James Parker , Harrogate, United Kingdom

I am a very experienced eLearning professional, having worked in various roles in this area, both in higher education and private sector, for over a decade.

My main skill areas are as an Instructional Designer and a Developer, using authoring tools including Evolve Authoring, Articulate Storyline, Adapt Learning and Adobe Captivate. I have extensive experience using Camtasia for screen capture, green screening and video editing. I am very competent using Adobe Illustrator and other Open Source alternatives to create vector graphics. I have developed content for and managed LMS platforms including Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace and Bloom.

In previous roles I have led small teams and managed projects using tools including Smartsheet, Jira and Trello. A good understanding of processes, excellent time management, and the ability to measure and minimise the impact of development work on live projects has allowed me to successfully deliver content to deadlines with regularity. At Kaplan Financial, a project I led won an award for innovation and greatly exceeded the revenue expectations for the first quarter after release. I have also recently taken on some casual consultancy work, offering advice on eLearning strategy for Safety Group UK.