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Austin, Tx, Us

McCoy Multimedia develops serious games based training and education. McCoy Multimedia develops virtual environments and social simulations to provide the learner with an opportunity to interact with virtual characters and apply the knowledge they have acquired in dynamic scenarios. Responsibilities: As an Advanced Distributed Learning & Development Consultant, I provide eLearning, instructional stems design and multimedia production solutions for both the Federal and commercial customers. McCoy Multimedia has contributed to or developed and produced over 200 secondary, graduate, or private industry courses that includes developing confidential corporate training, aiding in the selecting of appropriate delivery media and strategies, providing technical and project management expertise and team building, freelance and contract web development, multimedia authoring, network design, technology and education integration. I provide courseware review for Quality Control/Quality Assurance.As an Immersive Learning Solutions Instructional Designer & Architect, I am responsible for the design of advanced IMI to include Simulations and Serious Games. I design engaging and effective immersive learning products, using sound Instructional Design principles, adult learning theories and game play. I have over 20 years of experience designing Level 3 and 4 IMI virtual and immersive worlds. I have a passion for games and ability to articulate that passion clearly and analytically into training and education. I have a knowledge base of console and PC games as well as industry trends and titles in serious game based learning.Clients: Advanced Computer Learning Company (ACLC), Meta (Facebook), Knowledge Management Inc., Dell, All About Training, Adayana, Appliedinfo Partners, Inc (D2 Creative and D2 TEAM-Sim), BP, Delan Associates, Clarity Consultants, Universal Technical Institute (UTI), SCCI, Craig Technologies, Tactical Language Training, LLC, Northrop Grumman

I was brought as a contractor for a team that won 9 of 11 new contracts bid but only had a half dozen people to kick off the courses. Half of the courses were subcontracted out. The remaining courses consisted of 275 hours of IMI with half at Level 2. Not having the people with the right skills in place, the customers became very unhappy with the products being produced. Six months of struggling and nothing was competed until I took over and reset. I came in to manage the program but ended up as Program and Project Manager and Senior ISD. I immediately • Restructured the team to put people in positions where their skills are best used• Hired qualified Instructional Designers, Content Developers and Multimedia Specialist and grew the team to do the work• Instilled an efficient design process and most of all put a rigorous quality control plan in place• Brought in new audio technologies that saved the projects over $100K over error prone human voices• Worked closely with almost 50 team members to teach, mentor, and help them grow their skills. • Taught new instructional design methods, found new technologies and fostered team collaborationIn a short time, the customers were extremely happy with the quality of the work we were producing. The team was not only capable of creating the training we were contracted to do but were ready to move on to level 3 and 4 IMI.

As Program Manager I lead a team of more than 60 members developing almost 1500 hours of blended Level 3 IMI learning to include Instructor-Facilitated Interactive Training (IFIT) and Self-Directed Interactive Training (SDIT). We employed innovative instructional systems design, systems engineering, and training assessment approaches in conjunction with new and modernized technologies to support specified ratings accession training while simultaneously supporting the broader Sailor 2025 (S2025) overarching goal of improving Sailors’ transfer of training to the operational work environment. I was hired to rebuild a program that had lost $2M on a previous contract and was $1M in the hole in the first 5 months of the new one. The team had 7 previous PMs, was fully staffed with members, but many did not have work to perform. Instructional Designers had little experience nor education in instructional design. All 9 courses were started at the same time with no waterfall process. We were a sub to a very difficult prime who micromanaged process. IMI Level 3 was required to be developed from a content outline and without storyboards. As a sub we had no direct contact with the Navy and Gov customers. To correct the program, I:• Reorganized, streamlined and hired key personnel to fill skills gaps • Created multiple processes to build efficiencies • Developed a Kanban and Scrum Agile method using Jira to speed up deliveries and make members accountable• Created a Quality Control team when there was none• Trained and mentored team members to increase skills and personal growth• Created a budget that would have seen $1-2M profit upon completion of the contract

The mission of the Army Medical Department Center & School, U.S. Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence (AMEDDC&S HRCoE), located at Fort Sam Houston, TX, is to envision, design, train, educate and inspire the world's premier military medical force to enable readiness and strengthen America's Army. The Department of Behavioral Health Sciences designs and trains military medical forces and the U.S. Army to support full spectrum operations.Responsibilities: As Program Manager I coordinated, developed, and oversaw and maintained the execution and implementation of project plans for the department. I created an integrated master schedule for programs and activities, developed detailed timelines, performance measures and status reporting mechanisms for critical tasks in the plans. I resolved problems, issues, and conflicts while ensuring that the project schedule, performance, and deliverables were met.I was brought in after all levels of management and several team members were fired from the contracts. One course had been in development for two years and no lessons had been completed. There was no project plan completed or delivery dates scheduled. I immediately developed a project plan and promised the client we would deliver the 47 lessons in two months. To accomplish this, I reorganized the team, removed poor performers, wrote targeted job descriptions and hired new members who had skills the current team greatly lacked. I set in place a formal Instructional Design process with extra quality control measures to eliminate the significant number of defects in previous versions. The team delivered two weeks earlier than planned and the customer was ready to begin development on the next course. While development on the legacy courses were ongoing, I looked to the future and identified the optimal organization structure, design process and training needed to develop better quality training efficiently and on schedule.

