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I'm the intersection of: Data & Insights + Learning Science + Change Management + Technology. My philosophy: "Be curious and ask questions. Do a quick literature review. Maybe ask ChatGPT, SMEs, Newbies. Talk to or watch customers. Run an A/B Test. Definitely look at what the data already presents. It pays to be data-informed; any of what I listed will tell you where to start and where to go next." As a big-picture to details-oriented leader, my business acumen is shaped by the insights I've acquired from 8 different industries. I personally think of myself as a data-informed Learning Scientist and Change Strategist; I'm the Behavioral Change + Applied Research Practitioner who lives for helping others adopt technology & upskill talent development in organizations. I'm passionate about applied research, evaluation, metrics, and reporting to empower employees at every level to make informed decisions. My favorite roles allowed me to create efficiencies, ensure skills training is immediately applicable, and resulted in measurable impact for business performance and outcomes. Don't believe me? Read my 70+ LinkedIn Recommendations below. They'll tell you I'm a bona fide (and grounded) #Learning&DataNerd in kahoots with everyone I need to be working with across the multi-national matrixed enterprise to get it done. Specialties: - Talent and Learning Evaluation, Metrics, and Measurements (Kirkpatrick, Phillips, ISO 30414+, ROI, TDRp)- Industry Leader and Professional Facilitator for "Upskilling" & Emerging Tech in Engineering & HR- Lo-/hi-fidelity experiential (hands-on) learning for business value (Fix-Hack-Learn, MakerGarages, Innovation Challenges, Gamification)- Change Management in Corporate and Higher Education (Digital Literacy to Emerging Tech)
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Sr. Director Of Digital Skills And Capabilities (People + Technology, Data, Ai And Ml)Bristol Myers SquibbRedmond, Wa, Us -
Sr. Director Of Digital Dexterity (Technology + Data)Bristol Myers Squibb Jul 2023 - PresentLawrence Township, Nj, UsBristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is an American multinational biopharmaceutical company. Headquartered in New York City, BMS is one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical companies and consistently ranks on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations. -
Investor In Select VenturesStartengine Mar 2023 - PresentLos Angeles, Ca, UsStartEngine's mission is to "Help entrepreneurs achieve their dreams." StartEngine is the leading equity crowdfunding platform in the US, raising more money for founders than any other platform with our 950,000+ prospective investor base. StartEngine is in the business of helping other businesses raise capital from their customers, friends, and the adventurous investors in the StartEngine community. Invest in Startups & More (+ earn shares): https://www.startengine.com/referrals/7FI6A3Raise funds on StartEngine: https://startengine.referralrock.com/l/1AMBERMARCU00/I've invested in Manta Biofuel, PittMoss, and more ... -
Investor In 20+ VenturesRepublic Dec 2020 - PresentNew York, Ny, UsRepublic's mission is to democratize investing. Republic is an investment platform spun out of AngelList that allows anyone to invest in pre-seed to Series B startups. Irrespective of your net worth, making an investment is casting a vote for the technology or change YOU want to see in the future.I've invested in: Ratio, Pathbooks, Manta Biofuel, Asarasi, Audios, AKUA, Trusst (acquired by K Health), Kift (formerly Kibbo), Edible Garden, Drink Monday, SnapDNA, Sentry AI, Clocr, Relay On Demand, DigiBuild, Genius Juice, Lora DiCarlo, Predictiv, Obi, LUPii, PittMoss, Upright, and more ... -
Director Of Learning And DevelopmentMicrosoft Sep 2020 - Apr 2023Redmond, Washington, UsAs a leader in the Learning & Insights Team, I seamlessly work horizontally + vertically across this fast-paced, highly matrixed, multi-national, Fortune 25 company.As a Learning Science Practitioner: - SME involved in creating the HR "Learning Professional Career Stages Profiles," the career development plan for 1500+ L&D Professionals worldwide. - Lead the Neuroscience of Learning & Learning Leads communities. - Upskill L&D Professionals in adult learning theories, design models, assessment & evaluation, data analysis & insights, research, and Digital Literacy. - Advise on ML/DS/AI and ONA within the Learning Sciences field, proposing efficiencies at-scale and to predict leading indicators of behavior and outcomes.As a Data & Analytics Leader- Specialize in Talent Development Reporting and Learning Analytics. Craft OKRs and report KPIs, Metrics, and Measurements for business objectives, performance, and impact. - Influence company-wide data lake and skills strategy by advising best practices from learning sciences, metrics, methodology, and data analysis via participation in taskforce solutioning.