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Education
  • Doctor in Education; Educational Psychology (Collaborative Learning); University of Tennessee at Knoxville. August 1999.
  • Master of Science in Education; Education, Training and Development; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; 1990. Awarded the 1990 Research Award for Outstanding Master's Thesis in the Field of Business Education, Illinois Business Education Association
  • Bachelor of Science in Education; Education, Training and Development; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; 1988
  • Associate in Applied Science; Word Processing; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; 1987

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Highlights of Qualifications

Project Management

  • Developed and lead production teams for instructional design projects and online application development
  • Developed and estimated costs for project proposals
  • Coordinated multiple projects with competing deadlines
  • Provided instructional design guidance for updates to existing programs and development of new programs
  • Collaborated with production teams on process improvement
  • Developed and implemented a database tracking system for instructor and student evaluations of training sessions
  • Contracted courses from outside vendors
  • Mentored and coached novice training personnel

Instructional Design

  • Conducted job and task analyses for union and non-union employee job classifications
  • Developed computer-based training/multimedia storyboards
  • Designed and developed web-based training courses using HTML
  • Designed and developed distance learning courses
  • Designed and developed technical and non-technical classroom training programs
  • Developed video scripts
  • Participated in formal environmental, safety, health and quality training assessments
  • Evaluated courses and instructors for instructional effectiveness

Technical Writing

  • Developed training procedures and style guidelines
  • Developed training plans to meet division-specific needs
  • Compiled and wrote annual reports
  • Designed and developed a catalog of courses
  • Developed marketing brochures
  • Developed content for World-Wide-Web pages

Teaching/Facilitating

  • Instructed instructor training and training coordinator classes
  • Facilitated job and task analyses (table-top and traditional method)
  • Captured knowledge of employees with critical skills and knowledge
  • Lectured groups on instructional design professional

Visual Communication

  • Designed graphical user interfaces for computer- and web-based training courses
  • Designed World Wide Web pages
  • Designed marketing materials
  • Designed computer-based marketing demonstrations

Computer Expertise

  • Platforms: IBM (primary), Macintosh (secondary), UNIX
  • Software: Microsoft Office Professional, Corel WordPerfect, Micrographx Flowcharter, Acrobat Exchange, Adobe Photoshop, HTML

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Experience
  • Six Sigma Black Belt. BWXT Y-12, L.L.C., Oak Ridge, TN. Six Sigma Program, General Manager's Staff. 10/01 to Present
  • Instructional Design Specialist and Project Leader. BWXT Y-12, L.L.C. (formerly Lockheed MartinEnergy Systems), Oak Ridge, TN. Performance Technology Services. 10/94 to 10/01
  • Training Specialist. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. Training and Development Department. 11/92 - 9/94
  • Instructional Technologist. Lockheed Martin Utility Services, Paducah, KY. Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Plant Training Department. 11/90 - 10/92
  • Instructional Design Intern. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO. Technical Training Department. 6/90 - 9/90

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Accomplishments

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