11/15/21
Little League Implements Call Up Grant
Read Little League's post about the program I helped train staff to support, which included assistance to 1,500+ leagues across the U.S.
Tried-and-true talent development.
With 7+ years of experience designing and deploying learner-centered, performance-based programs, learn how I manage projects, provide value to stakeholders and learners alike, and measure the success of our solutions.
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Tradition Meets Innovation
I use well-established approaches and emerging tech to push the envelope with creative solutions rich in interactivity, scalability, and efficacy.
Engagement & Enablement
I help engage talent to play an active role in their performance, enable their improvement, and elevate them towards their professional goals.
Positive ROI Promise
I work with leaders to align on goals, deploy solutions on-time and on-budget, and evaluate outcomes using success metrics and learning analytics.
In the News
6/9/22
Meta Launches First Retail Store
View an article about the tech retail store I helped design and develop onboarding and other training solutions for prior to launch.
6/8/23
Navigate360 Wins EdTech Award
Learn about this brand's recognition for Innovation in Social-Emotional Learning, thanks to a curriculum I designed courses for.
6/12/24
ODILO Trains 5,000 Teachers Across Panama
See Amazon's case study about Panama's analytics-driven learning ecosystem I helped compose, organize, and deploy on Amazon AWS.
Testimonials
"The organized way in which Gary shepherds his clients and stakeholders through the process from end to end...what I admire most is the natural way in which he builds trust, rapport and a spirit of collaboration with the people around him. An unsung hero, 'team glue' kind of guy."
Doug L. - Sr. L&D Manager @ Moss Adams
"Gary took our team’s small instructional design unit and expanded it to help centralize learning design processes and clarity. He is knowledgeable in his field and is great at getting to the core needs of a project when working with both internal and external stakeholders."
Kamryn H. - L&D Coordinator @ Moss Adams
"Gary developed many useful templates and guides which helped the team's designs feel cohesive. He led effective and efficient meetings with SMEs and Stakeholders and was great at knowing what questions to ask."
Kayley O. - Learning Designer @ Moss Adams
"Gary has a knack for creating strong relationships that not only foster acquisition and retention, but also provide Product Development with the insights they need. Gary was known for his ability to work across many teams and fill many roles at once. In short, he's an excellent colleague, and I hope we work together again one day."
Dan S. - Head of Product @ MarcoPolo Learning
"Gary and I worked closely to devise and implement campaigns grounded in analytics data, experimentation, and user feedback. He was also eager to embrace technical details and was completely undaunted by fussy data and lack of clarity. I'd be delighted to work with Gary again!"
Peter N. - Product Manager @ MarcoPolo Learning
"Gary supported the organization's sales efforts by creating and managing email campaigns and video tutorials. Gary was super collaborative in working with product and marketing teams to ensure projects were a success."
Alex M. - Head of Research & Innovation @ MarcoPolo Learning
"Gary's collaborative approach to working with subject matter experts ensured our training materials were both technically accurate and engaging for the end users. He articulated complex concepts clearly and maintained transparent communication channels with all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Even when facing tight deadlines, his positive attitude remained unwavering, which significantly contributed to the team's morale and productivity."
Rich S. - Instructional Designer @ Meta
"Gary brings a great visual design sense to projects while looking for opportunities to innovate the design and function of courses. He quickly showed his reliability, commitment to quality, and strong communication skills...Gary is a great team player and everyone on our team genuinely enjoys working and collaborating with him."
Lauren W. - Director of Project Operations @ Endurance Learning
"I had Gary on as a panelist to speak to a cohort of professionals interested in a career pivot to learning experience design. Gary was punctual, professional, and collaborative at the event, articulately and kindly sharing his experience and advice with the group."
Kathrynn S. - L&D Specialist @ University of Maryland
"I worked with Gary for a Governmental Project for the Panama Ministry of Education. His work and communication skills were right on point with fast delivery and sticking to deadlines, while keeping a high quality on the instructional itineraries he participated in."
Daniel B. - VP of Learning Ecosystems @ ODILO
"Gary and I collaborated on a research and training project for the University of Washington, and he was a consummate partner. Always professional, personable, and dedicated, he was the perfect person to have."
Andrew D.B. - Research Associate @ University of Washington
"Gary was a great person to work with! He's a quick learner, very organized and has top notch communication skills. It was a pleasure to work with him!"
Camille G. - Product Leader @ Cell-Ed
Free Templates & Guides
Guides
Guide to Scripting L&D Video Content
A document I created to help L&D and non-L&D folks have a basic guide to follow
Templates
eLearning Storyboard Template
Basic template for storyboarding a self-paced digital learning module or course. This template contains everything you need to communicate your
Templates
Training Project Intake Questionnaire
A document to help you determine things like project scope, learning content strategy, and other details related to a potential
Guides
Guide to L&D Knowledge Levels & Types
A document I created to provide basic information regarding how we can look at knowledge and skill transfer during adult
Guides
Sample ILT Course Structure for Rapid Development
A document I created in order to give a basic layout of how we can approach an instructor-led course or
Guides
Sample Rise Course Structure for Rapid Development
A document I created in order to give a basic layout of how we can approach an eLearning course in
Templates
eLearning Seat Time Calculator
Basic widget that adds up the multimedia time, word count of text on screen, and knowledge checks/activities to produce
Other Work
Watch a snippet of the session I led at LXDCON 2024 on how L&D professionals can better manage their instructional design projects through gamification!