Highlights
• 10 years as an instructor, developing curriculum, lessons, assessing needs and evaluating learning outcomes.
• 4 years customer service supporting retail and institutional clients increasing retention and customer satisfaction.
• 5 years creating multimedia learning resources using Kira, Figma, Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro X.
• Employed ADDIE model to build curriculum, lessons and core content for music e-learning app.
Education
Master’s of Education
Curriculum & Pedagogy
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts, Hon.
Music/Sociology
Laurentian University
Experience
Learning Coordinator – Asterid Group Inc. Toronto: Sept 2024 ~ Feb 2025
· Coordinate and host 3-6 Zoom webinars weekly providing continuing education to tax and HR professionals.
· Own customer service operations onboarding new subscribers and responding to 10-20 requests per day by email, phone and web chat automating chat functionality and increasing retention by 10% in 6 months.
· Use Strapi CRM to manage learner database containing ~10k students overseeing enrollment, account management and issuing of certifications.
· Collect and analyze student data reporting on trends to meet the needs of students and boost satisfaction scores by 15%.
· Collaborate with product team to create 20+ articles responding to knowledge gaps and reducing ticket rate by 20%.
· Consult SMEs to prepare materials and assessments for policy and compliance courses adhering to certification requirements and maintaining an equitable learning environment.
Learning Designer – Freelance Toronto/Pickering/Sudbury: May 2012 ~ Sept 2024
· Deliver in person instruction to 100+ diverse students creating customized lessons to respond to their unique needs and advance students 20% faster than standard methods alone.
· Manage schedule, cancellations, enrollment, finances, communications, evaluation and professional development as a private contractor to grow client base and increase revenue by 10% per year.
· Dedicate myself to client success through empathy, active listening, perspective taking and creative problem solving to reduce churn by 10%.
· Work collaboratively with studio managers, admin staff and fellow teachers to provide seamless customer experience between purchasing, booking, scheduling and attending lessons.
Customer Support Specialist - Remenyi House of MusicToronto: Feb 2022 ~ Sept 2024
· Coordinate master classes and recitals liaising with instructors and students to ensure seamless event execution, facilitate learning and promote products and services.
· Provide frontline technical support for hundreds of private and academic clients per week via phone, email, web chat and in person nurturing strong relationships to maintain a 92% satisfaction rate.
· Handle high volume of customer requests by simultaneously referencing product information, operating Lightspeed POS and interacting with customers to improve service efficiency by 10%.
Instructional Designer - AI Music Lessons Toronto: Dec 2020 ~ Nov 2021
· Maintain AWS based learning management system developing nomenclature, conventions and procedures to streamline content production and meet weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines.
· Collaborate with subject matter experts to construct curriculum and lesson plans increasing session duration by 10%.
· Achieve a 70% user success rate by applying learning theories such as active learning, cognitive load theory and gamification to craft effective, learner centered experiences.
Educational Sales Specialist - St. John’s Music Toronto: Jun 2018 ~ Mar 2020
· Own order process from end to end including quoting, order processing, logistics and invoicing, developing best practices to improve efficiency and increase customer retention by 12%.
· Meet $100k monthly sales targets by tracking orders, generating and analyzing reports and identifying sales opportunities.
· Maintain accurate records of communications, finances and sales to manage accounts for hundreds of schools and school boards across southern Ontario.