VICE PRESIDENT, VIRTUAL MEDIA, MABAM! ENTERTAINMENT, LOS ANGELES, CA
Mabam! Entertainment is a full service production company specializing in film, music video, commercials, EPK/behind the scenes production, website development, and new media.

• Responsible for client and project management for the production company’s website development projects
  
  
• Serve as a member of the executive management team, contributing to business development and strategic planning

PRESIDENT, THE PAMAY GROUP, LLC, CHICAGO, IL
The Pamay Group, LLC is a company specializing in creating innovative and engaging educational environments. Past and Present projects include:

Instructional Design Lead/Project Manager, Teachscape, New York, NY

• Responsibilities include project and client management, instruction and information design, developing online content, and designing on-line activities for professional development courses for K-12 teachers in Texas and Ohio

Case Study Based Course Development, The Iris Group, V, LLC, Chicago, IL

• Created on-ground training workshop to teach the content of a book targeted at women business travellers.

Introduction to Improv Workshop, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL

• Conducted on-ground training workshop on the basics of improvisational theatre

Distance Learning Workshop, Ilisagvik College, Barrow, Alaska

• Delivered keynote address and day-long workshop on the benefits and components of a distance-learning program

ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT,
AIU ONLINE/CECORE, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

• Monitor and grade student work, encourage interaction via an on-line discussion board, conduct real-time chats with students, mentor new on-line faculty, and create faculty support structures
  
  
• Teach the following Information Technology degree courses: Introduction to IT, Computers in your Future, Introduction to Computer Applications, and Concepts in IT
  
  
• Develop new IT courses and update existing course materials for courses in progress

COURSE DEVELOPMENT LEAD, INDELIQ, AN ACCENTURE COMPANY, CHICAGO IL

• Designed, developed and reviewed course material (simulation scenarios, storylines, source materials, interactions, feedback, scripts for conversation, media, and reference layer content) for a course designed to teach Change Management to new managers
  
  
• Worked directly with content partners to refine course objectives and develop course components.
  
  
• Developed course work plans and budgets with Course Development Management Team
  
  
• Managed design scope and process (including content, media, & user testing) to meet schedule and budget objectives
  
  
• Managed a design team and mentored team members in good design practice
  
  
• Ensured compliance of Indeliq course development methodology
  
  
• Participated in development of Design Best practices

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

• Conducted research funded by the Kellogg Foundation investigating innovative programs that incorporate technology and target vulnerable youth. Responsibilities included learning design, survey creation, conducting interviews, and usability testing

ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER, CARDEAN UNIVERSITY, AN ON-LINE UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL

• Monitored and graded student work, encouraged interaction via an on-line discussion board, and contributed real-world stories and expertise from my professional experiences
  
  
• Taught Internet User Experience Courses

VICE PRESIDENT, EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT, CURIOUS NETWORKS, CHICAGO, IL

• Identified and implemented Curious Networks’ user interaction strategies and methodologies
  
  
• Created interaction models that served as the basis for multi-channel application development technologies
  
  
• Represented the user-facing aspects of the company, and served as key contact regarding the dedication Curious Networks had to their users.
  
  
• Managed customer-facing aspects of Curious Networks products and services including interface development, usability testing and idea generation
  
  
• Created user-centered interface designs for multiple delivery channels (voice, web, wireless, and other handheld information devices)
  
  
• Conducted focus groups, ideation sessions, and usability sessions with developers and end users
  
  
• Supervised usability and interface design professionals
  
  
• Served as a member of the executive management team, contributing to business development and strategy tasks including assisting in defining future business directions and service offerings, and bringing the customer perspective to the discussion

LEARNING TECHNOLOGY MANAGER, ANDERSEN CONSULTING, NORTHBROOK, IL
Served as key resource in providing expertise in the area of learning theory, design and application development. Responsibilities included practice building and pre-sales activities such as developing and conducting numerous presentations to Andersen Consulting and client senior executives and personnel, as well as involvement in the following client engagements:

