MAREISHA LANE EDELEN
Summary
Professional educator with track record in curriculum design and development. Developed comprehensive and adaptive learning materials tailored to various educational needs. Known for collaborative team efforts and delivering high-quality results. Skilled in instructional design and project management, adaptable to changing educational requirements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Instructional System Designer
CACI
06.2023 - Current
- Senior instructional and curriculum designer responsible for shaping the development of government training programs
- Responsibilities include overseeing live government reviews, developing On-Screen Lessons within a Learning Content Management System, and conducting thorough reviews of training content to ensure accuracy while providing valuable design insights
- Develop engaging multimedia curriculum that meets 508 accessibility standards, using authoring systems for individual and instructor-led training
- Collaborate with government stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure the technical accuracy of instructional design content
- Partner with government customers to identify required curriculum and create lesson plans
- Lead department scrum meetings and live content reviews with government customers
- Research and gather missing instructional content to create or edit lesson design documents
- Conduct peer review and internal unit training for quality standards
- Conducted rigorous testing to verify system functionality, ensuring maximum stability before deployment.
- Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope.
- Streamlined user experience for increased productivity through user-centered design principles.
- Presented project updates and progress reports regularly, keeping stakeholders informed about key milestones and potential roadblocks so that they could make informed decisions in a timely manner.
- Led daily stand-up meetings to maintain clear communication channels and ensure alignment on priorities and expectations.
- Developed customized learning paths for individual students based on their unique needs, strengths, and interests.
Operation Support Unit Leading Petty Officer E-6 (Retired)
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
01.2017 - 08.2023
- Responsive and decisive leader with a hands-on approach to management, accountable for playing a vital role in developing comprehensive training programs that facilitate achieving command training requirements
- Showcases strong commitment to the unit’s success, simultaneously impacting and reinforcing the growth and development of the subordinates
- Demonstrates remarkable leadership abilities in guiding sailors through administrative, medical, and dental readiness processes
- Successfully improves the process of mobilization and deployment of personnel, resulting in a high percentage of readiness status
- Evaluate employee performance and conformance to regulations and recommend appropriate personnel actions
- Advises operation support members on programs, ideas, and opportunities pertinent to their well-being, allowing them to focus on performing their mission and enhancing their careers
- Assists the upper chain of command in completing all administrative tasks
- Supervised 168 personnel members within the unit, providing positive guidance towards their professional and personal growth
- Successfully coordinated member development activities for five divisions while tracking completion of mandatory requirements, resulting in an increased unit mobilization readiness by 14% from 75% to 89.5%
- Created and implemented a new and highly efficient onboarding program, resulting in new members completing onboarding requirements three months faster
- Direct supervisor of Naval Louisville, New Gains program by leading the onboarding of 73 new sailors and enabling them to reach preset benchmarks
- Contributed to achieving a training completion rate above the command average for GMTs and ESAMS
- Recognized for extraordinary individual accomplishments through achievement awards
- Increased operational readiness by conducting thorough training exercises and performance evaluations for junior personnel.
- Maintained strict security protocols while handling classified information, mitigating the risk of unauthorized access or disclosure.
Training & Development Specialist
Parallon Healthcare Corporation of America HCA
03.2017 - 06.2023
- Accountable for facilitating the development and delivery of workplace strategies and education initiatives to impact the culture and critical capabilities of the organization
- Conducts cross-functional collaboration to guide the development and implementation of education strategies and advance employee's professional development, growth, and performance
- Champions the implementation of various initiatives regarding the education infrastructure, training development, and knowledge management
- Serves as a key leader for onsite and virtual facilitation of group training events with organizational change and career development initiatives
- Collaborates with Information Technology department to modernize end-user experience and system design
- Partners with internal subject matter experts across the organization to create operational processes and maintain departmental standards of consistency
- Responsible for translating complex operational processes into user reference guides to improve and increase successful usage of processes and web portals
- Develop virtual instructor facilitation guides, web-based user activities, and instructional materials for projects
- Spearheads strategic initiative to develop content-specific handling and quality assurance-based programs
- Conduct employee evaluation to identify skill assessment and created an employee performance plan
- Responsible for creating structured training plans specific to end-user-integrated subject content
- Leads data analyst projects to assess best practices and obtain targeted feedback on composed surveys
- Streamline operational functions to improve proper handling, time efficiency, and increase productivity
- Create preliminary storyboard layout with detailed visuals and script a compelling narrative
- Mentored new hires with personalized coaching, accelerating their integration into the team dynamic.
