Saniya Varkhandkar — Associate Consultant

My journey as an instructional designer started at the age of 16 when I designed easy-to-remember answers for my brother who found it difficult to rote learn. I decided to use auditory learning as a solution and read out answers to him, and he memorized them quickly. Reading the letters, connecting them, and making sense of it as a word, and a sentence as a whole, was a bit time-consuming and stressful for him. Now when I look back, I realize, I've always enjoyed helping others learn. In college, as a literature student, I helped friends understand literary themes, theories, and abstract concepts. And now at work, as an instructional designer, I help organizations meet their training needs. In short, I simply made a career out of skills I was gifted with. And I feel that's very fortunate. Over the past 15 years, I've worked as an instructional designer and content developer for various e-learning organizations in India as well as globally. Some of the biggest eLearning organizations I've worked for include, Boston Scientific, Baxter International, Sutherland, Deltek, Johnson&Johnson, Sify, Tata Interactive Systems, and the American Psychological Association (APA). This has broadened my perspective of the whole idea of instructional design, and also helped me gain a repertoire of ID skills. My strength as an ID - I'm quick to decode highly technical content and structure it into easily digestible information using ID principles. As a consultant for some of the global organizations, I've designed and developed adult training programs for numerous businesses. From needs analysis, to SME interaction, to design, development, and project management, I have demonstrated my efficiency in all areas of the product cycle. PowerPoint, storyline 360 and Rise 360 are the three tools I absolutely love working with as they enable me to not only design, but develop highly engaging training materials very easily. I'm only seeking consultant positions in the field of Instructional Design. Here is my cover story as a Freelance Instructional Designer - published on Linkedin on 17 Aug, 2018: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6436290182064017408/

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Instructional Designer specializing in eLearning and healthcare training solutions.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 3 yrs 11 mos

Skills

Instructional Design

Career Highlights

15 years of experience in instructional design.
Expert in creating engaging eLearning content.
Proficient in managing complex training projects.

Work Experience

Boston Scientific

Digital Instructional Designer and LMS Administrator (3 yrs 11 mos)

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Learning Specialist - Consultant (11 mos)

Adult Learning Specialist

Instructional Design Consultant (20 yrs 10 mos)

Education

Master of Arts (M.A.) at University of Mumbai

Certificate Course: Instructional Methods in Health Professions Education at University of Michigan

PGDID at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at University of Mumbai

Diploma in Alternative Medicine System (DAMS) at Holy Angels college of Alternative Medicine

Saniya Varkhandkar

Associate Consultant

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India3 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

15 years of experience in instructional design.
Expert in creating engaging eLearning content.
Proficient in managing complex training projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned Instructional Designer specializing in eLearning and healthcare training solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Instructional Design

Other Skills

LMS AdministrationAdobe Learning ManagerCourse CreationAssessment DesignStoryboardingArticulate StorylineProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementLearning Management SystemsBlended LearningResearchCreative WritingTechnical WritingMedical EducationNursing Education

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Experience

Boston scientific

Digital Instructional Designer and LMS Administrator

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

I design, develop and manage online training programs for the Neuromodulation division in my organisation.
As an LMS administrator, I also publish content on Adobe Learning Manager (ALM), and assist learners and instructors in troubleshooting LMS issues.

Instructional DesignLMS AdministrationAdobe Learning Manager

Johnson & johnson

Senior Learning Specialist - Consultant

Jun 2021 – May 2022 · 11 mos · Tampa, Florida, United States

Design learner-focused instructional materials such as micro-learning modules, curricula, quick reference guides, checklists, eLearning, PowerPoint decks, simulations, videos, assessments, and blended learning solutions to support digital on-demand, live face to face and virtual facilitator-led training
Collaborate with Instructor Delivery Lead to ensure train-the-trainer activities are coordinated and successful
Manage and maintain weekly current project status, project timelines and review cycles, and report status to project stakeholders per established processes
Collaborate with and manage stakeholders and subject matter experts during the content development process, establishing design project timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment, engagement, and expectation management

Instructional DesignProject ManagementStakeholder Management

Adult learning specialist

Instructional Design Consultant

May 2005 – Present · 20 yrs 10 mos · Remote

A dynamic, creative, versatile writer, proficient in creating Instructional plans, learning programs, assessment, course designs and storyboards for eLearning organizations globally.
Expertise of Authoring Tools: Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360
ELearning Organizations:
www.apa.org (Massachusetts, United States): Developed eLearning content, assessment using Articulate Storyline.
www.baxter.com (Gurgaon): Created instructional strategies and storyboards for healthcare audience. Reviewing storyboards and managing a team of developers. Using storyline for development.
Salesman.org (Leeds): Created video scripts for online training for B2B sales professionals.
www.sutherlandglobal.com (Philippines): Creating VILTs and ELTs for employee training.
www.deltek.com/en-gb (Philippines): Created software application training programs using articulate storyline tool.
www.appositelearning.com (Hyderabad): Created storyboards for WBTs, Application training, Conducting Needs Analysis, Creating course outlines and design documents.
www.newgen-ent.com (Pune): Created storyboards for WBTs, ILTs, creating prototypes and approach documents, review alpha, beta, and gold versions of the final output, develop audio scripts as required.
www.greencultured.co (Denver, Colorado): Managed development of medical marijuana e-learning courses. Created unique learning strategies using Articulate Storyline 360.
www.thomsonfoundation.org (London): Developed 10 Journalism modules to be launched on the EDX Platform.
www.prosectra.com (Budapest): Developed 6 hours of eLearning training on Residential Security and 20 e-learning modules on First Aid.
www.sifytechnologies.com (Chennai): Managed and developed major components of health care training programs, including storyboards and videoscripts.
www.learningmate.com (Mumbai): Scripted assessment for NCLEX students based on Blooms Taxonomy
www.mpsinteractive.com (Mumbai): Created storyboards for k-12.