
Learning & Development Professional who has a passion for helping others to learn.
Greater New York City Area

Learning & Development Professional who has a passion for helping others to learn.
Greater New York City Area
Training and Development professional who has “a passion for helping others to learn.” Offering over ten years of proven experience within diverse IT departments, including IT Training and Development, Internet Management, Network Security Management, and LAN/PC Administration; serving the shipping / transportation, financial, and legal industries.
- ASTD Designing Learning Certificate
- Plateau LMS and Content Development v5.8
- Adobe CS4: Dreamweaver; Flash; PhotoShop; Illustrator; and InDesign
- Macromedia Captivate 1 and RoboHelp 5
- Help System and Online Exam Design and Development
- Classroom/Platform facilitation and training
- Remote training
- Adult Learning Theory
- ADDIE model and ISD
- Podcasting and audio production
- Network analysis using SnifferPro and ECOscope
(Government Administration industry)
December 2008 — July 2009 (8 months)
• Leading a group of 40+ trainers to provide training for professionals who are transitioning their careers.
• Specializing in developing solid networking skills and techniques to assist workers in finding opportunities within the hidden job.
• Conducted “Don’t Get LockedOut of LinkedIn!” seminar for PSG General Session.
• Co-Chairman: North Brunswick Curriculum Committee – restructuring course presentation materials.
• Chairman: Somerville Trainer Committee – work with Somerville to establish PSG training seminars.
PSG members represent one of the largest, most diverse pools of professional, managerial, technical and administrative talent in the area. We are an immediate source of skilled personnel that is available for an organization’s permanent, project and consulting positions. PSG matches an employer’s job order with its qualified PSG members.
(Privately Held; Maritime industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years )
See Analyst Systems Implementation and Training at Maersk Inc below for details.
Maersk Line is one of the leading liner shipping companies in the world, serving customers globally. With over 25,000 employees across 325 offices in more than 125 countries, Maersk has over 500 container vessels and more than 1,900,000 containers to ensure reliable and comprehensive
world-wide coverage.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years )
• Saved Region ~$3 million/yr migrating to new LMS, for 3,500 users in 7 companies.
• Administered LMS: registered users; obtained managerial authorizations; scheduled rooms; handled wait-list/cancellations; resolved eLearning failures; modified curriculum.
• Facilitated classroom trainings: LMS, Incident Management, and Management Trainee. Designed curricula, scheduled presenters/rooms/catering.
• Designed/Completed online Help Systems in-house for Sales and Customer Service applications saving $90,000 in additional 3rd party development costs.
• Managed 3rd party development: Hazardous Materials course: tested readability; “look & feel”; functionality/flow. Forecasted savings of $500,000/yr. Developed quizzes saving $15,000 in vendor costs.
• Worked with the Regional LMS Coordinator redesigning materials: facilitator guides; learner’s guides; job aids; etc. Saved company $5,000 in production costs.
• Produced quick reference guides and job aids for various in-house applications, reducing HelpDesk call volumes 25%, realizing savings of ~$25,000/yr.
• Performed Training Needs Analysis: 300+ applications/systems supporting new training initiatives; resulting in decommissioning outdated/unnecessary/redundant applications.
• Produced audio introduction: Harassment Prevention course, working CEO/HR writing script. Recorded/Edited takes creating dramatic professional track. Production: 4 days; cost under $1,000.
• Produced reports for management/department leads on staff curriculum status, test grades, prerequisites, classroom training schedules.
• Developed curriculum for training plans for various departments including IT, Sales and Customer Service personnel during migration.
• Migrated training modules from various formats and uploaded to LMS: PowerPoint, PDFs, etc.
• Content Development Standards Team: designing training content standards (manuals, online course modules, job aids, etc.); lists of expected deliverables for in-house/external developers.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Maritime industry)
December 1996 — July 2006 (9 years 8 months)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1996 — 2006 (10 years )
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1994 — November 1996 (2 years 2 months)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Maritime industry)
October 1994 — November 1996 (2 years 2 months)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; IFOX; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1994 — November 1996 (2 years 2 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RRD; Printing industry)
April 1992 — May 1994 (2 years 2 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PBI; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
March 1986 — November 1991 (5 years 9 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
March 1986 — November 1991 (5 years 9 months)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
November 1983 — March 1986 (2 years 5 months)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Construction industry)
September 1981 — November 1983 (2 years 3 months)
Web Development 2009 — 2009
Pre-Engineering 1993 — 1994
Computer Information Sciences 1981 — 1981
1977 — 1981
Long Distance Running, Tennis, Golf
MDI, St. Gregory the Great, True Knights, ETP Network, DBM