About
About me
Instructional Designer with a Master's degree and 10+ years experience.
I design engaging & interactive learning content
My Skills
I believe in the fact that learning never stops and I am interested in discovering and adopting new technologies and processes that will help me design and develop better learning experiences.
Experience
2013-Present
Yelm School District
Teacher
Led a department of 11 teachers in analyzing learners' needs, designing learning objectives, developing instructional materials, and delivering live and virtual instructor-led high school and college ELA courses.
2006-2010
Oregon Health Authority
Business Analyst
Consulted with stakeholders and SMEs to document business processes for in-house development of medical licensing software; designed, developed, and delivered instructor-led training for end-users.
2004-2006
Infinity Internet
Customer Support Supervisor
Evaluated staff performance metrics to identify learning needs; delivered instructor-led training for call center new hires; managed the delivery of training materials using a content management system
Accomplishments
Instuctional Design
Led 11-member team in designing, developing, and delivering mulitple learning courses for 1600+ learners annually, resulting in graduation rates of 85% or higher for 7 consecutive years, and standardized test scores 10-20% above the state average since 2018.
Mentoring
Mentored student teachers in developing and delivering learning content for instrutor-led training; provided feedback and performance assessments used by their evaluators, resulting in the successful completion of their program.
Analysis
Evaluated multiple vendor solutions for alignment with state and district's learning objectives as part of the district's curriculum adoption team; provided data used in the successful recommendation to the school board.
Education
2013
Washington State Unversity
Master in Teaching
2011
Washington State University
Bachelor of Arts in English
2003
Portland State University
Bachelor of Science in Arts and Letters