Instructional Designer
Resume:
Shakunthala Rajan
San Antonio, TX 78249
Cell: [469] 955-8129
Email **************@*****.***
Visa Status: Permanent Resident in United States
OBJECTIVE
Looking for an exciting and challenging position that allows me to leverage my project management skills.
EDUCATION
2007 - MBA; Bharathidasan University, India
2002 - BSc Electronic Science; Madras University & GNIIT from NIIT technologies.
Fully authorized to work in the U.S., no sponsorship required. Will work both on-site and/or via telecommute.
WORK HISTORY
January 2009 to date
Freelance Instructional Design and Review support for for K-12 e-Learning and web content.
On demand project support for independent firms seeking free lance support (ex. Manic Media Group, Red Comet, Granic Solutions).
• Creating storyboards for grades K 2-6.
• Chunking and visualization of content, and creating interactive learning module.
• Reviewing online course materials for grades 6-12.
• Verified functionality, animation, graphics, and audio quality.
• Thorough syntax and grammar review.
• Testing and validation of quizzes and other student assessment tools.
• Reviewed online learning content for functionality, animation, graphic, and audio quality.
• Coordinated with the project manager in planning activities and assuring that the projects are executed on time in accordance with the established protocols and procedures.
• Created project plans and handed it out to all the members of the team highlighting the timelines for each deliverable.
• Responsible for facilitating project meetings and ensure that the projects are delivered in accordance with the established protocols.
• Reviewed the work of the associates and provide input to the manager regarding their performance.
• Assist the project manager in resource allocation and budget.
• Prepared regular reports of activity on assigned projects.
• Identify, implement, and monitor continuous quality improvement for team activities.
• Conducted project closure meetings and identified the improvement area.
• Provided support to development team members as needed throughout each project lifecycle, and evaluating end outputs of product.
September 2006 – May 2007
Programmer Analyst (September 2006 – May 2007), with Cognizant Technology Solutions content and design services.
• Coordinated and lead assigned projects and ensure that the day to day activities are completed.
• Monitored project deliverables and timelines and notify the Project Manager when issues arise and taking corrective actions.
• Facilitated project related meetings, create agendas, and prepare materials.
• Prepared regular reports of activity on assigned projects.
• Identify, implement, and monitor continuous quality improvement for team activities.
• Projects required coordination with subject matter experts to understand content, visualizing media elements based on the content and image capturing, interacting with the development and design team, reviewing work for completion and quality, and adhering to all processes and standards specified for the project.
• Other team responsibilities include training and support of new instructional designers, in addition to design and development of new deliverables. Implemented the principles of Blooms Taxonomy while creating assessments. Used ADDIE’s theory throughout the development of the project.
August 2004 – July 2006
Senior Instructional Designer (August 2004 – July 2006), at Element K e-Learning team.
• Coordinated with the project manager in planning activities and assuring that the projects are executed on time in accordance with the established protocols and procedures.
• Created project plans and handed it out to all the members of the team highlighting the timelines for each deliverable.
• Responsible for facilitating project meetings and ensure that the projects are delivered in accordance with the established protocols.
• Reviewed the work of the associates and provide input to the manager regarding their performance.
• Assist the project manager in resource allocation and budget.
• Prepared regular reports of activity on assigned projects.
• Identify, implement, and monitor continuous quality improvement for team activities.
• Conducted project closure meetings and identified the improvement area.
• Provided support to development team members as needed throughout each project lifecycle, and evaluating end outputs of product.
• Involved in the development of online content for IBM Lotus Domino 6/6.5 Server. Worked on the ICND v2.2 project for CISCO. Developed content for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, Groupwise 6.5 (Novell), and Adobe InDesign.
• Developed content for classroom-based (Instructor-led) and e-Learning deliveries that adhered to product specific quality (instructional, visual, and style) specifications, timelines, and customer’s business requirements; participating in analysis and development events,
• Other responsibilities include training new instructional designers, reviewing their content, and providing constructive feedback.
June 2003 – 2004 August
Instructional Designer (June 2003 – August 2004), at NIIT education and research team (ERT).
• Supervised the overall learning process.
• Managed, processed and communicated the daily activities to the group.
• Organized, lead and facilitated project-related meetings, including the creation of agendas and preparation of materials.
• Documented activities and develop feedback report to communicate project findings and activities to collaborators and other involved.
• Developed reports and other deliverables as assigned by the Project Manager.
• Design and develop custom interactive multimedia lessons for K-12 classroom implementation
June 2002 – June 2003
Technical Instructor (June 2002 – June 2003), at NIIT.
Handled nearly 150 students for imparting in them the knowledge of various subjects like OOPS, C++, and MS SQL Server 7.0. Each concept was explained to the student by solving problems in a real-life environment-using plan – implement – verify cycle. I have helped them in the practicing session by debugging their coding.
Technical Skills
• Skills in project coordination.
• Proven ability to work on several projects simultaneously and under tight schedules.
• Advanced computer proficiency in PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Project, and MS Excel
• Strong interpersonal skills, team building skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain several projects simultaneously.
• Working experience in quality improvement.
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