University of Southern California, Contract to Hire, Los Angeles, CA - Remote
Learning and Development Specialist, Consultant/Contract to Hire | Apr 2024 - Present

• Collaborate cross-functionally with subject matter experts and Business Owners, attending bi-weekly jira review meetings to review and discuss training needs

• Create robust reference guides, tutorials, training videos, open lab forums, training slide decks, and step-by-step user guides

• Manage, revamp, and modernize existing trainings, user materials, and instructor-led training programs for Workday Finance and ServiceNow

• Plan and execute Training Modernization Project that updates over 145 Workday training guides, leveraging Asana to track progress and data

• Redevelop and redesign templates for Report Setup Guides, Quick Reference Guides, and Tips and Tricks Guides leveraging accessibility and the USC Brand guide to ensure an accessible and clean user experience

• Design and develop USC branded intro, outro, and thumbnails for open-lab, webinar, and best practice recordings incorporating voice over narration for standardization and consistency utilizing Canva, iMovie, ElevenLabs, and Camtasia to curate assets and content

• Host webinars for over 900 attendees, running the slide deck, introducing subject matter experts, leading out the questions and answers session, and closing out the webinar at the conclusion

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, Ad hoc/Contract, St. Louis, MO - Remote
Instructional Design Consultant/Contractor | Sept 2023 - Present

• Create a streamlined Quality Assurance Review Form in Excel, optimizing data collection and analysis.

• Conduct quality assurance reviews on diverse academic courses, ensuring alignment with instructional design and course information standards.

• Design layouts, templates, instructional design models, and other tools in D2L Brightspace to mentor instructional designers on current best practices.

• Contribute to refining instructional design processes, staying abreast of industry trends.

• Review and make recommendations to enhance design assets and optimize for learner accessibility, modeling accessibility tools available to streamline the process.

• Develop standardized video asset templates such as intros, outros, and thumbnails for online courses

• Leverage HTML, Creator+ assets, and graphic design to bring a VIP welcome widget project to the finish

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​Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO - Remote

Workday Training Specialist | September 2023 - Present

• Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop, implement, and maintain Workday training instructional materials in multiple modalities including Job Aids, videos, live/virtual instructor-led training, and online computer-based trainings to assist employees in learning Workday functionality

• Create and maintain Workday training curriculum and development plans utilizing multiple modalities such as Job Aids, videos, and live/virtual instructor-led trainings

• Design and deploy new training content as needed using enterprise and commercial tools, e.g., Camtasia, Snagit, Adobe Creative Cloud

• Stay current on Workday changes through active participation in Workday Community

• Participate in discovery and testing sessions for any new modules

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Maryville University, St. Louis, MO - Remote

Senior Learning Designer | February 2022 - August 2023

• Facilitate the creation and implementation of programs for growth and retention both inside and beyond the department, such as program development or enhancement, course tracking, contract management, accessibility, resource hubs, or other complimentary activities.

• Assist in the quick design and development of interactive, competency- or performance-based learning and professional development, including self-paced learning, by working with subject matter experts, the creative development team, and the industry or university people.

• Conduct needs assessments, gap analyses, content alignments that match instructional methodologies to anticipated learning outcomes, content production, and curation sessions with SMEs and stakeholders.

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Maryville University, St. Louis, MO - Remote

Learning Designer | July 2018 – January 2022

• Brought more than 60 courses to completion by directing subject matter experts through the design and development of student-centered learning experiences 

• Writing, editing, designing, and developing online learning modules in the Canvas Learning Management System on behalf of and in collaboration with academics and other SMEs

• When creating educational materials, use tools like Zoom, Canva, Adobe Spark, Kaltura, and the Microsoft Suite to make them more engaging for students.

• Create user-centered content and learning experiences by working with audio/video producers, e-learning developers, and outside vendors.