1. DAN RECORD
Director Curriculum Strategy
Contact
dlrecord70@yahoo.com
+303-725-8692 (mobile)
Key Skills
STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT
- Process development &
implementation
- Team building &
management
- Employee development
- Business engagement
- Client consultation
LEARNING AND TRAINING
- Facilitation & Training
- Andragogy / Learning
Strategies
- Courseware
Development
- Online / On-ground /
Blending Strategies
- Assessment / Evaluation
Education
INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
BLOOMINGTON
ED.D., Instructional Systems
Technology
2012-Present
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
MA, Educational Technology
1998 - 2002
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
Certification, Elementary
Education / ESL
1994 - 1995
HANOVER COLLEGE
BA, International Studies
Elementary Education
1988 – 1993
Profile
Seasoned instructional design professional with over 17 years of
experience providing a single-minded focus on strategic leadership
to achieve client goals through instructionally sound learning
experiences based in best practices and academic research.
Experience across elementary, secondary, post-secondary, adult,
corporate, for-profit, non-profit, public and private training and
education. Proven ability to work across channels in various
contexts.
Expert in client consultation, needs/goals analysis and strategy
development to deliver academically supported results. Strong
ability to adapt to diverse situations, communicate effectively in
cross-regional/multi-lingual environments, and navigate social,
political, and cultural situations.
Experience
DIRECTOR CURRICULUM STRATEGY, PEARSON EDUCATION, 2015-
PRESENT
- Coordinate with the Managing Director and VP of Business
and Operations to position curriculum service capabilities
with potential partners
- Employ a curriculum strategy model to identify and design
appropriate hybrid program structures based on partner
requirements and market expectations (venture/growth)
- Designed and developed a guerilla strategy evaluation
approach to capture Kirkpatrick Level 1 reaction/satisfaction
responses to instructional design elements within online self-
paced content
- Build strategic partnerships with colleagues and peers across
Pearson to create a network of Instructional Designers and
Curriculum Strategist and thus reduce redundancy and
maximize resources
PROGRAM DIRECTOR–CURRICULUM SERVICES, PEARSON
INTERNATIONAL, 2013-2015
- Developed and implemented strategic plans that reflected
current need in the key target markets
- Work with key accounts to identify strategic learning needs
and advise solution roadmap based on best practice and
academic research
- Define specific client needs and propose an academically
rigorous plan to meet needs (objective, target population,
budget, specific products and services, delivery time line)

2. DAN RECORD
Director Curriculum Strategy
Certifications
- Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator
- eCollege Learning
Management System
- Adobe/Macromedia
Dreamweaver certified
- Lore International: Team
Leadership, Team
Effectiveness, Strategic
Account Management
Presentations
- CiTE Conference, 2007,
2009, Denver, CO
- League for Innovations
Conference, 2008, Salt
Lake City, UT
- NISOD Conference,
2009, Austin, TX
- Online Teaching
Conference 2010, San
Diego, CA
Client Roster
SEAGATE
FREEMARKETS
FORD
KEMPEN
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYSTS
ASHFORD / BROOKLINE UNIVERSITY
CORINTHIAN COLLEGE
DEVRY
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
INDIANA WESLYAN UNIVERSITY
MONASH UNIVERSITY
HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
TAIBAH UNIVERSITY
Websites
LinkedIn
Educational Blog
- Support the Business Development team to negotiate and
finalize contracts with clients
DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, PEARSON
LEARNING SOLUTIONS 2011-2013
- Member of core management team responsible for new
business growth: Instrumental in securing new and existing
business in custom curriculum development and
implementation
- Designed and implemented internal Curriculum Lifecycle
Methodology to optimize content development
- Created proprietary course blueprint Design Tool to
systematize the design stage and to reduce internal plant
costs
- Developed MS Project integrated solution with proprietary
ForwardFocus software for custom dashboard views and roll
up reports
MANAGER OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, PEARSON LEARNING
SOLUTIONS 2008-2010
- Managed the utilization of five internal Instructional
Designers and dozens of freelance contract employees
- Initiated a PLS freelance Instructional Designer training
certification program which decreased onboarding time and
total project cost
- Delegated and supervised projects across the Instructional
Design department
- Evaluated the effectiveness & quality of instruction through
the use of qualitative, quantitative, formative, and
summative methods.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER/PROJECT MANAGER, PEARSON
LEARNING SOLUTIONS 2006-2008
- Conducted Needs and Goals Analysis /Consultation
- Employed Backward Design Model to ensure instructional
integrity through the development of course and lesson level
outcomes and mapped assessments
- Led the collaboration on content, design, and delivery with
SMEs, project managers, et al, to produce sound instructional
materials in accordance with solid instructional principles,
current academic research, client objectives, and program
objectives.