About Me

ABOUT ME

Instructional designer. L&D leader. Former operations manager. Lifelong student of how people actually learn.

WORKING PHILOSOPHY

I was passionate about learning design long before I knew it had a formal name. The clues were there — teaching myself curriculum development, researching instructional strategies in my free time, building courses simply because I couldn’t stop thinking about better ways to teach complex concepts.

That curiosity led to a master’s in Learning Technology and Design and work spanning outcomes assessment, course development, data analytics, and multimedia production at New Mexico State University and the University of Colorado Boulder.

Experiential activities, scenario-based challenges, spaced repetition, intentional on-the-job practice — these strategies work because they align with how our brains actually learn. Yet organizations often default to one-and-done information dumps that feel efficient but don’t transfer to long-term memory.

My portfolio showcases a different approach: learning experiences designed with brain-centric principles for engagement, retention, and real-world application. From gamified assessments to interactive courses to data-driven program evaluation, I create opportunities for learners to actively engage with content — not just passively receive it once and forget it.

WHERE I COME FROM

My background didn’t start in education — it started in business. Twenty-five-plus years in operations management, process improvement, and cost analysis taught me to think about ROI, efficiency, and bottom-line impact. I understand the pressure to deliver training quickly and move on. The hesitation to invest in what seems like “extras.”

That perspective is a differentiator. I don’t just design learning — I design learning that organizations can justify, measure, and scale. Because the true measure of training effectiveness isn’t completion rates — it’s behavior change and performance improvement.

WHAT I BRING