Lead Instructional Designer (Oct 2009- Present)
Vickers & Nolan Enterprises
As Lead Instructional Designer, Leah Roehl plans, designs, and develops engaging learning from the creation of the objectives and outline, to writing content and coming up with ways to make practice mimic real life skills/behaviors. She works closely with other team members to communicate and coordinate curriculum development activities. Responsibilities include:
- Translate knowledge and performance deficiencies into training requirements
- Work with Subject Matter Experts to identify what students need to learn
- Develop objectives and ensure content matches those objectives
- Revise and rewrite content to shape it for learning needs
- Structure content and activities for student learning
- Create media to support learning
- Develop assessments (note that this does not only mean tests)
- Coordinate with the Curriculum Developer, Graphics Artist, Documentation Specialist, and Multimedia Developer to plan, develop, and deliver professional instructor-led and blended learning.
- Completed the development and implementation of the the following curriculum:
- Counter Intelligence/Human Intelligence Officer and Chief Course (2 weeks of instruction)
- Signals Intelligence Core Competency Course (4 weeks of instruction)
- Signals Intelligence Analysis Course (6 weeks of instruction)
- Signals Intelligence Collection Competency Course (6 weeks of instruction)
- Signals Intelligence Leadership Course (2 weeks of instruction)
- Collection Management (2 weeks of instruction)
- Basic Tactical Analysis (2 weeks of instruction)
- Advanced tactical Analysis (1 week of instruction)
- Critical Thinking (1 weeks of instruction)
- Intelligence Analysis Course (2 weeks of instruction)
- Analytic Thinking and Presentation Course (1 week of instruction)
- Automated Collection Planning Tool User Training (8 hrs of instruction)
- Gallipoli Alert Tool User Training (8 hrs of instruction)
Instructional Designer III (Jan 2008- Nov 2009)
QinetiQ North America
- Designed and developed instructor-led, blended, and complex interactive e-learning courseware for multiple customers (COC, SIAT).
- Ensured integrity of task analysis, training requirements, training hierarchies, instructional materials, and evaluation plans.
- Converted complex level written materials and/or training requirements to interactive courseware.
- Developed flow diagrams and story-boards.
- Designed instructionally sound lessons in a variety of delivery media.
- Interacted with customer and subject matter experts to ensure technical accuracy of instructional content.
- Developed manuals, workbook, and audio/video tapes and discs.
- Provided work leadership to lower level employees.
- Supported the Manpower Training and Analysis (MPT&A) team as required. This includes the analysis of programmatic documentation for inclusion into the MPT&A Plan as well as collaborating with project stakeholders to fill in missing information as required.
- Completed the development and implementation of the the following curriculum:
- Systems Engineering, Interoperability, Architectures & Technology Training (8 hrs of instruction)
- Command Operation Center Training (80 hrs of instruction)
UNITECH
- Worked in support of Marine Corps University.
- Developed Corporals Course Project Schedule.
- Developed Non-Resident Course Development Checklist.
- Performed Task Analysis.
- Met with Subject Matter Experts to develop lesson content.
- Created student outlines.
- Converted lesson content into story boards for Distance Learning/ E-Learning.
- Worked closely with active duty, government and contractor support personnel to perform. curriculum development, producing lesson plans and student handouts.
- Worked effectively via SharePoint Team portal.
- pleted the development and implementation of the the following curriculum:
- USMC Corporals Course: Multiple Leadership Lessons (24 hrs of instruction)
Lead Instructional System Designer/Curriculum Developer ( Jan 2001- Jan 2007)
L3 Communications (Titan Group)
L3 Communications (Titan Group)
- Applied the Instructional System Design (ISD) model within the Systems Approach to Training (SAT) for DoD training development to multiple USMC Intelligence Programs
- Responsible for the design, development, update and maintenance of a Distance Learning course for a highly deployable Marine Corps Intelligence System
- Converted contractor Lesson Plans into SAT standard Instructor Guides and Student Guides
- Utilized MCAIMS 32 to enter multiple courses for various government projects
- Drafted a Training Development Process & Standards Document according to SAT standards. This plan addressed the Purpose, Mission, Intent, Concept of Operations, Phases, Task Time lines and Templates for the successful Design, Development and Implementation of Program Training.
- Liaison with contractor Training personnel to advise them on Course/Lesson Development as well as provided them with templates and references for training development. This was in conjunction with my efforts to create a common training baseline and standard for all training developed for the system no matter which contractor was responsible for which component of the system. Thus providing a more functional, professional and quality product to the Project Office and ultimately the Users.
- Coordinated school house activities for a IMINT Program. Published course calendar, coordinated the TAD order process for student Marines, supervised instructors, etc.
- Performed configuration management functions
- Performed testing for the Team Portable Collection System (TPCS), utilized by Marine Corps Signals Intelligence assets
- Coordinated Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) testing for system baseline software
- Coordinated Developmental and Operational Testing for Marine Corps systems.
- Conducted Quality Reviews of system documentation
- Performed technical evaluations of new ideas, concepts and equipment
- Prepared Project Briefs and Documentation for high ranking USMC and Government Officials
- Consulted for various teams within the contract on CBT development, TM review and Lesson Plan Development
- Performed Technical Writing tasks.
- Complete the evaluation and update of the following master lesson files:
- Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking System Training
- Mounted Digital Automated Communications Terminal Training
- Completed the development and implementation of the the following curriculum:
- Tactical Exploitation Group Training (2 weeks of instruction)
- Team Portable Collection System Training (2 weeks of instruction)