The mission of Marine Corps University is to develop, deliver, and evaluate professional military education and training through resident and nonresident programs to prepare leaders to meet the challenges of the national security environment. The College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) is the organization within the Marine Corps Education Command (EDCOM) with the mission to design, develop, deliver, evaluate, manage, and resource distance learning products and programs across the Marine Corps. Responsibilities: As Project Manager / Senior Instructional Designer I built, trained and mentored a new elite eLearning team of Instructional Designers, Multimedia Specialist and Programmers to develop the training of tomorrow for the Marine Corps under a new contract. I created highly interactive education products (courses, Gamification & serious games, mobile Apps and learning tools) to play across multiple platforms including mobile learning (Android and Mac OS X iOS). I designed Level 3 and 4 IMI, virtual and immersive worlds (interactive 3D).• Provided vision for advanced training and education solutions• Mentored Instructional Designers in advanced Instructional Systems Design concepts, techniques and learning technologies• Provided consulting to clients as an advanced eLearning expert• Performed Research & Development for future use of educational technologies and problem solving• Established a SCRUM system to build team unity, collaboration and accountability, while eliminating the lone-wolf / stove pipe work environment• Daily and long term Project Management (budgets, personnel, strategic planning, reports) Projects• Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)• Operational Terms and Graphics• Risk Management• Semper Fit and Recreation Sexual Health and Responsibility Course• Semper Fit and Recreation Tobacco Cessation Course• Symbols of The Marine Corps Virtual World Proof of Concept Prototype

Delan Associates, headquartered in Freeport, NY, specializes in providing engineering, training and support services to the government sector.As CKO, my role is to help develop strategies to make tacit knowledge explicit by tying together the information that has yet to be identified or recorded in a systematic way. Knowledge Management is the art of creating, applying, organizing, and transferring knowledge to facilitate situational understanding and decision-making. KM supports improving organizational learning, innovation, and performance. Effective KM provides users and other decision makers knowledge products and services that are relevant, accurate, timely, and useable. The Chief Learning Officer plays a critical role in transforming the team into a “learning team”. Building a knowledge sharing culture is an important part towards the realization of knowledge management in the team. As CLO, I lead the effort to further enhance team development by defining, creating, and implementing a global learning strategy supported by specific training and development initiatives. I am the architect of a system and curriculum, which drives the development, and attainment of the team’s core competencies. I develop and implement learning programs that promote coaching, training and continuing education for the team. A large portion of this role consists of capturing and analyzing data to determine where there are areas in need of improvement or opportunities for greater knowledge sharing across the team. I identify these needs by interviewing clients, managers and team members. I draw from a wide array of organizational development methods, tools, and resources to design, develop, and deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. I am responsible for matching professionals with roles that are appropriate for their skill level, function and overall potential.

Austin, Tx, Us

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, is one of the largest and most respected universities in the nation. Its academic programs and professional schools rank largely among the top 20 programs and schools in the country.Responsibilities: I taught Doctoral students (K12, Higher Education Administration and Various fields) in the Advanced Qualitative Research course Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA) with the purpose to provide the student with the background, tools, and methodology needed to perform an interactive qualitative research project and to analyze the results of the study. I used a large range of multimedia and collaboration tools to produce an interactive collaborative classroom learning experience. I used Instructional Design to track learning outcomes and modify course materials. I provided detailed, constructive feedback on student homework through close attention to detail, the objective assessment of student performance, the consistent application of subjective criteria, and the ability to articulate deficiencies and suggest improvements with diplomacy and tact to improving learning. I sat as a member on dissertation committees, advising students on research methods and results.

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US2, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), provides Information technology (IT) services, program managements and training development to the Federal Government.As Senior Program Manager/Senior Instructional Systems Designer I managed design and produce training for The Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Program. In seven weeks, I led a team of 25 employees and subcontractors to include SMEs, training developers and multimedia experts to rapidly produce training. Starting with only a set of basic requirements listed in Army Regulations, I performed an analysis, designed and produced seven 3-hour Distance Learning courses and 9 Training Support Packages for Instructor Led Training (including and 80-hour and 16-hour course) focused on changing the Army culture to eliminate sexual harassment and sexual assault. DL courses included more than 40 dramatic video vignettes, avatar facilitators, animated concepts and interactive assessments. Successful delivery of the courses on time allowed US2 to win a re-compete for follow-on course development.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Alelo develops advanced technology and courseware for language and culture training, using simulation, games and speech recognition.Responsibilities: As Vice President I was responsible for program management, contract procurement, operations and contract management. I developed and managed new business tracks and grew company business by marketing the team’s core serious games capabilities and general Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) skills. I provided guidance for expansion of team capabilities. I provided a credentialed instructional design process to new opportunities and ensured an overall instructional quality assurance/quality control. I managed a team and developed serious games based training and education. I managed the production of virtual environments and social simulations to provide the learner with an opportunity to interact with virtual characters and apply the knowledge they have acquired in dynamic scenarios. I used sound instructional design principles and advanced technologies and artificial intelligence to ensure quality learning occurs. I designed serious games as unique training solutions, which use virtual-world simulations of real-life social communications. Tactical Iraqi won the 2007 I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase & Challenge. Alelo TLT is best known for language and culture training, but helped them apply their capabilities and technologies to a much broader set of training, simulation and interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) situations.