- Collaborate with data analysts to identify and enable strategic learning insights through creating a learning research agenda using company data to find patterns, data stories, and answer questions in statistically and scientifically valid ways as part of a cross-functional team.- Provide insights and design interventions (solutions) to put the research results into action. - Consult and upskill HR, L&D Professionals, and Engineering Program Managers to become data-informed in decision-making. Participating groups increased overall satisfaction scores by 15 points in as little as 3 months.As a Change Manager:- Evangelize our results internally for organizational impact and externally at conferences and councils.- I coordinate 6 Engineering Onboarding programs (>20K new hires) to drive change across Global Onboarding efforts (>30K new hires) annually. -
Senior Learning And Development SpecialistMicrosoft Mar 2017 - Sep 2020Redmond, Washington, UsAs a member of the Engineering@Microsoft Learning & Insights Team: - I created and led the vision for our Engineering Onboarding Strategy. - I led (without authority) Engineering Onboarding efforts affecting >20K engineers across a highly-matrixed, multi-national, Fortune 25 company. - I worked with PMs and Data Analysts to track and review data for insights to inform our decisions. - I presented our findings and learnings at conferences and councils. - I performed root cause/needs analysis and designed solutions to be customer-centric, concrete, and collaborative. - I coached Software Engineers and Culture Engineers to foster and develop a learning culture by-engineers-for-engineers that enables every day to be a purpose-aligned journey of discovery. - I connected and networked people to the right groups and projects for maximum and speedy impact.- I created self-sustaining communities. -
Organizational Development Technical Steward For InfrastructureCaterpillar Inc. Sep 2014 - Mar 2017Irving, Texas, Us- Develop and deploy an effective enterprise knowledge management - strategy to drive cultural transformation for how work is done.- Partner and provide council with Global Information Systems (GIS) on direction and thought leadership on program and system design, including purchases of technology systems/services.- Align solutions and products with the Enterprise Strategy, which are large and complex.- Lead effective collaboration with peers across the global enterprise to design, develop, and deploy effective organizational development (OD) solutions.- Create and maintain a standard development process for deep expertise in the global OD community.- Systematically pull together ideas, issues, and observations into clear presentations and strategy.I was responsible for the creation and design of the "Acceleration Network," one of the first volunteer-only behavioral-change peer-to-peer network built entirely on science from the fields of: cognitive psychology, change management, organizational network analysis (ONA), and Technology Acceptance Models (TAM). Collectively, they were a respected and honored group leading digital workplace and collaboration best practices worldwide. I was also responsible for the idea of CATList, an internal freelancer program enabling employees to enable or learn new skills as n% time of their current position. -
Adjunct FacultyLincoln College - Normal Aug 2013 - Dec 2014Lincoln, Il, UsI maintain currency in accelerated, adult-learning methodologies by maintaining a teaching credit load of 9 credit hours per year. I teach Accelerated Bridge to Education (5-week) courses using a blended-learning format for:- BUS 166: Management Information Systems- SOC 304: Issues in Information Technology -
