My Trainer Journey

View some of my work samples

Not so corny story…

My passion for computers began in 1988 with a Tandy 2000 from RadioShack. By 1990, I had upgraded it to 256 colors and added a sound card—it was amazing at the time. I’ve worked in IT support since 1997 and transitioned to technology training in 2013. Since then, I’ve built deep expertise in adult learning, onboarding, and a wide range of tools including Microsoft Office, Acrobat, document management systems, legal software (like Litera), metadata cleaners, remote access, device management, and more across multiple business areas.

Primary Skill Set:

Led lively in-person classes, engaging webinars, and hands-on labs for everyone from nervous newbies to seasoned pros across the firm. Turned complex rollouts and onboarding into binge-worthy e-learning series—planning, scripting, and producing everything from start to finish. Wrote quick reference guides, newsletters, and eye-catching visuals that made tech less scary and more “aha!” Delivered warm, welcoming new hire trainings with handy cheat sheets and follow-up links so no one felt left behind. Passed out laptops and iPhones like holiday gifts (with setup included!), and wrangled personal devices into the firm’s MDM like a pro. Wrapped it all up with smart assessments to make sure the learning actually stuck.

Application Experience (more or less)

Windows 10/11MS Outlook 365.MS Word 365MS PowerPoint 365
MS Excel 365Office365.com – Online versions of MS OfficeiManage (Work 10)NetDocuments (DMS)
Adobe Acrobat ProMicrosoft EdgeChrome River Expense/InvoiceLitera DocXtools
Service-Now ITSMFileTrail (records management)Litera NumberingPayne Metadata/Metadact
Litera Contract CompanionLitera CompareIntapp Time/CaptureCisco Webex (PC and mobile)
MS TeamsOneDriveWindows App (remote)Zoom (PC and mobile)
Intune & AuthenticatoriPhone MDM ComportalCopilotMimeCast/Kaspersky
Workday HR managementCamtasiaSnagitSSO
Room Manager (EMS)CompareRiteMS Vizio/JigsawMS Project
Workshare CompareSmartSheetsMS AccessOneNote
Google ChromeMacPac(Word Templates)SharePoint(Intranet)CE Manager(LMS)
viDesktop (LMS)LegalMind(LMS)Workday Learning(LMS)Aderant (time management software)
Adobe creative suiteAuthentic8 Silo Personal BrowserKofaxFliplet
CopyTrakCisco Phones and SoftphoneiAnnotateSimplyFile
Citrix (remote access)Canon Multifunction Printer/CopiersInteraction Desktop/WebUniflow
Carpe Diem (Time entry)EdocsSecure Print
MS Word
Styles/Outline Numbering/TOC
Header/Footer/Page Numbering
Track Changes/Comments/Compare
Footnotes/EndNotes/Cross Referencing/TOA
Plugins: Litera Compare, Innova Numbering, DocXtools,
Contract Companion, Content Companion, Metadact.
MS Outlook
Email, Calendar, Tasks
DMS integration
Rules, Quick Steps
Event management, Scheduling
Conditional formatting
Searching, Views
Signatures, OOO
MS Excel
Sheet formatting and printing
Sorting, filtering, conditional formatting
Pivot Tables, subtotals, etc
Formulas and Functions
Charts and graphs
MS PowerPoint
Templates, Slide Master
Text alignment, overflow, etc
Graphic and object alignment and order
Tables, figures, charts and graphs, etc
Animations and transitions