Lee C. Soliwoda

Senior Instructional Designer

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Thurmont, MD 21788

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INTRODUCTION

Creative and collaborative purposeful Senior Instructional Designer with experience in managing, designing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum and blended training solutions. Designing and revising hard skills training for Diplomatic Security Agents and Local Guard Forces assigned to U.S. Embassies and Consulates involved in regional security, investigations, counter terrorism, and protecting foreign services personnel.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Graduate Fellowship, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

Master of Arts (MA) Instructional Technology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

State Department – Overseas Protection Office (OPO)

October 2019 – May 2020

Alutiiq LLC Six Month Contract (Telework)

Developed 30 Lessons covering the following areas:

Motorcade Operations:

•Drive and Shoot

•High Threat Motorcade Scenarios

•Low Profile Motorcade Operations

•Vehicle Operations

•High Threat Advances

Driving:

•Technical Driving

•Vehicle Dynamics I – II – III

•Backing and Driving -Right Rear

•Night Driving – Night Vision Goggles (NVG)

•Drive and Shoot

•Suburban Utility Vehicle (SUV)

•Fully Armored Vehicle (FAV)

•Pit Maneuver/Manual Transmission Driving

•Barricade Breaching/Off Road Driving

Mission Operations:

•High Threat Advances

•Vehicle Search

Guard Force Emergency Response Team:

•0281/82 -Pintle Mount -240/249 Sub Machine Guns

•Shooter Correction Errors

Instructional Techniques:

•Conducting a Lesson

•Effective Communications

•Learning Process

•Preparing to Instruct

•Instructional Media

State Department – Diplomatic Security Service (DSS)

July 2008 – October 2014 Alutiiq LLC/All Native Group (ANG) 2014-2019

ISM Automated Design Application Project Management Plan (PMP)

Collaborated with ISM staff in developing a proposed PMP addressing the requirements for design and development for an automated application for ISM staff. The goal of this proposal was to analyze the current workflow and identify a solution for reducing design and development and meeting FLETA requirements.

MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PRINCIPLES (MPP) – CLASSIFIED REGULATIONS

Conducted content analysis with a focus on designing exercises using the Computerized Maintenance and Materials Systems (CMMS) database. Improved student retention; reduced training time at Post.

SECURITY ENGINEERING OFFICER (SEO)

Provided new SEOs a familiarization of physical countermeasures they may encounter at State facilities domestic and abroad. Additional information included a history of physical countermeasures and how they evolved over time. Discussed how overseas threat levels determine countermeasures and identified FAM/FAH requirements.

SUICIDE ATTACK U.S. EMBASSY – SANN ~ A

Developed production video script for Knowledge from the Field 10.5.2010 DVD. Used AAR data and CCTV footage constructing the attack events. Developed graphic attack events timeline.

MINE RESISTENT AMBUSH PROTECTED VEHICLE (MRAP)

Designed to meet the needs of DS protective details moving US AID and other FSI personnel in high threat areas in Iraq. Course was designed for familiarization, operations, and maintenance. Completed 40-hour driving course for the Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) Fort Knox.

IRAQ FIELD IMMERSION TRAINING (IFIT)

IFIT was an intensive two-day course focused on DS security protocol and FSI political and cultural challenges in IRAQ using intensive role-play scenarios. Students were exposed to Diplomatic Security protocols involving their safety at venues.

VEHICLE SEARCH PROCEDURES (VS)

Designed, scripted, storyboarded an interactive DVD-R program designed to meet the requirements of Embassy local guard forces to conduct proper vehicle searches. Course delivered to 270 U.S. Embassies.

SECURITY PLANNING SUPPORT STAFF (SPSS)

Designed and developed curriculum for a 40-hour Instructor led Training course (ILT) for Locally Employed Foreign Nationals at U.S. Embassies.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNTER TERRORISM (FACT)

Designed course for State Department and Foreign Services personnel (FSI) assigned to overseas Posts. Conducted content analysis (Lesson plans, PowerPoints, practical exercises and ancillary materials). Worked with SharePoint administrator to reorganize FACT workspace, designed, and directed FACT Course Review Conference (CRC) to meet FLETA requirements. Developed CRC Recommendations Report.

