​Background

My practice is grounded in 15 years of classroom teaching, a Master of Education in Distance Education and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Instructional Design from Athabasca University, and seven years designing training for high-stakes operational environments where performance errors constitute safety risks rather than compliance issues.

 

Before specializing in law enforcement training, I ran a web design business for six years and administered learning management systems at the university level. This technical foundation informs how I approach LMS architecture, workflow automation, and scalable digital delivery.

 

Approach

I use a competency-based design process that starts with researched operational requirements - not existing course materials. This means identifying what personnel actually need to do, mapping those tasks to knowledge, skills, and attributes, then designing assessments before content. The result is training that measures what matters rather than what's easy to test.

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In high-stakes environments, training must be measurable, repeatable, and grounded in documented operational needs. I work with agencies that are ready to move from informal instruction to professionalized training systems that produce documented, measurable competence.

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Credentials

Education

• Master of Education, Distance Education — Athabasca University

• Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Instructional Design — Athabasca University

• Bachelor of Education — University of Alberta

 

Professional Development

• Master Instructor Level I — NAIT

• Project Management — University of Waterloo, University of Alberta

• AI Essentials — Google Skills

• HTML/CSS — International Web Association, NAIT

 

Core Competencies

• Design Methodology: ADDIE, Agile/SAM, TPACK, Adult Learning Principles.

• Delivery Formats: Online, Instructor-Led, Blended Training.

• Needs Analysis: Training Needs Assessment, Performance Gap Analysis.

• Assessment Design: Competency-Based Assessment, BARS Rubrics, other Rubric Development.

• Content Development: Storyboarding and Scripting, Facilitator Guides and Learner Guides, Articulate 360.

• Evaluation: Kirkpatrick Evaluation, Learning Outcomes Measurement, LMS Performance Data Analysis.

• Project Management: Multi-Level Program Architecture, SME Collaboration, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance.

 

Technical Proficiencies

• Authoring Tools: Articulate 360 (Storyline, Rise), Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Vyond

• LMS Platforms: Instructure Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, ILIAS, LearnFlex

• Workflow and Office: Microsoft Power Automate, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Smartsheet

• Web and CMS: Sitecore, WordPress, Joomla!, basic HTML/CSS