My Projects
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National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Initiative, December 2024 - Current
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A career mapping initiative requiring analyzing technical roles within NWCG through Job Task Analyses (JTAs) and provided recommendations to enhance training alignment with job duties.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Initiative, January 2025 - Current
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An initiative resulting in the development of a Kirkpatrick Model-based evaluation focused on measuring ROI and organizational alignment for a large training program.
National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL) Initiative, October 2024 - Current
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An initiative requiring the development of over 5 storyboards relaying content related to grant funding and energy efficiency for Web-Based Training (WBT) initiatives.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC Video Project, October 2024 and January 2025
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An initiative that consisted of editing over seven videos relaying public health content for the EPA and CDC.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Career Mapping Project, April 2024 - December 2024
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An initiative resulting in a career development toolkit that is used by 95% of the organization's workforce. The initiative necessitated observing over 10 training programs nation-wide and making recommendations to enhance them via pedagogical recommendations.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Money Smart Program, April 2024 -December 2024
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A comprehensive initiative resulting in the creation of a TTT program, marketing material, ILT packages, Performance Support (PS), and enhanced website development.
Bombardier Maximo Training Initiatives, February 2024 - April 2024
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An initiative consisting of creating a comprehensive outline for a TTT program and assessing existing technical training programs to provide recommendations to increase employee proficiency and knowledge transfer in multiple countries.
Alight Solutions Training Initiatives, June 2022 - February 2024
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Created 10 instructional videos, 1 adaptive course, 15 assessments, 8 blended learning experiences, and 15 Web-Based Training (WBT) initiatives through all phases of the ADDIE process to orient medicare sales agents to various client initiatives. Development required using the following instructional design software: Camtasia, Vyond, and Articulate Storyline 360.
Common Air Surveillance Radar (CARSR) Course, October 2021 - May 2022
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An initiative to convert instructor-led training to web-based training for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This project required leading a team of instructional designers to create 45 storyboards, scripts, and assessment plans in Articulate Storyline 360.
Radar Theory Concepts Course, October 2020 - October 2021
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An initiative to convert instructor-led training to web-based training for the FAA. This project required creating 25 storyboards, scripts, and assessment plans in Articulate Storyline 360.
Sailor 2025, July 2019 - October 2020
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An initiative to modernize training for the United States Navy. The Sailor 2025 Project required conducting several analyses.
Unmanned Aerial Systems On-boarding, May 2019 - May 2020
Designed to reduce new member turnover in an Unmanned Aerial Systems team at a small liberal arts college in Virginia. A capstone project to partially fulfill the requirements for the Master of Education Degree in Learning Design and Technology from The University of Southern California.
Diversity and Access in A Large International Organization, January - May 2019
As a student at The University of Southern California, I had the opportunity to analyze the diversity practices of a large international organization. I used this analysis to provide recommendations to foster more diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Learning Design Proposal: Meditation, January - May 2019
While studying learning design and technology at The University of Southern California's Rossier School for Education, Erika created a proposal to teach meditation to early childhood and young adult learners.
Mobile Training Application Development, July 2018 - June 2019
As an undergraduate, I interned with the United States Department of Defense, Department of the Army: TCM Mobile. My roles varied and included being on the Digital Rucksack team, researching future technology, and developing a prototype for a mobile application used by Fort Drum.
Altering the Stigma: The Treatment Aversion Model, January - May 2018
I led an interdisciplinary three-member team in Virginia which designed a Treatment Aversion Model (TAM) focused on the factors that prevent individuals from seeking treatment for mental illness. TAM combined motivational theory, social psychology, and behaviorism to discover the source of this stigma. The model was further applied to a prototype of a dynamic training solution referred to as treatment enhancement. The research was Presented at the 18th annual PAIDEIA Conference at Christopher Newport University.