HIGH THREAT TACTICAL OPERATIONS (HTOC)

Specialized hard skills 10-week refresher course for DS agents involved in protective security deploying to high threat environments. Currently updating the former HTOC to a revised 12-week course; Advanced Tactics, Leadership, and Skills (ATLaS).

BODYGUARD PROTECTIVE SECURITY OPERATIONS (BGPSO)

U.S. Department of State Overseas Protective Operations Branch requested an executive protection course for locally employed staff (LES). Conducted Course Review Conference (CRC), to determine course content. Designed needs assessment for RSOs worldwide via SharePoint to elicit opinions regarding BGPSO requirements. Designed 40-hour course based on RSO feedback.

POST BLAST INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING (PBIT)

Designed pilot course for DS Explosives Counter Measures Unit (ECU) The course contains instructor-led presentations, demonstrations, direct practical exercises, formal assessment (test using Turning Point), and a final PBIT training exercise replicating overseas operations in non-permissive environments; common for DS Agents. Participants for the finalized course will be DS Agents enrolled in the Basic Regional Security Officer (BRSO) course and other DS Agents seeking post-blast investigative training.

COURSE TEMPLATE CONVERSIONS

Converted the following courses to the Diplomatic Security (DS) revised PowerPoint and Instructor Guide templates:

•Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT)

•Bodyguard Protective Security Operations (BGPSO)

•Operational Medicine (OM)

•Driver Training (DTU)

•Advanced Tactics Leadership and Skills (ATLaS)

•Room Entry and Defensive Tactics (RETD)

•Fire As A Weapon (FAAW)

Professional Development – Certificates of Completion

•Certificate of Completion, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP Caiman Variant) 40 hours Driver/Operator Course, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 2011

•Certificate of Completion, Writing Compact Learning Content, Training Magazine 2011 Conference, San Diego, CA, 2011

•Certificate of Completion Fundamental of Project Management, Skill Path Seminars, 2013

•Certificate of Completion, Training Workshop, Scenario Based Learning, Ray Jimenez, Ph.D., 2014

•Yearly Certificate of Completion, Cyber Security Awareness, U.S. Department of State

•Certificate of Completion, Ethics and Compliance Workshop for Contract Employees working at U.S. Government Facilities, 2015

•Certificate of Completion, Accelerated Learning, Association for Talent Development, (ATD), 2016

•Certificate of Completion, Department of State, Active Shooter Awareness CBT, 2016

•Certificate of Completion, National Training Seminars (NTS), Powerful Communication Skills, 2017

Related Projects

2007 through 2008 Senior Instructional Designer Clarity Consultants, Inc.

Developed a Detailed Design Plan for the development of a computer-based CD-ROM for Par Government Services Augmented GPL System (AGS) software training program for the United States Air Force. The goal of the program was to provide United States Air Force personnel information and procedures for maintaining, updating, and distributing geospatial images to commands worldwide to assist in mission planning.

2004-2007

March 2007-February 2008. Senior Instructional Designer Consulting Contract, MetaMedia Training International, Inc. Germantown, MD

Revised content for 11 modules in conjunction with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) for the Construction Project Management Curriculum.

The modules in this curriculum included: Introduction to Project Management, Interpersonal skills, Issues and resolutions, Construction Planning, Construction Documents, Resource Control, Quality Control and Continuous Improvement.

February 2005-March 2007 Senior Instructional Designer Metamedia Training International, Inc.)

HVAC Apprentice Training Curriculum

Developed curriculum materials for HVAC sheet metal apprentice training in conjunction with the International Training Institute (iTi.) this project involved the research and writing of student manuals, instructor guides, and production storyboards for DVD The 12 modules are supplemented with instructor led materials, schematics, drawings, graphics, animations and video segments covering various topics related to the HVAC. Modules included: The Detailer’s Job, Field Measurements and Computers, Project Correspondence, Job Documents, Coordination (interactive video) and three AutoCAD® modules.

Course included student manuals, instructor guides and DVD providing a blend of media.

procuctivity applcations

MS Office 365 applications

MS Snip and Sketch

Apache Open Office

One Drive

Visio

SharePoint

Zoom Collaboration

Skype

Art Rage 6

ADDIE Model (Analysis-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation

SAM (Successive Approximation Model)

Project Documentation

Interactive Design Documentation

Storyboarding/ Flowcharting/Scripting

Project Status Reports

Post Production Supervision

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