Rick Raymer

About Rick Raymer

Accomplished visionary with an extensive background in videogames, eLearning, interactive…

Experience

1. Senior Emerging Technologies Learning Architect

   Serco

   Mar 2012 — Present

   Senior practitioner experienced in leading and performing a broad range of eLearning consulting activities with primary focus on the use of applying learning strategies and emerging learning technologies to learning opportunities. Provides a deep understanding of learning industry trends to project teams.Oversees the customer\'s business goals, objectives, and needs. Consults with clients to recommend appropriate training interventions for widely varying audiences and content. Works directly with clients and staff to perform the role of lead consultant for major project initiatives. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging learning strategies and fosters design innovation. Supports business development and proposal activities.Defines project scope and appropriate learning, performance and development solutions to meet project goals, schedule and budget. Serves as primary solution architect, working with integrated product teams to design, develop, and deliver state-of-the-art learning games, interactive courseware, and simulations. Facilitates discussions and leads design sessions to develop imaginative design concepts, exciting storylines, and ideas for learning games and simulations. Provides guidance to the team in applying gamification and game-based learning theories and concepts to the instructional systems development process to analyze, design, develop, and implement instruction and performance support solutions.Applies broad knowledge of adult learning and training principles, processes and methodologies. Helps to define, develop and maintain instructional design standards and procedures as they apply to emerging learning technologies. Develops solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.Supports front end analysis activities. Works with clients to identify further or add-on business and support. Frequent contacts with internal and external customers at all levels of management.

Skills

• Software Project Management
• Game Development
• Gamification
• Simulation
• Game Design
• Mobile Applications
• Game-Based Learning
• Social Media
• Gaming
• Video Games
• Simulations
• Emerging Technologies
• Virtual Worlds
• Instructional Design
• Mobile