A number of years ago, as I considered career experiences and reflected on what I most enjoy in life, I found myself returning to curriculum development and training, or teaching depending on the setting!  I had to ask myself does anyone really listen to training podcasts on their way home from work? Or search out new information on e-learning and instructional design on the weekends? How about write three courses after work for a music theory test prep class, then teach the class, simply to make the concepts easier for students to learn than it was for me.  Then later tackle the quest of finding a way to teach the class online while relocating to another state? That was my world from 2010 to 2014.  After relocating to Colorado I stepped into the University of Colorado Denver’s Learning Technology and Design master’s program, and since then have been been enjoying creating courses and learning content as we seek to engage and motivate learners in the classroom, online and in hybrid environments!

Resume

 

Current Learning Path

With my CPTM (Certified Professional in Training Management) in hand I moved into pursuing my Surveyor certification through Sententia games during the Fall of 2022, completed the Journeyman second level certification in February 2023, and look forward to wrapping up the certification in the Summer of 2024.

In addition, I have completed the Quality Matters Peer Reviewer Certification and once a second National Review is offered to me I will be in a position to begin the Master Reviewer Certification.

 

Professional Badges

Square blue badge labeled QM-Certified Peer Reviewer, Seventh Edition.

Quality Matters Peer Reviewer –  Issue Date: September 12, 2023

Sententia Gamification Level 1 Surveyor Badge

Sertifier Certificate – Issue Date: October 22, 2022

 

Purple shield badge from Sententia Games with Gamification Journeyman on shield which is encased in gold with text Level 2.Sertifier Certificate – Issue Date April 22, 2023

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CPTM Badge

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 Career Highlights

  • Creating SME design path for SME’s collaborating to move their courses online with New Mexico State Global Online
  • Initiated transition of surplus property technical software training to online environment summer 2021.
  • Facilitated transition from in classroom to online training for CU Boulder’s supervisor safety training, STOP, as COVID initiated a primarily work from home environment summer 2020.
  • Worked with SME to create return to work safety training for Facilities Management in May 2020.
  • Transitioned surplus property upgrade training from a manual to just-in-time trainings for both new users and as job aids for existing users.
  • After three years of classroom instruction moved three music theory exam prep courses to an online environment, summer 2014.
  • Responsible for test score increase of 1.5 grade points based on redesigned music theory curriculum and classroom teaching structure.
  • Created classroom curriculum for three levels of music theory instruction equivalent to first year college theory in 2010.
  • Thrives within high-demand, deadline-driven environment completing document and presentation preparation, reporting, process development, writing of SOP’s, procedural manuals and & training.
  • Rapidly learns, evaluates and executes best practices, most recently effectively acclimated to the university system and handled HCM/Fin 9.2 departmental conversion within a year of start at CU Boulder.
  • Initiated workflow revision, cutting pending file management by 50% (down from 500 files originally).
  • Effectively reorganized company and managed all operational changes for Dynamic Title within 30 days due to new owner dynamics including name change, LLC registration, software transition & training, financial and payroll-processing updates.

 

 Education & Learning

  • Quality Matters Peer Reviewer Certification, September 23, 2024
  • Sententia Games Journeyman Certification, April 18, 2023
  • Sententia Games Surveyor Certification, October 2022
  • CPTM Certification, June 2022
  • Master of Arts, Learning Design & Technology, Instructional Design & Adult Learning, December 2020
  • Steven Covey’s Critical Practices of Leading a Team, CU Boulder, October 2020
  • Steve Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, CU Boulder, March 2019
  • CU Grow: Leading Through Change, CU Boulder, October 2019
  • Crucial Accountability, CU Boulder, August 2019
  • Steven Covey’s Speed of Trust, CU Boulder, April 2019
  • Steven Covey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, CU Boulder, November 2018
  • Steven Covey’s Project Manager Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager, CU Boulder, September 2018
  • Strategic Planning Workshop, CU Boulder,Department of Financial Aid, October 2017
  • Crucial Conversations, CU Boulder, August 2017
  • Manager’s Academy, CU Boulder, July 2016
  • Strengths Quest, CU Boulder, October 2015
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 8 practical, Advanced Music Theory, Written Pedagogy, 20012-2014
  • True Colors, Florida Default Law Group, June 2011
  • B.Sc., Communications/Advertising, Minors: Business Admin/Scandinavian Studies/Library Science, Concordia College

