Resume

Skills

Experience

April 2021 to Present
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Senior Software Engineer, Education (promoted from within) FinThrive Learn

 

April 2018 to April 2021
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Senior Interactive Application Developer (promoted from within) nThrive Education

Role responsibilities in addition to those listed under Interactive Application Developer:
Designer and maintenance liason for a suite of LRS TinCan active microsites and single page web applications (click to learn more).

Leads interactive education content R&D, process optimization, and cross-training team members as processes evolve. Regularly makes innovation contributions to industry-leading content with highly dynamic, animated, mobile-responsive, and user-centered front-end interface design.

Recently optimized suite of educational SPAs with Lodash framework-based client side preprocessing templates, reducing the server-side file quota and client-side load times.

Feb 2013 to April 2018
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Interactive Application Developer nThrive Education

Designs and produces responsive HTML5 interactive learning applications for nThrive Education's extensive, subscription-based online education library focused on ICD-10 healthcare coding, billing, payment, and revenue-cycle topics.

Deliverables produced include animated (Adobe Animate) interactive web-deployed HTML courses, online technical assessments, PowerPoint slide decks, printable course materials, simulated hospital form designs, animated (Vyond) whiteboard lecture videos, on-location live action video production, and motion graphic video webinar production.

Designed and built the organization's LMS technical support site, including all of the technical writing, screenshots captured and file templates loaded. Fulfills tier 2 technical support role, fielding tickets relevant to deployed educational materials.

Feb 2013 to April 2018
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Interactive Application Developer OpenSketch

Designs and develops responsive HTML5 interactive learning interfaces for external clients with varied industry topics including large pharmaceutical (Genentech, BARD, Walgreens, Nihon Khoden, Avasure), HVAC (Mitsubishi Electric), fitness apparel (New Balance), and social media marketing/sales (AutoDesk, Integrity Selling Solutions).

Deliverables produced include animated interactive web-deployed HTML courses, PowerPoint slide decks, printable course materials, animated whiteboard lecture videos, on location live action video production, motion graphic video production.

Attends trade shows with other Open Sketch exhibitor booth personnel, interacting directly with prospective clients. Experienced with gathering leads and performing live technical demonstrations of product portfolio.

On location video production crew responsibilities include a-roll and b-roll camera grip, microphone boom operation, audio mixing, set dressing, set lighting, and equipment transport. Post-production responsibilities include footage editing, narration and music track editing, motion graphic editing, whiteboard animation, color-key compositing, color grading, closed caption timing, and development of HTML5 and Javascript interactive elements at final delivery stage.

June 2011 to Feb 2013
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Learning Technology Developer (promoted from within) The Breakaway Group, A Xerox Company

Designed, constructed, and administered online Joomla communities for healthcare clients undergoing healthcare IT software simulation training and ICD-10 education (3M, US Department of Defense, Catholic Health Initiatives, small and mid-size regional hospitals)

Administered user role-based content according to client-specific CMS acces control needs

Programmed custom SSO and SLO authentication extensions for CMS upgrade transition

Fulfilled direct client instructor role, interfacing with superusers via teleconferencing to use a self-service LMS analytics report delivery API

Improved largest client user administration efficiency by 50% (125K users processed daily in 3 hours, down from a prior 6 hour procedure)

Designed data scraping process to maximize data extraction not supported by native LMS analytics reporting

Oversaw daily LMS operations including e-learning assignment, user administration, and analytics reporting

July 2010 to June 2011
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Multimedia Developer The Breakaway Group

Produced software simulations and interactive learning media for healthcare clients undergoing healthcare IT software simulation training and ICD-10 education (3M, US Department of Defense, Catholic Health Initiatives, small and mid-size regional hospitals)

Responsible for courseware production, writing captions, narration editing, and SCORM compliance testing

Programmed a suite of OS-level macros, fully automating 60% of simulation production processes

Frequently designed and built custom ad hoc education interfaces and animations requested for unique client circumstances

Volunteered extra labor on graphic design materials for an internal application adoption campaign

Redesigned corporate website and integrated CMS content strategy

Promoted internally to Learning Technology Developer less than one year (see above)

April 2010 to June 2010
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Graphic Designer The Junior Symphony Guild

Directed student design team responsible for complete brand overhaul and website redesign

Contributed to web content management at www.insidetheorchestra.org

Designed large and small format print material distributed online and at stakeholder events

Illustrated child-oriented educational coloring book images for distribution at performances

Managed ongoing print and online communication sustainment for non-profit promotion

Education

July 2007 to June 2010

The Art Instute of Colorado Bachelor of Art, Design Management

Areas of Focus: Art Direction, Graphic Design and Web Design

Accolades

 

The Art Institute of Colorado

Summa Cum Laude: Graduation, June 2010
Portfolio Par-Excellence: Graduation, June 2010
Ranked first in class, Design Management: Graduation, June 2010
Student of the Quarter: Winter Quarter 2009
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society, Member: 2008–Graduation, June 2010
Academic Merit Scholarship: July 2007–Graduation, June 2010
President’s Honor Roll: 2007–2008