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San Diego State UniversityUniversity Lecturer
Feb. 2025San Diego Metropolitan Area• Deliver semester-length courses in the Learning Design and Technology Master's program. • Update and adapted curriculum to serve learner needs. • Connect graduate learners with professionals in the field to collaboratively address authentic training challenges as part of their coursework. • Guide students through academic planning and career development, offering personalized support in course selection and professional growth.
AugMEDedMedical Educationalist
Jul. 2019Chicago
AugMEDedInstructional Designer
Dec. 2018San Diego, California, United StatesI combine my backgrounds in teaching, technology, and film production to create enhanced learning experiences for large medical device companies, spine societies and others. I not only write the curriculum but produce the interactive online modules from concept through video production, to final deliverables. • • Instructional designer/video professional designing and creating video-based and interactive online training experiences following the ADDIE framework. • Collaborate with surgeon SMEs to define competencies, determine educational methodologies, write scripts and storyboards. • Direct and often perform other production roles (shooting, lighting, teleprompter, etc.) on all shoots. • Organize all media and editing all video clips - keying green screen footage, color correction, adding text, images, creating animations, audio editing, exporting, and compression. • Use Articulate Storyline to construct and program all interactive modules adding the edited video clips and graphics. • Consult with clients on learning management system choice and facilitating implementation.
NuVasiveSenior Surgeon Education Specialist
Oct. 2015 - Dec. 2018Capitalize on the opportunity to lead the forward-thinking design and production of surgical and non-surgical competency-based educational curricula to achieve CPD’s goals. Serve on a growth-centric senior management team tasked with proactively recruiting, hiring, training, coaching, mentoring, managing, and empowering a top-performing team of Associate Managers and Specialists. Skillfully lead the Instructional Design Team in exceeding CPD’s mission through innovative curriculum design and development. Plan and prioritize workflow, office protocols, and media management system initiatives. Continually explore technologies (i.e. virtual and augmented reality) to enhance surgeons’ learning processes while conducting instructional research and analysis to achieve the department’s operational objectives. Manage all production areas, including studio, location, and live surgery shoots. Cost-effectively procure production equipment and software, along with contributing to fiscal planning and data / statement analysis. • Expertly apply tested instructional design theories, practices, and methods. • Consistently support surgeons and other learners on use of key technology tools. • Judiciously examine financial data / statements to enhance operational profitability. • Researched, identified, and worked to implement a D2L learning management system. • Create and deploy Market Intelligence strategy to incorporate new learning technologies. • Collaborate with surgeons, other SMEs, and CPD Program Managers to identify training needs. • Successfully rebuilt the NuVasive Surgeon Education materials’ curriculum based on competencies.
NuVasiveManager, Programs Design and Educational Technologies at NuVasive
Oct. 2015 - Dec. 2018San Diego
San Diego County Office of EducationInstructional Designer
Jun. 1999 - Jul. 2015Leveraged broad scope of industry knowledge toward directing the development and production of online multimedia programs, courses, and training modules, including overseeing all projects from inception through to final product. Directed blueprint design, storyboard development, and media file creation; wrote specs, scripts, and training materials; and facilitated staff recruitment, training, equipment and crew hires, post-production schedules, and quality control. Promoted teachers’ use of technology tools in their curriculum with the intent to teach students on how to use technology to enhance academics. Liaised among clients and project members to determine scope, budget, and goals while optimizing all project communications. Led the start-up of a video department, including procuring equipment and software; building the facility; constructing a Green Screen studio; and recruiting, hiring, training, and managing staff. • Led project teams in designing online courses, programs, and videos. • Created 50+ online professional development multimedia programs and courses. • Consistently applied instructional design theories, best practices, and methodologies. • Engaged with key Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to produce multidisciplinary projects. • Developed and delivered dynamic technology professional development sessions for K-12 educators. • Successfully collaborated with 200+ teachers to capture model instructional practices for online delivery.
Ed Tech ProductionsWeb Video Specialist
Jun. 1999 - Jun. 2006San Diego County Office of EducationCreated, developed, and managed video department. • Selected appropriate equipment and software. • Maintained extensive media and archive files for multiple projects. • Selected and trained video employees. • Researched tools and developed processes for web video compression and delivery. • Worked closely with client to advise on appropriate uses of video. • Directed, shot, edited, animated, green screened, designed, acted in, countless hours of video. • Used AVID, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Flash, QuickTime, Ultimatte, DVD Studio Pro, etc, to create media files.
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