Jeremy Verwey
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer using Articulate Storyline and Rise with over 20 years of experience in e-learning and curriculum development for wide variety of cultural, professional, and medical backgrounds. Offering insightful analysis of content and design to create value-added learning programs that achieve desired business outcomes. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and assess learning needs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Education Specialist
Insight Global / Johnson & Johnson
03.2023 - Current
- Worked with Subject Matter Experts to support educational success, learning and achievement.
- Identified methods and tools to promote student success in project-based learning.
- Developed community education programming events and other activities designed to increase and improve educational outcomes.
- Assisted with marketing, advertising, PR and student and faculty outreach efforts to drive commercial education program growth.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Administered assessments to determine each student's specific educational and social needs.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Developed solutions to improve performance.
- Assessed individual student needs to create lesson plans addressing academic strengths and interests of students, while fostering development and growth.
Instructional Design Contractor
Matrix Animation
11.2018 - 03.2023
- Created training curricula using extensive experience in Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, and TechSmith Camtasia
- Researched and produced learning solutions in wide array of learning topics including government, military, business, medical, industrial, security, and financial sectors.
- Conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Developed assessments within Storyline to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
- Designed course materials through storyboards and course content parsing.
- Utilized TechSmith Camtasia extensively for software training development in various software environments, both proprietary and commercial
- Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
- Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
- Effectively implemented best training practices and adult learning principles in planning and creation of instructional materials.
- Managed diverse team of artists and designers to produce projects on-time and under budget.
- Developed workforce training and onboarding programs to improve organizational efficiency.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
Instructional Design Consultant/Contractor
White Cap Construction / Ashley Ellis Staffing
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Developed essential Articulate RISE and Storyline onboarding courses under tight deadline to train new Sales Account Managers for major construction supply company
- Mined large data repository to organize essential training sales curriculum into effective training modules
- Interfaced with Subject Matter Experts to facilitate validity and quality control of content, altering content accordingly to achieve desired learning goals.
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Developed workforce training programs to improve organizational efficiency
Course Developer Contractor
SpokenHere
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Updated legacy graphics of e-learning courses to Spanish translations.
- Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses
Instructional Design Contractor
Cinelearning Productions
04.2012 - 11.2018
- Gained valuable experience as Instructional Designer and Team Lead.
- Managed team of diverse artists and designers to produce projects on-time and under budget.
- Created broad range of work using various design techniques in Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia, Articulate Storyline, and Articulate Rise.
- Created curricula gaining extensive experience in Articulate Storyline and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Developed assessments within Storyline to evaluate course effectiveness, altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
- Designed course materials through storyboards and course content parsing.
- Teamed with subject matter experts in evaluation and revision of training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms.
- Effectively implemented best training practices and adult learning principles in planning and creation of instructional materials.
- Developed workforce training programs to improve organizational efficiency.
- Contributed to development of comprehensive employee training courses.
- Worked with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes and manage project milestones.
- Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout and color in design work.
Art Director / CEO
Balmora Visual Effects
01.2007 - 04.2012
- Scheduled and validated timelines on project-by-project basis, ensuring that client’s needs were met and projects were completed on time and within budget constraints.
- Determined most effective production design execution including camera placement, staging, environment, and lighting
- Performed QA and approved visualizations completed by team
- Designed and assembled render farm, to allow for larger volume of work through daily pipeline
- Evaluated and implemented new technology designed to assist with production quality and accuracy
- Created visualizations using 3D Studio Max and AutoCAD to produce highest quality renders
- Communicated with current and potential clients to ensure their needs were satisfied and cultivate relationships
- Facilitated meetings with all clients in order to gather accurate projects specifications
- Facilitated trade show events and conventions to keep company up to date on new processes and technology.
- Worked with other artists, animators, and programmers to execute projects on time and within budget constraints.
- Followed design guidelines, asset naming conventions and other technical constraints to produce results compliant with industry and platform standards.
- Combined technical and artistic abilities to accomplish challenging animation objectives.
