Reigate, England, United Kingdom
Instructional Designer and Learning & Development consultant with 15+ years of experience delivering organisational change in leadership and management, healthcare, science and technology. Skilled in allying with global teams, stakeholders and SMEs to design digital learning, induction programs, workshops, coaching sessions and videos. Equally at home focusing on a single element of a project or managing its full lifecycle; from needs analysis and storyboarding through to build and deployment. --- "Simon is a super talented Instructional Designer and project manager who works tirelessly to get the most from the key business stakeholders and SME’s to create high quality Learning solutions." Andrew Francks, Head of UK Operations Training and Development, KFC UK & Ireland "He is an expert in his area, but also humble in his ability to teach others. I would highly recommend Simon and hope to get the chance to work him again." Tracy Quinn, Director, European Human Capital and CSS Talent, Bain & Company "His designs, whether that be e-learning creation, learning toolkits or any other learning resource, were always applauded for relevance, creativity and supporting those who needed them in the moment of need.", Craig Hiskett, Learning and Performance Manager, Informa --- - Excellent communicator, listener and coach - Strong analytical, organisational and project management skills - High attention to detail with an eye for quality and thinking outside the box - Solid understanding of needs analysis and learning theory (Action Mapping, ADDIE and others) - Skilled in using Articulate Storyline/360/Rise, Adapt, Elucidate, Gomo, Evolve, Vyond, Final Cut Pro, Camtasia and graphic design tools
Portfolio: https://bamboolab.co.uk Informa (May 2023 - Current) - Developing management and leadership programmes (workshops, elearning/digital media and toolkits) for UK, US and APAC. Core topics include Managing Performance and Underperformance, Coaching, Professional Development, Change Management, Wellbeing, DE&I + Cyber Security. Scoping, storyboarding, building, piloting and evaluation. NHS Blood Transplant (Sep 2021 – Mar 2023) - Partnered with laboratory scientists on projects specialising in Transfusion Medicines, Red Cell Immunohaematology, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Scoping, storyboarding and building in Rise/Storyline. Sysdoc (Jul - Aug 2021) - Redeveloped existing video-based Human Factors programme into a series of Rise modules. Unilever (Jun – Jul 2021) - Scoped and storyboarded modules focusing on Data-First Mindset, Defining Business Outcomes, Customer Mapping and Design Thinking. eLFH / HEE Health Education England NHS (Sep 2020 – Mar 2021) - Designed several patient-care programmes including Autism Awareness, Trauma Informed Care and Opioid Substitute Treatment. Scoping, storyboarding and building in Adapt. Bain & Company (Jun 2019 - Jul 2020) - Collaborated with some amazing individuals at one of The Big Three management consultancy firms. Worked with teams across the UK, US and Australia to take some awesome professional development and inspirational leadership programmes into the digital age. Managed full life cycle of all projects, working in Rise, Storyline and Camtasia. - Designed Learning Needs Analysis playbook for SMEs and stakeholder guidance. ADP (Jan - Jun 2019) - Designed training simulations for client-facing HR system rollouts. Partnered with teams across UK, Europe, US and South America. Used Rise, Storyline and Camtasia. Virtual College (Oct 2018 - Jan 2019) - Designed rich scenario-driven storyboards for an intense range of MOD leadership and management curricula. Worked with SMEs across UK and Middle East.
Designed blended learning solutions to support UK and Western Europe Restaurant Operations Updated and rebranded onboarding programs and training continuums (digital, classroom and coaching) for team members, restaurant managers and regional coaches Led on scoping and design of new Learner Engagement Platform Supported global TNA to define most effective learning modalities for all Restaurant Operations activities, behaviours and standards Investigated xAPI/LRS to map against competencies and measurables Built mobile content in Adapt (Learning Pool’s fully commercial version) and Rise/360 to pave the way for full mobile deployment across all UK restaurants in 2019 Experimented with gamification including the design of an iOS/Android app Supported global LMS, CMS and HRIS upgrades Built simulations to support adoption of new Restaurant IT / Operations / Recruitment systems Designed pilot videos for digital product meetings Managed UK Compliance Windows Continually built relationships and shared know-how with UK, Western Europe and Global stakeholders / SMEs
Provided instructional design and L&D consultancy to a number of NHS Trusts (including West London Mental Health, Oxford Health, Barts), Universities and private sector businesses. Managed blended learning projects through full life-cycle; TNA, storyboarding, instructional design, content build, piloting a deployment.
Returned from a career break to train as a coach (with CTI), helping individuals identify and action positive changes in their personal life and career. Collaborated on Co-Active Network project called “Turning the Corner in Education,” - a book designed to assist with creating transformation in education through coaching. Designed “Ethics, Values and Principles” (EVaP) model for self-improvement.