Marcus Chen
Instructional Designer — curriculum & adult learning
Address
Portland, OR
Links
marcus.chen@example.com
Phone
+1 503 555 0123
01 PROFILE
Biology and chemistry teacher for nine years; now moving into corporate instructional design. Same work as lesson planning — storyboards, pilots, facilitator guides — for compliance and onboarding modules. Finished Oregon State's instructional design certificate in 2025; interning at Summit Learning Co.
02 EXPERIENCE
2025 — Now
Instructional Design Intern, Summit Learning Co.
Remote
Support e-learning modules for corporate compliance and onboarding programs.
- Storyboarded 4 SCORM courses adopted by 2 enterprise clients (3,500+ learners in first rollout)
- Ran pilot sessions with 40 learners; incorporated feedback that lifted post-course assessment scores 14%
- Built facilitator guides and job aids used by client HR teams without designer support
- Collaborated with SMEs to translate dense policy text into scenario-based interactions
2016 — 2025
High School Science Teacher, Riverside Unified School District
Portland
Taught biology and chemistry to grades 9–12 (180+ students per year across sections).
- Designed project-based units aligned to state standards; student pass rates 8 points above district average in final two years
- Mentored 4 new teachers on classroom technology and lesson planning
- Led after-school STEM club; 60% of participants pursued science electives the following year
- Created reusable slide decks and lab guides adopted by 6 teachers in the department
2014 — 2016
Teaching Assistant, University of Oregon — Chemistry Dept.
Eugene, OR
Led weekly lab sections and office hours for introductory chemistry.
- Received outstanding TA evaluation 3 of 4 terms
- Developed a review sheet template still used by the department
03 EDUCATION
2024 — 2025
Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design
Oregon State University (online)
Capstone: compliance training module for healthcare admins.
2014 — 2016
MEd Secondary Education
University of Oregon
2010 — 2014
BSc Biology
University of Oregon
04 SKILLS
Curriculum design
Adult learning theory
Instructional design
Articulate Storyline
LMS administration
Facilitation
Assessment design
SCORM
Learning objectives
SME interviews
E-learning development
Workshop design
Accessibility in learning
05 LANGUAGES
English — C2