Alan (Al) D. Herman

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Chardon, OH 44024

814-***-****

acevqg@r.postjobfree.com

Experience Summary

. Instructional design for field based service personnel

. Interaction and simulation design and development

. 24 year's experience in design/development of adult training and

education

. Firmly rooted in Bloom's taxonomy and the ADDIE process for

design/development.

. Developed the foundation for the current Information Supply Chain

Course Development Process.

. Significant background in technology to include Medical Imaging

Systems, Communications, Aviation Control Systems, LMS/LCMS

implementation,

. Training and management of design/development teams for contract

projects and in-house design/development efforts to maximize

productivity, adhere to standards and follow established workflow

practices.

Professional Experience

Instructional Designer

Philips Healthcare, Highland Heights, OH

Sept 2009 - Present

. Instructional Designer responsible for process gatekeeping and

implementing designs that reflect sound instructional practices

. Curriculum design and development for product and process training used

by service engineers

. Development of productivity tools and processes.

. Mentor Instructional Designers, Developers and Instructors

. Design and implement process improvement tools and systems

. Design, develop and implement product training for field service

personnel

. Provide solutions for non-service related business units to include

HR, Knowledge management and many others

Courseware Developer

Philips Healthcare, Highland Heights, OH

May 2007 - Sept 2009

. Design, development and programming of corporate elearning

offerings

. Design and development of process improvement tools and systems

Instructional Designer/Developer

RentWay Inc, Erie, PA

July 2005 - Dec 2006 (Company Merged, Offices Closed)

. Mentor two junior Instructional Designers

. Design, develop and implement new employee and product training

. Develop processes, templates and engines in eLearning space to

optimize efficiency

. Utilize foundational Information Mapping principles to structure,

organize and present content

. Evaluate, recommend and implement LMS solution

Instructional Designer/Developer

Northwest Software Inc. - Hewlett Packard Boise, ID March

2004 - June 2005 (Contract Position)

. Mentor three developers

. Design and develop new training technology

. Proficient with Documentum's WebPublisher 4.5, workflows and

content migration

. Evaluate and implement CMS/LCMS/LMS to include Documentum,

Outstart, Thinq

Web Designer/Developer II

Qwest/USWest Phoenix, AZ January 2000 -

June 2003 (Layoff)

. Mentor/train ISD and development personnel

. Develop and manage internal and outsourced projects

. Maintain LearningSpace, Docent and THINQ Learning Management Systems

. Direct cost savings to corporation for Out-of-Region (2.5M) and

Customer-Not-Ready (3.5M) development effort

Part Time Instructor - School of Media Arts

Art Institute of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ April 1997

- April 2000 (Contract Position)

. Conduct classes for 6 to 30 adult learners

. Facilitate and lecture, one-on-one mentoring

. Areas of specialization: Advanced Edutainment (Multimedia development),

Interactive Telecommunications (Web site development) and Information

Design (Instructional design)

. Achieved highest student hire ratio of any instructor in the

organization in less than two years.

Sr. Producer

TraCom Phoenix, AZ January

1998 - September 1999 (Layoff)

. Develop, pre-production, production and release of custom multimedia

projects

. Manage and mentor 6 Producers

. Design and develop new technology to include security systems,

interactions, navigation and data gathering

. Client list includes: Corning, MATEC, Honeywell, Motorola, SafetyFlex,

Arizona Indian Health Service,

PriceWaterhouseCooper, TMSSC (USAF), United Blood Service of Arizona,

David H. Paul and Tri-West

Sr. Training Engineer

Honeywell Inc. Phoenix, AZ October 1987 -

January 1998

. Design and implement a division-wide automated performance ratings

system to include Authorware front-end interface design and

programming, back end database design, administrator utilities, and

report generators

. Knowledge, skills and abilities include: integration of audio, video,

graphics and animations

. Courses include: Numbering Conventions and Conversions, Electrostatic

Discharge Awareness and Prevention, Digital Device Technology, Quality

Data System, P-700 Radar System, PRIMUS II Radio System, HARPS, and

Introduction to Boeing's Advanced Quality System

External Contract Projects

. CBSI College Entrance Testing -Six modules designed to insure college-

bound students have met

minimum required educational entrance standards. Objective based

testing identifies areas of deficiency and

recommends remediation. Copyright 2004

. Journey Back in Time -An archive of 300+ historical newspapers from

1621 to 1978. Included in this 7 disk set is training on the use of the

JBiT "Time Machine", Acrobat Reader, Program installer, and a text-

audio history of newspapers. Copyright 2001

. IEPWriter Interactive Training - Billing Blocks Inc. - In cooperation

with the NY State Education Commission, this Authorware-based program

demonstrates the use of the IEP (Individualized Education Program)

Writer software program. Copyright 2000 http://www.iepwriter.com

. You Can Do It -Stedman Graham - CD ROM format, Authorware-based Life

Assessment tool designed for "At-Risk" youth. Extensive journaling and

personal inquiry direct users to determine if they are making the most

of their lives. Copyright 2000

. An Irish Cookbook -KP Systems - CD ROM format archive of Irish recipes.

Commercially available product includes extensive Authorware search

engine capabilities and ethnic music. Copyright 2001

http://www.irishmusic.com

Education

. Bachelor's Degree in Instructional Design and Technology - Walden

University - Graduated Summa Cum Laude

. Associates Degree in Electronics Engineering - ITT Technical Institute

Fort Wayne, IN.

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