Instructional Designer, Videographer, and Educational Technology Professional

Professional Highlights

• 20 years educational video/media, educational technology and instructional design experience
• 3.5 years supervisory/management experience in higher education, 2 years as Director of Academic Technology
• Master’s Degree and Certificate in Educational Technology/Instructional Design
• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media Communication Studies (Digital Video emphasis; Film Studies minor)
• Served as both primary and sole Educational Technology support person for multiple organizations
• Experienced working on campus-wide initiatives related to LMS transitions, curricular design and implementation, video production, online education, accessibility/universal design
• Seen as a “tech translator” with the ability to help faculty, staff, & students learn how to use tech and video for greatest pedagogical effect
• Served key roles both at Sacramento State and the UC Davis School of Medicine in their transition to online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Highly experienced and effective workshop facilitator/presenter
• Excellent video and educational multimedia production skills, including screencasting
• Experienced leading and supervising diverse teams to complete large educational development projects
• Provided direct instructional design work, consultation, eLearning services, and leadership on the development of over 80 academic, medical, and continuing education online, hybrid, and MOOC courses
• To date, over 1,000,000 Coursera learners internationally have enrolled in the MOOC courses that I worked on as an instructional designer, and they maintain a 4.7/5 rating average

Key Software Skills

• Canvas LMS Administration (Expert)
• Zoom Administration (Expert)
• Elentra LMS (Expert)
• Adobe Captivate (Expert)
• Articulate Storyline (Intermediate)
• Final Cut Pro (Expert)
• Adobe Premiere (Expert)
• Adobe Photoshop (Expert)
• Camtasia/Screencasting (Expert)
• Panopto (Expert)
• ServiceNow Incident Management (Intermediate)
• Airtable (Intermediate)
• Microsoft Office (Expert), SharePoint (Intermediate)
• Microsoft Teams (Intermediate)
• Google Productivity: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drive (Intermediate)
• Adobe Creative Suite (Intermediate)
• Project Management (Intermediate): Micrososft Teams, Asana, Basecamp 
• Favorite Online eLearning Tools/Platforms:
  • Canvas
  • Zoom
  • Mediasite
  • Kaltura
  • Panopto
  • Quizlet
  • VoiceThread
  • Kahoot
  • Thinglink
  • PlayPosit