Each of these four case studies showcases a different aspect of my approach to learning design and technical communication. While each example varies in its original intent — training curriculum, technical writing, change management, music instruction — I built all of them with the same goal in mind: break a process into pieces, target those pieces relentlessly, then put them back together gradually and ramp up the speed.
Note: supporting materials are included on the individual pages.
Brief summary: I created an accelerated training program designed for large group onboarding, replacing our traditional approach of 1:1 or 1:2 training. Note: new hires often have little to no soldering or controller modding experience.
The pilot group achieved a 14% improvement in average full build time (~28 minutes) and a 47% improvement on a key bottleneck (~13 minutes).
Brief summary: A 40-page document simultaneously serving as a technical manual and a training program, built by formalizing a complex process heavy in tribal knowledge and traditionally taught straight through.
Brief summary: Designed our system for urgent process change announcements made in Discord, which often have to balance operating as both a standalone, complete training reference and a scannable, quick read for technicians who need the immediate update mid-build.
Brief summary: Designed customized articulation improvement programs for each of my 35 private saxophone students with varying initial skill levels. Programs targeted individual technique and endurance bottlenecks with a focus on deliberate, isolated practice.