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Educational consulting in a variety of inter-related areas, including: instructional design, curriculum development, conversion of materials to online or blended format, employee training, process improvement, custom assessments, taxonomy development, content curation, & metadata. Clients for whom I have performed instructional design consultation, work, and/or teaching, either fee-based or pro-bono include but are not limited to:-Universal Technical Institute -McGraw-Hill Education-Arizona Correctional Industries-The Little Gym International-Pima Medical Institute-Green Mountain College -Grand Canyon University-Bridgepoint University -Chandler Regional Medical Center-Pearson Education - U.S. & Malaysia-Ashford University-Bellingham Technical College

Senior instructional designer/consultant at ICF, creating interactive and engaging ways to communicate instructional content knowledge as well as provide feedback on other team members' materials. Providing practical solutions to challenges in management and organizational change for public and private sector clients, including innovative, creative, and responsive training, organizational development, change management, and strategic performance improvement services. Working in a range of instructional materials including classroom-based training, online training and performance support tools, self-paced guides, case studies, job aids, etc. for clients including the EPA, HUD, IRS, and the National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG).

Lead instructional design, scope, coordinate and oversee multiple unique projects w/diverse customers including Western Governors University, Stanford & Competency-based Education Network. Collaborate with and manage international teams made up of internal and external PMs, SMEs, IDs & media developers to meet aggressive development deadlines with quality product development. Instigated formation of internal focus group in 2023 to follow genesis of Chat-GPT and AI applications in education.

Worked with PM, SMEs, UXD & Director of Learning Design to lead conversion of existing 24 course traditional technical curriculum to digital format. Analyzed existing materials to recommend improvements. Recommended research-based approach for vocational education. Managed & evaluated internal and vendor work. Originated program assessment strategy. Led innovations in applications of Blackboard LMS. Participated in business user testing. Created guidelines for curriculum development for novice educators.

Final Position: Senior Learning Experience Designer Chandler, AZ (remote). Enterprise & Services - Curriculum Design & Development divisionConsultant to internal and external customers on LXD, instruction, and learning science applications for courses, products, and processes. Partnered with MHHE Product, Technical, and Marketing teams to lead collaboration, improve processes, and incorporate instructional design into content and product creation.My focus was on learning design strategy and planning at the organizational level - in products and platforms - as well as training and consulting with development teams for application of pedagogy and learning design to:o Digital-first curriculumo Practical assessment & competencieso Adaptive instruction & assessmento Scenario-based learning & simulationso AI supported auto-graded writing with associated rubrics & feedbacko Metadata, tagging, and framework/taxonomy mappingo Employee training--> promoted from Learning Experience Designer--> promoted from contract Curriculum Services Manager - working with customers and vendors to develop custom curriculum solutions using both MHE and original content for colleges and organizations.

Final Position: Director of Quality Management, Custom Curriculum DivisionOversaw effectiveness of custom product development, coordinating quality standards, tools & processes, & evaluation practices. Collaborated with Director of PM to ensure curriculum development process resulted in effective product development. Spearheaded use of evaluation within PLS curriculum projects to improve the effectiveness & quality of instruction through use of qualitative, quantitative, formative, & summative methods--> Promoted from Director of Assessment & Learning: Led assessment and evaluation (A&E) design, policy, & practice within PLS-CC, and determined appropriate A&E approaches and methods at the level of both individual projects and system-wide initiatives. Provided guidance regarding design & development of curriculum assessments and/or program evaluation. Functioned as staff resource & consultant on matters related to evaluation and assessment, and related psychometric & instructional design concepts.--> Promoted from Supervising Instructional Designer, which comprised all duties below plus managed other instructional designers and instructional developers on the ID team within PLS. Delegated & supervised projects amongst the IDs in the department. Scoped new projects from both a design & cost perspective. Conceptualized new ID tools to improve development process for curriculum & assessments.--> Promoted from Instructional Designer & Assessment Specialist Used a systematic process to analyze, design, & develop content & curriculum products, learning support resources, training & delivery strategies, & specialized assessments. Performed analysis to determine appropriate approaches, methods, & tools for a given client solution, and led collaboration on content, design, & delivery with SMEs, project managers, et al., to produce sound instructional materials in accordance with solid instructional principles, current research, client goals, & program objectives.

Final Position: Instructional Designer (ID) College of General and Professional Studies, Artemis School of Education, Health & Human ServicesPursued my masters degree while employed here, and promoted to then-new position of ID, helping shape focus of that role on designing, developing, evaluating, and revising new and existing multimedia curriculum for the Colleges of General & Professional Studies, Education, and Counseling degree programs and non-degree curriculum delivered in classroom, online, and directed study environments. Conducted formative and summative evaluations of curriculum and programs, and made recommendations and work plans for revisions. Created multimedia curriculum, assessment tools, rubrics, and resources for the school's programs.Collaborated with other instructional designers and technology experts to create training materials and development tools for use across departments.--> promoted from Curriculum Development Manager (CDM) Hired as CDM, with a focus on project management associated with curriculum development, evaluation, publication, and operations for the Department’s academic programs. Specifically responsible for developing curriculum for the following subject matter areas: Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Science & Technology.Edited, evaluated, and rewrote curriculum for clarity, consistency, flow, and application of UOP conventions.Designed and managed work plans, budgets, and contracted staff for curriculum development projects. Worked with publishers, subject matter experts, Apollo Press, and UOP staff to produce curriculum. Structured and utilized web-based knowledge management system to organize and maintain over 40 different courses in formats for three modalities (online, blended, and on-site). Participated on committees for change management issues within Corporate Academic Affairs Department, as selected by Dean of College.