Tim Roberts

Current

Contract Instructional Designer at K-Force Professional Staffing
Writer/Producer/Voice-Over Dude at Radio Face Productions
Staff Writer at Louisville Music News

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Past

Instructional Design Consultant/Contractor at K-Force Consulting
Documentation Manager at Stored Value Systems
Writer at Snitch, LLC

Independent Contractor at Freelance Multimedia Producer/Web Site Designer
Manager of Publications at IED, Inc.
Freelance Writer and Trainer at My Own Company
Technical Writer at Electronic Systems USA/Johnson Controls
Documentation Analyst at Mid-America Data Processing, Inc.
Documentation Specialist at ZML Software Systems/AdWare
Instructor at National Education Center
Adjunct Instructor of English at University of Louisville
Staff Member at WMKY-FM

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Education

Morehead State University
Morehead State University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Tim

Connections

121 connections

Industry

E-Learning

Websites

The Radio Face Report

Tim Roberts’s Summary

Veteran technical writer-turned multimedia and e-learning producer and instructional designer.

Tim Roberts’s Specialties:

Technical writing and editing, SCORM-compliant e-learning video solutions, voice-over announcing, audio production, short- and long-form video scripting, small-scale video production, marketing communications, article writing and blogging, teaching, and more.

Software expertise: Adobe Captivate, RoboHelp, Flash, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, AfterEffects, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Page Maker, Frame Maker; Macromedia Director; MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Visio.

Tim Roberts’s Experience

Contract Instructional Designer

K-Force Professional Staffing

(E-Learning industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

Returning to Humana Clinical Learning and Development team to script, narrate, and produce instructional videos using Adobe Captivate and other tools.
Writer/Producer/Voice-Over Dude

Radio Face Productions

(E-Learning industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

Instructional design and SCORM-compliant e-learning multimedia, small-scale video production, voice-over narration (spot, video and live), audio production, technical writing and editing, and much, much more.
Staff Writer

Louisville Music News

(Entertainment industry)

December 1996 — Present (13 years )

Write cover stories on local and regional music acts, review CDs and live music, former jazz columnist and CD review editor.
Instructional Design Consultant/Contractor

K-Force Consulting

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2007 — February 2008 (6 months)

Assigned as an Instructional Design Consultant to Humana, Inc., to develop a series of instructional videos, product demos, and training simulations for the company's Clinical Care Advance software.
Documentation Manager

Stored Value Systems

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

2004 — 2007 (3 years )

Wrote and edited end-user manuals for gift card processing software; scripted, narrated, and produced tutorial movies; wrote extensive training guide on how a gift card is made, and developed a companion CD-ROM for the training sessions.
Writer

Snitch, LLC

(Newspapers industry)

May 2004 — February 2005 (10 months)

One of the contributing writers to the wildly popular "By The ZIPs" section, presenting snarky summaries of crimes based on police reports.
Independent Contractor

Freelance Multimedia Producer/Web Site Designer

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2003 — June 2004 (10 months)

Created interactive multimedia instructional CD-ROMs, designed and built web sites, edited and revised business-card size CD-ROM featuring company product catalog.
Manager of Publications

IED, Inc.

(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

January 1998 — September 2003 (5 years 9 months)

Wrote software user manuals for high-end audio processing systems used in convention centers, hotels, airports, racetracks, and military bases; developed interactive multimedia marketing CD-ROMs; scripted, narrated, and co-produced sales and training videos; wrote copy and developed layout for company marketing slicks.
Freelance Writer and Trainer

My Own Company

(Writing and Editing industry)

May 1997 — December 1997 (8 months)

Freelance trainer and technical writer, taught Windows NT basics at GE Appliance Park for company-wide rollout, wrote user manuals for time management and reporting system at Publishers Printing, wrote articles and software user guides for Innovative Electronic Designs
Technical Writer

Electronic Systems USA/Johnson Controls

(Industrial Automation industry)

May 1996 — May 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Wrote user guides for environmental control and building HVAC automation software and installation cutsheets for thermostats and temperature sensors.
Documentation Analyst

Mid-America Data Processing, Inc.

(Banking industry)

May 1994 — May 1996 (2 years 1 month)

Wrote user guides for financial systems and mainframe operations, edited and maintained internal policy/procedure documentation necessary for Federal Reserve audits.
Documentation Specialist

ZML Software Systems/AdWare

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1991 — May 1994 (3 years 4 months)

Wrote user guides for advertising production, media buying, billing, and accounting software on AS/400 platform and PC.
Instructor

National Education Center

(Higher Education industry)

July 1989 — February 1991 (1 year 8 months)

Taught courses in basic business writing, grammar, study skills, public speaking, basic PC use, and data entry.
Adjunct Instructor of English

University of Louisville

(Higher Education industry)

September 1986 — July 1989 (2 years 11 months)

Planned and taught courses in basic and advanced English composition, consulted on texts to use in composition classes.
Staff Member

WMKY-FM

(Broadcast Media industry)

September 1979 — August 1984 (5 years )

For 50,000 watt university public radio station: hosted a variety of recorded music programs, wrote and announced news, produced news features for air on morning news magazine programs, produced radio spots.

Tim Roberts’s Education

Morehead State University

MA , English , 1983 — 1984

Graduate thesis: Ratiocination, Romaticism and Realism in the Development of the Detective Story: An Influence Study of Poe, Doyle and Hammett
Morehead State University

BA , Radio-Television/English , 1979 — 1983

Activities and Societies:

WMKY-FM, Mu-Sigma chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon