Resumé

Rachel A. Pledger

Learning & Development | Human Performance Improvement
San Francisco/Bay Area, CA

Skills and Expertise

  • Human Performance Improvement
  • Needs Analysis
  • Instructional Design
  • Curriculum Design & Development
  • eLearning Design & Development
  • ADDIE
  • Adult Learning

Technical Proficiency

  • Authoring Tools: Storyline 360, Articulate Rise, PowerPoint, Audacity, SnagIt, QuestionMark
  • Design Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
  • LMSs: Cornerstone, Canvas, WorkRamp
  • Operating Systems: Chrome, Mac OSX, Windows 7/8/10
  • Software/SaaS: G Suite, Office 365, iWork
  • CMSs: Author-It, Smart Mobile Workforce
  • Project Management: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams

Work Experience

Senior Instructional Designer, Power Generation, PG&E (Contract), Oakland, Calif.
October 2024 – Present

Learning & Development Manager, Moxion Power, Richmond, Calif.
March 2024 – July 2024

Senior Learning & Development Specialist, Moxion Power, Richmond, Calif.
May 2023 – March 2024

Instructional Designer, Astra Space, Inc., Alameda, Calif.
April 2022 – April 2023

Instructional Designer, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Ramon, Calif.
January 2021 – April 2022

Instructional Design Consultant, The Mosaic Company, San Ramon, Calif.
September 2019 – December 2020

Content Writer, Membean, Inc., Remote
January 2019 – September 2019

English Teacher, Stanley Middle School, Lafayette, Calif.
August 2014 – June 2019

English Teacher, KIPP King Collegiate High School, San Lorenzo, Calif.
September 2013 – June 2014

English Teacher, Calistoga Junior-Senior High School, Calistoga, Calif.
July 2010 – September 2013

Instructor, Summer Institute for the Gifted, Berkeley, Calif.
June 2010 – July 2010

Education

Boise State University
M.S., Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning (expected May 2025)

Boise State University
Graduate Certificate, Workplace Instructional Design

U.C. Irvine, Division of Continuing Education
Certificate, E-Learning Instructional Design

Middlebury College
M.A., English

Azusa Pacific University
B.A., English

Volunteer Experience

Content Development Manager, SchoolGroup, Remote
August 2019 – October 2019

Curriculum Developer, SchoolGroup, Remote
June 2019 – August 2019

Professional Presentations

Bay Area Learning Design & Technology Hackathon, San Francisco

  • Placed 2nd in a judged competition. September 7-14, 2017

Stanley Middle School Staff Development, Lafayette

  • Amaral, Lucy, and Rachel Pledger. (Nov 2016). “Google Classroom 101.”
  • Pledger, Rachel. (Dec 2015). “Demo Lesson: Identifying the Elements of the Hero’s Journey with Reader’s Workshop.”
  • Pledger, Rachel. (Sep 2015). “Demo Lesson: Writing Compelling Leads for your Personal Narrative with Writer’s Workshop.”

Other Professional Presentations, Various Cities

  • Pledger, Rachel. (Jul 2015). “Challenging Sex-Based Social Constructs through the Obfuscation of Gender Roles: A Close Reading of Marian Halcombe in Collins’ The Woman in White.” Presented at the Bread Loaf School of English Graduate Conference, Oxford.
  • Pledger, Rachel & Surber, C. (Aug 2012). “Integrating AVID Strategies into the K-12 Classroom.” Presented at Calistoga JUSD, Calistoga, Calif.
  • Pledger, Rachel. (2011). “Transacting with Literature through Socratic Dialogue to Foster Moral Development in the Secondary English/Language Arts Classroom.” Presented at the CATE Annual Convention, Sacramento.

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, International Society for Performance Improvement, BABS Chapter
  • Member, The eLearning Guild
  • Member, Association for Talent Development, Golden Gate Chapter