Professional Profile
About Me
Training and Content Specialist
Professional Summary
Training Specialist with two decades of experience designing and deploying comprehensive enterprise intelligence ecosystems that transform organizational decision-making, performance optimization, and strategic execution.
Expert in architecting integrated platforms combining learning analytics, xAPI and SCORM with change management, stakeholder intelligence, and real-time operational visibility into unified command center capabilities. I design workforce communications and change strategies that follow the ADKAR™ model and specialize in translating instructional methodologies into business-aligned frameworks by integrating the ADDIE model with PRINCE2 Project Management methodology.
Proven leader in defining enterprise-wide intelligence architectures, cross-functional data strategies, and ensuring compliance with federal accessibility (Section 508), while driving organizational alignment through evidence-based insights and predictive analytics that connect individual development to measurable business outcomes.
Core Competencies
Learning Management Systems & Content Development
- →Success Factors™, Cornerstone™, Adobe Captivate Prime™, Saba™
- →Founder & Creator of Ripplemesh xAPI-based LMS and Organizational Intelligence platform
- →Articulate Storyline™ Expert, SCORM, xAPI
- →WordPress™, Adobe Bridge™, Microsoft SharePoint™
- →Bloom's Taxonomy
Project Management
- →PRINCE2 Governance
- →Planning & Task Management
- →Milestone Tracking & Progress Reporting
- →Resource Management
- →Risk Management & Risk Register
- →Lessons Learned Documentation
- →Gantt Charts & Burndown Charts
Organizational Change Management
- →Enterprise ecosystems & stakeholder mapping
- →ADKAR™ model implementation
- →Change readiness analytics
- →Performance prediction models
- →Strategic dashboard design
- →Communications planning & execution
Technology & AI Innovation
- →Experience API (xAPI) Design & Implementation
- →AI Voice Synthesis (ElevenLabs™, WellSaid™, Synthesia™)
- →Generative AI: GPT-5™, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, CoPilot
- →Microsoft Copilot™ & immersive learning
- →Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT)
Education
Master of Distance Education (M.D.E.)
University of Maryland Global Campus | 2007
- • Graduate Minor in Library Science
- • Focus on instructional design, technology integration, learner support, and leadership
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations
Brigham Young University | 1992
- • Emphasis on governance, political systems, policy analysis, and international affairs
Certifications
Kirkpatrick™ 4 Levels of Evaluation
August 2011 – Present
Certified in the Kirkpatrick Model framework for evaluating training effectiveness
Predictive Index Profile
Military Service
Combat Medic NCO and EFMB Instructor
U.S. Army | Fort Kobbe | April 1992 – June 1996
- • Platform Instructor for Expert Field Medical Badge and Expert Infantry Badge
- • Designed program components and evaluated participants during rigorous testing
SF Intelligence NCO
U.S. Army | Salt Lake City, UT | January 1989 – January 1990
- • Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) specialist examining satellite and aerial photography
- • Conducted object identification, pattern recognition, geospatial analysis, and threat assessment
Air Defense Operations and Intelligence NCO
U.S. Army | Various Locations | January 1986 – January 1989
- • Collected and analyzed intelligence related to enemy air capabilities and movements