Most of my client projects the past twelve years include confidential content, requiring signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), which state that I cannot retain copies and share my work with potential clients. I value the nice things clients and colleagues say about my work and what it is like working with me and I share some of those positive remarks with you here.
Here are some nice mentions about my work
Here are some nice mentions about my work
Wilson Learning Worldwide Inc / Kelly IT (2020)
I was brought on with the Wilson team to develop Storyline 360 activities for sales and leadership audiences. Wilson Learning is a 50 years young award-winning global training company. Their team is amazing to work with and I loved every minute of my time with them and the creative projects I worked on.
"Thanks for doing such a great job with Wilson Learning, we know they really loved having you." - Jason Mellum, Kelly IT Sr. Recruiter
CareMount Medical / Experis (2019)
I was hired for a four-week contract onsite in New York to train CareMount senior training staff on eLearning aesthetic design and develop microlearning courses in Adobe Captivate. I loved everything about my experience with CareMount and working with their staff.
"Hello Lisa! The feedback has been nothing but positive as expected. Rebecca stated that -> “things couldn’t be going better/Stacey couldn’t be happier with Lisa’s guidance and professionalism!” No surprise there! Thanks for all your hard work."- D'Aveta, Derron, Manager Talent Strategy
"Lisa, you are on our shortlist of consultants that we will use in the future if a need ever arises. THANK YOU for your help!" - Rebecca Lopez, Director of Training
I was brought on with the Wilson team to develop Storyline 360 activities for sales and leadership audiences. Wilson Learning is a 50 years young award-winning global training company. Their team is amazing to work with and I loved every minute of my time with them and the creative projects I worked on.
"Thanks for doing such a great job with Wilson Learning, we know they really loved having you." - Jason Mellum, Kelly IT Sr. Recruiter
CareMount Medical / Experis (2019)
I was hired for a four-week contract onsite in New York to train CareMount senior training staff on eLearning aesthetic design and develop microlearning courses in Adobe Captivate. I loved everything about my experience with CareMount and working with their staff.
"Hello Lisa! The feedback has been nothing but positive as expected. Rebecca stated that -> “things couldn’t be going better/Stacey couldn’t be happier with Lisa’s guidance and professionalism!” No surprise there! Thanks for all your hard work."- D'Aveta, Derron, Manager Talent Strategy
"Lisa, you are on our shortlist of consultants that we will use in the future if a need ever arises. THANK YOU for your help!" - Rebecca Lopez, Director of Training
United Healthcare Group (UHG) / APEX Systems (2016)
I was hired for a five month contract with extension to develop eLearning courses in Adobe Captivate and served as a team co-lead to other developers. My design aesthetic was used by the whole team of six designers working on the courses in the series. I enjoyed working with UHG's financial team in developing eLearning for their Unified Data Warehouse.
"First, a quick THANK YOU for all your time and energy in supporting this project. We are getting close to completing
nearly all of the courses I originally planned for 2016. I could not have reached this goal without your help and for that I
am sincerely grateful!"- (to entire development team) - Kristine Sievert, Supervisor
"Lisa, FYI, Nancy is planning to use some of our slides in a marketing deck on UDW. Great job on getting the content pulled
together and looking great and giving us the ability to actually utilize that content in other places." - Kristine Sievert, Supervisor
I was hired for a five month contract with extension to develop eLearning courses in Adobe Captivate and served as a team co-lead to other developers. My design aesthetic was used by the whole team of six designers working on the courses in the series. I enjoyed working with UHG's financial team in developing eLearning for their Unified Data Warehouse.
