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San Antonio, Texas, United States

Lead a team of 8 using professional-level knowledge of principles, techniques, and practices of instructional systems design, adult learning theory, training research methodology, statistics, and technology.Identify and design the best approach to meeting requirements, to include delivery strategies, learning outcomes and objectives, student centered learning activities, assessments, and instructional formats.Lead project team from start to finish by assigning tasks to project team, tracking project status against project milestone schedule, providing constructive feedback ISD team related to project tasks and deliverables.

Managing experience for 150+ students across two programs; Leading a team of 16+ instructors and staff members

Managed and maintained a flexible and responsive team of 20+ Instructional Designers, Creative Developers, Quality Assurance, and Instructors to ensure projects were fully and appropriately staffed with qualified personnel. Provided leadership and direction in instructional approach and design strategies. Refined and improved instructional design processes, tools, and best practices. Wrote and reviewed proposals, and provides effort and pricing estimates for new business submissions. Management responsibilities included recruitment, hiring, mentoring, resource allocation, professional development, efficiency, quality, performance evaluation, and termination. Led projects by creating design documents, meeting with clients, and supporting project completion. Used ADP and Clear Company applications to manage and recruit team members. Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts to ensure content correctness and to identify audience-appropriate learning strategies.Used Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation to assess learning; created validation plan to measure objectives, assessments, and educational validity of IMI. Created lesson designs for level 2, 3, and gaming storyboarding.*Innove purchased MTS Technologies

Managed and maintained a flexible and responsive team of 15+ Instructional Designers to ensure projects are fully and appropriately staffed with qualified personnel. Provided leadership and direction in instructional approach and design strategies. Refined and improved instructional design processes, tools, and best practices. Wrote and reviewed proposals, and provides effort and pricing estimates for new business submissions. Management responsibilities included recruitment, hiring, mentoring, resource allocation, professional development, efficiency, quality, performance evaluation, and termination. Led projects by creating design documents, meeting with clients, and supporting project completion.Create lesson designs for elearning level 2, 3, and gaming storyboarding.

• Worked with customer representatives to identify course content and develop instructional activities. • Collaborated with Subject Matter Experts to ensure content correctness and to identify audience-appropriate learning strategies.• Created validation plan to test content, assessments, and educational validity of IMI. • Created lesson designs for level 2 and 3 storyboarding.Recent Performance:• Developed distributed learning for the Range Operations Professional Development (ROPD) Program which included a combination of courseware updates (36 hours), new development 64 hours), and new practical exercises (24 hours). Training was level II and III and included assessments and course validation. • Managed the Advanced Foreign Area Officer WBT course of 60 hours for each course (total 360) of level 2 and 3 training. Course was developed in Hindi, Indonesian, Persian/Farsi, Portuguese, French, and Spanish. • Managed the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS DTT course of 20 level 3 hours and 17 level 2 hours. Level 3 courseware allowed collective training before personnel tactically employed the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. • Led team of over 40 instructional designers for a 768 hour IMI USASMA NRC course. Used client templates in creative ways to make the course interactive and complete all coursework including validation in 15 months and below budget. • Led team of instructional designers in designing a 52-hour, highly interactive web-based course for entry level Army students, addressing the knowledge and skills required by a (68G10) patient administration specialist.

Karta Technologies was purchased by NCI. The following list is a combination of NCI and Karta assignments:• Created level 3 Day in the Life video to supplement 68G10 training that won a Brandon Hall eLearning Award for Training Excellence. • Led team of 20 instructional designers in designing an 132-hour, highly interactive web-based level 2 and 3 course for Army students, addressing the proficiencies required by a biomedical equipment technician specialist • Led team of instructional designers in designing a 50-hour, highly interactive web-based course for Army officers, addressing (70F) human resource management skills.• Worked as a lead instructional designer, mentoring 40 other instructional designers, in designing over 1,000 hours of Web-based training. Reviewed storyboards and deliverables, consulted with ISDs, and interfaced with the client and SMEs.• Use LCMS to design and develop 25-hour Web-based course.• Saved contracted company $1.4 million by developing WBT, reducing class time, and quick development schedule.• Performed a front-in analysis to discover training needs and communicate project development for a 96-hour leader lead insurance new hire training course.• Performed validation studies on the effectiveness of the content and student learning.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Adult And Higher Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology