Tiffany B. Smith

LEARNING ARCHITECT & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

As a technology professional, I have over a decade of experience working in various industries including, but not limited to education, finance/insurance, legal and medical.

Currently, I am working on my Master's degree in Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning (OPWL), formerly called Instructional Performance Technology.

I am a skilled and experienced professional with a broad knowledge of information that relates to technologies that support instruction, performance and training.

SKILLS:

• Ability and willingness to clearly understand training needs and to find appropriate solutions to develop customized tools
• Adapt instructional content or delivery methods for different levels as well as types of learners
• Conduct needs assessments and strategic learning assessments to develop the basis for curriculum development or to update curricula
• Create, develop and design e-Learning and Rapid e-Learning based on needs of client using Articulate Studio , Camtasia, Captivate, and Storyline.
• Develop instructional materials and products for technology-based courses
• Develop master course documentation, instructor and participant guides and other requirements
• Design instruction and instructional aids for blended learning, e-Learning, instructor-led classroom, and webinars.
• Interview subject matter experts (SMEs) and conduct research to develop instructional content
• Perform & write up needs assessment and evaluation proposals to determine training needs
• Practice Evidence Base Practice to determine credible information to support the written content for instruction and technical documentation
• Present and make recommendations regarding course design, technology, and instruction delivery options.
• Technical Project Management using Agile and Waterfall

International Experience
United States Peace Corps, Mali, West Africa. Worked with a multi-cultural team to rebuild a cost accounting infrastructure through Small Enterprise Development (S.E.D) business team. Researched, designed and wrote instructional material as well as implemented training programs that educated small business owners about maintaining their inventory management systems to enhance their assets and ca