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Sandhya BalajiB2, Silver star Apartments, 2

ndCrescent Park road

Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai-600020

H: 91-44-24455787, M: 91-9952021622

E-Mail: respondsandhyav@gmail.com

Objective

Remote or contractual Course Developer position which will allow me to use my

experience in developing eLearning curricula and courses, working with content expertsto develop effective content and course designs, providing artistic direction, editing

course content, reviewing and evaluating course content, assisting with embedding and

formatting learning objects, and providing quality assurance testing to help meet online

course goals.

Professional Profile

1) Company Name: Image InfotainmentRole: Instructional designer and training specialist

Project: Remote and course and curriculum developer for online learning and teaching,centered on computer programming languages like Java and animation packages.

Involved usage of MSTP and Blooms taxonomy for nomenclature and developed

courses for adjunct faculty and training architects, with web design principles and

assessment strategies.

2) Company Name: Banca SellaRole:Freelance Instructional designer

Project: Developed SCORM compliant employee training course for SONAR forsoftware quality for checking code quality aimed at junior and middle level developers.

3) Company Name: HomeworkMallRole: Freelancer in Computer Science and Management assignments

Projects Undertaken

Six sigma implementation study in companies like Pepsi, Google, Microsoft,Dell etc

Network based content writings Professional ethics articles Mini Java based applications and support manual

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Business plan design assignments4) Company Name:Element K India Limited

Role:Instructional Designer

Duration: From May 2009 to April 2010

Projects & Responsibilities

Scripted Courses for the following Operating Systems and Applications: Windows 7 Internet Explorer 8 FileMaker Pro 10

Assess the relevant characteristics of the target audience and setting & Performcontent assessment and analysis Select and recommend instructional media and strategies and Dividing content

into logical modules and lessons

Developing story boards and contents for the e-learning and Prepare contents forWeb based media and Instructor based media.

Design instructional workbook materials used in training including hands-onexperiences, worksheets, course objectives, and course agendas.

Create documentation for new versions of products and new products, reportbugs to R&D, develop a wish list of product enhancements, and report back to

R&D on problem areas for users.

Ensured challenging deadlines were met while meeting clients budget guidelinesby overseeing all day-to-day program activity including report generation,quality control, and compiling and downloading data files.

Awards & Recognitions

Awarded Best ID Team for Windows 7course development at Element K India Recognition for preparing a Model Design Document from the reviewer for the

FileMaker Pro 10 course at Element K India.

Professional Training and Publications

Merit certification from MITSloan School of Management, Massachusetts, USA,for the course Generating Business from Information Technology.

Instructional Design Training for New Instructors at Element K India. Communication and Management Skills training at Element K India. Presented a paper on FISEC Technology at Computer Society of India, 2007

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Handled a session on Autonomic Computing and Web Mining at Anna University,2008.

Software Competencies

System/Software NameOperating System Windows 95/98/NT/XP /7

Programming & Scripting Languages C, C++, Java, HTML

Database Software MS Access, FileMaker Pro9/10,SQL

Authoring Tools Adobe Captivate, Presenter, Articulate,

Oracle UPK

Office Packages MS Office Family

Soft Skills

Ability to ideate and apply creativity, innovativeness, ideating, and visualizing Understand the target audience and create content to suit their requirements. Know-how of learning theories, design methodologies and ability to recognize

performance / knowledge gaps.

Education

Central Board of Secondary Education, 2005

Senior Secondary School Certificate (84.5%)Anna University, Chennai, 2009

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science (83%)In plant Training

Computing skills at Southern Railway, Chennai L&T InfoTech, Chennai, pertaining to industry-academia interface. Knowledge management system forMicrosoft Student Projects. TechVista08-Chennai by Microsoft Research India, dealing with latest computing

research trends. Part of The Times of India student editorial board, 2007.Personal Profile

DOB: 26.11.1986

Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, Bengali