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Greater Chicago Area

• Designed, developed, and maintained a Brandon Hall award-winning virtual instructor-led training (vILT) with engaging presentations and interactive LMS support for a series of multi-day vILT core courses as part of Technology employees’ learning journey.• Implemented CSS and JavaScript format and functionality improving the UI of existing courses. • Tracked and prioritized a 60-module project schedule documenting and sharing status and progress.• Re-envisioned and re-implemented… Show more • Designed, developed, and maintained a Brandon Hall award-winning virtual instructor-led training (vILT) with engaging presentations and interactive LMS support for a series of multi-day vILT core courses as part of Technology employees’ learning journey.• Implemented CSS and JavaScript format and functionality improving the UI of existing courses. • Tracked and prioritized a 60-module project schedule documenting and sharing status and progress.• Re-envisioned and re-implemented the course map of a 10-day course improving usability and interactivity.• Developed a PowerPoint-based prototype template when a stable chatbot-development software solution could not be found (and would be challenging to teach to a large audience) for a 2-day training scenario.• Enabled MIT professors to share their insights on sustainable Green Cloud Computing with Accenture management.• Designed an MS Teams interface and improved communications and logistics for a complex ‘Storytelling with Data’ scenario-based vILT.• Collaborated with Accenture senior managers to develop an 8-week course for a British university. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Designed, developed and maintained eLearning course offerings.• Collaborated with SMEs to incorporate best practices from learning theory, and current trends in learning.

Greater Chicago Area

Worked with association member SMEs to develop a series of online courses to support the continuing education of allied health professionals.

Collaborated with faculty from many degree programs to develop courses consistent with program standards while customizing course-specific teaching/learning needs. Increased student satisfaction, retention, and overall quality of product line.• Coordinated and edited input, crafted engaging presentations, assignments, and interactive components.• Maximized effectiveness of web-based technologies, and online curriculums for programs.• Collaborated with SMEs and media team, supporting… Show more Collaborated with faculty from many degree programs to develop courses consistent with program standards while customizing course-specific teaching/learning needs. Increased student satisfaction, retention, and overall quality of product line.• Coordinated and edited input, crafted engaging presentations, assignments, and interactive components.• Maximized effectiveness of web-based technologies, and online curriculums for programs.• Collaborated with SMEs and media team, supporting reusable learning activities for highest priority objectives• Developed Google Drive-based Status Tracker and Reporting Tool (START), enabling tracking, sharing, and multi-level reporting of multiple projects.• Initiated and facilitated “Lunch and Learn” session, sharing knowledge of tools, features, and techniques, refining individual’s and team’s professional skills.• Demonstrated multitasking, project management skills, and knowledge of various technologies by developing online courses for multiple academic partners delivered via various learning management systems. Show less

Supervised up to 9 instructional designers and media developers. Tracked and reported progress on multiple parallel improvements.• Investigated and resolved irregularities and challenging situations, allowing designers to focus on critical tasks of their role.• Updated processes to match evolving business needs and organizational changes, allowing constant progressions.• Advocated for personal and team portfolios and focus on value-added to larger department, recording successes… Show more Supervised up to 9 instructional designers and media developers. Tracked and reported progress on multiple parallel improvements.• Investigated and resolved irregularities and challenging situations, allowing designers to focus on critical tasks of their role.• Updated processes to match evolving business needs and organizational changes, allowing constant progressions.• Advocated for personal and team portfolios and focus on value-added to larger department, recording successes, boosting job satisfaction, and overall knowledge base.• Increased business effectiveness, by initiating and documenting procedures and deliverable standards, communicating best practices and ensuring consistently high-quality programs.• Involved in several short and long-term value-adding projects, testing of alternative LMSs, producing ID inventory, coordinating the replacement of third-party components throughout courses, and fact-finding for tax accountants.• Coordinated many cross-team projects with academic deans, LMS administrators, media site developers, IT applications team, furthering overall quality and delivery of online programs. Show less

Enhanced student and customer satisfaction, retention, and overall quality of product line. Designed LCMS-based online courses for multiple degree programs. Coordinated and edited input to create appealing and interactive components. • Partnered with SMEs, fostered unique solutions to course-specific challenges, identifyed different novice/expert perspective differences, tweaked lectures to make more student-friendly, and generated scaffolded assignments.• Designed animated… Show more Enhanced student and customer satisfaction, retention, and overall quality of product line. Designed LCMS-based online courses for multiple degree programs. Coordinated and edited input to create appealing and interactive components. • Partnered with SMEs, fostered unique solutions to course-specific challenges, identifyed different novice/expert perspective differences, tweaked lectures to make more student-friendly, and generated scaffolded assignments.• Designed animated concept-based tutorials, realistic scenarios, interactive web pages, audio-recorded demonstrations and instructions, and learning software on virtual “lab” computers.• Proposed, co-designed, and coordinated standardized format for academic partner course development information, resulting in significant operational efficiencies.• Improved quality and consistency, producing and maintaining DeVry’s online design guidelines and template.• Constructed and updated storyboard template tool, facilitating the scenario-building process and cultivating communication with development team.• Demonstrated recognition of the value of teamwork and continuous progress, assisting and collaborating with colleagues so designers were more proficient, and became problem-solvers, writers, and software application users. Show less

Ms, Education And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics And Computer Science