Chris Konkus

Contact: chriskonkus@hotmail.com

Street: 4308 Raleigh Ave. Apt 304

City: Alexandria

State: Virginia

Country: United States

Zip: 22304

Homephone: 443-655-4644

Years of Work Experience: 5 to 7

Current Employer: i2inc

Current Title: Senior Training Consultant

Current Salary: 50K to 74K

Current Duties: Instruct intelligence analysts from various government and private sector organizations to utilize visual investigative analysis software in their investigations

Looking for: Instructional Design work - written instruction manuals or CBT and WBT.

Maximum Travel: 25

Position Type: Either

College Attended: University of Maryland

Highest Degree Attained: Masters

Available Start Date: 2005-12-01

Cover Letter
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CHRISTOPHER KONKUS

4308 Raleigh Ave. Apt. 304

Alexandria, VA 22304

(703) 823-8182









November 17, 2005





Dear Sir or Madam:



I have over 5 years experience in the field of Training and Development. I am sure that with my experience and education, I can significantly contribute to any organization’s goals:



My qualifications and expertise include the following:



·Solid understanding of the Training and Development process



·Demonstrated leadership and communication skills



·Proven ability to define issues, propose solutions, and implement changes



·Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse cultures



I look forward to meeting with you to discuss an Instructional Designer/Training and Development related position.



Sincerely,



Chris Konkus



Resume
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CHRISTOPHER KONKUS

4308 Raleigh Ave. Apt. 304

Alexandria, VA 22304

(703) 823-8182





INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

Opportunity with an industry leader that will benefit from my superior communication skills and independent work habits.





SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS



·Excellent communication skills with substantial public speaking/presentation experience



·Easily establish rapport and interact well with clients, co-workers, and management



·Readily accept new challenges and highly conscientious in the planning, follow-through, and organization of new ideas/products



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE



i2INC. 12/04 - present

McLean, VA



Training Consultant

Instructed intelligence analysts from various government and private sector organizations to utilize intelligence related software in their investigations



·Trained intelligence analysts on visual investigative analysis software in a classroom environment and via WebEx.

·Trained intelligence analysts on creating an intelligence specific database using i2inc. proprietary software.

·Improved the existing training material by adding more realistic data and case studies.



LEARNING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL 08/02-12/04

Washington, D.C.



Instructional Designer

Worked for a Training and Development firm and created customized courseware for both paper and online distribution.



·Updated online courseware for the Social Security Administration’s Intelligent Workstation Local Area Network (IWS/LAN)

·Developed content for new and updated course modules based on existing standards

·Taught the new material at SSA sites across the country

·Worked with Unisys as a team member on the PRIME e-services PeopleSoft project designed to provide the IRS with the ability to track on-line transactions and customer service requests made by tax preparation organizations

·Converted paper-based training materials to electronic courseware using HTML



DEBTSCAPE CREDIT COUNSELING 10/99-08/02 Linthicum, MD



Credit Counselor

Instructed clients on the basics of using credit responsibly. Created budgets for clients to help them become debt free.



·Recruited and trained new employees

·Created new website for the company

·Created/conducted new training program for counselors



COMPUTER SKILLS



Proficient in Access, Doc-to-Help, MS Office Suite, HTML, Dreamweaver, ToolBook, Flash, PeopleSoft, RoboDemo, RoboHelp



EDUCATION



M.A. Instructional Systems Development

University of Maryland Baltimore Campus (2003)

B.A. American History

University of Maryland College Park (1996)