Instructional Design Consultant Resume
Jacksonville, FL
Instructional Systems Design
Design of performance-based, adult learning presentations for classroom, computer, video or networked applications utilizing the principles of Instructional Systems Design and the ADDIE model.
- Perform front-end analysis to determine specific performance-related issues impeding employee/student productivity and learning. Create performance objectives.
- Interact with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure that training products are geared specifically for the education and experience level of the target audience.
- Determine best delivery platform (video, interactive multimedia, classroom presentations, hands-on skills training) to match employee performance needs with customers’ resources and budgets.
- Create instructor guides, reference manuals, trainee guides, tests, training aids, and visual requirements for classroom presentations.
- Create storyboards, video scripts, narration scripts for interactive multimedia training presentations.
- Coordinate graphic, video, audio, and programming efforts. Shoot studio and location photographs.
- Participate in technical reviews of material with SMEs.
- Distribute electronic media/schedule training sessions and locations.
- Present Train-the-Trainer sessions for classroom presentations.
Extensive background in providing training project management services to large corporations and defense contractors. Services include the following tasks:
- Design and supervise the production of learning resources in a variety of formats including print, graphics, audio, video, and animation technologies to support curriculum offerings.
- Work closely with IT professionals to research and recommend emerging learning technologies that provide utility and integrate technological innovations into the course development process, and guarantee integration of course data within current LMS structure.
- Establish and monitor milestones for project completion.
- Review/edit training manuals, student guides, instructor guides for compliance with established standards for style, layout, and content.
- Manage information flow between internal customers/suppliers and external vendors for training product development.
Work experience
07/2011 – Present Confidential, Jacksonville, FL
Instructional Design Consultant – CSX Transportation Projects
- Design and create Instructor Guides, Trainee Guides, and PowerPoint presentations for Instructor Led Training (ILT)
- Current projects include several Communications and Signaling systems
01/2011 – 06/2011 Southeastern Computer Consultants Inc.
Instructional Designer II (Confidential,FL)
- Design storyboards in support of the USMC Fitness Monitor Training initiative
for the College of Distance Education and Training. - Work with Curriculum Developers and Graphic Artists to create Interactive
Multimedia Instruction (IMI) for delivery on MarineNet utilizing Kreus authoring.
08/1997 – 09/2010 Confidential, Jacksonville, FL
Instructional Design Consultant – L-3 Com (DP and Associates) 02/2010 – 09/2010
- Designed and created Instructor Lead Training (ILT) for the Egyptian National Railway.
- Instructor Guides and PowerPoint presentations were produced for nine safety-related positions on the railroad.
Instructional Design Consultant – Confidential,08/1997 – 08/2009
- Designed and produced interactive multimedia programs for CSXT’s training
network, and created documents for classroom presentations (Instructor Guides, Trainee Workbooks, and testing materials). - See a complete list of CSXT training projects in the CSXT Training Developed
by Department section of this resume.
09/1988 – 08/1997 Confidential, Jacksonville, FL
Various employers - Instructional Design/Technical Writing and Photography Support
- Develop technical manuals for aircraft electronics (COMM/NAV/WEPS)
systems. - Creation of paper-based and computer-based technical skills training
presentations. - Produce photographic images for training presentations, commercial projects,
and non-commercial use.
Confidential,– 02/1980 – 08/1988 Various locations
- Advanced to Chief Petty Officer (E7) in 7½ years. Performed and managed
aviation electronics maintenance for helicopter operations.
Education
Master of Business Administration (EMBA program)
- Photography major, English Lit. minor