eric howson

manager | lead learning designer

About

I am a quality-focused, detail-oriented leader with over 19 years of experience in Web-based training, LMS support, instructional design and stand-up training. I am commited to the highest level of performance with uncompromising integrity. I am self-motivated with an outstanding work ethic and exceptional communication skills, and equally effective both working independently and in teams.

Country

united states

City

downingtown

Industry

hospital & health care

Skill

project management, troubleshooting, software documentation, process improvement, technical training, e learning

Experience

manager | lead learning designer

cerner corporation

2018-10 - Present · 8 yrs

elementary school teacher

coatesville area school district

1991-1 - 1997-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Taught first and third grade classes of up to 25 students. Created and implemented lesson plans covering all elementary subject areas. Planned, organized and coached an afterschool basketball program for fifth grade students.

lms systems and support analyst

siemens healthcare

2009-1 - 2012-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Consulted with customers to load content on Saba Learning Management System. Managed content, organization and learner entry into the system. Configured content to run as SCORM compliant. Developed and edited custom LMS reports using Crystal Reports. Developed customer-specific graphical user interfaces for Saba LMS according to customer specifications. Trained two resources in India to support the LMS through content entry, reporting and graphical user interface customization.

e-learning developer

siemens healthcare

2003-1 - 2009-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Designed, developed and project managed Web-based training course for Siemens internal and external customers. Utilized instructional design techniques and storyboarding to design and develop content using Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Captivate, Presenter and TechSmith Camtasia Studio for online delivery to Siemens Customers. Incorporated video, audio, system demonstrations, Flash interactions, and Flash video components to enhance web-based training courses. Independently designed, developed and project managed 16 web-based training courses for Virtua Health Systems, after a staff reduction eliminated every other member of the E-Learning Development Team. Worked on a team to design and develop courseware templates and training standards for Siemens internal E-Learning developers.

desktop tools trainer

siemens healthcare

1997-1 - 2003-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Developed and delivered introductory, intermediate and advanced instructor-led training sessions in Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, focusing on Access and Excel. Designed and developed instructional documentation to support a Lotus Notes to Microsoft Outlook migration for over 5,500 employees. Developed and maintained an Access database for the Siemens Legal department track Siemens Health Services patent information. Converted over 80 pages of documentation to HTML format for posting on the corporate intranet. Developed documentation, developed training materials and trained over 500 sales personnel on Siebel sales information tracking and CRM software.