James Lemay Email & Phone Number

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il

-Spearheaded the design and development of VR headset simulations, reducing adjuster training time by 30%.-Developed 3D animations and interactive eLearning modules, leading to a 15% improvement in knowledge retention among trainees.-Led the development of interactive, adaptive training programs for adjusters and their leaders, improving scalability, reducing travel costs by 20%, and decreasing training time by 40%.-Capitalized on peer learning to enhance our Brandon Hall Gold Award-winning leadership training by developing a highly engaging virtual Zoom experience during COVID, followed by an in-person training week post-pandemic, resulting in a 30% increase in participant engagement and a 25% improvement in knowledge retention.-Mentored and upskilled team members across 4 global teams, dedicating 110+ hours annually, resulting in a measurable improvement in team efficiency, collaboration, and skill adoption rates by approximately 15% (estimated based on project delivery times and team feedback).

Greater Chicago Area

Create award-winning eLearning, eMarketing, and sales tools for over 60 Fortune 500 companies. Talented manager/designer/developer with a strong track record of effective, on-time, on-target solutions.As Design Access, I have been privileged to work for a host of world-class, industry-leading companies. On the list are consumer products companies, pharmaceutical companies, financial and military organizations, and educational institutions. Competed for and won each client on the list, walked into their world, and helped them answer their challenges. Have worked with talented people and solved interesting problems.Clients include: Abbott, Allstate, American Lung Association, Amoco, Amtrak, Andrew Antenna, Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Bank One, Baxter, Bell & Howell, Bellcore, BMO Harris Bank, Boehringer Mannheim, Boeing, Boise, BP, Briggs & Stratton, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CNA, ComEd, Dell, DePuy, Exelon, Fuji, Galileo, GBC, GlaxoSmithKline, Grainger, Hewitt, Landauer, Lenscrafters, Lions Clubs, McDonalds, Mercer, Navistar, Olympus, Omron, Reuters, Rockwell, RR Donnelley, Sony, Stanford, Texas Instruments, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walgreens and Worldbook.Won over 21 separate industry awards and consistently positive feedback on courses and tools. The breadth of experience has given me a cross-pollinated, intuitive understanding of business challenges, and an arsenal of evidence-based techniques to apply, no matter the situation.

Greater Chicago Area

Designed and delivered engaging, effective sales training that featured animated characters, custom audio, video, 3D animation, and story. Enabled long-imagined projects to actually be realized and produced. Created workshops, presentations with interactive characters, virtual classrooms, brochures, one-pagers, eLearning, micro-learning, job aids, videos, podcasts, and events. Relied on for creative approaches and technical solutions. Provided extensive mentoring to share experience and raise the level of team’s design. Led multiple projects simultaneously, working independently and within teams. Strong team orientation and consultative skills. Trusted advisor on training to internal business partners.

Greater Chicago Area

Manage/design/develop instructor-led training and eLearning covering product knowledge, customer service, and selling skills. Go-to guy for technical and instructional questions. Reputation for creative, engaging, and effective solutions.

Chicago

Loyal University Center for Instructional Design (LUCID) - Managed and developed interactive eLearning projects for university professors. Taught design skills to student interns. Built animated 3D graphics for video.

Industrial Design, CAD and 3D models for Dell, Texas Instruments, Igloo, and others

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Worked full time while attending grad school. Designed Army base facilities. Built 3D models in Autocad. Introduced desktop publishing: specified equipment, trained coworkers, and produced documents. Built 3D interactive training for tank wash use and safety.

Ma, Industrial Design + Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Active in IDSA student chapterSimultaneously carried a 16 hour course load, worked full time as an architect.

Ba, Industrial Design & Computer Science

Activities and Societies: IDSAMinor in Computer Science Graduated with Honors