RAYA PETERSON
EDUCATION
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & TRAINING
********@*******.***
Huntington Beach, CA
PROFILE
Versatile skill set with experience in instructional design, training, and project management
• Lead subject matter experts, stakeholders and developers using SAM
• Experienced in instructional design and curriculum development
• Plan and execute software training for executive end users and support staff
• Identify new technologies and increase their adoption
• Capable of explaining complex software issues in easy to understand terms
• 13 years experience in educational software
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WEBMASTER
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA 2017 - 2019
• Curriculum design and in person training
• ADA Compliance
• Created online style guide
• Security and rights management
• Departmental website redesign
Provided clear and engaging training and support for faculty content editors in multiple departments to facilitate the creation or engaging content that adheres to corporate authoring standards. Designed and implemented a style guide to ensure a cohesive user experience across all marketing materials. Assisted editors in curating the content of their websites to optimize and clarify the user experience. Designed and developed high traffic college website, Saddleback.edu, using Drupal content management system. Advised college of disability compliance protocols and executed ambitious ADA Compliance project. Overhauled existing website making it Section 508 ADA compliant. Maintained and managed security administration in web based environment and made regular updates to website.
WEB MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMMER & DESIGNER
Orange Coast College and Coastline Community College District, Costa Mesa, California 2006 – 2017
• Lead subject matter experts, stakeholders and developers using SAM in creation of eLearning Online Student Orientation
• Designed engaging and clear training materials and provided in person technical training to faculty, staff and administrators
• Identified and demonstrated innovative new technologies increasing adoption
- Continued -
ART EDUCATION, M.A.
University of Florida
2016
ART PRACTICE, B.A.
U.C. Berkeley
1999
SKILLS
Online Learning Systems
Content Management
Systems
Training
Project Management
ADDIE/SAM Methods
Student Assessment
Curriculum for Adult Learners
Web Design / Development
Branding Software and
Mobile Applications
Html / CSS
Social Media
Photography & Video
CERTIFICATIONS
CTE TEACHING CREDENTIAL
Arts Media and Entertainment
CTE TEACHING CREDENTIAL
Information Technology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONT.
• Created mockups using storyboards, and wireframes
• Analyzed and interpreted technical manuals and documentation
• Redesigned Orangecoastcollege.edu from the ground up
• Created advanced SharePoint masterpages and custom css
• Managed security for multiple public facing websites and intranets
• Designed graphics and themes for all enterprise wide applications Employed instructional design and project management skills to build and launch the Coast Colleges Online Student Orientation. Worked with SMEs to develop quizzes and content. Worked with numerous higher education technologies such as Canvas / Blackboard, Banner, Luminus, scholarship applications and more. Used HTML skills to assist in building online learning tools in Canvas LMS environment. Created branding look and feel for three different staff portals: Orange Coast College, Coastline Community College and Golden West College. Built, designed and developed content for ancillary websites related to colleges such as OrangeCoastCollege.edu, CCCD.edu and various ancillary websites. Worked with IT teams developing technology projects including a mobile app, online learning, software applications development. Collaborated with Marketing team on branding efforts. WEB DESIGNER / WEBMASTER
Portobello America, Anaheim, California 2006
Website updates for complex database driven website in PHP / mySQL environment. Improved Marketing Department workflow by implementing a digital asset management system to catalog thousands of photography and graphics files. Collaborated with graphics team working on print projects for busy Marketing Department.
• Quickly learned to navigate and work within a PHP/ MySQL environment without previous knowledge or training in those languages COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER / WEBMASTER
Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau, Huntington Beach, CA 2005-2006 Coordinated and managed outside vendors for website redesign. Managed complex tourism website, Surfcityusa.com including updating written content, photography, copy editing, layout and design. Implemented digital asset management system. Acted as staff photographer for events, aerial photography and destination photography.
• Expertly utilized oral and written communications
• Hired and managed design team to redesign Surfcityusa.com website
• Implemented successful search engine optimization strategy taking website from Google page rank of “0” to “6” in six months
SOFTWARE
EXPERTISE
Canvas
Adobe Creative Suite
Jira
Google Suite
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Office
Luminis Student Portal
RAYA PETERSON
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
********@*******.***
Huntington Beach, CA
ONLINE LEARNING
CONTENT
CREATION
Camtasia
Articulate Storyline
Adobe Premier Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Dreamweaver
Design Thinking
Zoom / Google Meet
Visual Collaborative Tools
Infographics
Podcast Creation