"First, a quick THANK YOU for all your time and energy in supporting this project. We are getting close to completing
nearly all of the courses I originally planned for 2016. I could not have reached this goal without your help and for that I
am sincerely grateful!"- (to entire development team) - Kristine Sievert, Supervisor
"Lisa, FYI, Nancy is planning to use some of our slides in a marketing deck on UDW. Great job on getting the content pulled
together and looking great and giving us the ability to actually utilize that content in other places." - Kristine Sievert, Supervisor
Capella University / APEX Systems (2014 - 2016)
I was hired for a three month (quarter) contract and ended up working extensions for five consecutive quarters total. I was initially hired as a Curriculum Developer for the first quarter, then as an Instructional Designer for the remaining four quarters. I appreciated how dedicated the university is to learner success and really enjoyed working with my amazing subject matter experts and colleagues.
I was hired for a three month (quarter) contract and ended up working extensions for five consecutive quarters total. I was initially hired as a Curriculum Developer for the first quarter, then as an Instructional Designer for the remaining four quarters. I appreciated how dedicated the university is to learner success and really enjoyed working with my amazing subject matter experts and colleagues.
"Hi Lisa, Each quarter I pull out the positive comments about Course Development staff and forward the feedback for your visibility as well as your supervisors. Congratulations on being recognized for your work! Nice job!"-> "Our ID Lisa Portzer is amazing—despite technical issues, she supported the work and was so collaborative it was a pleasure to have development meetings. She is knowledgeable and stays on task in a polite and supportive way and is very very resourceful." - (Re: SME Survey Results Q3 2015) Michelle Yener, EdD, Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst
"It is due to the true collaborative process Lisa and I have that allows this process to work at it's best, not to mention the creative enjoyment I am personally experiencing working on this course! Brian, I truly appreciate you allowing Lisa & I to work together, I believe our creative process will result in the best outcomes for the course." - (course: PSY 8110) Nancy Longo, Ph.D. Educational Psychology / Instructor Psychology
"It is due to the true collaborative process Lisa and I have that allows this process to work at it's best, not to mention the creative enjoyment I am personally experiencing working on this course! Brian, I truly appreciate you allowing Lisa & I to work together, I believe our creative process will result in the best outcomes for the course." - (course: PSY 8110) Nancy Longo, Ph.D. Educational Psychology / Instructor Psychology
"Agreed - congrats are in order!" - (course: PSY 8110) Dr. Hilda Glazer, Faculty Chair
"Lisa and I are in a meeting with the QM reviewer. She’s [the QM reviewer] saying: “This is one of the best courses I’ve ever reviewed.”" - (course:ED7620) Catherine Baumgartner, Project Manager (regarding one of my courses developed with Dr. Rod Simms that was submitted to Quality Matters for review)
"I think you would be a wonderful “permanent” addition to the university!! :)" - Nakeela Hall, M.ed., Project Manager
"Hi Lisa, As we near the completion of the course I want to thank you for all the hard work you have done and working to fit my
ideas. All the best again and thank you!" - (course:ED7620) Dr. Roderick Simms
"Thanks for the opportunity to review this course Catherine -- it looks terrific! I have no edits to send in. I think this speaks to the value of the High Impact Revisions -- the increased attention and time allotted to development allows for a very thorough product. Happy holidays!" - (course: COUN5222) Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Hello All, This course looks great. Thank you for your hard work on this project!" - (course: COUN5222) Lucinda West, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC | Faculty Chair, MFCT
"The course looked really good. Thank you Lisa and everyone else for the hard work on this course. I really enjoyed working with everyone involved in this course. I liked that this course was a bottleneck course because it gives us so many different opportunities to add to the quality of this course." - (COUN 5222) Alyssa Weiss Quittner, MS.Ed, Ph.D, LMFT, Core Faculty, Counselor Education, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"I am so pleased with the course and also want to thank Lisa for being a super developer!" - (COUN 5232) Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"It has been great to work with you. I predict great things for you." - Patricia B. Hinton, Ph.D. General Psychology, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Hi Lisa, You were terrific to work with and I had the best experience. I would be happy to serve as a recommendation for you and just tell me what I need to do in Linked In I will do it. Thank you again for all your assistance." - Alyssa Weiss Quittner, MS.Ed, Ph.D, LMFT, Core Faculty, Counselor Education. Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"You were the best ID I have worked with at Capella. I would be pleased to serve as a reference and will post something on Linked In too." - Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"I appreciate all you have done with the organization and presentation of the material. Could not have done it without you!