Director Of Faculty Development, Center For Adult LearningLincoln College - Normal Aug 2013 - Aug 2014Lincoln, Il, UsThe Director of Faculty Development within the Center of Adult Learning is a strategic role in the campus' effort to expand the services provided to faculty who teach at the college. A special emphasis is focused upon the Accelerated Bridge to Education (ABE) program. In my role, I strengthen our faculties' teaching and their students’ learning through the identification, development, and management of active learning workshops, seminars, and professional development opportunities.- Identify (also design) curriculum for experts and professionals preparing to be leaders and faculty in higher education and beyond.- Coordinate and collaborate with other institutions to offer professional development opportunities.- Conduct curriculum and post-training evaluations for formative evaluation.- Hire, certify, and evaluate faculty performance on a 5-week to yearly basis.- Design and update faculty development plans with the college and professional's needs in mind using gap analysis.- Identify grant opportunities for scholarship, teaching, and learning.- Coordinate the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program for the college and students.- Ensure we are in compliance with established policies, procedures, and standards. -
Consultant For Academic TechnologyRsmart Feb 2012 - Jul 2013Scottsdale, Az, UsI helped our customers improve the quality of education, and helped them make it accessible to everyone. I had direct impact on the successful implementation and used of some of the most exciting academic technology available to institutions today.Position SummaryI was a key member of the team who implemented academic technology for rSmart’s customers. I ensured our customers get the most from their academic technology investment and their relationship with rSmart.My work varied, requiring problem solving, innovation, and collaboration. I played a lead role in new customer implementations; troubleshooted complex issues; developed and delivered training; and engaged with potential new customers. I drew on my deep experience with educational technologies, and my consulting and facilitation skills. I also engaged with the diverse worldwide Sakai open source community!What I was responsible for...- Educating customers on the capabilities of the rSmart Academic technologies.- Understanding and documenting customer use cases and requirements.- Configuring the rSmart Academic technologies to match customer requirements.- Providing documentation and training to show how the rSmart Academic technologies can be used to meet requirements.- Planning, demonstrating, and validating conversion between legacy systems and rSmart.- Engaging with members of the Sakai open source community and the rSmart customer and employee community to learn, share knowledge, and bring the best most relevant information to bear for rSmart’s customers.- Supporting customers with expert functional advice, advanced troubleshooting, and a helpful and supportive attitude!- Consulting with potential new customers- Developing the support knowledge base, creating documentation, and developing rich media materials to provide a wealth of self-help and engaging learning materials.- Amazing customer experiences that people can’t help but Tweet and Blog about! -
Instructor, Informatics In NursingMethodist College Of Unity Point Health Aug 2011 - May 2013Peoria, Il, UsI taught an introductory health informatics course to "traditional" and "non-traditional" undergraduates. Topics include computer literacy, healthcare law, problem-solving, knowledge management, participation in a community of practice, and the future of healthcare information and technology.I taught HS 200: Nursing Informatics in the following formats:- 8 weeks, "non-traditional" (adult) undergraduates. 100% online course.- 16 weeks, "traditional" undergraduates. Face-to-Face blended learning course. -
Coordinator Of Continuing EducationMethodist College Of Unity Point Health Aug 2011 - Jan 2012Peoria, Il, UsI assessed, developed, organized, and promoted educational programs for the community, area college, hospital, and faculty. As coordinator I was directly responsible for securing national speakers and ensured event planning for three regional conferences. I worked with an amazing team of nurses and nursing faculty dedicated to the lifelong personal and professional goals of "the nurse as a knowledge worker." -
Instructional TechnologistIllinois Central College May 2011 - Sep 2011East Peoria, Il, UsEncouraged excellence in teaching, learning and professional development by providing faculty and staff with my experience in developing and practicing instructional innovation. Scheduled events, one-on-one consultation, drop-in assistance, and in-service training. Assisted all ICC personnel with basic computer use, eServices/PeopleSoft, Blackboard, Microsoft programs and other instructional technology tools. Supported the mission of the Teaching and Learning Center to provide learning opportunities to enhance the ability of faculty and staff to help students succeed. -
