Instructional Design Leader

Professional Summary

Instructional design leader with 10+ years of experience solving business and performance challenges through strategic learning solutions. Experienced leading complex learning initiatives from needs analysis through implementation, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and translating evolving operational processes into clear, scalable learning experiences. Brings deep expertise in instructional design, AI-enabled workflows, accessibility, and continuous improvement, with a focus on delivering measurable business results rather than simply developing training.

Experience

2022 - Current

Citi | Jacksonville, FL

Instructional Design Manager, VP

  • Lead enterprise instructional design strategy for a global team supporting critical business functions including Compliance, Risk, Finance, HR, Information Security, Legal, and Technology.

    • Led a global instructional design team responsible for developing high-impact learning solutions supporting enterprise compliance and operational initiatives.

    • Designed and implemented an AI-enabled instructional design playbook with standardized prompts, templates, and workflows that reduced course development time by 45% while improving design consistency and quality.

    • Directed enterprise intake and prioritization for more than 200 annual instructional design requests, balancing business priorities, compliance risk, capacity, and delivery timelines.

    • Partnered with senior business stakeholders to diagnose performance needs and recommend learning, performance support, or process-based solutions aligned with operational goals.

    • Served as a strategic advisor to business partners, translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into practical learning solutions.

Senior Instructional Designer, Assistant VP

    • Led end-to-end design of blended learning programs supporting audiences of up to 150,000 employees worldwide.

    • Redesigned Citi's enterprise Anti-Harassment curriculum, replacing an external vendor solution and saving the organization more than $200,000 annually.

    • Earned Area9 Advanced Learning Engineer certification and leveraged adaptive learning principles to improve learner practice and personalization.

    • Built reusable learning templates and standardized development practices that improved quality and accelerated production across the instructional design team.

    • Evaluated learner performance data, assessment results, and stakeholder feedback to continuously improve learning effectiveness.

    • Partnered closely with SMEs, compliance leaders, and operational stakeholders to simplify complex policy and process changes into learner centered training.

2018 - 2022

AAA The Auto Club Group | Saint Petersburg, FL

Instructional Designer

  • Designed curriculum for a company wide Salesforce software implementation impacting an audience of 5,000.

  • Onboarded new hires and developed role-based onboarding and enablement programs.

  • Mastered new software and converted technical documentation to effective and engaging training programs, including onboarding, video simulations, scenario based assessments, virtual courses, and reinforcement training.

  • Collaborated and interviewed Subject Matter Experts regarding training needs and gaps.

  • Developed level one assessments regarding effectiveness and success of training programs post virtual conversion.

2013-2018

Capital One | Tampa, FL

Learning and Development Specialist

  • Assessed, designed, developed and delivered training solutions at all levels of staff for multiple business functions including outside and independent sales force and internal support groups.

  • Conducted classroom, virtual, and field training to internal partners to enhance mobility opportunities, reducing turnover and increasing associate productivity.

  • Designed virtual training simulations to provide hands-on scenario based practice.

  • Conducted needs analysis for pre-training to determine development gaps.

  • Created and delivered training material on new technologies and updated business processes, as well as hosted Train the Trainer sessions for selected team leads.

  • Developed action plans regarding trends for policy and procedure changes that satisfied all corporate considerations and employee needs.

🎓 Education

2011

Bachelor of Arts | Psychology

University of North Florida

2007

High School Diploma

Robert Morgan High School

⚙️ Skills

  • Accessibility

  • ADDIE Methodologies

  • Adult Learning Principles

  • AI Powered Adaptive Learning

  • Blended Learning

  • Change Management

  • Curriculum Design

  • D&I Content Development

  • Learning Analytics

  • Microlearning

  • Project Management

  • Responsive Design

  • Role Based Onboarding

  • Visual Design

👩‍💻 Technology

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Area9 Rhapsode

  • Articulate Rise

  • Articulate Storyline

  • Microsoft Copilot AI

  • dominKnow One

  • LMS Admin Docebo

  • Microsoft Office

  • SharePoint

  • Salesforce

  • TechSmith Camtasia & SnagIt