Janet  DiVincenzo

Current

• Online Course Designer, Distance Learning Center at University of California, Irvine
• Owner at Instructional Design

Past

• Contract Trainer at Lehman Brothers, Small Business Finance
• Instructional Designer at Arbonne International (Corporate Headquarters)
• Learning Consultant at New Century Mortgage

• E-learning Instructional Designer & Project Manager at Drake Certivo
• Project Manager (contractor) at Metris Companies
• Project Manager at Locus
• Project Manager at Wordlink
• Instructional Designer at Global Information Systems
• Project Manager at Lotus
• Production Manager at Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• Publications Manager at Texas Attorney General
• Foreign Policy Analyst at National Security Archive

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Education

• Chapman University
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Northern Illinois University

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Janet  DiVincenzo’s Summary

Vice President for Continuing Development, ASTD of Orange County
Certified Performance Technologist (CPT)
Project Management Professional (PMP)

Janet  DiVincenzo’s Experience

• Online Course Designer, Distance Learning Center

  University of California, Irvine

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  I design online learning courses for the University as a staff member of the Distance Learning Center.

• Owner

  Instructional Design

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  I create imaginative classroom and online learning experiences that are fresh, interactive, participant-centered, and tied to a business outcome.

• Contract Trainer

  Lehman Brothers, Small Business Finance

  (Investment Banking industry)

  March 2008 — July 2008 (5 months)

  I was a project manager and designer of the training effort for a new computer system being deployed within this branch office. This involved partnering with managers, software development staff, and other stakeholders to craft a training program that ensured employees were properly trained in the new web application and in any new business process changes brought on by the new software. I added value to this initiative by anticipating issues, managing expectations, and building relationships across the stakeholder community.

• Instructional Designer

  Arbonne International (Corporate Headquarters)

  (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  April 2007 — November 2007 (8 months)

• Learning Consultant

  New Century Mortgage

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; NEW; Real Estate industry)

  March 2003 — March 2007 (4 years 1 month)

• E-learning Instructional Designer & Project Manager

  Drake Certivo

  (Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2002 — October 2002 (4 months)

• Project Manager (contractor)

  Metris Companies

  (Public Company; MXT; Financial Services industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

• Project Manager

  Locus

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• Project Manager

  Wordlink

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

• Instructional Designer

  Global Information Systems

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

• Project Manager

  Lotus

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years )

• Production Manager

  Cambridge Energy Research Associates

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  September 1993 — December 1994 (1 year 4 months)

• Publications Manager

  Texas Attorney General

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  January 1990 — August 1993 (3 years 8 months)

• Foreign Policy Analyst

  National Security Archive

  (Think Tanks industry)

  May 1985 — August 1988 (3 years 4 months)

  I worked for this non-profit organization analyzing declassified government documentation detailing U.S. government activities in Central America. This documentation was made available to researchers, scholars, and journalists.

Janet  DiVincenzo’s Education

• Chapman University

  N/A , Coursework in Human Performance Improvement (HPI) , 2005 — 2007

  HPI is a systematic method to assess performance gaps, plan for performance improvement, design, develop and deliver interventions and to evaluate financial and non-financial results.

• The University of Texas at Austin

  M.A. , Latin American Studies , 1982 — 1984

  Received a grant to conduct fieldwork for master's thesis in rural Ecuador. Lived in a small village near the Colombian border for six months and studied peasant agricultural practices.

  Activities and Societies:

  Officer, Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA)
  
  Founder, Los Jalapeños Soccer Team

• Northern Illinois University

  B.A. , Spanish, cum laude , 1978 — 1982

  Activities and Societies:

  Award, Most Outstanding Foreign Language Major
  
  Study Abroad Program, Quito, Ecuador
  
  Member, NIU Marching Huskies (Marching Band)
  
  Resident, Foreign Language Residential Floor

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