
Microsoft Certified PowerPoint Expert and Instructional Designer
San Francisco Bay Area

Microsoft Certified PowerPoint Expert and Instructional Designer
San Francisco Bay Area
A creative and energetic graphic design professional with wide-ranging experience in presentations, advanced PowerPoint animation, instructional design, eLearning, webcasts, sound editing, and voice overs.
Presentation design, editing, and production, including high-end PowerPoint animation. Provide strong supporting graphics with Photoshop. Instructional design including voice overs, sound editing, and Captivate.
(Public Company; CSCO; Computer Networking industry)
May 2008 — January 2009 (9 months)
Produced technical training courses for internal employees. Created learning modules, supporting demos and interactions using PowerPoint, Captivate and Adobe Presenter. Determined best design solutions to ensure maximum learner engagement and material retention. Ensured all courses met company-wide formatting standards. Trained other team members on basic voice over techniques for course narration. Provided voice over narration and sound editing for scenarios and instructional materials. Go-to person on the team for PowerPoint expertise.
(Financial Services industry)
January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)
Produced technical training courses for internal employees. Utilized design tools including Captivate, Articulate, and PowerPoint. Provided voice over narration and sound editing for scenarios and instructional materials. Determined best design solutions to ensure maximum learner engagement and material retention.
(Computer Software industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; EFII; Computer Software industry)
April 2007 — January 2008 (10 months)
Provide PowerPoint presentations for a wide range of employees, including C-level executives. Create exciting, cutting-edge visuals with advanced PowerPoint animation features, as well as strong supporting graphics using Photoshop. Produce presentations to support speakers at sales conferences, trade shows, and press events. Create and assist in delivery of monthly All Hands meeting. Provide PowerPoint troubleshooting for all employees.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)
* Provided graphic design services for Perot Systems and Stanford Hospital, including presentations, logo development, brochures, posters, newsletters and signage.
* Delivered high-end presentations for employees from administrative assistants through office of chief information officer.
* Created, edited and provided on-site delivery of monthly company-wide All Hands presentations for account director.
* Taught on-site PowerPoint classes and provided one-on-one coaching for individual employees.
* Created and produced annual report for Stanford Hospital and Clinics using Adobe Breeze.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 1998 — October 2003 (5 years 9 months)
* Provided PowerPoint expertise for Oracle University. Ensured adherence to corporate template for consistent look and feel. Created, edited and produced presentations for print and online educational materials. Wrote, produced and recorded PowerPoint tips and tricks eClass for internal online learning.
* Produced, recorded and edited eLearning courses. Recorded presenters in studio and remotely. Edited audio files with Sound Forge, and web files with Adobe Breeze. Provided voice-over narration for eLearning courses.
BA , Italian , 1982 — 1983
1977 — 1978
PowerPoint, Photoshop, kayaking
National Association of Photoshop Professionals, PowerPoint Live
Microsoft Certified Professional in PowerPoint