Author/Editor/Instructional Designer
Hartford, Connecticut Area
- Current
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- Instructional Design Specialist at Yale New Haven Health: Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
- Volunteer at Red Cross
- Owner/Freelance Author at Webs And Waves (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Author/Editor/Instructional Designer at Linked In connection
- Senior Author/Instructional Designer at DeSai Learning
- American Scientific Editor at NIIT
- Education
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- Manchester Community College
- Manchester Community College
- Southern Connecticut State University
- American Management Association
- American Management Association
- FEMA
- Red Cross: Charter Oak Chapter
- Writer’s Market School
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Sue Patten’s Summary
Multi-talented professional with experience in project management, research, and communications. Analytical problem solver with extensive experience in the management and creation of online, instructor-led, and print instructional design projects. Customer service minded with effective client relations and negotiation skills. Detail oriented leader with solid written and oral communication abilities among all levels. Effective liaison between customer and external resources; both foreign and domestic.
Sue Patten’s Specialties:
Technical Skills:
Software: MS Office, Visio, PhotoShop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Captivate
Languages: HTML, JavaScript
Skills and Talents That Apply:
• Project Manager
• Business Analyst
• Custom Content Development
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Corporate Communications
• Product Research
• Communication Technologies
• Content/Documentation Manager
• Managing Editor
• Customer Liaison
• Classroom Instructor
• Author/Editor
Learn more at www.websandwaves.com
Sue Patten’s Experience
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Instructional Design Specialist
Yale New Haven Health: Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
February 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Work closely with Subject Matter Experts to project manage and develop online and instructor-led courses for local and national implementation. Topics include introduction/advanced personal protective equipment, N95 fit tester training, pandemic influenza, advanced radiation, drills and exercises, pediatric/geriatric issues in a disaster, and emergency preparedness for healthcare executives. Content development includes scripting, directing, and signing off on narrations (professional and staff) and videos.
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Volunteer
Red Cross
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Member of the Public Education and Government Liaison teams
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Owner/Freelance Author
Webs And Waves (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
February 1990 — Present (18 years 6 months)
Freelance venture offering communication consulting services to a variety of businesses, including marketing authorship and Web site design and development.
Examples Available: www.websandwaves.com
Owner and manager of all aspects of endeavor. More than 20 years experience in writing, which includes marketing copy promoting client’s products and services, based on consumer value. Research/write large variety of topics to enhance client identity in marketplace. Publish poetry and short features for periodicals and literary publications. -
Author/Editor/Instructional Designer
Linked In connection
(Writing and Editing industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
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Senior Author/Instructional Designer
DeSai Learning
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
March 1998 — February 2007 (9 years)
Lead Instructional Designer, Producer, and Department Head assessing, designing, developing, and project managing learning solutions for Fortune 500 and small business clients.
Project managed the design, development, delivery, and promotion of a new podcast-based free service.
Provided business objective and learner analysis for the development of content solutions for training
Project managed and performed analysis, design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive, two-month, blended learning program for new field engineers
Authored and project managed weekly editorial based newsletters based on defined market strategies
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American Scientific Editor
NIIT
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NIIT; Writing and Editing industry)
April 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 3 months)
Editing American scientific textbooks
Sue Patten’s Education
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Manchester Community College
AS, Marketing
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Manchester Community College
AS, Media Communications
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Southern Connecticut State University
Instructional Design: Master's Level
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American Management Association
Technical Writing
Writing End User Technical Documentation
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American Management Association
Editing
Editing Strategies and Updates
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FEMA
Certificates, IS 100, 200, 700, 800, and 003
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Red Cross: Charter Oak Chapter
• Mass Services, Shelter Operations, Family Relations, Emergency Response Vehicle
• Presenting Disaster Information
• Collaborating to Ensure Effective Service Delivery
• Emergency/Operations Center: Incident Command Liaison
• DHS: Tabletop Exercises
• Introduction to Mental Health -
Writer’s Market School
Fiction Writing
Development of fiction with award winning author/mentor, Robert Gover
Additional Information
Sue Patten’s Websites:
Sue Patten’s Interests:
Authorship, literature, technology, hiking, tennis, painting, drawing, pottery
Sue Patten’s Groups:
Red Cross, Linked In
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Instructional Designers member
Sue Patten’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
