My Resume

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Professional Summary

Instructional Designer and UX Strategist with nearly 30 years of experience in education, performance improvement, and human-centered learning design. Proven leader in developing accessible, scalable solutions that support individual and organizational success across digital, instructor-led, and blended modalities. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, multimedia production, and integrating instructional and UX design principles to deliver effective, learner-centered experiences that drive real results.

Core Competencies

  • Instructional Design & Curriculum Development

  • eLearning Authoring (Articulate Storyline, Rise)

  • UX Design & Wireframing (Figma, Adobe XD, PowerPoint)

  • Performance Improvement & Needs Analysis

  • Scriptwriting & Video Production

  • Quality Assurance & Accessibility (WCAG 2.1, UDL)

  • Agile Project Collaboration & Client Communication

  • Team Leadership, Mentoring & Training

  • Toolkits & Resources Development (Templates, Job Aids)

Technical Tools

  • Articulate Storyline & Rise

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects)

  • Camtasia, Snagit, OBS Studio

  • Figma, Adobe XD, PowerPoint (for UX mockups/storyboards)

  • SharePoint, Power Automate, Excel (workflow automation & dashboards)

  • Moodle, WordPress, YouTube (video publishing and LMS)

  • WCAG 2.1 compliance tools & screen reader testing

  • SRT closed captioning & audio mastering tools

Selected Achievements

Student Tutorials

  • Led design systems and training that enabled 100s of K–12 teachers to author over 1,500 eLearning tutorials now used by millions of students

  • Mentored and supported over 30 Storyline developers

  • Personally authored 4 tutorials and developed 37; reviewed and improved over 1,000

  • Built scalable infrastructure for instructional design, development, accessibility, and QA

E-Learning Development

  • Designed and developed 150+ custom eLearning modules using Articulate Storyline

  • Created branded visual templates and custom interactions for K–12 and adult learners

  • Embedded accessibility and feedback systems into all content

  • Built and maintained Storyline files with clean, reusable architecture

  • Mentored instructional designers and interns in development best practices

  • Featured modules include Castles, Catapults and Data: Histograms Part 1 and Suicide Awareness and Prevention

Education Platform Development

  • Conducted user analysis, created UX mockups, and wrote functional specs for three major platforms

  • Led enhancements for CPALMS CMAP, improving curriculum mapping workflows for Florida educators

  • Helped develop and QA a multilingual standards-sharing platform for Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Education

  • Designed a modern, searchable platform for CTE course/program exploration and graduation planning

  • Collaborated with agile teams and cross-cultural stakeholders in the U.S., Central Asia, and the Middle East

  • Created 30+ tutorials and documentation to support client and public users across platforms

Video Development

  • Produced 100+ videos, including tutorials, promotional videos, and internal training playlists

  • Led scripting, narration, editing, and post-production for platform explainers and grant proposal videos

  • Created content viewed by hundreds of thousands of users on CPALMS and YouTube

  • Developed custom walkthroughs for platform rollouts and user onboarding

  • Ensured accessibility through captioning, narration clarity, and content QA

  • Notable works include the LSI 50th Anniversary video, CPALMS overview, and CTE feature launch

Professional Experience

Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University
Instructional Designer / eLearning Developer | 2012–Present

  • Led the design and development of 1,500+ eLearning tutorials used by millions of students and teachers through CPALMS

  • Created scalable authoring workflows, training toolkits, and onboarding systems for 100s of contributors and team members

  • Developed and maintained Storyline templates, accessibility standards, and QA protocols across large-scale eLearning projects

  • Conducted user research, wrote functional specs, and designed UX mockups for education platforms serving state and international clients

  • Produced 100+ videos—ranging from platform tutorials and grant promos to internal training playlists—with narration, motion graphics, and captioning

  • Collaborated with developers, SMEs, and state agencies in agile teams to launch high-impact systems supporting curriculum planning and CTE

  • Presented at domestic and international conferences, facilitated remote and in-person workshops, and led webinars for diverse professional audiences

  • Worked extensively across cultures and time zones, partnering with team members in the U.S., Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and contractors worldwide

  • Contributed to curriculum development and education policy initiatives, with a focus on systematic development of academic standards at state and national levels

  • Mentored graduate students in FSU’s Instructional Systems program, providing hands-on experience in development, QA, and platform design

K–12 Public Schools
Middle and High School Teacher | 1995–2011

  • Specialized in STEM instruction with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning and educational technology integration

  • Developed curriculum and assessment strategies aligned with state standards and best practices in student-centered learning

  • Collaborated with FSU science education researchers on curriculum initiatives and classroom-based research

  • Mentored pre-service teachers from FSU during practicum experiences and internships, fostering classroom readiness and instructional skill development

Education

  • M.S. Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies – Florida State University

  • Graduate Certificate, Human Performance Technology (HPT) – Florida State University

  • B.A. Elementary Education – Florida State University