Pamela Johnston Email & Phone Number

Marland

Columbia, Maryland

• Lead teams of up to six instructional designers and content developers for large, multicourse training programs up to seven weeks long and 280 hours of training.
• Review learning plans and draft deliverables of other instructional designers to ensure application of sound instructional design principles and effective learner engagement.
• Co-facilitated and participated in design thinking sessions banking and shipbuilding industry clients.
• Analyze instructional needs and propose design solutions for new and existing training to include multi-day on-site and remote analysis and design thinking sessions with clients.
• Draft complete design documents to include audience and learning environment analysis; instructional goals and strategy; content outline; user navigation; template designs; storyboard and script development.
• Develop instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, and web-based training in structurally sound manner.

Columbia, MD

• Managed, designed, developed and deployed courseware training solutions in an eLearning environment per SCORM standards, 508 requirements, and the ADDIE model for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).
• Developed and provided recommendations for interface design, sequencing of instruction, use of assessments, and design of course materials and multimedia elements and activities.
• Coordinated requirements meetings, follow ups, conferences, and kick-off meetings for each course allocated by contract.
• Developed storyboards in a server-driven content generator environment using information from customer furnished sources.
• Managed multiple training development tasks simultaneously and provide deliverables on schedule, per contract requirements.

• Utilize the ADDIE model, instructional development/systems approach to training and education development.
• Design, develop, and repurpose content to produce high quality blended learning solutions and performance support aids based on the principles of Adult Learning and Instructional Design.
• Work collaboratively with subject matter experts (SME) to define, develop and document training content.
• Evaluate and measure the success of all learning interventions based on achieving learning objectives, performance improvement and fulfilling customers’ needs.
• Participate in request for proposal reviews and proposal development.

Responsible for Community Residences' (CR) training function. Worked with the Director of Human Resources and the Senior Director of Clinical Support Services to develop and implemented systems to ensure that all CR employees were knowledgeable and compliant with licensing and contractual training requirements.Developed, updated and maintained classroom.

Director of Compliance and Training with primary responsibility of reviewing program metrics, determining program compliance rates and managing the training program of an addiction treatment agency.Updated and developed training to maintain compliance with state, federal, and accrediting agencies’ training requirements. Supervised, recruited, and executed.

Program Coordinator: Supervised three counselors and managed a satellite counseling program that provided services to approximately 200 clients.Standardized program procedures and documentation to reflect the practices of the agency.Ensured program compliance with state and accreditation requirements.Senior Counselor and Counselor: Provided assessment.

M.Ed., Instructional Design And Development

Completed Coursework: Instructional Design Instructional Technology Foundations and Theories of Learning Education Research Technology Web.

M.Ed., Counseling

Attended Boston University while stationed in Berlin, Germany with my spouse.

B.A., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Secretary Psi Chi

Visual Communications, A

Enrolled in the program as a means to become proficient in the use of Adobe Photoshop, learn basic graphic design principles, and basics.