NANCY ABENMOHA
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Curriculum Development, Corporate Training and Facilitation, Instructional
Design, Technical Writing, ILT + E-Learning CBT development
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SUMMARY:
. Possess an active SECRET clearance
. U.S. born Citizen
. 15 + years experience in curriculum development and course delivery
. Course creation for Instructor Led Training as well as e-Learning CBT
. Developed e-courseware for government projects: DoN IT Network change
management project (NGEN), Marine Corps prototype vehicle project
(EFV) and U.K Home Office immigration project
. Excellent written and verbal communication in English and French
. Creation of training materials, course guides and other training
materials, job aids
. Effective consultant, operating various projects by developing time-
lines for deliverables, as well as managing client and stakeholders
expectations
. Coaching and developing people
. Extensive international business training experience with multi-
cultural participants
. Train the trainer and teamwork collaboration to align training to end
user process
. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
. Effectively trained Biometrics collection process for legal entry into
the U K. as required by Home Office Security regulations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2010 to present Instructional Designer
Falconwood Inc. Arlington, VA
As an ISD team member in the NGEN project, a DoN IT Network project, my
involvement has included Needs Analysis, encompassing interviews, previous
training materials assessment, creation of documents for Learning
Experience Assessments and Training Strategy. My tasks also include
researching new course content, creating PowerPoint content storyboards as
well as interactive storyboards for front end Course Design and Development
in Captivate. Responsible for creating the question pools for all seven e-
courses.
May 2009 - November 2009 Instructional Designer
Oak Grove Technologies, Alexandria, VA
Developed instructor led courseware for training on a Marine Corps
prototype vehicle * Researched course development using interviews with
various subject matter experts, an interactive Electronic Technical Manual
(IETM), various technical manuals, military documentation and the internet
* Created multimedia courseware for HAZMAT and security regulations related
to a prototype vehicle * Design and develop training aids such as
instructor guides, student guides, test items, job aids, PowerPoint and
Articulate presentations * Have become acquainted with SCORM
requirements for government contracts.
April 2007- December 2007 Curriculum Developer and Trainer/Instructor
CSC on the UKvisas Project, Chantilly, VA
. Effected instructional analysis, design development, implementation,
and validated discipline-specific tasks for training on a public
sector project
. Trained biometrics collection process for security oriented purposes in
Jamaica, Jordan, France, Ireland and Canada with client localization
responsibility
. Identified modifications for training and performance improvement
initiatives to meet needs of client/organization, contingency planning
and recommended realistic solutions
. Performed new business analysis for training-based
scenarios/simulations
. Created training material; including instructor guide, participant
guide, Power Point presentations, innovative training aids as well as
job aids
2004-2007 Researcher (Volunteer)
Newseum, Washington, DC
Part-time volunteer researcher at the Newseum * Internationally sourced a
good number of photographs currently displayed at the "Journalists
Memorial Exhibit" * Skills included extensive internet research plus oral
and written international communications on culturally sensitive as well as
current events sensitive subjects.
1995-2000 University Instructor and Trainer
Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
Developed and delivered course content to students in areas of
communications, marketing and business administration * Held workshops for
(Anglophone) Math and Science professors introducing language learning
tools and methodologies to teach their respective disciplines * Offered
public speaking workshops for French speaking professors eager to more
fully participate at international conferences in their respective areas
of expertise.
1993-2000 Crisis Consultant, Trainer and Membership Chairperson Americans
in Toulouse (nonprofit organization) Toulouse, France
Conducted cross-cultural consulting for incoming American professionals in
Toulouse on work culture and management issues * Assisted the American
community in Toulouse in effective handling of non-professional situations
as well as emergency crisis management * Provided cultural intelligence
in determining the players, the environment, the impact and the possible
consequences of emergency situations including: French visa issues, health
emergencies, evacuation, and legal concerns * Held workshops targeting
entire families on soft skills relating to cultural issues as well as child
adaptation and cross-cultural understanding * Led a team in updating and
generating new material for a 230 page handbook designed to assist American
families adapt to French society.
Previous cross-cultural and language training contracts in Pointe-A-Pitre,
Guadeloupe (1985-1993)
Civil Aviation and Air Guadeloupe - Trained air traffic controllers and
pilots in English aviation phraseology resulting in new or continued
radio certification
I.N.R.A- (Governmental Research Institute in Agronomy and Veterinary
Science)
Edited scientific journal submissions
Prepared research scientists for oral presentations of their scientific
papers at international seminars yielding in new projects for the group
Grands Moulins des Antilles- Trained CEO to adapt his negotiation skills
to English speaking market
Port Authority- Assisted Port Authority engineers in drawing up a bid for
a Tender of Port construction regarding a neighboring English Island
leading to a continued practice of tendering bids to Port construction in
the Caribbean, Central and South America
Previous contracts in Paris, France (1979-1985) included:
C.E.G.O.S, and a number of firms in the banking, pharmaceutical and
telecommunication industries as well as taught 1st year "History of the
British Legal System" at Universit de Paris VI (Law)
EDUCATION/TRAINING
. Universit de Paris VIII - ESL and French Civilization
. Ongoing - workshops, online and on-the-job training throughout my
career
. Technical skills: Microsoft Office applications, Captivate, PowerPoint,
Articulate
. DAU Acquisition 101 - Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management-
Certificate
DAU CLC 132 - Organizational Conflicts O Interest - Certificate
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