Lead Design Architect/Project Manager, 6/98-6/99, Global 1000 company, Munich, Germany

• Assessed client training needs and requirements for organizational and strategic change
  
  
• Developed learning goals and scenarios for a multimedia course to teach financial best practices
  
  
• Contributed to budget and timeline creation for all phases of application development
  
  
• Managed and coordinated efforts between content, audio-video, graphics, and technical teams
  
  
• Coached team of designers during the detailed design and build phases of application development
  
  
• Coached Engagement Manager in system test phase of application development
  
  
• Designed and developed on-line activity teaching the concept of Economic Value Added (EVA)
  
  
• Served as knowledge transfer agent in order to build European e-learning practice
  
  
• Measured, tracked, and reported project status and progress using Microsoft Project

Design Team Lead Consultant, 6/97- 3/98, Fortune 500 Company, Hartford, CT

• Developed learning goals and scenarios for application to teach business decision making skills
  
  
• Completed detailed design and documentation of on-line module teaching business case development
  
  
• Gathered and indexed content and expertise from senior executives and other subject matter experts
  
  
• Conducted focus groups to determine most effective methods of human-computer interaction
  
  
• Conducted software usability testing
  
  
• Created audio and video scripts
  
  
• Designed and developed intelligent tutoring to support learning objectives of module
  
  
• Managed a team of analysts and consultants during System Test phase of application development
  
  
• Coached new designer in the area of simulation design and development

Design Analyst/ Technical Lead Developer, 10/95-2/97, Fortune 500 Company, Stamford CT

• Assessed applicability of new technologies to client issues
  
  
• Created standards for context-sensitive intelligent help and feedback
  
  
• Contributed to detailed design of an on-line task to teach legal documentation skills
  
  
• Created and executed functional and technical test scripts for system tests
  
  
• Developed two on-line modules using proprietary Andersen Consulting development tools

Andersen Consulting Corporate Fellow, Institute For the Learning Sciences (ILS)

• Designed and developed prototype for a learning application to teach about risks for heart disease.
  
  
• Created on-line demos of learning applications for “Engines for Education” book by Roger Schank
  
  
• Supported design of a phone operator training application
  
  
• Created proof-of-concept for a simulation to teach Covey’s 3rd habit (First Things First)
  
  
• Coordinated scripting and production of audio and digital video for multimedia applications
  
  
• Conducted demos and presentations for ILS and Andersen Consulting client and internal audiences
  
  
• Served as key contact for demonstrations of several learning systems developed at the Institute

• Completed Project Management Certificate Program, May 2003
  University of Illinois, College of Business Administration, Chicago, IL
  
  
• Currently completing the Making Virtual Classrooms a Reality, Master of Online Teaching Certificate, University of Illinois, Illinois Online Network, Springfield, IL, expected completion date: 2005
  

• Managed and designed learning applications that received both the Cindy Award, and an Honorable Mention from the Computerworld Smithsonian Program
  
  
• Received Teaching Excellence Award, AIU-Online, Information Technology, 2003
  
  
• Received Faculty Service Award, AIU-Online, 2003
  
  
• Received Learner Partnership Award, AIU-Online 2003
  
  
• Received Faculty Recognition Award, AIU-Online, 2002
  
  
• Member, Association of Computing Machinery
  
  
• Founding Member, Chicago Women In Technology
  
  
• Chosen as Today's Chicago Woman's "Woman to Watch", February 2001
  
  
• Member of Delta Sigma Theta, a Public Service organization
  
  
• Volunteer, icstars Technology Leadership Training Program
  
  
• Graduate of Second City Conservatory Program (Advanced Study of Improvisational Comedy/Theatre)
  
  
• Cast Member/Performer with two improv/sketch performance groups: Quagmire and pH productions
  
  
• Completed Chicago Marathon, October 1997; New York Marathon, November 1999
  
  
• Functional knowledge of Spanish, German, and Japanese languages