 

A number of years ago, as I considered career experiences and reflected on what I most enjoy in life, I found myself returning to curriculum development and training, or teaching depending on the setting!  I had to ask myself does anyone really listen to training podcasts on their way home from work? Or search out new information on e-learning and instructional design on the weekends? How about write three courses after work for a music theory test prep class, then teach the class, simply to make the concepts easier for students to learn than it was for me.  Then later tackle the quest of finding a way to teach the class online while relocating to another state? That was my world from 2010 to 2014.  After relocating to Colorado I stepped into the University of Colorado Denver’s Learning Technology and Design master’s program, and since then have been been enjoying creating courses and learning content as we seek to engage and motivate learners in the classroom, online and in hybrid environments!

Resume

 

Current Learning Path

With my CPTM behind me I needed a new challenge and have decided to dive into using Vyond to create an introduction to Toastmaster’s for the University of Colorado’s Chip Chat chapter.

 

Professional BadgesCPTM Badgehttps://www.credly.com/badges/247bc133-3f4b-47c1-b999-cbabb005b549/public_url

 

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 Career Highlights

  • Initiated transition of surplus property technical software training to online environment summer 2021.
  • Facilitated transition from in classroom to online training for CU Boulder’s supervisor safety training, STOP, as COVID initiated a primarily work from home environment summer 2020.
  • Worked with SME to create return to work safety training for Facilities Management in May 2020.
  • Transitioned surplus property upgrade training from a manual to just-in-time trainings for both new users and as job aids for existing users.
  • After three years of classroom instruction moved three music theory exam prep courses to an online environment, summer 2014.
  • Responsible for test score increase of 1.5 grade points based on redesigned music theory curriculum and classroom teaching structure.
  • Created classroom curriculum for three levels of music theory instruction equivalent to first year college theory in 2010.
  • Thrives within high-demand, deadline-driven environment completing document and presentation preparation, reporting, process development, writing of SOP’s, procedural manuals and & training.
  • Rapidly learns, evaluates and executes best practices, most recently effectively acclimated to the university system and handled HCM/Fin 9.2 departmental conversion within a year of start at CU Boulder.
  • Initiated workflow revision, cutting pending file management by 50% (down from 500 files originally).
  • Effectively reorganized company and managed all operational changes for Dynamic Title within 30 days due to new owner dynamics including name change, LLC registration, software transition & training, financial and payroll-processing updates.

 

 Education & Learning

  • CPTM Certification, June 2022
  • Master of Arts, Learning Design & Technology, Instructional Design & Adult Learning, December 2020
  • Steven Covey’s Critical Practices of Leading a Team, CU Boulder, October 2020
  • Steve Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, CU Boulder, March 2019
  • CU Grow: Leading Through Change, CU Boulder, October 2019
  • Crucial Accountability, CU Boulder, August 2019
  • Steven Covey’s Speed of Trust, CU Boulder, April 2019
  • Steven Covey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, CU Boulder, November 2018
  • Steven Covey’s Project Manager Essentials for the Unofficial Project Manager, CU Boulder, September 2018
  • Strategic Planning Workshop, CU Boulder,Department of Financial Aid, October 2017
  • Crucial Conversations, CU Boulder, August 2017
  • Manager’s Academy, CU Boulder, July 2016
  • Strengths Quest, CU Boulder, October 2015
  • Royal Conservatory of Music, Level 8 practical, Advanced Music Theory, Written Pedagogy, 20012-2014
  • True Colors, Florida Default Law Group, June 2011
  • B.Sc., Communications/Advertising, Minors: Business Admin/Scandinavian Studies/Library Science, Concordia College