Enjoy!" - Dr. Magy Martin, Faculty General Human Services, School of Public Service Leadership
"Lisa and I are in a meeting with the QM reviewer. She’s [the QM reviewer] saying: “This is one of the best courses I’ve ever reviewed.”" - (course:ED7620) Catherine Baumgartner, Project Manager (regarding one of my courses developed with Dr. Rod Simms that was submitted to Quality Matters for review)
"I think you would be a wonderful “permanent” addition to the university!! :)" - Nakeela Hall, M.ed., Project Manager
"Hi Lisa, As we near the completion of the course I want to thank you for all the hard work you have done and working to fit my
ideas. All the best again and thank you!" - (course:ED7620) Dr. Roderick Simms
"Thanks for the opportunity to review this course Catherine -- it looks terrific! I have no edits to send in. I think this speaks to the value of the High Impact Revisions -- the increased attention and time allotted to development allows for a very thorough product. Happy holidays!" - (course: COUN5222) Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Hello All, This course looks great. Thank you for your hard work on this project!" - (course: COUN5222) Lucinda West, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC | Faculty Chair, MFCT
"The course looked really good. Thank you Lisa and everyone else for the hard work on this course. I really enjoyed working with everyone involved in this course. I liked that this course was a bottleneck course because it gives us so many different opportunities to add to the quality of this course." - (COUN 5222) Alyssa Weiss Quittner, MS.Ed, Ph.D, LMFT, Core Faculty, Counselor Education, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"I am so pleased with the course and also want to thank Lisa for being a super developer!" - (COUN 5232) Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"It has been great to work with you. I predict great things for you." - Patricia B. Hinton, Ph.D. General Psychology, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Hi Lisa, You were terrific to work with and I had the best experience. I would be happy to serve as a recommendation for you and just tell me what I need to do in Linked In I will do it. Thank you again for all your assistance." - Alyssa Weiss Quittner, MS.Ed, Ph.D, LMFT, Core Faculty, Counselor Education. Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"You were the best ID I have worked with at Capella. I would be pleased to serve as a reference and will post something on Linked In too." - Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education | Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
"I appreciate all you have done with the organization and presentation of the material. Could not have done it without you!
Enjoy!" - Dr. Magy Martin, Faculty General Human Services, School of Public Service Leadership
"Hi Inglish. Now that I have reviewed the course, the project, the assignments and the discussions, my feedback to you is that I think you and your team figured out an excellent way to give the learners in this course increased theory competency, as defined by O. C. McSwite (2001). By the end of the course, they will have fully applied at least four theories to a case study, thought about the various theories, done research on them (if they follow the instructions) and justified their choice of theories. Those competencies are so much stronger than just learning the definitions of the theories. Great job!" (course: MPA5400 - Lisa developed with Dr. Inglish Morgan-Gardner.) Dr. Linda Roseburr, Part-Time Faculty, School of Public Service Leadership"
Optum Technology (UHG) / APEX Systems (2014)
I was hired for an eight-week contract to develop eLearning courses in Adobe Captivate. I really enjoyed working with this upbeat team at the beautiful Eden Prairie campus.
Optum Technology (UHG) / APEX Systems (2014)
I was hired for an eight-week contract to develop eLearning courses in Adobe Captivate. I really enjoyed working with this upbeat team at the beautiful Eden Prairie campus.
