Qualifications Profile

  1. Purpose

  2. Qualifications

  3. Relevant Work Experience

  4. Education

  5. Professional Training and Development

  6. Skills

  7. Resume (PDF)

  8. Click here to see work samples

Purpose

A highly intuitive, free-thinker with a strong desire to help others by finding solutions to problems, with the ability to lead or act independently and finds fulfillment in being involved in nontraditional and innovative projects.  

Focus:  Specializing in instructional design, project management for training programs, distance learning, online learning, blended learning, web-based training, and virtual classroom.

Qualifications

  1. Over 5-years training and development experience

  2. Experience with systems training

  3. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Design and Management

  4. Over 2-years in health insurance setting

  5. Strong writing and courseware design skills

  6. Ability to identify learning objectives based on target audience

  7. Ability to design training curricula and materials

  8. Ability to select the most effective training methodology to meet the desired objectives

  9. Comprehensive understanding of the instructional design and development process

  10. Ability to think critically and translation business needs into technology solutions

  11. Excellent written/oral communication and listening skills

  12. Ability to use established templates, including a defined Curriculum Style Guide, follow strict development rules, standards, and timelines or create new ones as needed

  13. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with rapid turnaround

Relevant Work Experience

Global-Professional Development Specialist | National Grid | Melville, NY- Contractor for NetPolarity

  • Responsibilities included training and development programs associated with the client learning needs in the areas of Professional Development. This includes analysis, training program design & development, training evaluation, and additional learning support.

  • Priority projects included:

    • Developing an intranet site as part of a global restructuring using SharePoint
    • Creating SharePoint collaboration sites to facilitate document sharing and streamline work process
    • Handling the e-learning initiative from strategy, vendor selection and e-learning marketing strategy
HR-Learning & Development Specialist-Systems | EmblemHealth | New York, NY

    • Developed and implemented blended learning courses and materials for Microsoft Office training using instructional design techniques.

    • Designed all training programs to support the learning and developing of employees for desktop skills.

    • Project manager for the development of programs, which incorporate online learning, instructor led training, workshops and mentoring for data warehousing.

    • Designed corporate wide training intranet site (SharePoint) integrating learning and development projects across multiple divisions. Serve as both project manager and site administrator.  

    •  Consulted IT in the support of learning and development of employees during software migration projects and corporate wide rollout of new systems. Designed and developed the courseware and support materials.

    • Made recommendations to department heads on the future direction of desktop skills training and development by assessing organization needs.

    • Designed and developed an orientation program to prepare clinical staff for telecommuting using visual aids, hands on demonstrations and assessments

    • Facilitated distance learning for telecommuting staff by creating a distance learning intranet site

Education

  • New School University, New York, NY
    • Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA), Design & Management

Professional Training and Development

  • New York University School of Professional Studies, New York, NY
    • Certificate in Web Design
TECHNOLOGY

  • MS Project -White Belt, International Institute for Learning,

  • Managing Projects Using MS Project-Pilot, American Management Association

  • Flash: Rich Media Design, Macromedia

  • Excel Advance level, New Horizons

BUSINESS SKILLS

  • Web-Based Training Making e-Learning Work, Langevin

  • IT Project Management, American Management Association

  • Instructional Design for Trainers, American Management Association

  • Negotiating to Win, American Management Association

  • Problem Solving & Decision Making, American Management Association

Skills

Technology:
  1. Microsoft Office Suite:  Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  2. Action Script
  3. Adobe Flash
  4. Dreamweaver
  5. HTLM
  6. Photoshop
  7. Snag-it
  8. Epiplex
  9. Adobe Captivate
  10. Adobe Photoshop
  11. Articulate Studio
  12. SharePoint
  13. Content Management Systems
Areas of Expertise

Creating...

  1. Storyboards for E-learning
  2. Quick Reference Cards
  3. Reference Materials
  4. Classroom Training Materials
  5. Self-Study Guides and Training Tips
  6. Design, Develop, and/or Maintain
  7. Online Manual Pages
  8. Instructor Led Training
  9. Coaching Guides
  10. Participant Materials
  11. Self-Study Guides, and Training Tips
  12. E-learning Courses