Design thinking, whether applied to design projects or business issues in general, can help us source better solutions and thus derive better results.
Design and deliver elegant, innovative learning solutions and ecosystems addressing development needs for consulting clients with regional and global stakeholders. Services include leadership development strategy, performance consulting, needs analysis, learning strategy development, instructional and curriculum design, project management, program management, and professional coaching. Possess fully equipped home office suited for telecommuting and remote working engagements.
• Serving as content creator and producer of micro-learning video modules on Leadership Development for distribution via social media
• Graduated from ACSTH Program and Advanced Coach Training as required for International Coach Federation credential certification
Experience design lead for professional consulting firm focused on creating memorable and lighthearted experiences designed for deep insights. Managed design and development of humor-based learning events, experiential learning, industry videos, and facilitation of team-building events.
Performed design consulting for various Fortune 1000 companies and corporate universities. • Received MODIS Best Practices Award, given for instructional design for "Tribal Journey, " an experiential learning project for Yum! Brands that highlighted culture of high performing teams and weaknesses of struggling franchises.
Served as embedded contractor at Shell. Collaborated with Shell's internal subject matter experts and external university partners in designing and developing corporate academy programs. • Recognized by Brandon Hall Research and publishers of Training magazine as industry "Blended Learning Expert".
Oversaw $7.2M budget, team of 6 direct reports and 20+ contract designers developing 550+ global and regional learning interventions annually. • Established blended learning and eLearning quality assurance guidelines and processes, which became standard measurement tools for Shell Learning community. • Managed cross-functional project team migrating content from 27 regional legacy Learning Management Systems (LMS) into centralized LMS, creating single repository for training records and resources. • Managed vendor integration of Moodle LMS and EEDO ForceTen LCMS servers into Shell's Learning Systems Infrastructure, as well as required Moodle and ForceTen certification for all Centre of Excellence team members to enable the transitioning of other design teams into the new system. • Led change process transitioning team from supporting only Exploration business to becoming Center of Expertise (CoE) for Shell Learning globally by restructuring team, scoping design standards and processes, broadly marketing team's advisory skills, and contracting with global design vendors.
Served as Learning Architect for consulting clients. Designed and delivered elegant, innovative learning solutions and ecosystems addressing development needs for clients with regional and global stakeholders such as Hemsley Fraser (Washington, DC), GP Strategies (Columbia, MD), and Virgin Media (London, UK). Maintained consultative relationships with stakeholders and senior leaders. Provided performance and talent development consulting, needs analysis, learning strategy development, instructional and curriculum design, project management, program management, and graphic facilitation.
Serve as Learning Leader for all functions across the matrixed company, with focus on development of Learning strategy, curriculum development and delivery, as well opportunities for synergies and sharing of best practices across the horizontal. Additionally serve as Leader for the instructional design COE, ensuring alignment of Learning methodologies and deployment of design best practices across the Learning organization. • Partnered with the executive development team involved in the planning, development and global implementation of Baker Hughes' leadership framework, working with key HR and company stakeholders to distill input collected from 300+ leaders across the company • Led a team of 12 learning managers selected from across the company to collaborate in the planning and development of the Core Competency Catalog, a collection of an aligned set of soft skills, digital skills and leadership competencies mapped to the company values and leadership framework • Launched the Finance Curriculum, ASPIRE Finance Curriculum, and Finance Career Growth microsite • Led the design and development of the new Global Onboarding program: A face-to-face classroom introduction for new hires, Hiring Manager training, a 30-60-90-day New Hire checklist, and facilitated Train-the-Trainer sessions across several regions
Master in Education (MAEd), Adult Education and Workforce Development, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Sometimes a meaningful message about a serious topic can come through with a little bit of humor (and digital technology). Take a moment to watch Pixar's animated short called "Purl," a familiar workplace story told with a twist.
How many of you have found yourselves in this situation within your own work history?
Click here to watch: Purl