About me

How's it going?

My name is Justin Wright, and I’m an instructional designer, graphic designer, and web programmer. As an instructional designer, I’m a firm believer in developing instruction that makes use of technology only when it is appropriate. This means technology must be correctly aligned with the instructional objectives, and add to rather than distract from the overall learning goals. As a graphic designer, I strive to adhere to the elements and principles of design in any project I work on to help produce a graphical layout that communicates to the end user a particular action or response. As a web programmer, I aim to create secure and dynamic database driven sites, which are built with clean efficient code that meets the project’s overall goals.

Dokodemo

Dokodemo is the Japanese word for ‘anywhere’. I feel dokodemo describes my work ethic best because of my ability to adapt to a wide variety of circumstances. Throughout my adventures in life, I’ve had the privilege of being able to travel across the United States, study in Hawaii, and teach and work in Japan. I have gained from these travel experiences social skills, patience, culture awareness, respect for others, and self-confidence. I believe I can design and develop instruction for anyone, anytime, and anywhere!

Key skills

Outstanding organizational skills and management abilities
Goal-oriented and highly self-motivated
Extensive experience working in Adobe Creative Suite CS4, Camtasia Studio, and Blackboard
Knowledgeable in HTML, XML CSS, PHP, MySql, ActionScript 3.0, JavaScript, JQuery, Moodle, and Drupal
Experienced teacher of adult and adolescent students of English
Responsible, quick-learner, flexible, culture savvy, works well independently or as a team member
Fluent in speaking Japanese

Experience

Utah State University Logan, UT.

Instructional Designer Aug. 2009 - Present

Design and develop instruction and materials for online graduate and undergraduate classes in Blackboard for the Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences department using Adobe Dreamweaver, Camtasia Studio, Wimba, and Microsoft Office
Administer timely and effective technical support for the Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences department’s faculty and staff
Prepare, participate, and assist in training meetings

Utah State University Logan, UT.

Blackboard SpecialistAug. 2009 - Present

Design and develop the Blackboard course template for the Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences department using Adobe Dreamweaver, and the JQuery JavaScript Library
Design and develop Blackboard course template tutorials for faculty and staff using Camtasia Studio, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign
Prepare and conduct training meetings for the Blackboard course template adaptation

ACE English School Okayama, Japan

English Teacher and Material designer Feb. 2008 - Dec. 2008

Taught conversational English and grammar to students ranging from pre- school to adults
Designed and developed paper-based workbooks and teaching curriculum
Trained and assisted newly hired teachers

Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI.

Multimedia Lab Consultant Aug. 06 – Dec. 2007

Taught and instructed workshops on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Web 2.0 tools
Assisted students with questions and concerns
Managed and maintained a clean study environment