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EDUCATION & LICENSURE

Master of Science in Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, December 2007
Specialization: Educational Psychology - Learning, Motivation, & Development

B.S. Agricultural Education, Magna Cum Laude, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, May 2003

Teacher's Certificate, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Issued May 2003

CAREER HISTORY

Instructional Design Leader, Vivayic Inc., Lincoln, NE, 2006-present

  • Lead four instructional designers in creating in-person training curricula and online courses for corporate and government
  • Analyze client's goals and match the desired outcomes with relevant, research‐based instructional theories and models
  • Design learning materials and technology components to enhance learning in instructor led and online environments
  • Facilitate requirements gathering meetings for new projects and design a plan of work document to share with design team

Project Management Specialist, National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, IN, 2003-2006

  • Facilitated management of 25 projects ranging from small multi-month to large multi-year initiatives
  • Designed instructional materials and curricula which reach approximately 10,000 students and 11,000 teachers
  • Facilitated 20 multi-day seminars for high school and collegiate students on professional skill topics
  • Authored 10 funding proposals for new initiatives and research ranging from $5K - $250K - all funded
  • Evaluated member educational programs by gathering and compiling data from 10,000+ stakeholders
  • Coached 150+ college‐age and high school students on speech development and delivery and professional skills
  • Stewarded $750,000 in sponsored projects and organization budgets - no budgets were overextended
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & CURRICULUM ANALYSIS PROJECTS
  • Monsanto Trait Stewardship Lessons, 2008 - Created a series of 8 instructor led lesson plans and accompanying materials to teach high school students about practices with stewarding biotechnology.
  • Building Human Capital in the Pork Industry, 2008 - Created a series of 7 direct instruction and 4 scenario-based courses to train leaders for service in the federally funded Pork Checkoff organization.
  • SkillsUSA Chapter Activity Planner and Personal Leadership Inventory 2008 - Designed an electronic system of chapter and personal planning resources and just-in-time learning modules for members of SkillsUSA.
  • Analysis of Course Depth of Knowledge and Science and Mathematics Content, 2008 - Conducted an analysis of the Project Lead the Way Introduction to Engineering course objectives using Webb's (1997) Depth of Knowledge Model.
  • ENGAGE! Middle School Career Exploration Curriculum, 2008 - Developed curriculum and instructional materials including 75 hours of instruction for grades 7-9; lead for team of 5 designers/authors.
  • SkillsUSA Advisor Essentials Training Library, 2007 - Led team of 5+ designers in content collection and design of 14-module training module library using Articulate software.
  • States Career Cluster Initiative, 2007 - Evaluated and revised over 5000+ skill standard statements for all 16 federal career cluster areas; led 8 luster committees in review and revision process to approve all suggested edits.
  • Performance Through Learning Project, 2007 - Developed 12+ hours of online coursework for colleges in rural India on the following topics: speech development; time management; learning to learn and teamwork.
  • USDA Single Family Housing Loan Program Employee Training, 2007 - Designed 13+ hours of online coursework for new employees in the Single Family Housing division of the USDA.
  • USDA Rural Housing - ABG, Inc, 2007 - Created storyboards and instructional media plans for 1-hour, online systems training course on the Single Family Rural Housing Guarantee Loan Program Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS) application.
  • Building Leaders and Strong Teams of Officers State Officer Training, 2003-2006 - Developed materials and instructional plans for 9 instructor-led sessions and 16 professional development modules taught in 46 states to 380 college age students.
  • National Leadership Conference for State Officers, 2003-2006 - Developed materials and instructional plans for a 4-day conference on team performance, facilitation skills, and presentation development taught to 450 college age students.
  • LifeKnowledge Lesson Plan Author, 2001 - Developed 5 lessons on communication and life skill related topics for the National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge Leadership and Personal Growth Curriculum distributed to 10,000 instructors in 50 states.
TEACHING & TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Student Teacher, North Shelby High School, Shelbyville, MO January - May 2003

  • Taught four, high‐school agriculture classes on course topics ranging from electrical wiring to speech and communication
  • Guided 8 student officers in coordinating extra-curricular organization related events such as a the FFA chapter banquet
  • Coached 16 students for public speaking, sales and parliamentary law competitive events - sales team finished 4th in state

BLAST Off Facilitator, National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, IN 2001-2005

  • Facilitated 15 half‐week seminars on leader skill development for 150 high school and collegiate students
  • Assessed students’ use of verbal and non‐verbal skills associated with effective speech delivery

National Vice-President, National FFA Organization, Indianapolis, IN, 2000-2001

  • Developed and delivered key-note addresses for audiences ranging from small groups to groups of 50,000
  • Designed and facilitated 250+ workshops for student audiences on employability-skill topics
  • Facilitated 50+ business and industry visits with corporate leaders; including five Fortune 500 companies
  • Debated and conducted official business of the national organization on a 15 member board of directors
PUBLICATIONS
  • Kueker, Doug. (2005). Inviting Students to the Active Learning Process. Agricultural Education Magazine. 77(6). 11-13.
REFEREED PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
  • Kueker, Doug. (2008, January). A Layered Approach to Career Exploration Curriculum. Roundtable accepted for presentation at the 2008 Careers Conference. Madison, Wisconsin.
  • Derner, Seth & Kueker, Doug. (2008, October). Strategies to Integrate Now. Clinic accepted for presentation at the 2008 National Career Pathways Network Conference. Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Kueker, Doug & Newberry, Pam. (Submitted). How Do You Recognize a Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum?: A Method for Analyzing Rigor and Relevance in Science and Mathematics Curricula. Paper submitted for presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Society for Engineering Education, Austin, Texas.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Alpha Gamma Sigma, National Winter Conference - January 2008

  • Constructed and presented workshop on resume' development for college age students
  • Delivered key note address on career development and life after college

National FFA Organization, New Century Farmers Program - July 2007

  • Constructed and presented half‐day seminar on applying a Strengths Based approach to managing a professional enterprise based upon the Clifton StrengthsFinder instrument
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • e-Learning Guild - Associate Member
  • Association for Career and Technical Education
SERVICE
  • 2008 - Guest speaker at University of Missouri Alpha Tau Alpha annual banquet
  • 2007-08 - Volunteer judge for District FBLA Competitions

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