Illustrator/Graphic Designer/Art Educator
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Art Specialist at Paulding County School District
- Illustrator/Graphic Designer at Self Employed
- Past
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- Program Manager at Kronos Incorporated
- Distance Learning Manager at Kronos
- Education Development Specialist at Kronos
- Field Training Specialist at Field Training Specialist
- Software Support Specialist / Project Manager at Gunold Technology
- Graphic Designer at Gunold Technology
- Education
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- Kennesaw State University
- Southern Polytechnic State University
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Robert Lester’s Summary
• Over 12 years experience delivering and managing interactive education
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills
• Track record of innovative and entrepreneurial leadership
• Skilled at managing both people and projects
• Trained visual artist and graphic designer: http://www.roblester.com/artsamples/
Robert Lester’s Specialties:
• Classroom and Web Training Delivery
• Instructional Design and Course Development
• Content Management and Learner Management
• Graphic Design and Web Design
Robert Lester’s Experience
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Art Specialist
Paulding County School District
(Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Provide K-5 instruction in visual arts in accordance with national and state curriculum standards.
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Illustrator/Graphic Designer
Self Employed
(Graphic Design industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Available to create fine art illustrations and Adobe Illustrator-compatible graphics for print and web media
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Program Manager
Kronos Incorporated
(Privately Held; KRON; Computer Software industry)
October 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Managed web-based education portal. Created programs to drive new opportunities. Increased subscription retention from 70% to 82% in one year. Managed day-to-day processes for this $2.5M+ line of business including coordination of program details, resolution of technology issues, and maintaining regular contact with customers to ensure offerings hit the mark for target audiences. Captured, tracked, and analyzed ongoing sales statistics to understand the offering’s fit with market segments and make recommendations for future success
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Distance Learning Manager
Kronos
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
October 2004 — September 2007 (3 years )
Managed and deployed distance learning solutions using live, web-based classroom environment. Included responsibility for a $2M+ revenue target and a team of 5 direct reports. Upon assuming leadership of this team, grew revenues 245% from Q1 to Q2 in 2005. Guest speaker at the CEdMA Summit on the topic of distance learning and e-Learning in April 2005. Presenter at the Saba-Centra Global Summit in September 2006.
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Education Development Specialist
Kronos
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; KRON; Computer Software industry)
January 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Designed, developed, and delivered technical training materials to internal and external end-user groups. Applied formal instructional design principles to the development of courseware materials, lab exercises, review sessions and web-based simulations. "Spirit of Excellence" award winner in 2005 for custom design project for State of Hawaii Department of Education.
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Field Training Specialist
Field Training Specialist
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
January 1998 — December 2000 (3 years )
Delivered internal and customer-facing training courses on Kronos Workforce Central enterprise software suite. Maintained training center, equipment and software to ensure quality learning environment. "Circle of Excellence Award" winner in 1999. "Service Excellence" award winner in 2000. Managed training rollout to 26 manufacturing sites for Flowers Bakeries.
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Software Support Specialist / Project Manager
Gunold Technology
(Computer Software industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
Delivered technical training courses on CAD-based design software. Handled software/hardware support calls, formally evaluated new software releases, traveled to trade shows to demonstrate and promote product.
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Graphic Designer
Gunold Technology
(Computer Software industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years )
Created logos and designs using CAD-based design software. Created an advertisement that was published in leading industry magazines.
Robert Lester’s Education
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Kennesaw State University
BA , Graphic Design , 1993 — 1996
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Southern Polytechnic State University
Computer Engineering 1991 — 1993
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KRONOS: WFC - Workforce Central professionals -
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Kronos Alumni
Robert Lester’s Honors:
• Guest speaker at the CEdMA Summit on the topic of distance learning and e-learning, 2005
• Presenter at the Saba-Centra Global Summit on e-learning best practices, 2006
• Kronos "Spirit of Excellence" award winner for curriculum design project for State of Hawaii Department of Education, 2005
• Kronos "Circle of Excellence Award" winner, 1999, 2000
Robert Lester’s Contact Settings
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