WORK EXPERIENCE

Instructional Designer Aver CG (Arlington, VA) March 2020 – Present

  • Contractor supporting Department of Homeland Security Office of Biometric Identification and Management (DHS OBIM)

  • Provide guidance to client on fulfilling workforce development needs and coordinating with other branches

  • Assist in developing long-term division workforce development training plan

  • Develop copy for infographics and PowerPoints for division-wide dispersal

  • Moderate client-facing webinars 

  • Conduct and produce evaluations for online training sessions

  • Ensure 508 compliance for all deliverables

Senior Consultant - Training Development  Ideation, Inc (Reston, VA) May 2019 – March 2020

  • Contractor supporting Emergency Management Institute, Federal Emergency Management Agency (EMI, FEMA) and the National Highway Institute, Federal Highway Association (NHI, FHWA)

  • Instructor for NHI’s Instructor Development Course (FHWA-NHI-420018)

  • Incorporated objectives, standards, and course content to develop Course Map and Plan of Instruction to direct course development

  • Facilitated focus group with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to determine course content and continued coordination with SMEs throughout course development to and ensure content accuracy

  • Coordinated with graphic designer to enhance content with relevant and instructional images and illustrations

  • Utilized industry best practices and instructional systems design expertise, and knowledge of the requirements and procedures of the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Learning Content Management System (LCMS) environment to develop courseware using the LCMS authoring tool

  • Ensured Section 508-compliance of all course materials

  • Observed instructor-led course pilot and proposed revisions based on adult education best practices

  • Reviewed and implemented client-proposed actions based on focus group and post-pilot comments

  • Developed Web-based modules by creating visuals to illustrate complex subjects using Adobe Presenter

  • Inserted voice over audio and timed narration

Training Specialist Integrated Pay and Personnel System Army (IPPS-A), CACI (Arlington, VA) March 2018 – May 2019

  • Instructing and facilitating new equipment (IPPS-A) training to National Guard HR Personnel and State-level administrators across multiple states

  • Developing curriculum for and instructing New Equipment Training Facilitators Course (train the trainer course)

  • Developing scripts for voice overs; recording (as talent and engineer) and editing audio for Captivate online courses

  • Recording system simulations (UPKs) and editing to fit style guide

  • Developing course materials for program-wide use (graphics for classroom posters and PowerPoints)

  • Developing process and assembling a team for an immediate response group to answer requests for information from instructors and students in the field

Instructional Designer Coalfire Systems (Sterling, VA) August 2017 – February 2018

  • Individual contributor supporting network and cloud security assessors

  • Developing front end analyses to determine appropriate learning solution

  • Coordinating with Subject Matter Experts to design and review content accuracy

  • Developing and analyzing summative and attitudinal evaluations

  • Designing web-based resource solutions (Articulate 360, Rise, Storyline 3)

  • Managing users in learning management system (Docebo LMS)

Instructional Designer KMS Solutions, LLC, (Alexandria, VA) February 2015 – August 2017

  • Contractor supporting Naval Sea Systems (NAVSEA) Contract Specialists

  • Developing front end analyses to determine appropriate learning solution

  • Coordinating with Subject Matter Experts to design and review content accuracy

  • Creating traditional instructor-led and Computer Based Training lessons (Captivate)

  • Editing videos and audio to create instructional videos

  • Developing and analyzing summative and attitudinal evaluations

  • Designing web-based resource solutions

Science Resource Teacher: Grades K – 6 Hutchison Elementary (Herndon, VA) January 2011 – January 2015

  • Created and implemented a curriculum for school’s first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program

  • Provided instructional workshops to principals and outside organizations on STEAM Lab development best practices

  • Consulted general education teachers in lesson modification that resulted in appropriate differentiation and high-level engagement for all students 

  • Created grade level common assessments to tier students for re-teaching and differentiated instruction

  • Created and led several extra-curricular school-wide programs geared to family and school partnerships

  • Provided professional development sessions to teachers to increase educators’ effectiveness in science instruction

  • Worked on various county- and state-wide teams to develop exemplar science curriculum 

  • Member of school-based Instructional Focus and School Improvement Teams to assist  school-wide test score improvement


EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Florida State University, May 2016

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION; TEACHING CERTIFICATE

Shenandoah University, May 2014

BACHELORS DEGREE OF SCIENCE: Political Science and International Studies

Specialization: Security and Diplomacy

University of West Florida, December 2010

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Member of ATD National and Metro Chapter

  • Attended Government Workforce Learning Innovations Conference, ATD, D.C. (September 2016)

  • Presented at the 2012 Fairfax County Assistant Principal’s Conference on “Creating a STEM Lab”

  • Featured on FCPS Television channel, Apple21 (2014)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • eLearning: Articulate Storyline 2, Articulate 360 (Storyline, Rise), Adobe Captivate 9, SMARTBoard, UPK, Adobe Presenter

  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint

  • LMS/LCMS: Blackboard, Docebo, Enterprise Learning Management (PeopleSoft), Kinexa

  • Audio Editing: Audacity, Audition (Adobe)

  • Video Editing: Movie Maker, Premier Pro (Adobe)

  • Google Apps: Drive, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Blogger, Sites, Forms, Slides

  • Online tools: Snagit, PollEverywhere, Jing, Zoom, Diigo, Padlet

  • Social Media: Hootsuite, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Snapchat


PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGEABLE AREAS

  • ADDIE ISD model

  • Adult learning theory

  • Problem-based learning

  • Objective development

  • SME management

  • Bloom’s taxonomy

  • Innovative instructional methods