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Crystal Boson, PhD

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​I am a highly skilled Strategist and Instructional Designer with an extensive educational and practical background in curriculum design, evaluative metrics, and program creation. I have a specific expertise in conflict management, team / project culture evaluation, program assessment, and in the creation of change management processes.
         
SKILLS

Adult Learning Theory
Curriculum Design
E-Learning Design
Strategic Planning
Leadership Development
Office/ Office 365
Visual Design
Articulate 360
Program Creation
Prezi Presentation Software
Training and Facilitation
Program and Curriculum Evaluation
 

EXPERIENCE
 
Sr. Learning Partner
XXXXX
Kansas City, MO
05.2017 to Current

Collaborate with SMEs to design curriculum, visual presentation, and facilitation of Consulting Academy, a two week, corporately required onboarding training for all incoming consultants.

Design and propose short and long term learning strategies around Adult Learning and training programs

Design, produce, and facilitate the LEaD Experience: a multi-quarter, Leadership and Management program that resulted in an average of 38% increase in feedback delivery by participants to their direct reports.

Awarded the Game Changer-Enablement Award by the Consulting Advancement Segment in February 2018.

Awarded the Learning Impact Award in March 2018 by Associate Learning and Development.

Create a Conflict Navigation program and protocol that has been adopted by 86% Consulting Leadership Segments

Create and facilitate conflict resolution and feedback materials and trainings for US and Global Associate Relations Partners.

Create and execute learning strategy and plans for a large Government client

Assess program success using surveys, metrics, focus groups, skill assessments, and interviews

Evaluate, modify and create curriculum for US Consulting Academy training program
 

Program Coordinator
SBG Technology Solutions
Alexandria, VA
9.2015 to 5.2017

Designed and produced training materials and resources for TSA Associates

Designed and implemented streamlined research procedures which resulted in reducing project delay timelines by 60%
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Designed, scripted, recorded, and presented online training videos for TSA Associates

Conducted Audience Identification research that resulted in the creation of 4 Program Specific Personas

Created materials, resources, and deliverables for Program Specific Personas

Assessed training needs through surveys and end-user metrics 


Assistant Professor
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
8.2014 to 9.2015

Designed, developed and facilitated seven distinct, LMS-based training environments for department

Managed multiple, simultaneous long and short-term research projects

Utilized data mapping software to create quantitative and qualitative reports

Designed and facilitated quality metrics based curriculum
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Administered performance reviews to evaluate participants’ skill improvement and progress
 

Instructional Designer/Researcher
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
8.2010 to 6.2014

Proposed and secured $78,000 in internal/external funding over four years

Developed social media and print marketing strategy for department

Developed curriculum for e-Learning environments

Trained and evaluated participants utilizing educational technologies

Designed and utilized role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussion, and videos to instruct and train end-users

Established social media account for department with establish readership of 5,000 weekly readers

Assessed learning utilizing a Learning Management System (LMS) 


Instructional Designer/
Instructor

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
9.2006 to 6.2010

Designed quality metrics based curriculum

Analyzed, edited, and evaluated hundreds of complex documents annually, under aggressive timelines

Collaborated with junior and senior partners to represent university at national and regional conferences

Managed educational technology

Utilized multiple LMS environments 


Office Manager
Coldwell Banker United Realtors
Bryan, TX
9.2007 to 4.2009

Designed and maintained a digital, state-wide database for 1000 contracted associates

Designed and created onboard documentation and programming utilized by the Bryan national Headquarters from 2008 to 2015

Produced national onboarding program


EDUCATION
 
Doctorate
2010-2014
American Studies
University of Kansas

Masters
2006- 2008
Texas A&M University
 
Bachelors
2001 - 2005
University of Missouri-Columbia

 
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