Instructional Technology specialist with a strong sales, sales engineering, and product development background in e-learning. Current responsibilities include finding ways to implement emerging instructional technology in a production e-learning environment.
Extensive background and current expertise in course management systems and the course management market. Previous position was presenting e-learning solutions to prospects and at conferences, working with e-learning clients, developing tools and services for clients, creating requirements. Experienced in developing e-learning content and tools with Flash, PHP, Swf 3D, Captivate, DHTML, MySQL, Flash Media Server, etc..
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Michael Harris
Manager of Instructional Multimedia, Jones International University
Denver - United States
Since 2003: Jones International University |
Manager of Instructional Multimedia
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I am currently responsible for managing and developing instructional multimedia for online courses, finding and implementing innovative new technologies in e-learning, creating requirements for the course management system that we use, developing e-learning applications, and creating multimedia for the Website. I work daily with instructional designers, software developers, web developers, subject matter experts, and sales people. I have also contributed personal time to various open source projects and to the JESS user community. | |
Sector: Multimedia - Internet |
2001 - 2003 : Jones Knowledge |
Product Research Manager
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While maintaining my previous duties as Sales Engineer and being responsible for presenting solutions to prospects, I was also responsible for researching elearning products and trends for senior level management. I recommended partnerships with other companies that provided education and training products, suggested product enhancements, helped write requirements, and checked press releases for technical accuracy. | |
Sector: Telecom - Internet Products and Services |
2000 - 2003 : Jones Knowledge |
Sales Engineer
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In the year 2000 I was promoted from my sales position to a new position where I would assist all sales people. While I was a sales engineer I created demos for sales people, trained sales people, and traveled with them to help them present elearning solutions. In this position I also developed resources and upsell opportunities for clients, among them simulation-based documentation, content-creation templates with instructional design guides, and more. During this time I was also a key member of the domain team for e-education software and worked as part of a committee to develop its requirements, GUI, and user workflow. In early 2001 I developed a training Intranet for sales people and marketing. | |
Sector: Telecom - Internet Products and Services |
1999 - 2000 : Jones Knowledge |
District Manager
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My first role at Jones Knowledge was as that of the sales person for e-education for the midwestern United States. I presented elearning solutions at colleges and universities, as well as at conferences. In addition to my primary role making sales, I was responsible for tracking competitive intelligence, a role I kept through my stay at Jones Knowledge. | |
Sector: Telecom - Internet Products and Services |
1998 - 1999 : Platinum Technology |
Account Executive
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In 1998 I began working for Mastering Computers, which was later acquired by Platinum Technology. In this position I sold Computer Based Training, and eventualy also seats at traveling "boot camps" for Microsoft certification. While there, I also developed a training Intranet for the other account executives. I was at Platinum Technology until the location closed in 1999. | |
Sector: Software publishers |