Bijay Kumar Barik

Instructional Designer

B***, B-Block, GM Infinite E-City Town Phase – I

Neotown, Electronic City, Bengaluru – 560100

Mobile: 889******* Email: adxxtq@r.postjobfree.com Objective:

Experienced and enthusiastic learning solution expert with 8 years of dynamic experience in the field of Instructional Designing. Highly adept in creating and maintaining curricula and programs used to train employees, while communicating effectively with company personnel. Passionate about creating thoughtful and clear learning objectives that work to support business goals. Managed eLearning projects in large-scale consumer goods, food processing, and healthcare industries as well as corporate learning environments. Well-versed with Instructional Design models, such as ADDIE, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Merrill’s Principles.

Career Summary:

Total Experience: 18 years

Instructional Designer Experience: 08 Years

Relevant Experience:

1. Senior Consultant

EY Global Delivery Services, Bengaluru

October 2021 to Till Date (1 year and 8 months)

Key Responsibilities:

Enable breaking down any training request into manageable and traceable chunks

Perform periodic reviews of the content to ensure its fit for purpose

Sign off on content relevance, quality, and content on behalf of the university

Showcase periodic demos with the end users and product delivery team

Adopt an agile way of working to ensure content is delivered as per the requirement

Collaborate with learning and development teams

Manage stakeholders across teams, products, L&D

Build measures to ensure excellence in training content

Develop learning courseware in rapid learning tools (Articulate 360 and Rise)

Engage and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders and SMEs to identify business goals

Create effective and innovative training design solutions

Develop an approach to evaluate the achievement of learning objectives (e.g., learning assessments)

Develop project plans for the design and development of identified solutions

Develop appropriate learning activities based on training designs and learning objectives

Leverage and modify existing training solutions to meet current needs

Conduct Train-the-Trainer sessions to prepare trainers for the delivery of training solutions

Conduct training pilots to identify specific issues that needed to be addressed prior to delivery

Review existing courses and provide feedback

Create supporting materials and media elements for training (audio, video, and simulations)

Provide support to the instructional design team for the development of curriculum and adult learning training materials for staff development

Exchange ongoing constructive feedback about content development and creative design with peers, supervisors, and other collaborators across the broader learning services team

Manage project end-to-end design and delivery

Mentor and manage staff/assistant Instructional Designers 2. Assistant Manager

TalentQuest, Bengaluru

August 2017 to October 2021 (4 years and 2 months) Key Responsibilities:

Develop eLearning courseware in rapid learning tools (Articulate 360 and Rise) for global clients in multiple disciplines using instructional design methodologies

Manage projects and a team of five members of Instructional Designers

Create and define content and training curricula for technical and non-technical audiences, including learning modules and webinars

Provide support to the instructional design team for the development of curriculum and adult learning training materials for staff development

Maintain awareness of a variety of training delivery modes (Instructor-led, Computer-based, blended, and webinar)

Identify the right modality and technology to meet the objective, pro-actively bringing forth opportunities to test and learn with innovative solutions

Recommend new or enhanced client solutions to internal stakeholders, based on client feedback

Exchange ongoing constructive feedback about content development and creative design with peers, supervisors, and other collaborators across the broader learning services team

Work with the end users/engineering SMEs to ensure traceability of content for technical training 3. Team Lead

Aptara Technology, Trivandrum

September 2011 to July 2017 (5 years and 10 months) First 2 years and 10 months worked as QA Lead and last 3 years worked as Instructional Designer Key Responsibilities:

Design a wide range of training and assessment modules via multiple channels including:

• Interactive eBooks

• Job Aids

• Student/Instructor Guides

• Web-Based Training (WBT)

• Computer-Based Training (CBT)

• Mobile learning (mLearning)

• Online Assessments Engines

• Virtual Classroom Training (VCT)

• Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

• Simulation and Game-based Learning

• Social Learning

• Proposal Document

• Knowledge Portals

Maintain Technical Documentation

Develop content for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality

Manage a team of Functional Testers and Content Editors across multiple locations in India

Create project plans and manage project timelines Quality Review and Testing:

Provide the course writer time and standards to review proofs; provide inputs on final corrections

Proofread, quality check, and content edit of designed eLearning content

Perform end-user testing ensuring visual clarity, language, grammar, and suitability of the content

Create review checklists for projects and branding guidelines for content and media elements

Perform peer review and QA review for other designers on multiple projects Other Experience:

1. Senior Proofreader (Internal transfer from Macmillan) Yell Adworks, Hyderabad

October 2006 to September 2011 (4 years and 11 months) Internal transfer from Macmillan to Yell Adworks client site at Hyderabad Key Responsibilities:

Copy Edit and Proofread (standard and editorial) new and revised titles during various stages of production: typographical errors, misspellings, obvious grammatical errors, deviations from style specifications, deviations from dead copy, wrong or missing punctuation, incorrect spacing or tracking, misalignment of text or graphics, incorrect word division or bad breaks, type style errors, and front-matter listing errors. 2. Proofreader

Macmillan, Bengaluru

March 2005 to October 2006 (1 year and 7 months)

Key Responsibilities:

Provide quality control through all stages of the production process, communicating with graphic designers, art directors, and copywriters on all aspects of content and design of products. Copy edit and proofread completed pages to sign off before delivery for printing. Skillset:

Learning authoring tools – Articulate Storyline 360

Microsoft 365

Basic Knowledge of SAP S/HANA

Storyboarding – ILTs, WBTs, Job Aids, and QRGs

Content analysis

Quality analysis

Project management

Resource management

Curriculum development

Learning Management Systems

Project Management:

Manage learning modules and curriculum assignment

Coordinate and manage the ID, QA, and Editorial teams for the development of eLearning modules

Analyze and report program status to the leadership team

Present program progress and status using Microsoft PowerPoint

Manage multiple project/team activities simultaneously

Facilitate training – Online and offline

Education:

MA in English (2000–2002) Regular (Full-time)

Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha

BA in English (1997–2000) Regular (Full-time)

Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

PGDCA (2011) Regular (Part-time)

GNITT, Hyderabad

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: May 07, 1979 Nationality: Indian

Date: June 20, 2023 Bijay Kumar Barik

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