Emilios Papas

Experience

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  Element K is now Skillsoft

  Mar 2006 - Oct 2012

  Learning Engagement Manager | Senior Instructional Designer

  Skillsoft is the leading provider of online learning software and course content and acquired Element K in 2011- Rapidly promoted to roles of increasing responsibility and complexity, leading teams of up to 12 in delivery of complex and customized learning projects- Mentored and directed teams of instructional designers, graphic designers and media producers in delivering customized training content for Fortune 50 clients- Performed upfront analysis for hundreds of courses including gap analysis, storyboards, courses design, participant guides, and course evaluation to identify opportunities for improving learning effectiveness- Created prototypes and storyboards for all eLearning courses that reduced course development hours by 30%- Collaborated with content SME, technical writers, and trainers to support training products, generating thousands of hours in training and supporting materials- Designed online training courses for software, internet technology, marketing, sales and support, claims, customer service, and health management using multiple development tools (over 200 courses in 9 year period) Show less

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  Independent Contractor | TTC Innovations

  Oct 2012 - now

  Lead Instructional Designer | Learning Project Manager

  Serving Fortune 500 clients in the analysis, design and creation of instructor led and online learning programs, with an emphasis on financial, healthcare and technology industries- Designed and created hundreds of eLearning and instructor led courses each year- Templatized eLearning best practices to create a library of targeted and interactive content that helped reduce design time by 20 to 25%- Developed technical training for programs such as Microsoft Office, QlikView, proprietary insurance software and others, resulting in significant increase in user adoption and learner competency- Produced soft skills training covering sales, customer relationship management, call center etiquette and more, improving measured outcomes of these skills on average 10 to 40% Show less