Instructional Designer

• Jul 2020 - Present

Organizational Development Specialist

• Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

Instructional Designer and eLearning Developer

• Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

Analyze leadership development training needs, design, develop, write and edit training materials to meet needs, and test e-learning for functionality after creation. Facilitate when needed. Select vendors and shepherd them through the on-boarding process. Collaborate with subject matter experts and business unit representatives to design effective training for employees in leadership positions. Major Projects ● Created an animated microlearning on employee engagement for enterprise-wide distribution to correspond with the release of Employee Opinion Survey results ● Wrote a 2-hour Virtual Instructor Led Training on Engagement Conversations and developed and conducted a train the trainer session to launch the course ● Co-facilitated a 25-person classroom course on Coaching in the Moment ● Facilitated a 50-person virtual instructor-led training on Engagement Show less

Instructional Designer

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

Analyzed training needs, designed, developed, wrote and edited online training modules to meet needs, and tested e-learning for functionality after creation. Collaborated with subject matter experts and business unit representatives to design effective training for employees in positions such as: human resources, airport management, ground security coordination, customer service, and cargo. Built web-based training in Captivate and Articulate and coordinated with developers to build custom content in HTML. Show less

Marketing and Research Manager, Creativity Specialist and Curriculum Developer

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

Designed, edited, and implemented training materials for miners. Edited and revised current curriculum. Created new curriculum. Researched current findings in adult learning theory, kept materials up to date and make them as effective as possible. Developed all E-learning. Handled all marketing. Major Projects • Developed new courses including agendas, outlines, and proposals as needed • Designed a Women in Mining course • Designed activities for a Train the Trainer Course • Wrote Curriculum for a Creativity in Meetings module • Wrote a white paper detailing the latest findings in research on knowledge retention • Assisted in the facilitation of Supervisor Boot Camp, and Incident Investigation trainings Highlights • Gained course development skills in building courses from scratch • Regularly gave brief overviews of current research in adult learning theory to other trainers • Increased brand exposure Show less

Curriculum Manager

• Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

Designed marketing courses Edited and fact checked content of courses Managed projects Created educational presentations for use at large summits (150+ attendees) Integrated video and interactive learning materials in Captivate Edited Content in MarketingSherpa handbooks Conducted qualitative research with students from courses to find teaching areas in need of improvement Designed marketing courses Edited and fact checked content of courses Managed projects Created educational presentations for use at large summits (150+ attendees) Integrated video and interactive learning materials in Captivate Edited Content in MarketingSherpa handbooks Conducted qualitative research with students from courses to find teaching areas in need of improvement

Graduate Research Assistant

• Jul 2010 - May 2011

Transcribed interviews for research conducted by the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Analyzed and coded qualitative interviews with professionals in the field of sexual assault Researched and reviewed peer reviewed journal literature to meet the needs of IDVSA, wrote literature reviews Transcribed interviews for research conducted by the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Analyzed and coded qualitative interviews with professionals in the field of sexual assault Researched and reviewed peer reviewed journal literature to meet the needs of IDVSA, wrote literature reviews

Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2008 - May 2010

Wrote, proctored and graded examinations and written assignments Prepared materials for discussion sections and lead the students in discussion Held exam review sessions and office hours, communicated with students about their progress in the course Held special tutoring sessions for non-native speakers of English to improve their written course work Wrote, proctored and graded examinations and written assignments Prepared materials for discussion sections and lead the students in discussion Held exam review sessions and office hours, communicated with students about their progress in the course Held special tutoring sessions for non-native speakers of English to improve their written course work

Academic Researcher

• Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

Researched topics on pregnancy discrimination for possible development into a book Wrote summary reports on trends in academic articles on pregnant women in the workplace over time Researched topics on pregnancy discrimination for possible development into a book Wrote summary reports on trends in academic articles on pregnant women in the workplace over time

Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor

• Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

I worked with 1 to 3 adults at a time teaching basic reading skills I worked with 1 to 3 adults at a time teaching basic reading skills

Literacy Tutor

• Oct 2004 - Jun 2006

Set curriculum for a small group of third grade students experiencing problems in learning After six months the students were capable of participating in in-class grade appropriate reading Taught study skills and offered homework assistance in an after-school program for students in grades 1-8 Set curriculum for a small group of third grade students experiencing problems in learning After six months the students were capable of participating in in-class grade appropriate reading Taught study skills and offered homework assistance in an after-school program for students in grades 1-8