I bring a genuine passion for education. My unique educational background and experience mean that I excel at creating engaging, evidence-informed deliverables. I understand the balance between meeting the learner’s needs while maintaining the business goals of the organization.
I am ambitious, and constantly looking for chances to grow and improve. I strive to develop original solutions and create new areas of opportunity.
I am ambitious, and constantly looking for chances to grow and improve. I strive to develop original solutions and create new areas of opportunity.
Julie Cwik |
Objective
As a highly proactive and results-driven professional, I seek opportunities to create engaging learning experiences that align with an organization's strategic vision. Education
Contact
julie.cwik@gmail.com |
Strengths
Technology
- Easily build relationships across the spectrum of stakeholders
- Create education strategies based on the business needs and goals of the organization
- Develop educational interventions using a learner-centric design
- Utilize a variety of learning strategies to engage the learner
- Believe 50% of content delivery is aesthetic appeal
Technology
- Authoring Tools: Articulate Storyline, iSpring, Piktochart (infographics)
- Audio/Video: AVS Audio Editor, Audacity, Screencastify, Camtasia
- Learning Management Systems: Web courseworks, Ethos CE, Blackboard, and homegrown systems
- Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite products
- Online Meeting Software: Webex, GoToMeeting, Zoom
- Project Management/Communication Tools: Monday.com, Slack, Wrike, Basecamp, Teamwork, SharePoint, Dropbox
- Association Management Software: Aptify, iMIS, netForum
Instructional Design Manager, Trauma Education Programs
American College of Surgeons (Oct 2020 - present)
American Medical Technologists (Sep 2019 - Oct 2020)
Consultant, Instructional Design
Freelance (May 2018 - present)
American Massage Therapy Association (Apr 2018 - Sep 2019)
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (May 2016 - Apr 2018)
American College of Surgeons (2014 – 2016)
American College of Surgeons (2012 – 2014)
American College of Surgeons (Oct 2020 - present)
- Provide leadership for staff teams, committees, and work groups to define the ongoing strategic objectives and instructional design requirements for trauma education.
- Champion and promote the interests of Trauma Education programming through social media, exhibiting, and developing and maintaining relationships with the Committee on Trauma and other key stakeholders.
- Responsible for the full learning cycle of course and curriculum design, development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Create innovative solutions to address program improvement needs.
- Identify improved strategies for standard operating procedures.
American Medical Technologists (Sep 2019 - Oct 2020)
- Lead subject matter experts through the ID process to create effective online and instructor-led learning experiences.
- Design learning experiences using evidence-based approaches to improve learner achievement and retention.
- Responsible for the full learning cycle of course and curriculum design, development, implementation and evaluation.
- Ensure all courses and training aids are aligned with the business goals of the organization.
Consultant, Instructional Design
Freelance (May 2018 - present)
- Lead virtual client work sessions to ensure instructional design and content is consistent with the voice of the organization and aligns with their business goals.
- Design custom-eLearning courses tailored to client needs.
- Develop eLearning courses using Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate.
American Massage Therapy Association (Apr 2018 - Sep 2019)
- Oversee content development for all AMTA professional development programs, products and services (PPSs) to ensure effectiveness, profitability, and to ensure a high-value experience for participants.
- Participate in annual planning activities for the content needs of the organization. This includes the development of strategies, action plans, budgets, measures, and policies/procedures. Also, work with the Market Research and Business Development team to develop new education programs that align with AMTA's strategic plan and support revenue goals.
- Monitor and report on actual performance of PPS's, and analyze program effectiveness. Make recommendations to revise or enhance programming.
- Advise staff responsible for carrying out various aspects of the AMTA professional development PPS's.
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (May 2016 - Apr 2018)
- Designed and developed
- Effective learning and performance solutions
- Test instruments to measure the effectiveness of the programming
- Tools/resources to reinforce the education
- Promotional marketing pieces
- Achievements
- Redesigned the Annual Meeting program, introducing 5 new session formats
- Created training for, and managed, the first self-assessment program at ACAAI
- Facilitated staff and faculty training on the how’s and why’s of planning an educational activity
American College of Surgeons (2014 – 2016)
- Provided oversight for face-to-face programming in 80+ non-accredited medical associations (annually)
- Provided concierge service for education partners, offering extensive feedback on all steps in the program development process
- Created a communication strategy, which included quarterly education-based webinars and newsletters for partners
American College of Surgeons (2012 – 2014)
- Provided tech support for 10,000+ subscribers of the SESAP® CD-ROM and web-based products
- Reduced customer wait times significantly by designing solutions that did not require vendor intervention
- Obtained copyright clearance for 100+ third-party figures/tables/charts
- Employee Recognition Award for Outstanding Customer Service (2014)