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Instructional Designer/Course Builder
Galveston, TX
June 2019 - Current
Special projects
Designing games and gamification for UTMB School of Nursing and School of Health Professions using virtual world components (Second Life, OpenSim)
Systems of the body (SON) - The Treasure of the Renal Isles
Advanced statistics (SON) - Bats & Bunnies
Blood bank (SHP) - Blood Bank Explorers
Physical Therapy (SHP)
Planes of Motion animated videos
Case postcards
Case comic strip
Patient interviews (videos)
Designing comprehensive instructional design course for the School of Nursing (SON) - The Elite Course
Redesigning courses for the School of Public Health
Student and Faculty Development Courses
eCamp
SHP Faculty Development Resources
SHP Student Learning Resource Center
Created the iPad use videos for the SON BSN students – this project eliminated the need for additional extensive training in Bootcamp and greatly reduced technical support calls for basic iPad support; so successful that faculty has requested similar videos for their specific needs
Course QA – personally responsible for performing QA on 60-100 undergraduate and graduate courses in Blackboard per semester
Moved to 100% online process after first semester
Track course updates among 5 course builders
Create tracking and management tools
Assist with design of submission tools for programmer
Collaborate with Department Director for process updates and improvements, as well as subsequent QA projects that emerge from the course QA, including:
Credentials standardization in the Faculty Directory and Bios – this effort is embraced as part of the effort to elevate the national rating of the UTMB SON academically
Additional course standardizations
QA of multiple SON websites
Networking between departments and programs
Customer service
Technical support – specializing in iPad multimedia development support, Blackboard, ProctorFree, and Proctor U
Software and application evaluation, application, and problem solving
Design, create, and maintain courses and their components in Blackboard
Use of proctoring and exam software
Acceptance into two Teams projects
Flipped classroom
New faculty orientation program
Coaching and advising graduates students and faculty on construct and hypothesis development, research methodology design, instrumentation design and evaluation, data collection, subsequent testing and applied statistical methods
AI applications - using generative AI image creation and editing for educational projects
The Case of the Long Covid - A case used in the TEAMS training
Baytown, TX
February 1990- July 2022
President
Consultant
Professional Coach
Sales training and support
Trainer / Facilitator
Instructional Designer
Project Manager
Program Manager
Specializing in designing and implementing needs analysis, and instructional design and facilitation of workshops for corporate clients (Majority Fortune 500s)
Designing and coordinating computer training applications
Designing, training, and implementing Internet software training
Designing workbooks and manuals for seminars and workshops
Project Manager / Co-manager and Developer for Multi-media educational projects, e-learning applications, software and web applications
Survey development, database integration and design for multimedia applications using blended technology
Statistical analyses and interpretations of survey and L1-L4 evaluation results
Business development in areas of office automation software, web applications, knowledge management applications, virtual learning applications, and event management applications
Program and business development for development and implementation of learning models and applications in Second Life and other boutique virtual worlds / MMOs
Learning Environmentalist
Houston, TX
February 2017- June 2022
Director of learning and customer care in a true matrix start up
Project manager over development of intranet infrastructure
Manage infrastructure programmer(s)
Create, manage / maintain learning sites
Multimedia development – storyboarding, videos, sound
Create / maintain admin site / project pages
Assist with and direct Help Desk and team
Recommendations for infrastructure selection
Take on some assigned tickets, based on ambiguity of placement (system or policy), reviews, expertise in assigned area, way outstanding, etc.
Check on system several times throughout the week to look for issues
Project management / documentation / multimedia creation for Help Center content
Director, Learning Technology (Contract, auto-renew)
Scottsdale, AZ
June 2013 - February 2016
Associate – February 2010 – June 2013
Systems Trainer – Houston Team, February 2010 – June 2013
Onboarding Trainer – Houston Team, June 2010 – June 2013
Director, Learning Technology
Created learning technology infrastructure in SharePoint
Created, managed / maintained learning sites
Multimedia development – storyboarding, videos, sound
Created / maintained admin site / project pages
Assisted with and directed Help Desk and team
Some assigned tickets, based on ambiguity of placement (system or policy), reviews, expertise in assigned area, way outstanding, etc.
Quality control checks on system several times throughout the week to look for issues; respond to requests from HD team and specific leaders
Project management / documentation / multimedia creation for Help Center content
Bi-monthly meetings for technical Help Support planning and priority
Learning Programs
ReCharge
Created and currently delivering delivered international program for veterans to recharge their business / increase their sales
Onboarding
Initially created and delivered to all new hires
Assisted in redesign
Executed Asia-Pacific onboarding as needed
Performed back up coverage as needed
Elevate
Created site for content placement
Created admin tools
Facilitated groups for first six month program
Webinars as needed / able
HB Newsletter Webinar
Documentation and Processes
Set standards of documentation
Project management standards and processes for back up documentation and formats
Trainer & Associate
Houston, TX
February 2010 - June 2013
This was a consulting project that required being working the role of Associate to have access to the systems.
Associate – February 2010 – February 2016
Systems Trainer – Houston Team, February 2010 – June 2013, won Trainer of the Year
Onboarding and Veteran Sales Training – May 2010 – June 2013, resulted in 6,000,000.00 in unpredicted room night revenue among participating regions over 8 months. This resulted in more than 600k in revenue for the company.
Adjunct Faculty
Houston, TX
January 1996 - May 2002
Designed and taught classes at the University level, both Graduate and Undergraduate; selected own texts –
Educational Psychology: Theories of Learning
Instructional Technology: Classroom Applications
Instructional Technology : Authorware
Instructional Technology : Director
Communications and the Internet I: Project Management
Communications and the Internet II: Basic Web Design
President, Chief Architect, Project Manager
Houston, TX
December 1998 – August 2001
President
Chief Architect
Project management
Sales and marketing management
Business analyst
Instructional design
Course design
Curriculum design and integration
Technology overviews
(Clients were Fortune 500s)
Programming –
DHTML
Javascript
HTML
HelixCentral
Director
Authorware
Toolbook
Researcher/Chemist
Baytown, TX
January 1985 – Febrary 1990
Research technician
Chemist
Polymers research including physical testing of film, injection-molded products, extruded products, blow-molded products, compounding, extrusion, scanning electron microscopy, DSC, TGA analyses, experimental design, customer service, self-directed team design