"Good morning Lisa, I love the refreshed look! It’s wonderful, thank you!! And, you’re welcome for my reviews. This has been fun and a wonderful opportunity to learn so much more of what PowerPoint can do. And the refreshed format has taught me even more! Regards, Michelle"- (course: eGRC Introduction to Policy Center Updates) Michelle Kainz, Policy Systems Administrator, Legal Administration
"Thanks again for your help and for driving this CBT to completion!"- Pat Ernst, Supervisor, Optum Technical Applications Services Group
"Great job on this CBT and hope there was more work for you at Optum!" - Bryan Sheehan, Manager
"Thanks again for your help and for driving this CBT to completion!"- Pat Ernst, Supervisor, Optum Technical Applications Services Group
"Great job on this CBT and hope there was more work for you at Optum!" - Bryan Sheehan, Manager
ASI Datamyte, Inc. / Digital People (2014)
I was initially hired as a short-term consultant to evaluate ASI Datamyte, Inc.'s existing training platform and make recommendations on developing an all new Learning Management System. The client loved my recommendations and extended my contract to 5 months, during which I developed a new training platform in Moodle LMS from the ground up and also worked with the awesome marketing team to develop blended learning new hire training.
I was initially hired as a short-term consultant to evaluate ASI Datamyte, Inc.'s existing training platform and make recommendations on developing an all new Learning Management System. The client loved my recommendations and extended my contract to 5 months, during which I developed a new training platform in Moodle LMS from the ground up and also worked with the awesome marketing team to develop blended learning new hire training.
"Wow Lisa, they really liked you and think you did an amazing job and said you were a pleasure to work with. Thank you for making Digital People look so good! :-)" - Katie Peterson, Creative Recruiter for Digital People
"Lisa, Thank you for bringing your expertise to ASI! Your support and guidance created the foundation that was needed to springboard the creation and launch of our Academy. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors and if you ever need a reference, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Kindest Regards, Mary" and "Lisa, I have been hearing great feedback about you. Keep up the awesome work!" - Mary Braunwarth, Vice President Global Marketing
"Cool Stuff. Well done Lisa :-)" - Paul Oxfeldt, Senior Director Corporate Sales Development for ASI Datamyte, Inc.
"Dawn Nibbe and Lisa Portzer have done a fantastic job getting the materials and plan in place. Please follow the plan
they have assigned you and contact them if you have questions about content or approach." and "Thanks for all your great work!" - John Cullinane, Senior Director Operations
"Lisa, Thank you for bringing your expertise to ASI! Your support and guidance created the foundation that was needed to springboard the creation and launch of our Academy. We wish you the very best in your future endeavors and if you ever need a reference, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Kindest Regards, Mary" and "Lisa, I have been hearing great feedback about you. Keep up the awesome work!" - Mary Braunwarth, Vice President Global Marketing
"Cool Stuff. Well done Lisa :-)" - Paul Oxfeldt, Senior Director Corporate Sales Development for ASI Datamyte, Inc.
"Dawn Nibbe and Lisa Portzer have done a fantastic job getting the materials and plan in place. Please follow the plan
they have assigned you and contact them if you have questions about content or approach." and "Thanks for all your great work!" - John Cullinane, Senior Director Operations
Dell (2012 - 2013)
I was initially hired to serve as backfill for two Dell employees going on maternity leave. My team appreciated my work, and I loved working with them, and was soon after hired as a full-time Dell employee. Though I was ecstatic to be a Dell employee, I followed through with plans to move to Minnesota, where unfortunately no current remote Dell positions were available, so I resigned my position. I did go on to work for Dell as a contractor again for awhile, then at their request, as an employee of one of their primary vendors, SureSkills, to work as a consultant on Dell projects. Dell remains one of my favorite places to work. They have a true dedication to helping their customers succeed through their innovative hardware and solutions.
