Stephen Fricke

About Stephen Fricke

I help organizations improve workforce performance through professional training…

Experience

1. Training Specialist, Senior Instructional Designer, Elearning Developer, and Technical Writer Editor

   Illinois Pro Services, Llc

   Nov 2015 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Provide project-based eLearning development, instructional design, and technical writing/editing services for a wide range of clients across various industries. Accustomed to working directly with leadership, subject matter experts, and content creators in large companies. Ensured Section 508 compliance for training used by large government agency; conducted accessibility checking in PowerPoint and Articulate Storyline, recorded and edited voiceover, synced with on-screen content, completed accessibility checklist to project stakeholders, and created SCORM files Used Articulate Storyline and Camtasia to design and develop web-based training (WBT) courses for leader in waste disposal industry; created storyboards, designed course look-and-feel, selected graphics, wrote script, and recorded and edited narration On agile project, designed and developed web-based training and instructor-led training for leading virtualization and cloud-based computing software provider. Training topics included sales optimization and client development Developed Camtasia videos (from conception to production) for top-ranked education sector company: storyboarded, wrote scripts, worked with voice talent to get recordings, and then recorded, edited, and published videos for audience of 46 million end users For international, non-profit health organization, use Storyline and Camtasia (wrote scripts and did the voiceover) to convert PowerPoint-based content to multimedia-rich eLearning modules and courses; this training empowers health workers in over 150 countries to prevent needless deaths and provide a better quality of life for women and children in underdeveloped nations Used Articulate Storyline to develop web-based training (WBT) for major agribusiness financial services enterprise; this course helps ensure associates know how to guard against money-laundering by following anti-money-laundering (AML) best practices

Education

• Western Illinois University

  Bachelor's, English

  1995 — 1999

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  Master's in Information and Communication Technologies (MS-ICT), Learning Technologies emphasis

  2010 — 2011

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  Certificate, Instructional Design

  2010 — 2011

• Western Illinois University

  MBA, Marketing and Management concentrations

  2000 — 2003