Kristopher Brown

Experience

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  Hays Consolidated Independent

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2021

  - Led a team of 14 teachers, creating 56 interactive lesson segments a week for over 11,000 learnersTrained team to use LMS, eLearning, video and audio recording tools, focusing on how to create engaging digital content, increase student engagement, leverage responsive design to be learner friendly- Researched global trends and industry best practices and disseminated information to support asynchronous teaching- Serve as a consultant to music educator teams across the US to coordinate curriculum development and cross-collaboration through Covid- Researched, developed and launched district-wide, vertically aligned curriculum - Implement campus-wide Drive Your Own Device Initiative, including training staff in education technologies- Assisted training and onboarding new hires, including training in district software and other tech programs- Assisted training and integrating student-teachers into classroom environment, including education apps Show less

  • Campus Director of Communications / Webmaster

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Project Manager | Instructional Designer

    Sept 2010 - Jan 2021
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  WTI Solutions

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Contract Instructional Designer

  - Wrote 4 storyboards for civilian contractors working with the military- Developed eLearning based on storyboards provided - Collaborated with subject matter experts

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  Sound Thinking Interactive

  May 2021 - now

  Senior Instructional Designer | Project Manager | LMS Administrator

  - Designed, developed, launched and maintained 10 unique learning programs end-to-end using an agile development process- Developed 312 hrs of interactive Storyline content (audio, video, simulations, role-plays and games) to enhance the learning process by collaborating with multiple stakeholders, clients, and beta-testers- Manage over 300 individual customers and 6 large clients leveraging our learning programs- Wrote 448 storyboards to conceptualize design solutions while working with subject matter experts to identify target audience’s training needs- Elevated current content to deliver 25 hours of self-paced professional development coursework - Wrote 280 lesson plans for client-facing materials- Produced 75 hrs of recorded webinar VILTs to build customer sales funnel- Analyze data from 32 different client-facing surveys to determine trends and product update needs Show less

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  IDOL courses Academy

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

  Instructional Design Faculty & Mentor

  - Lead weekly mentor and coaching sessions covering instructional design best practice, tools (Vyond & Storyline), and industry trends- Coach over 100 mentee designers on design thinking, technical skills, and contract work - Curate 36+ hours of recorded webinars, topics including Animation in Vyond, Trigger and Math Functions in Storyline, Effective use of Master Slides, Creating Course Certificates, and other topics

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  IDOL Talent Pool - eLearning Developer

  Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  Contract Instructional Designer

  - Designed, developed, and delivered two courses using agile development process - Collaborated with subject matter experts in Cloud Connectivity

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  Insight Global

  Mar 2024 - now

  Instructional Desinger

  Designed over 75 videos in various lengths of 3-5 minutes for inclusion in Learning Modules, In-house newsletters, tutorial videos and podcasts.Created 10 Rise Courses that implemented Storyline, Vyond, And Adobe Animate to engage learning audiences with limited professional development time on how to effectively use the DMAIC process and other facets of Lean Six Sigma.