Christopher Roberts

515-***-**** • adt417@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

B.A. Sociology/Social Psychology, University of Iowa 1985 Iowa State University Ames, IA

Graduate Work - Instructional Technology 1996

EMPLOYMENT

Sentinel Development Solutions, Inc. Des Moines, IA President/Chief Operating Officer April 2009 - Present

• Lead the company producing a leading SaaS solution (eCollections) for businesses engaged in the recovery/liquidation of distressed debt assets. All solutions are .NET based and hosted on Microsoft Azure.

• Responsible for all operational systems of the company.

• Lead marketing and sales.

• Oversee implementations.

• Serve as Chief Compliance Officer.

• Created Product Roadmap and manage the Product Backlog.

• Designed and developed the interactive training framework for online reference and training content delivery.

MediaTech, LLC Ankeny, IA

President & Chief Executive Officer November 2003 - April 2009

• Founded this eLearning company engaged in the creation of simulation software and interactive training content for large companies and federal/DoD agencies including the National Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.

• Responsible for business development that led to inclusion on BPAs with a value of over $200m.

• Designed and created the ECMAScript architecture and framework for courseware creation and delivery (Agile-X™).

• Developed software instructional platforms for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Division of the Department of Homeland Security to develop supporting material for the protection of critical infrastructure in all 50 states.

Alion Science and Technology Falls Church, VA

Consultant February 2001 – November 2003

• Provided consultation on various technology and eLearning deliverables for the Army National Guard and the Department of Homeland Security.

• Provided training to government and civilian staff on the creation of distributed learning architectures, platforms, tools, etc.

Sentinel Development Solutions, Inc. Des Moines, IA Senior Vice President February 1998 - November 2001

• Co-founded this startup company that produced a debt collection/recovery platform for financial services companies.

• Played a leading role in all software design and development.

• Responsible for all business analysis.

• Created the business plan. Responsible for the acquisition of over $3.5m from investors.

• Led sales. Responsible for taking the company from $0 to $6m in annual revenue. Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. Des Moines, IA Program Manager February 1994 - February 1998

• Led the production of innovative interactive training products funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and several federal agencies including the Army, the National Guard, the Marine Corp, and the Navy.

• Led the team that designed the architecture and framework to create and manage the interactive courseware products.

• Designed and implemented the development methodology and led the development and implementation of cost estimation, tracking and production cycle management solutions. PRC, Inc. Des Moines, IA

Applications Analyst March 1992 - February 1994

• Led small teams in the production of innovative interactive eLearning products funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). I played an integral role in the design and development of leading-edge products that led to national recognition by the U.S. Army National Guard.

Independent Contracting Des Moines, IA

Independent Contractor 1991 -2009

• Created an interactive career exploration application “You Can…” for the state of Missouri Department of Education.

• Created an interactive marketing application for the Iowa Communication Network.

• Created an interactive CD-ROM for the book Energizing Your Employees by Bob Nelson. ACTIVITIES

Receivables Management Association Int Des Moines, IA Education Committee August 2017- Feb 2020

• Assisted with and prepared workshops and webinars. University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA

Software Developer February 2019

• Created an interactive application for the University of Northern Iowa Speech and Language Therapy Department to aid in the treatment of patients with Aphasia. The application included short video clips of different emotions that patients attempt to identify correctly. Southwest Venture Capital Conference Austin, TX

Coordinator August 1998- May 2000

• Worked with the Chairman, George Watson, to identify and assist companies presenting at the Southwest Venture Capital Conference in Austin. At the time this was the 2nd largest VC conference in the U.S.

TECHNOLOGIES

• .NET (VB.NET, C#)

• MS SQL Server

• MS Azure

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Javascript (ECMAScript)

• HTML, CSS

• SQL

MEMBERSHIPS

Receivables Management Association (formerly the DBA) 1998 - Present ACA International 1998 – Present

PUBLICATIONS

Collecting Knowledge - an article on the intelligent use of technology-based training in the ARM industry describing the benefits of interactive, Web-based training as well as steps to implement a distributed solution. Recovery Advisor Magazine. March 2002.

Component Development - a technical article providing instructional and tutorial information on the development of ActiveX components. Visual Basic Programmer's Journal. May, 1995. PAPERS

1. Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI)/Distributed Learning (DL) Software Innovations Report of Findings, 2003. A comprehensive review of innovations in software technologies used to develop, manage, and deliver DL courseware.

2. Distributed Learning (DL) Quality Assessment Tool, 2003. A set of qualitative standards to assist in assessing the instructional efficacy of DL products. 3. MIMIC: A Comprehensive Distributed Learning Development Methodology Review and Critique, 2003.

4. Interactivity Level Definition: An Analysis of the Existing Definition of Interactivity Levels Provided by ATSC, 2004.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Technology Roundtable Part One – Don’t Roll the Dice with Compliance – Reduce Technology Risk and Even the Odds! – 2018 RMA Conference

TRAINING WORKSHOPS (created for Alion)

1. Deriving Instructional Principles From Cognitive Theory I 2. Deriving Instructional Principles From Cognitive Theory II 3. Applied Cognitive Theory

4. Constructivism: Implications for DL Design

5. Inside Browsers: The Sandbox We Play In

6. Overview of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

7. Basic DL Architecture

8. Interactivity Levels I

9. Interactivity Levels II

10. Inside SCORM: The Basics

11. Inside SCORM I: SCO Basics

12. Inside SCORM II: Manifesting the Future

13. Learning Management Systems I

14. Learning Management Systems II

15. An Overview of the Document Object Model

16. Project Management Fundamentals I

17. Project Management Fundamentals II

18. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

19. DL Technology Trends

20. Web Services: An Overview

21. Working with SMEs

22. XML: An Overview

23. Instructional Systems Design (ISD) I

24. Instructional Systems Design (ISD) II

25. Instructional Systems Design (ISD) III

INTERESTS

I’m a guitarist and an avid bicyclist.

Contact this candidate