Excellent communicator and dependable team player with strong understanding of insurance industry. Adept at building relationships with clients, brokers and other stakeholders while delivering outstanding service. Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong ability to identify potential risks and develop solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
General Lines Insurance Agent
American Income Life
07.2021 - Current
Senior Insurance Agent and Manager responsible for providing members of various Unions, Groups and Associations with permanent life insurance benefits
Responsibilities include: Inbound/Outbound Call Support, Appointment Booking/Scheduling, Zoom Presentation Delivery, Field Underwriting Screening, Sales Qualifying/Down Closing/Up Selling, Account Management and Customer Service Support, Recruiting/Interviewing/Mentoring/Coaching New Hires, On the Job Field/Trainer
Built relationships with clients using active listening and issue resolution to provide excellent service
Responded to customer calls swiftly to resolve issues and answer questions
Prepared and reviewed insurance applications to verify compliance with regulations
Obtained underwriting approval by completing application for coverage
Identified potential risks in client businesses and recommended appropriate insurance coverage
Educated clients on insurance policies and procedures
Instructional Designer
TTEC - Business Process Outsourcing Company
06.2018 - 07.2021
Instructional design consultant on the Kaiser Permanente project
Responsible for integrating discovery learning principles into traditional instructor led classroom materials, such as facilitator guides, PowerPoint presentations and job Aids
Instructional design developer on the Ooredoo project
Responsible for leading the redesign and conversion of traditional classroom instruction for a global IT firm into ten e-learning modules using Storyline 360
Responsibilities included vetting legacy content, creating digital design documents for Storyline development and graphic artists, developing Storyline modules, providing e-learning QA support to ensure compliance with development guidelines, uploading finished modules into LITMOS, creating a LITMOS final assessment and converting English language modules into Bahasa, Arabic, Burmese and French
Instructional design developer on the JPMC project
Assisted with updating Storyline 360 e-learning modules and providing e-learning QA support to ensure compliance with development guidelines
Instructional design developer on the Allianz project
The primary project objective is to digitize existing instructor - led training for four of the Allianz Sales Capability modules
Responsibilities include coordinating the Instructional Design team efforts and include executing the design and development work needed to achieve the deliverable using RISE.
Learning and Development Specialist
Virtual Intelligence Providers - Training and Development Consulting Firm
10.2017 - 07.2017
Responsible for designing and developing training solutions consisting of; Experiential learning, e-learning, job shadowing and ILT for Sales Management and Talent Enablement personnel
Conducting front-end needs assessments, creating project scope documents and supporting training plans based on customer needs for a Property and Casualty Insurance company
Maintaining and updating the LMS and coordinating training resources and tracking student progress.
Instructional Design Program Manager
Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Technology Firm
01.2016 - 07.2017
Responsible for the design, development and management of the Human Resources Learning and Development Onboarding portfolios for a global audience of new hires
Onboarding courses and key accomplishments: Key (NEO) Accomplishments include: Reduction in deliverable time from 8 hrs.to 6
Stand-a-lone modules for increased flexibility based on regional preferences
Game based activities for increased user interaction / attention
Streamlined Facilitator Guides and scripts for easy reference
Key (C2CS) Accomplishments include: Reduction in deliverable time from from 4 days to 2 for ILT and from 5 to 3 for vILT
Updated content to align with current branding guidelines
One common Facilitator Guide for the ILT and vILT
Micro-lesson creation for delivery via EdCast
Replaced abstract based activities with those based on real world application
Talent Enablement Support responsibilities included: Designing a job specific electronic onboarding checklist
Assessing existing performance evaluation criteria used by sales and recruiting managers and end users
For accuracy and compliance with instructional standards and guidelines
Assessing all training materials to ensure they accurately supported the performance-based learning objectives
Recommending corrective action to take to improve or eliminate training inconsistencies.
Instructional Design Program Manager
Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company - Manufacturing Contractor
07.2009 - 11.2015
Responsible for providing instructional design and project management services in support of Human Resources for drilling rig contractor field operations
Canvassing and Interviewing prospective new hires for Instructional Design and developer positions
Negotiating contractual agreements with 3rd party contractors
Vendor management Assessing employee performance and mentoring new hires
Developing project scope documents and managing project teams
Conducting a gap analysis of eight legacy classroom training modules
Leading the development of performance based objectives & test questions for training materials in collaboration with SMEs
Updating eight classroom training modules per gap analysis findings and SME input
Leading a task analysis of the PDS-20, the Pipe Handler and the Boiler with SME collaboration
Conversion of Rig Manager Supervisory classroom training to an e-learning module
Designing and developing Quick Reference Cards for the PDS-20
Assessing and providing input for simulation design and development
Sr. Instructional Design Project Manager
Syntex Management Systems - Software Development Firm
08.2005 - 11.2008
Introduced project development guidelines and standards based on the A.D.D.I.E
Model of Instructional Systems Design (I.S.D.) to the Syntex Training Department
Designed and managed the development and deployment of training curricula in support of the Enterprise Risk Management software suite
Conducting needs assessments and gap analysis, developing training plans, defining project scope documents, and overseeing adherence to Instructional Systems Design guidelines and standards
Assessing legacy training materials for compliance with Instructional Design principles and adult learning theory, identifying changes needed to achieve compliance and overseeing their implementation
Developing statements of work and change order requests
Classifying legacy courses by curriculum, and creating a Train the Trainer Curriculum
Coordinating training delivery and allocating training resources for online and classroom instruction
Delivering classroom and virtual training on ERM suite curricula
Delivering Train the Trainer training and evaluating classroom trainers
Updating the training Web site with general training information including; training schedules, course descriptions that included goals and objectives, prerequisites and support tools, Managing customer responses to training requests, booking training engagements and coordinating training events held at annual User Conferences
Updating training materials to comply with new releases and copyright law
Providing external customers with feedback on their training material development initiatives.