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

Camber Corporation, a large defense contractor, provides mission-critical engineering, technical services, training, modeling and simulation to Aerospace & Defense, National Security, and International government and commercial customers at over 100 locations worldwide. Responsibilities: As the Distance Learning & Technology Manager I managed multiple projects representing multiple task orders, delivery orders or individual contracts. I managed bid/pursue activities and the executive proposal review process. I monitored/controlled program performance to include earned value management, milestones, trade-offs, recovery plans. I was responsible for ultimate program revenue, profitability, hiring of qualified personnel, resource application, cost control, and project performance and customer satisfaction. I was a founding member of the Camber Technical Council, responsible for incubation of new technologies and oversight of the Camber Independent Research and Development (IR&D) and Bid and Proposal (B&P) Program. I established the Camber Education Training and Technology Advisory Council a team of PhD education experts who seek to promote excellence in the thoughtful integration of technology into teaching and learning. Managed eLearning project development.

As the Strategic Business Developer reporting to the Division VP, I developed strategic business plans and marketing strategies in excess of $100M each for Language & Culture training, Maintenance Training, Serious Gaming Initiative and Air Force Air University Center for Excellence Initiative. I participated in corporate proposal writing exceeding $1.5B. I attended industry meetings, conferences, tradeshows and seminars for marketing, intelligence gathering and generate leads for business development. I read industry publications and research to maintain an understanding of current markets and predicting future trends. I was the liaison between multiple site managers to shape capabilities and past performance into a strategic marketing package. I searched information systems online to identify strategic opportunities (ex: INPUT, Centurion, FedBizOpps) and tracked requests for proposals in pursuit of new work and contract vehicles. I built strategic partnerships (Raytheon, Lockheed, IDSI, Aegis MEP, D2Creative, Virtual Heroes) and established non-disclosure and teaming agreements. I filed Freedom of Information Acts requests, competition research, commissioning market reports (Frost & Sullivan) and client intelligence gathering to analyze opportunities of interest.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Responsibilities (Team Building): I produced a detailed organization study and developed a plan to build the team. I established a hub system to leverage the best talent of team member distributed around the country by established communication and information sharing between the various team sites with the goal of working together on IMI and other projects resulting in winning new contracts. I helped shape vision and informed team of future trends in training by attending conferences and conducting research resulting in the team becoming competitive possible leaders in the future. I prepared the team in order to be in position for future gaming and simulations projects by growing a specialized team with understanding and desire to develop gaming skills needed to be competitive in the next training paradigm. I was the lead proposal writer, personally winning over $12 million in contracts with an addition $10 million in residual effects. I opened up 4 new installations where the team had no presence, growing the team size nearly 10 fold. Responsibilities (Instructional Design): I provided high-level instructional design expertise to individual projects. I was project manager on several projects. I performed skills and doctorate level training sessions to build team instruction design capabilities. I designed efficiency tools that will save more than 2000 man-hours in the typical IMI project in removal of redundant work processes. I developed partnerships with the education departments at the University of Texas, Texas A&M, the Delphi Center at the University of Louisville as well as the University XXI project.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security and defense company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.Responsibilities (Research): I was lead writer on Law Enforcement Functional Area Assessment (FAA) proposal that so overwhelmed the client they were forced to choose us over their desired contractor. I was senior researcher on the United States Army Military Police School (USAMPS) FAA. Performed an international study of the Military police with over 700 survey responses (70,000 data points) and nearly 400 interviews conducted at 15 installations in the US and around the world. I designed and developed a web based surveys and online database for efficient use of data organization and retrieval. I trained a team of Subject Matter Experts to perform doctorate level research. The research design produced more than twice the data expected by any, impressing the client and making the Commandant of the MP school look good. The results of the study are being used to reshape the MP Corps for the next 20 years. I delivered the MP study in short time, below budget and with high acclaim by the client. I produced a half dozen multimedia-based, Army Research Institute projects, in contrast to typical paper-based research or white papers.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Responsibilities: I was responsible for design, development and implementation of CD-ROM and Web-based training. I worked closely with clients and subject matter experts to determine a client's needs. I selected appropriate delivery media and strategies. I developed graphics, audio and video for multimedia instruction. I used HTML to build web based training. I provided software reviews, Instructional Design, and train the trainer courses. I lectured to industry leaders on trends in education and technology integration.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Curriculum & Instruction

Master Of Education (Med), Instructional Technology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Curriculum And Instruction