Dan Swords
Based in Rhode Island
Like many, I began my career in retail. While delivering helpful, memorable experiences to customers, I discovered my true passion: finding ways to streamline tasks for myself and my coworkers. Eager to pursue this interest professionally, I studied user experience design to create intuitive, user-friendly web experiences.
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At Mud Bay, a pet supply retailer, my UX background and dedication to helping others led to a role as a Learning and Development Production Specialist. I applied my visual design skills and love for optimizing workflows to create engaging e-learning content. I believe no one is ever done learning, and during my time there, I deepened my knowledge of instructional models, needs analysis, stakeholder collaboration, and blended learning design.
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Now back in New England to be closer to family, I’m excited to continue growing in instructional design—building on a career that blends creativity with a commitment to supporting others’ success.
I'm Passionate About
Feedback
Receiving constructive feedback is crucial for the quality of my learning solutions and personal growth as a designer.
User Experience
Creating interactive learning experiences that flow smoothly and feel good are important to me.
Collaboration
Working with SMEs, stakeholders, and other instructional designers are vital to an effective learning solution.
Accessibility
I design with WCAG standards to remove barriers for learners with disabilities and impairments.
Organization
Being organized improves the learning experience for the end user and allows my colleagues to follow my work on the back end with ease.
Baked Goods
They fuel me while working!
Tools I Use
Articulate Storyline
Adobe Photoshop
Techsmith Camtasia
Articulate Rise
Adobe XD
Audacity
Microsoft Visio
Canva
Monday.com
Microsoft Office
Google G Suite