- Used 3D Studio Max to create computer-generated effects and simulations.
Art Director
Toll Brothers
07.2006 - 07.2007
- Chosen by one of largest luxury home builders in country to direct operations of their in-house artwork department.
- Managed team of 2 managers, 1 artwork coordinator, and more than 10 artists, ensuring that highest quality artwork was completed within tight deadlines and under budget.
- Reviewed resumes, interviewed potential additions to team, and hired those that fit within our team structure.
- Produced accurate updates and status reports presented in daily meetings with VP.
- Presented concepts, copy, and art during internal and client reviews.
- Facilitated weekly manager meetings in order to identify and solve any challenges within department.
- Instituted weekly status meetings to inform department of changes within company and collect valuable input from team regarding suggested changes.
- Successfully assembled and tested render farm, allowing for larger volume of work through daily pipeline.
- Tested and evaluated new technology designed to assist with production quality and accuracy.
- Performed quality assurance and control checks on camera placement, staging, environment, and lighting. Trained recruits on standards, practices, and processes.
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive products.
Producer
MediaLab 3D Solutions
10.2003 - 06.2006
- Challenged by one of largest digital project imaging firms specializing in architectural visualization to manage architectural rendering projects from proposal signing to transfer of completed project.
- Read and exported CAD using AutoCAD and utilized 3D Studio Max to build and match visualizations.
- Performed QA and approved visualizations completed by others using exceptional creative and critical eye.
- Created and catalogued standards and approved work of 3D, 2D and QA departments for various clients, adhering to strict QA and review process and ensuring that client and company standards were met.
- Successfully completed several major projects, including Beazer Dallas project consisting of 320 new and revised elevations to be completed within tight 30-day deadline. Through excellent direction, leadership and organization, enabled employees to work at more efficient rate, successfully delivering project on time and to specs at average of 3.56 elevations per person per day, well over average two per day and with maximum quality.
- Acted as Project Lead on 35% of active projects for current year including 78% of Beazer divisions with current projects, averaging $108 in per hour per person for past year, bringing in extra $16,640 per person.
- Assigned to research and development team, developing scripts that have saved up to 40 minutes per elevation with average of two elevations per person per day, saving company nearly 3800 hours per year and creating capacity for approximately $380,000 in revenue at no extra cost.
- Scheduled and validated timelines on project-by-project basis, ensuring that resources are on task for production within strict deadlines.
- Created and sent accurate updates and status reports.
- Determined most effective production design execution including camera placement, staging, environment and lighting.
- Trained recruits on standards, practices and processes.
- Developed stringent step-by-step software training utilizing TechSmith Camtasia
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ04.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ04.2023
Associate of Applied Science - Animation Media Arts
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA1997
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA1995
Skills
- Articulate Storyline and Rise Development
- Adobe Creative Suite
- TechSmith Camtasia
- Animation and Motion Graphics
- Graphic Design
- Creative and Technical Writing
- Script Writing
- Storyboard Writing
- ADDIE and AGILE Experience
- LMS Experience
- WBT/CBT, ILT, ISD Training Materials
- Instructional Design, Content Development, and Course Design
- Onboarding and Job Aids
- Medical Device Training
- Software Training
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Education Specialist
Insight Global / Johnson & Johnson
03.2023 - Current
Instructional Design Consultant/Contractor
White Cap Construction / Ashley Ellis Staffing
06.2022 - 08.2022
Course Developer Contractor
SpokenHere
03.2021 - 08.2022
Instructional Design Contractor
Matrix Animation
11.2018 - 03.2023
Instructional Design Contractor
Cinelearning Productions
04.2012 - 11.2018
Art Director / CEO
Balmora Visual Effects
01.2007 - 04.2012
Art Director
Toll Brothers
07.2006 - 07.2007
Producer
MediaLab 3D Solutions
10.2003 - 06.2006
Bachelor of Arts - English
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
Arizona State University
Associate of Applied Science - Animation Media Arts
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Northampton Community College
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