Liana Griffin

About Liana Griffin

I have over 20 years of experience as a learning evangelist and have been a strategic learning and development business partner for Amazon Web Services, Facebook, and Microsoft. There I used instructional design, project management, gamification, and storytelling to transform cognitive gaps into new skills and behaviors with quantifiable results that are aligned to business solutions with clear ROI. • E-learning project leader responsible for managing, designing, developing and implementing global trainings for Fortune 500 companies in different industries.• Over 15+ years of experience in interactive multimedia, gamification, simulation development, 3D, graphic design, certification and user-centered web design. • Strong academic background includes a Master in Instructional Technology from San Francisco State University and a BA in Computer and Video Imagery specializing in 3D Animation. • Specialties: Compliance, e-Learning, interactive design, multimedia, simulations, agile development, project management, process improvements, performance-oriented training, micro, personalized learning, and performance consulting.

Experience

1. Learning Design Architect

   Genentech

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Empowering skill and behavioral transformation in Digital, Data, Analytics, and AI through strategic learning design and skill development.As a Learning Design Architect within Genentech’s Learning & Skill Development (LSD) organization, I lead the design of skill-based learning journeys to support the CMG division’s transformation in digital, data, analytics, and AI. My work bridges business priorities with learner needs, ensuring that every employee, manager, healthcare provider, and patient receives the right skills, at the right time, in the right format.I develop enterprise learning strategies that drive skill and behavior change across diverse roles and business units. This includes building role-based curriculum maps, managing cross-functional development teams, and using both qualitative and quantitative insights to inform design decisions. I’m passionate about making learning accessible, adaptive, and directly tied to the digital capabilities our future depends on.Whether it’s workflow learning, experiential design, or scalable digital solutions, I bring a strategic mindset, collaborative leadership, and deep experience in instructional design to help drive Genentech’s vision of a digitally fluent CMG organization.

Education

• University of Silicon Valley

  BA, Computer & Video Imagery (3D Animation)

  1998 — 2000

• San Francisco State University

  MA, Instructional Technology

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Program Management
• Adult Education
• Distance Learning
• Software Documentation
• Technical Product Training
• Instructional Technology
• Online Training
• Training
• Employee Training
• E-Learning
• Graphic Design
• Curriculum Design
• Strategy
• Powerpoint
• Instructional Design
• Leadership
• Captivate
• Management
• Project Management