Expertise
Education
Emporia State University
M.S. Instructional Design & Technology
I pursued my Master's degree in Instructional Design, where I gained in-depth knowledge of learning theories, instructional technologies, and curriculum design.
Emporia State University
B.S. History
My Bachelor's degree in History provided me with a strong writing, research, and review skills, finding fact from fiction is very important in your research.
Skills & Expertise
Instructional Design | Curriculum Design | ADDIE Model | Adult Learning Principles | Needs Assessment | Needs Analysis | Performance Improvement | E-Learning Development | Instructional Design Tools | Educational Technology | Learning Management System (LMS) | Learning Technology Integration | AI Experience | User Experience Design | Interaction Design | Wire Framing | Prototyping | User Empathy | Accessibility | Graphic Design | Multimedia Design | Design Principles | Web Development | Project Management | People Management
Work Experience
Trideum Corporation
Senior Instructional Designer
Worked directly with clients to transform traditional lesson plans into interactive, engaging asynchronous online content.
Designed, launched, and maintained internal HR training programs for Trideum Corporation.
Multi-Year Program Lifecycle Management:
Year 1: Launched inaugural company-wide compliance and HR training to 500+ employees, driving an 80% completion rate.
Year 3: Overhauled core curriculum into interactive Adobe Captivate modules to increase learner retention.
Year 5: Upgraded and scaled the catalog using Articulate 360 (Rise and Storyline) to meet modern accessibility and design standards.
Cerner Corporation
(Oracle Health)
Learning Designer
Joined Cerner Corporation’s consulting organization as a Learning Designer to elevate internal training engagement while serving as LMS Administrator during a enterprise-wide transition from a legacy system to Workday Learning.
On-boarding Optimization: Collaborated with cross-functional design teams to overhaul role-based on-boarding, streamlining the associate experience and generating measurable time and cost savings.
Leadership Collaboration & Professional Development: Partnered with Vice Presidents and Directors to identify skill gaps and deliver targeted communication training for an entry-level workforce where over two-thirds of new hires were recent college graduates.
Park University
Associate Director of Instructional Design
Assistant Director of Instructional Design
Instructional Designer
Led a team of seven instructional designers managing a catalog of 500+ online academic courses. Oversaw core design administration, SME collaboration, and optimized the course creation workflow into an agile 12-week development cycle.
Quality Assurance & Standards: Audited and evaluated 75+ courses annually for instructional compliance, leveraging Quality Matters rubrics and ADDIE frameworks to enforce high design standards.
Operational Modernization: Automated academic contract approvals by transitioning paper documentation to an e-signature workflow in coordination with college deans, slashing processing times from weeks to hours.
Institutional Quality Assurance & Liaison: Served as the University's Institutional Liaison for Quality Matters, instituting rigorous Quality Standard Reviews (QSR) and aligning all online course communications with national accreditation benchmarks.