medidata Solutions employees that incorporate the Medidata Software products. Wrote the scripts, recorded and edited audios using Adobe Audition, and created CodeBaby Studio avatar videos to complement learner activities. The position entails needs-analysis, course design, production, software knowledge, as well as research and writing abilities. Tasked to design and develop virtual experiential simulations of the clinical trial process to Medidata Solutions employees that incorporate the Medidata Software products. Wrote the scripts, recorded and edited audios using Adobe Audition, and created CodeBaby Studio avatar videos to complement learner activities. The position entails needs-analysis, course design, production, software knowledge, as well as research and writing abilities.
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ADP
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Content Developer
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Mar 2014 - Apr 2014
Developed learning-bytes simulations of the ADP product software using Adobe Captivate for its capture and text-to- speech capabilities. VTML coding was employed to audio engineer the computerized voice to make it sound human. In addition, SnagIT and Adobe Photoshop were used for editing images, creating backgrounds and texts. Developed learning-bytes simulations of the ADP product software using Adobe Captivate for its capture and text-to- speech capabilities. VTML coding was employed to audio engineer the computerized voice to make it sound human. In addition, SnagIT and Adobe Photoshop were used for editing images, creating backgrounds and texts.
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Academic Tutor
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May 2004 - Mar 2014
Provide webinar and in-person tutoring for the Verbal portions of the SAT, ACT, ISEE, and SSAT entrance examinations. Provide webinar and in-person tutoring for the Verbal portions of the SAT, ACT, ISEE, and SSAT entrance examinations.
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Training Specialist
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Dec 2013 - Jan 2014
school 17-24 year olds. Storyboarding and presentation developed using Microsoft Powerpoint. Facilitator, Participants Guides and Job Aid developed using Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop. school 17-24 year olds. Storyboarding and presentation developed using Microsoft Powerpoint. Facilitator, Participants Guides and Job Aid developed using Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop.
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Linguistics Adjunct Professor
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Jan 2004 - May 2011
Recruited to teach undergraduate courses in linguistics for a state university supporting 18,000+ students. Taught Phonology I, specializing in sound patterns of all languages or patterns within a single language, Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and other courses. Recruited to teach undergraduate courses in linguistics for a state university supporting 18,000+ students. Taught Phonology I, specializing in sound patterns of all languages or patterns within a single language, Introduction to Linguistics, Phonetics and other courses.
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Education
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San Diego State University-California State University
Master of Arts (MA), Educational Technology -
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Ph.D, Linguistics -
New York University
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism / Philosophy