Alexander Covan Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Livingston, Nj

Fresh ideas, seasoned with experience: An experienced learning professional, pushing boundaries to effectively translate organizational learning and development needs to sound educational and training solutions that span multiple delivery modes. A strong analytical and conceptual thinker, ready to roll up his sleeves or lead a team. Successfully aligns Adult Learning Theory, Instructional Design principles, and innovative technology and media in the analysis, design, delivery and assessment of engaging and effective solutions for a broad spectrum of corporate, government and non-profits including: Bayer, Colgate/Palmolive, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, The Hydraulics Institute, The State of NJ, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), et. al.

Greater New York City Area

• Instructional design based on ADDIE, ADL, sound learning and media principles• Collaborating with stakeholders, SMEs and vendors• Assessment and Implementation of Instructional Technology (CBT, eLearning, hybrid, VILT webinar, classroom ILT)• Assessing learning needs and instructional design strategy• Development of project requirements including budgets, proposals and estimates

• Collaborating with stakeholders to define project requirements• Leading high profile learning projects with significant marketing impact on organization• Design, writing, and development of branching scenario based interactive learning• Developing new standards for relevant, applicable learning interactions

Design and development of mission critical, just in time learning for Pharmaceutical client's Organizational Development, Sales, Compliance, IT• Defining organizational standards for iPad/mobile learning compatibility• Incorporating expert video content• Establishing just in time solutions• Insuring high level learning experience, content and development quality

New Jersey

• Documenting standards for eLearning development and project management• eLearning Standards design: templates, interactions and UI• Researching, Writing and Editing eLearning scripts • Software Simulation design and development• Task analysis research and documentation• Graphic Design and Media Development• Training Presentations at International Aids Conference, 2012• Development of translated eLearning modules for global deployment

Greater New York City Area

• Defining business and operational requirements informing course development• Developing procedures and guidelines for learning design, project management and workflow• Planning, Design and Development of instructional media for desktop and mobile delivery• Managing internal teams, SMEs, voice-over artists, copy editors and content publishers• Partnering with Administrators, IT department and internal team members in product development• Assessment of technology solutions including LMS, courseware development tools, • Acting as a knowledge resource for the organization• Managing and Mentoring team members, assessment of new hire candidates• Managing external development costs though SME content authoring guides and training

Serving the Pharmaceutical Industry with communications collateral and digital solutions. Clients included Bayer and others.Management and design of educational and communications solutions for clients in the Pharmaceutical Industry.• Assessing operational and business needs of clients• Interviewing clients and SMEs, use of interviews and surveys in gap analysis• Design and Support of classroom, asynchronous and webinar/VILT instructional/training products• Project Management of external creative, technical and production resources for on-line and ILT• Reduced project budgets by 50% through innovative product implementation• E-Learning and Live programs for Bayer Pharmaceuticals (Sales, Patient, Practitioner education)• Physician education webinars for Ferring Pharmaceuticals• Design of employee and management training, Sepracor employee recognition and rewards program

Greater New York City Area

e-Learning and Digital Media/Web Design for various creative agencies including Data Positive, Kenyon Hoag, Helth Ed et. al.

Design and Management of Creative Services for a 40,000+ person organization:• Project Management and Design of e-learning, ILT and communications projects and web portals• Interviewing SMEs and Stakeholders to develop content and define project requirements • Evaluation and Documentation of software, procedures and services• Growing client relationships with executive and unit management, researchers and educators• Organizational Change Management: staff performance analysis, training and new product development

Greater New York City Area

Conceptual Design, Direction and Production of branding, marketing, and communications assets for corporate design departments and creative agencies including:• Design Direction at Colgate-Palmolive where I provided art direction and supervised production resources to meet the packaging design needs of global business units• Web Design and HTML/CSS coding of web sites• Flash animation and Action Script for web sites and presentations• Design and Layout of Catalogs, Sell-sheets and other print collateral

Greater New York City Area

Design, coding, media editing and project management for major-label entertainment industry web sites.• Management & design direction of digital media projects• Supervision and mentoring of staff designers• Illustration and creation of graphics for print and digital projects• Production of web sites, animation and print mechanicals• GIF and Flash animation• Hand coding HTML

Various

Design positions of increasing responsibility/ with various agencies • Graphic Design• Layout• Illustration• Photoshop• Web design