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KRUTI TANK

Manager - Instructional Designer
Jaipur

Summary

Seasoned Instructional Design Leader with over 14 years of experience in designing, developing, and leading innovative learning solutions across enterprise, higher education, and K–12 domains. Currently leading instructional design team of more than ten, driving end-to-end project execution, team capability building, and strategic client engagement. Strong communicator, mentor, and quality champion committed to instructional excellence, innovation, and scalable learning impact. Proficient at integrating and using AI-driven approach to enhance project outcomes.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Manager - Instructional Design

LearningMate Solutions
08.2021 - Current
  • Leading and mentoring a team of more than twelve instructional designers (all levels), ensuring consistent quality, engagement, and delivery across multiple high-impact projects.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams of instructional designers, graphic designers, developers, SMEs, and other stakeholders to create cohesive, learner-centric experiences, ensuring accessible, inclusive and high-engagement courses.
  • Actively involved in exploring and testing in-house AI platform (Kadal) to bring in efficiency and enhancing overall outcome of a scalable project.
  • Designing and delivering comprehensive training and mentorship programs for instructional designers, enhancing competencies in learning theories, active learning strategies, AI-driven learning, and gamification.
  • Managing and motivating team members to be productive and engaged in work efficiently; connecting one-on-one on a regular-basis resulted in maximized productivity.
  • Cross-training existing teams to maximize team agility and performance; for instance felicitating connections with the automation team, working closely on the requirements with in-house AI platform development team.
  • Streamlining project delivery processes, ensuring continuous process optimization and resource management across all projects.
  • Collaborating with global clients and internal stakeholders to define learning objectives, course structures, and recommend strategic instructional solutions.
  • Streamlining workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and implementing appropriate solutions.
  • A proven track-record of 100% on-time & high-quality delivery.

Manager - Instructional Designer

Whitehat Jr EdTech Pvt. Ltd.
11.2020 - 05.2021

Description: Project aimed at preparing visual-aid learning solutions to help kids understand the world of coding.

Responsibilities:

  • Review lesson plans, projects, class summaries and other related documents.
  • Create storyboards using online tool 'slides.com'.
  • Review the developed product to check for LQA and FQA.

Achievements:

  • Received weekly R&R thrice in a short span of three months.

Sr. Instructional Designer

Apposite Learning
03.2020 - 10.2020

Description: Project aimed at preparing learning solutions to understand the Medicare and Medicaid systems in the USA. Various courses were designed to help different profiles learn the platform and use it efficiently.

Responsibilities:

  • Creating storyboards and courses on Articulate Storyline 3.
  • Reviewing the developed courses to check for LQA and FQA.
  • Handling client queries related to the SBs.
  • Creating User Guides to help understand the process flow of the system.

Instructional Designer

Appirio Inc
01.2016 - 08.2016

Description: Project aimed at preparing learning paths for various business roles at Appirio Inc. and creating eLearning modules for an individual to achieve the set path.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborated with multiple stakeholders, vendors and SMEs to gather required information and successfully driven various projects.
  • Curated eLearning modules by structuring raw content and designing storyboards.
  • Coordinated with various vendors and led the development phase of different modules.
  • Developed assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness.
  • Handled LMS (Cornerstone OnDemand using Salesforce) - uploaded SCRUM packages, checked progress of an individual, reviewed reports and presented it at an organizational level.
  • Received "pat-on-the-back" certificate for excellent work within three months of tenure.

Consultant

Capgemini Pvt. Ltd
09.2014 - 12.2015

Description: Deployed at Mercedes Benz R&D India. The project, Save for Growth, aimed at rolling out the different business processes followed across the Daimler group, to all the markets, through web-based trainings.

Responsibilities:

  • Set up and initiated the L&D team for MBRDI - (a part of the core team members).
  • Helped team evolve by setting up process and brining in all the necessary documents, templates, etc. in place.
  • Created detailed level of Content Design Document for different SAP and non-SAP based business processes.
  • Implemented various ID techniques to enhance adult interactive learning.
  • Structured raw content into interactive and engaging storyboards.
  • Visualized and managed effective usage of graphic elements.
  • Reviewed the storyboards as well as the final product – LQA
    and FQA on the client platforms.
  • Received excellent feedback from clients and got appreciated for all the work done.

Instructional Designer

Aptara Inc.
10.2013 - 09.2014

Description: Worked on multiple projects for different clients including Pearson Olivier, Halliburton & ProLiteracy NewPress. The projects aimed at digitalizing of content and making interactive courses compatible with latest technologies like smart phones to tablets.

Responsibilities:

  • Targeted diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
  • Designed course materials and supported implementation.
  • Handled Daily Scrum Meetings as Scrum Master and created timelines for each product.
  • Structured raw content and created storyboards.
  • Visualized and managed effective usage of graphic elements.
  • Coordinated with client and helped team understand the client requirements.
  • Managed HTML files and fixed textual issues.
  • Handled weekly calls to address customer inquiries and concerns.

Instructional Designer

Excellere Edulearning Pvt. Ltd
01.2011 - 09.2013

Description: Excellere - an e-learning platform, provided online IT Education, Training and Assessment with the ability to write real code and real life projects with cloud-based technology where candidates can attempt hands on programming exercises and projects which can be executed online and in real time.
Responsibilities:

  • Led the QA team. Reviewed test cases, monitored and tracked them thoroughly.
  • Performed manual testing as well as initiated usage of automation tools like Selenium and various other web application tools.
  • Created test documents such as Test Strategy, Test Plan, etc.
  • Coordinated with the product development team, understand new features in the product and mentored the QA team for understanding these features.
  • Motivated team members and contributed to deliver high quality and error free product.
  • Structured raw content from the SMEs and storyboarded it.
  • Closed content related bugs.
  • Coordinated with graphic designing team and mentored them for using graphics effectively and make content visually strong.
  • Conducted daily Scrum meetings with the team and owned the defect triage meetings with all the stakeholders.
  • Conducted knowledge transfer sessions for new joiners and sales team help them getting acquainted with the project.

Education

B. Tech - Computer Science And Engg.

Geetanjali Institute Of Tech. Studies
Udaipur
08.2005 - 06.2009

Skills

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Performance management

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation and reporting

Performance evaluations

Coaching and mentoring

Problem-solving abilities

Positive attitude

Adaptability and flexibility

Team building

Additional Information

Leadership | Team Management | Articulate Storyline | ClickUp | Adobe Captivate | Canva | Gomo Learning | Trello | iDoc | Kadal

Timeline

Manager - Instructional Design

LearningMate Solutions
08.2021 - Current

Manager - Instructional Designer

Whitehat Jr EdTech Pvt. Ltd.
11.2020 - 05.2021

Sr. Instructional Designer

Apposite Learning
03.2020 - 10.2020

Instructional Designer

Appirio Inc
01.2016 - 08.2016

Consultant

Capgemini Pvt. Ltd
09.2014 - 12.2015

Instructional Designer

Aptara Inc.
10.2013 - 09.2014

Instructional Designer

Excellere Edulearning Pvt. Ltd
01.2011 - 09.2013

B. Tech - Computer Science And Engg.

Geetanjali Institute Of Tech. Studies
08.2005 - 06.2009
KRUTI TANKManager - Instructional Designer