"Hi Lisa, I was just on a call with Makiyo...she will be sad to see you go, too. She said some very nice things about you on the call and I wanted to share them with you...Makiyo said she felt you were always very responsive, provided a lot of detail to her, and asked good questions when you needed information—all of which gave her a great deal of confidence in knowing the status of everything you were working on. She added that she really appreciated your communication style. Just thought I’d pass that along...Have a great day!" - Pete Herrera, Global Services Deployment Engagement Manager, Servers and Solutions
"By the way, in a hall conversation yesterday, Sydney [Director of Dell Global Services Deployment Learning and Development] acknowledged you are a rock star. Steven was commenting on the fact that we are an awesome and productive team (You, Landon, and I) Thanks!" - Carol Hobbs-Kates, Learning Performance Manager
"Hello Steve, I just want to take this moment to provide you feedback on two of your direct reports, which are Lisa Portzer and Kim Schroeppel. I have been working with them for the past month on the [redacted- confidential] project. I just want to tell you that they have been an excellent asset to your development group. They provided timely communication updates on the training material and critical feedback in our core team meetings. They are great listeners regarding feedback on the training material, which I believe very few people have this asset in general. They provide me confidence that the level of training material will not lower from the transition of Kim to Lisa, while Kim is on maternity leave. I could see them as an “everyday hero” candidate in the aspect that they understand what our customer needs. I am looking forward to the super work from both of them in future projects." - Ernesto Tulipano, Public Services GSDO Program Manager
I was initially hired to serve as backfill for two Dell employees going on maternity leave. My team appreciated my work, and I loved working with them, and was soon after hired as a full-time Dell employee. Though I was ecstatic to be a Dell employee, I followed through with plans to move to Minnesota, where unfortunately no current remote Dell positions were available, so I resigned my position. I did go on to work for Dell as a contractor again for awhile, then at their request, as an employee of one of their primary vendors, SureSkills, to work as a consultant on Dell projects. Dell remains one of my favorite places to work. They have a true dedication to helping their customers succeed through their innovative hardware and solutions.
"Hi Lisa, I was just on a call with Makiyo...she will be sad to see you go, too. She said some very nice things about you on the call and I wanted to share them with you...Makiyo said she felt you were always very responsive, provided a lot of detail to her, and asked good questions when you needed information—all of which gave her a great deal of confidence in knowing the status of everything you were working on. She added that she really appreciated your communication style. Just thought I’d pass that along...Have a great day!" - Pete Herrera, Global Services Deployment Engagement Manager, Servers and Solutions
"By the way, in a hall conversation yesterday, Sydney [Director of Dell Global Services Deployment Learning and Development] acknowledged you are a rock star. Steven was commenting on the fact that we are an awesome and productive team (You, Landon, and I) Thanks!" - Carol Hobbs-Kates, Learning Performance Manager
"Hello Steve, I just want to take this moment to provide you feedback on two of your direct reports, which are Lisa Portzer and Kim Schroeppel. I have been working with them for the past month on the [redacted- confidential] project. I just want to tell you that they have been an excellent asset to your development group. They provided timely communication updates on the training material and critical feedback in our core team meetings. They are great listeners regarding feedback on the training material, which I believe very few people have this asset in general. They provide me confidence that the level of training material will not lower from the transition of Kim to Lisa, while Kim is on maternity leave. I could see them as an “everyday hero” candidate in the aspect that they understand what our customer needs. I am looking forward to the super work from both of them in future projects." - Ernesto Tulipano, Public Services GSDO Program Manager
Below are some nice kudos I received from subject matter experts I worked with. I treasure my professional relationships and appreciate that I am recognized for my work style and product.
(1) Kristine Sievert, MA, Supervisor United Healthcare Group, Subject Matter Expert (2016)
(2) Carol Messmore, PhD, LMFT Core Faculty, Counselor Education, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy Program Director, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Subject Matter Expert (2015)
(3) Inglish Morgan-Gardner, Ph.D., HS-BCP, Learner Success and Engagement, Public Administration, School of Public Service Leadership, Subject Matter Expert (2015)
(3) Inglish Morgan-Gardner, Ph.D., HS-BCP, Learner Success and Engagement, Public Administration, School of Public Service Leadership, Subject Matter Expert (2015)
(4) Alyssa Weiss Quittner, MS.Ed, Ph.D, LMFT, Core Faculty, Counselor Education, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Subject Matter Expert (2015)
Here are some recommendations from Linked In from supervisors, subject matter experts, and fellow teammates!
