Dawn Reynolds

Summary of Qualifications

Senior Instructional Designer with over 15 years of expertise designing e-learning and instructor-led training for the federal government, military, commercial, and non-profit industries in such diverse areas as government contracting, leadership and management, financial management, human capital, language acquisition, and federal law.

Education and Professional Development

M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Instructional Design and Technology, George Mason University, Fall 2020

E-learning Graduate Certificate, George Mason University, Fall 2018

Ph.D., American Studies; Women’s Studies Certification, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2010

B.A., American Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 1996

Association for Talent Development, Designing Synchronous Learning Certificate, July 2014

​Technical Skills

• Design Software/Training Platforms: Articulate Storyline 360, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, Google Meet, Blackboard Collaborate, Adobe Connect Pro, Adobe Captivate, iSpring, Microsoft Teams
• Video Creation Tools: Vyond, Powtoon
• Learning Management Systems: Blackboard, Moodle, Cornerstone On Demand (CSOD), Xyleme
• Audio-Visual Software: Camtasia, Audacity, Windows Movie Maker, Prezi
• Productivity Software: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Apps
• Section 508 compliance
• Adult learning theories and methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM)
• Designing thinking processes

Professional Membership

• The eLearning Guild
• Association for Talent Development
• International Society for Performance Improvement
• Metro DC ATD Chapter
• Training Magazine Network

Companies

• Knowledge and Learning Specialist American Institutes for Research (2023)
• Education and Training Consultant MindBroccoli, LLC (2021)
• English Teacher Loudoun County Public Schools (2013)
• Senior Instructional Systems Designer MPF FEDERAL LLC (2021 — 2023)
• Senior Instructional Designer Management Concepts (2010 — 2021)
• Curriculum Writer Irving Burton Associates (2009 — 2010)
• Graduate Instructor/Researcher University of Maryland, Dept of American Studies (2005 — 2010)
• Community Living Assistant East Bay Innovations (2001 — 2004)
• Project Manager/Editor/Writer Whole Systems International (1998 — 2003)