Manager Of Online Learning Collaboration Services; Training & Documentation, Learning TechnologiesVirginia Tech Mar 2010 - Sep 2010Blacksburg, Va, UsRole: Instructional Designer and Educational Technologist (includes Sakai Community Participant, Technical Writing & Documentation, Lead Trainer, and managing a team of 3+)Responsible for training, documentation, programming, marketing, and the user-adoption of learning technologies including: Sakai, Blackboard, TabletPCs & mobile devices, Web Design / CMS.Duties:- Worked independently with minimal supervision within a team environment to address the needs of 6000+ faculty, staff, and graduate assistants at a Research One institution. - Employed the use of innovation-diffusion models (Rogers’ Diffusions of Innovations, Concerns-Based Adoption Model) to facilitate end-user technology adoption.- Conducted research and presented findings at conferences. - Managed the hiring, training, mentoring, and supervision of 3 technical writing and OLCS instructor staff. - Developed communication plans for university audiences. - Routine review of evaluations, problem tickets, and emails for designing year-long curriculum and workshops. - Accurately documented departmental policies/procedures via Confluence Wiki. - Recognized for the high quality and prolific support created for Sakai at VT (118 knowledge base articles, 40+ Sakai handouts, 6 custom video tutorials, 18 Adobe Connect Pro recorded lectures, an 8-week online-only Faculty Sakai training course, and new EPSS (Sakai Help)). - Evaluated Sakai-integrated technologies (Melete, YAFT, SoftChalk, LAMS, iTunes, Google Apps). - Taught 205+ technology and pedagogy workshops to 2,300+ faculty at VT. - Over 110 hours reading, submitting, answering, and replying to 150+ Remedy Problem Reports and 40+ JIRAs. - Performed 4 hours monthly of Quality Assurance testing. - Provided over 56 one-on-one assistance and tailored training sessions for specific groups and key university stakeholders (Provost Office, VetMed, School of Ed., OIRED, IGERT, etc.) -
Coordinator Of Online Course Systems; Trainer & Documentation, Learning TechnologiesVirginia Tech Jul 2009 - Mar 2010Blacksburg, Va, UsTitle: Online Course Systems Training and Documentation Coordinator [Academic Professional Faculty]Part of IT-Learning Technologies.Role: Instructional Designer and Educational Technologist (includes Sakai Community Liaison, Technical Writing Manager, & Lead Trainer.)Responsible for training, documentation, programming, & marketing for a variety of learning technologies:- Sakai- Blackboard- TabletPCs & mobile devices- Web Design / CMS -
Coordinator Of Faculty Development Instruction And Online Support Specialist, Learning TechnologiesVirginia Tech Feb 2008 - Jul 2009Blacksburg, Va, Us -
Circulation SpecialistChristiansburg Library, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System, Va. 2006 - 2007 -
LecturerCalifornia State University, Chico Aug 2004 - Dec 2005Chico, Ca, Us• Award-winning Instructor for Online and Blended Classroom Design, nominated by peers and evaluated by the creators of the renowned Rubric for Online Assessment (pre-cursor to Metrics That Matters). • Designed and implemented lecture material for course offerings in the departments of Economics, Management Information Systems, and Communication Design. • An early and fast adopter of evidence-based practice research in the quasi-experimental classroom design to support student learning.• Engaged students via self-ownership of learning practices by implementing a clear and self-guided "grade contract" to ensure clarity of expectations and progress tracking, ensuring the focus was on their pre-defined learning goals supported by practice, application, and iterative improvement toward final performance. This ensured no student could be "surprised" by their final learning outcome or grade. -
Distance Learning Instructional Support Assistant, Distributed Learning TechnologiesCalifornia State University, Chico 2003 - 2004Chico, Ca, Us -
Field Technician (Student Asst. Lvl. 4), User ServicesCalifornia State University, Chico 2002 - 2003Chico, Ca, Us -
Remote Access Tech Support (Student Asst. Lvl. 4), Student ComputingCalifornia State University, Chico Jan 1998 - Jun 2002Chico, Ca, Us
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Amber D. Marcu, Ph.D. Education Details
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Virginia TechLearning Sciences -
California State University, ChicoEducational/Instructional Technology -
California State University, ChicoGeneral -
California State University, ChicoAnd Scientific Writing -
Pleasant Valley High SchoolAp/Ib
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