Sharjeel Ahmad, Senior Consultant, Instructional Design

Sharjeel Ahmad

Senior Consultant, Instructional Design

Dolf Technologies

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, MBA, IT
Experience
22 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 5 Months

Senior Consultant, Instructional Design at Dolf Technologies
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since September 2013

Dolf Technologies Company Ltd. is one of the premier and leading eLearning organizations in Saudi Arabia. The present project is based at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran.

Mobile learning development for tablets and mobile devices
eLearning Courseware Development
Assisting the project manager in planning and implementation of projects.
Work estimation, assignment, and planning of different projects/assignments.
Conducting Training Need Analysis (TNA), requirements gathering and analysis, content analysis, SME interactions, designing learning solution, developing courseware, consulting with the clients to implement custom learning solutions from start to end.
Training Videos
Conducting audience and requirement analyses, defining instructional strategy, creating learning design and content outline.
Designing assessment strategies, interactivities, and other engagement strategies for eLearning courses.

Associate ID Manager at Aptara New Media Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Pune
  • April 2011 to June 2013

Aptara New Media Pvt. Ltd. \[earlier Maximize Learning\] is one of the premier and leading eLearning organizations in India.

Estimating ID effort hours for proposals \[in response to RFPs\] and planning of different projects/assignments.
Planning, implementing, and monitoring ID assignments and allocations for the ID team.
Conducting Training Need Analysis (TNA), requirements gathering and analysis, content analysis, SME interactions, designing learning solution, developing courseware, consulting with the clients to implement custom learning solutions from start to end.
Conducting audience and requirement analyses, defining instructional strategy, creating learning design and content outline.
Designing assessment strategies, interactivities, and other engagement strategies for eLearning courses.
Holding quality feedback sessions with the client to synchronize the client requirements with the in-house processes.
Attending project kick-off meetings.
Interacting with clients on a regular basis to analyze their expectations and ensure the team meets the same.

Head, QA and Training & Development at Kogent Learning Solutions Inc.
  • India - Delhi
  • April 2007 to April 2011

Kogent Learning Solutions Inc., a startup and self-sustained division of Infocom Books Pvt. Ltd., specializes in designing, developing, and implementing complete Learning Solutions (Knowledge Services).

Defined and executed Quality Processes to streamline the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of various projects in the organization.
Conducted Training Need Analysis (TNA) for different departments of the organization.
Felicitated and served as instructor for soft skills, leadership development, professional aptitude, customer service, and other related domains
Conducted audience and requirement analyses, defined instructional strategy, created learning design and content outline
Monitored, managed, and mentored a team of Quality Analysts and Senior Instructional Reviewers who worked towards enhancing the instructional quality of the knowledge services offered by the organization.

Senior Instructional Designer at Progress Software India Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Hyderabad
  • January 2006 to April 2007

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications. Headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, the company is a worldwide leader in application infrastructure software.

Built and managed a cross-organizational team to provide course design review, subject-matter expertise and course material review for WBT course development projects.
Created and maintained project plans and plans for WBT course development projects.
Collaborated with the Project Manager in preparation of project schedule.
Designed software simulations and WBT courses for a technical audience.
Assessed ILT courseware for suitability for WBT conversion.
Analyzed and designed apposite instructional strategies to impart the requisite knowledge of the tools developed by Progress to clients.
Designed learning management solutions for internal employees in tandem with the Corporate Education team.
Interfaced with the WBT developer to implement the course design.

Specialist, Content & ID at TATA Interactive Systems Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2005 to January 2006

TIS is a part of the reputed Indian business house, the TATAs. TIS designs and develops custom e-learning solutions and product-based e-learning solutions to suit the needs of its clients. They work with the client as consultants to advise them on how to put together an optimal package of learning tools and products. Set up in 1990, TIS has successfully overcome cultural and language barriers to create learning methodologies and systems that work.

Analyzed the raw content to decide how to proceed with the proposed CBT/WBT.
Analyzed the educational, professional, cultural background of the audience to develop custom CBT/WBT material.
Designed the macro learning objectives and instructional approach of the CBT/WBT material.
Designed the level of interactivity required for the particular CBT/WBT material.
Designed the overall macro-level graphic strategy and visual appeal and look and feel of the CBT/WBT material.
Wrote storyboards detailing the screen-by-screen description of the CBT/WBT material.
Reviewed of the integrated CBT/WBT material for bugs and to confirm whether the final product is as per the storyboard details.

Instructional Designer at Belmaks Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Delhi
  • June 2004 to October 2005

Belmaks Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (BSPL) is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company specializing in Learning Solutions, Technology Solutions, Media Solutions, Training Solutions, and Content Digitization and Localization Solutions.

Managed the training responsibilities of the Knowledge Solutions Department.
Managed a team of three ID trainers
Interacted with all the departments - Knowledge Solutions, Technical, Quality Assurance - for identifying training need and areas of improvement
Reviewed the content of documents for technical, non-technical, as well as soft skills courses.
Content Editing
Held regular quality feedback sessions with Instructional Designers to identify their areas of improvement and enhance their skills

Customer Care Specialist at IBM Daksh
  • India - Delhi
  • October 2001 to June 2005

Customer Care Specialist

Education

Master's degree, MBA, IT
  • at Jamia Hamdard
  • June 2001

Specialties & Skills

Adult Education
Learning Management
Instructional Design
Online Training
Instructional Design
Vendor Management
Quality Assurance
Training Facilitation
Responsive Design
E-learning
Adult Learning
Mobile Learning
Program Management

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Native Speaker
Urdu
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Creative writing, debating, self-composed poetry, photography, and social service
    Worked as chief editor for “BaKhabar” a community magazine of a nongovernmental organization working for educational empowerment of the weaker sections .