Reserve Training Department Lead
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
02.2015 - 09.2021
- Effective communicator and training coordinator contributed to the professional and personal growth as well as the development of the Sailors, ensuring completion of required training
- A genuine leader with an innate ability to facilitate material, evaluate skill sets, develop new training programs, implement measurement tools, and provide oversight and feedback
- Ensures compliance with training and development initiatives with personnel’s educational needs and appropriately reflects the organization’s mission and resource utilization
- Contributed to the 100% compliance of the unit’s continued efforts with development policies, procedures, and guidelines
- Led team to achieve high performance standards through consistent coaching and feedback.
Operations Specialists-Reserve Work Center Supervisor
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
06.2016 - 07.2021
- Dedicated supervisor accountable for serving as a section leader in charge of scheduling and supervising the accomplishment of weekly work center tasks
- Assumed responsibility for handling escalated issues, monitoring departmental progress, training staff, identifying operational issues and preparing reports that leveraged advanced knowledge of procedures applicable to operations related to navigational logistics and rescue operations
- Tracked, classified, and evaluated potential contact using circuit radar equipment
- Evaluated presentations and tactical situations to make correctional recommendations to the Officer in Charge
- Enabled verbal and comms messaging communication transmission for various air training expeditions and missions
Education
Master of Science - Education, Learning Design and Technology
University of Kentucky
12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Human Resources Management
Colorado Technical University
01.2017
Skills
- Instructional Design
- Project Management
- Training and Development
- Stakeholder Communication
- Adult Learning Principles
- Research and Analysis
Certification
- Graduate Certificate, Distance Education, University of Kentucky, 12/01/24
- Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt, Global College, 2024
- Business Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of South Florida, 2023
- Leadership Training for Managers, Dale Carnegie, 2020
- Trainer-the-Trainer, Parallon Inc, 2010
Resumeobjective
An accomplished educational professional specializing in instructional design and content delivery for government and commercial entities. Recognized as a subject matter expert in education and training for process improvement projects. Possesses proven supervisory experience and a demonstrated ability to develop and deliver customized solutions. Exhibits problem-solving skills and effectively resolves complex, time-sensitive issues to achieve positive outcomes and realign priorities.
Securityclearance
YES- Secret
Awards
- Meritorious Advancement Program Recipient, 2019
- Junior Sailor of the Year (NRC Kentucky), 2018
- Navy/Marine Corp Achievement Medal (2), 2018
- Good Conduct Medal Active (2), 2014
- Military Outstanding Volunteer, 2012
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal, 2012
- Naval Reserve Meritorious Service (3), 2011
- Globe War-Terrorism Service Medal, 2005
Personal Information
Employment: Senior Manager, Training and Adoption
Timeline
Sr. Instructional System Designer
CACI
06.2023 - Current
Training & Development Specialist
Parallon Healthcare Corporation of America HCA
03.2017 - 06.2023
Operation Support Unit Leading Petty Officer E-6 (Retired)
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
01.2017 - 08.2023
Operations Specialists-Reserve Work Center Supervisor
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
06.2016 - 07.2021
Reserve Training Department Lead
US Navy/ Naval Reserves
02.2015 - 09.2021
- Graduate Certificate, Distance Education, University of Kentucky, 12/01/24
- Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt, Global College, 2024
- Business Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of South Florida, 2023
- Leadership Training for Managers, Dale Carnegie, 2020
- Trainer-the-Trainer, Parallon Inc, 2010
Master of Science - Education, Learning Design and Technology
University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Human Resources Management
Colorado Technical University
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