Ismael Lara

Ismael Lara has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Ismael is currently working at Watershed as the Director of Implementations, a role they started in January 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Data Engineer at Watershed from November 2020 to December 2022. Ismael also has experience as an Instructional Designer at ansrsource, where they started in November 2022.

Before joining ansrsource, Ismael held the role of Online Adjunct Instructor at Southern New Hampshire University, starting in November 2015. In this role, they facilitated online courses and graded student assignments.

Ismael's previous experience includes working as an Instructional Designer at ansrsource from July 2021 to November 2021. Ismael also worked as a Business Intelligence Analyst, Training at Success Academy Charter Schools from January 2018 to August 2020, where they oversaw the implementation of a learning ecosystem and improved efficiency through automation.

Additionally, Ismael served as a Senior Instructional Designer at Rutgers University from November 2015 to December 2017. In this role, they juggle multiple course development projects and provided training to faculty on the use of learning management systems and software. Ismael also had a role as an Instructional Designer at Rutgers University from January 2015 to November 2015, where they assisted faculty and staff with e-learning questions.

Ismael's prior experience includes working as an Adjunct Instructor at Rutgers University School of Communication and Information from September 2015 to December 2016, where they taught an Object-Oriented Programming course.

Earlier in their career, Ismael worked as a Software Engineer at Nuance Communications from January 2010 to December 2014. In this role, they supported multiple projects and collaborated with project managers and speech scientists to develop speech-enabled applications.

Ismael also worked at UMDNJ as an E-Learning Support Specialist from December 2009 to August 2010, where they investigated and resolved software problems, and as an Educational Technology Assistant from April 2009 to December 2009, where they supported the transition to a new online course platform.

Ismael's work experience showcases their expertise in instructional design, e-learning, software development, and project management across various industries.

Ismael Lara completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Computer Science and Psychology at Boston University from 2003 to 2007. Ismael then went on to pursue their Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology from 2010 to 2015.

In terms of additional certifications, Ismael obtained the following:

- In March 2019, they completed the course "MITx 0.502x: Competency-Based Education: The Why, What, and How" offered by MITx on edX.

- In November 2015, they became a Peer Reviewer for QM Quality Matters.

- In December 2016, they achieved the status of Master Reviewer from QM Quality Matters.

- In May 2017, they obtained the UCF/EDUCAUSE Certified Blended Learning Designer certification from EDUCAUSE.

- In March 2020, they completed the course "MITx 6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python" offered by MITx on edX.

- In June 2020, they completed the course "MITx 6.00.2x: Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science" offered by MITx on edX.