Piercarlo Abate
Instructional Systems Designer
Phone:
+1 (512) 333 1677
Email:
Locations:
Austin, Texas (USA)
Education
BA Advertising and Communication
Graduated in 1997, GPA 3.98
University of Perugia (Italy)
MS Instructional Design
Graduated in 2013, GPA 3.92
Indiana University, Bloomington (USA)
SPOKEN
LANGUAGES
English (fluent)
Spanish (fluent)
Spanish (native)
Software Expertise
ILLUSTRATION TOOLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Bridge
LEARNING
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
Bridge LMS
Saba LMS
Illuminate LMS
VIDEO TOOLS
Vyond
Adobe Animate
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
E-LEARNING TOOLS
Evolve
Adobe Captivate
Articulate Storyline
Articulate Rise
UNITED NATIONS (Unicef)
November 2023 - Present
Consultant (Remote)
Instructional Designer
Design and develop e-learning modules for UNICEF.
Supervisor: Elaine Lowe. Chief of Global Talent Development
September 2022 - February 2023
Contract (via SCMI) Hybrid
Austin (Texas)
Instructional Designer
Working with tech teams to design and develop modules aimed to the data centers.
Supervisor: Sarah Packard. Program Manager, Learning and Development
January 2022 - June 2022
Contract (via MATC) Remote
Instructional Designer
Developed stand-alone interactive e-learning modules on visual content, Adroll products.
Supervisor: Wei Kelly. Manager II, Sales Training Design and Operations (wei.kelly@adroll.com)
April 2016 - December 2021
In place and remote
New York (NY)
Instructional Designer
Complete eLearning development cycle for enterprise sales force training modules.
Supervisor: Jessica Waters. Manager, Global Talent Development (jwaters@shutterstock.com)
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
October 2015 - April 2016
Contract (via Momentum)
In place, New York (NY)
Instructional Designer
As a part of the corporate university project, revision and update of the entire computer based training catalog of approximately 500 modules.
Supervisor: Anna Hemsworth, Corporate Vice President
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
June 2014 - July 2015
In place, Austin, TX
Instructional Designer
Design and deliver instructor led training courses to client facing customer representatives.
Supervisor: Bob Myers, Training Director.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
February 2013 - June 2014
In place, Austin, TX
Training Specialist
Design storyboards and blueprint materials, develop and deliver online and face-to-face training classes related to public health to adult learners.
Supervisor: Jim Pearson, TCD Director.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
February 2005 - January 2013
In place, Austin, TX
Education Specialist
Design, develop and deliver classes related to mental illness to English and Spanish speaking adults, with different educational backgrounds.
Supervisor: Danette Roehrig Supervisor, (512) 419 2305