Resume
Experience
2024-Present
LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
Six Red Marbles
Remote
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Led, designed and implemented courses with a global partner organization that are projected to reach over 1 million
users over the next three years. -
Lead the development of training programs and courses for Fortune 500 companies, four-year public and private universities,
non-profit organizations and global technology firms. -
Lead and delegate tasks to the instructional design team on multiple projects based on identified project needs.
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Develop courses on Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Moodle, and Canvas.
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Utilize Articulate Storyline to create design templates for instructional design team.
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Use design thinking process to develop empathy for learners through the creation of learner personas.
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Conduct learning gap analysis to determine the best pedagogical approaches to support desired client outcomes.
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Manage project communications for multiple, simultaneous projects, ensuring 95% stakeholder agreement on
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Capture and document organizational processes throughout the learning experience design project life-cycle
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Act as oversight to check and validate the quality of instructional designer work.
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Lead consultations about design efforts with Subject Matter Experts and client stakeholders.
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Create a plan for research that needs to be conducted to support a client need, conduct, delegate, synthesize, and
present research findings.
2019-2020
PROJECT MANAGER
Elizabeth El Ansari Dolls
Okinawa, Japan
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Developed a short-term social project that empowered 100 Syrian refugee women in Lebanon with dignified employment and fair wages.
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Built a five-product line selling embroidered dolls handmade by refugee women.
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Using the design thinking process, prototyped and iterated several versions of the embroidered doll, refining its aesthetic appeal, structural integrity, and overall design.
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Incorporated feedback from stakeholders and conducted testing to ensure the final product met quality standards and customer expectations.
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Collaborated and partnered with an international NGO in Lebanon to identify, train and employ at-risk, refugee women.
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Sourced materials and managed international freight shipping, customs and duty regulations.
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Created an online sales platform to market and sale the refugee-made products and re-invested profits into programs that benefited refugee women and their families.
2009-2010
ONLINE INSTRUCTOR
North Carolina Virtual Public Schools
Raleigh, NC
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Delivered and evaluated e-learning courseware to 200+ learners with an 85% learner success rate.
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Collaborated with team to make course revisions to an e-learning Spanish language course delivered to 1,000 learners.
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Evaluated e-learning solutions for potential implementation.
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Utilized advanced LMS features for data analysis and to create individualized learning paths and pacing.
2008-2009
SPANISH TEACHER
Northwoods Park Middle School
Jacksonville, NC
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Conducted needs analysis to establish baseline of learner knowledge and prioritize performance issues based on organizational goals.
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Designed and implemented 50 hours of original curriculum with 100+ learners, which resulted in 97% positive learner feedback.
Education
2010-2023
INSTRUCTOR
Department of Defense Dependent Schools
Okinawa, Japan
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Designed and implemented 500+ hours of strategic learning solutions based on current research and best practices, resulting in 95% positive learner feedback.-
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Developed and facilitated engaging courseware with 1,000+ learners in multimedia formats, including learner and educator guides, slideware, and video demonstrations.
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Awarded a Digital Learning Environment Certificate of Excellence for Technology Innovation by the Department of Defense Dependent Schools.
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Developed and piloted an e-learning solution that elevated learner foreign language proficiency rates from 8% to 44%, reflecting a substantial 36% improvement in its first iteration.
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Designed and developed over 50 measurement tools to effectively assess learner mastery of content, utilizing gathered analytics to continually improve instructional efficacy.
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Designed and delivered professional development to educators to support the integration of technology into the classroom, resulting in improved student engagement and learning outcomes.
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Utilized strong relationship-building skills to connect native-Spanish speakers in the community with Spanish students in the school in a robust community engagement program.
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Independently conducted a digital transformation of learning content during the Covid-19 pandemic by converting 100+ hours of courseware to eLearning, resulting in increased accessibility and engagement for learners across multiple platforms.
2023
Master of Science
Learning Experience Design
& Educational Technology
Western Governors University
2008
Bachelor of Arts
Spanish with concentration in Education
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Professional skillset
Adobe Captivate
Vyond (Animation)
Adult Learning Theory
Articulate Storylinle
ADDIE & SAM
Storyboarding & Scripting
Learning Management Systems
SME Collaboration
SCORM
Languages
English (native)
Spanish (near-native proficiency)