Smitha Edulakanti Mohan Reddy, PhD

Overland Park, Kansas.

Phone :812-251-9878
Email: smitha.edulakanti@gmail.com

Objective:

To utilize and challenge my Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Web-Based training skills
to design, and develop creative learning opportunities.

I would like to work in an environment that is conductive to learning, innovative and provide a
platform for augmentation of my creative skills.

Education Details:

PhD. Degree in Curriculum, Instruction and Media Technology May, 08

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN – graduated with 3.97 G.P.A.

M.S. Degree in Electronics and Computer Technology December, 05

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN – graduated with 3.95 G.P.A.

B. Tech Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering May, 04

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Technical Skills:

Instructional Design Models: ADDIE, ASSURE, ARCS

E-Learning Tools:
LMS/CMS:
Sound Editing:
Web Technologies:
Languages:
Statistical Tools:
Operating Systems:
Other Tools:
Authorware, Articulate, Lectora, Captivate, ReadyTalk
Blackboard, WebCT, Sakai, Moodle, Angel
Audacity, Soundforge, Garageband
JavaScript, FrontPage, Photoshop, FLASH, Dreamweaver,
Adobe InDesign
C, Java, HTML, UML
SPSS, SAS, MS Excel
Windows, UNIX, Mac
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Access

Related Skills:

Strong background in curriculum and instructional design, distance education, and

educational technology
Experience producing online courses in the academic environment as well as technical training
curriculum and courseware using various Instructional Design models (ADDIE / ASSURE /
ARCS)
Experience with wide variety of web and print authoring tools.
Ability to quickly learn and apply new technology
University teaching experience and excellent public speaking skills
Proven communication abilities, both oral and written
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Experience:

Manager, Instructional Design Intern Program Present

KeelWorks Foundation, Seattle,WA

 Serve with the support of the Internship Director.

 Maintain intern program process and structure.
 Supervise the intern coordinator (when there is one).
 Mentor intern teams while allowing them to solve their own problems.
 Respond to participation lapses.
 Monitor intern teams for healthy group interaction.
 Monitor project process and consults with team lead to resolve issues.
 Specify intern team constituency, approves coordinator assignments.

Instructional Designer May 2008 - Feb 2009

Sapient Software Solutions Inc., Farmington, MI

 Researched instructional material needs for courses already established but identified as
needing change and updates.
 Designed and developed courses and learning material that support course needs.
 Assisted with the coordination and implementation of new initiatives, including material
development, content delivery and progress tracking. 
 Assessed the quality and adoption of course material. 
 Reviewed and revised learning materials (using MS PowerPoint, MS Word).
 Assisted in the determination of instructional strategies. 
 Collaborated regularly with design team on the creation of new courses and adaptation of
existing courses for the online or blended environment.

Doctoral Fellow - Teaching Assistant May 2007 – Apr 2008

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Department: Curriculum, Instruction and Media Technology & Industrial Technology Education

 Conducted research on Attitudes of Adult Learners, Online Learning, Computer-based

Instructional Design, under the guidance of supervisor.
 Designed and Maintained the BlackBoardTM site (Learning Management System) for various
courses in the Undergraduate / Graduate / Doctoral level.
 Used Articulate to design online learning modules.
 Prepared instructional/presentation material which were delivered to the students.
 Conducted and monitored discussion in the class.
 Observed and maintained records to evaluate students’ performance in the class.
 Created semester-exams/evaluations for the courses.
 Developed evaluation metrics for the students’ evaluation.
 Graded student’s projects and assignments.
 Provided technical support to the students, answered their quires regarding various
technologies they were supposed to use for their assignments.

Research Fellowship (EPA) Apr 2006 – Apr 2007

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Department: Aerospace  

 Grant received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Cooperative
Agreement on “Transportation Environmental Resources Center". $150,000.0 annual grant
from EPA (ID# CC-83144001-0; CFDA 66.305).
 Assisted in the research activities of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and The
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) with regard to the Transportation
Environmental Resource Center.
 Gathered the requirements from SME at Indiana State University.
 Designed online training materials working in collaborating with the SMEs.
 Developed online self-assessment modules to evaluate the understanding of the reader and
acknowledge them with the certificate for their participation in the online training (Using
JavaScript). 
 Regularly updated/renovated the website, www.transource.org which provides information
environmental compliance for the EPA (Using FLASH and Dreamweaver).

Internship Dec 2004 – Dec 2005

The Signaling Solutions Inc., Terre Haute, IN

 Interacted with the management and staff at the TSSI to gather an in-depth knowledge about
the current situation and documented the AS-IS model.
 After a thorough discussion with the management, the interns-team suggested four solutions
for the improvement of the company and designed the TO-BE model – update the existing
manuals, renovate the existing website, create a promotional/instructional CD-ROM for
different products, design an online ordering system.
 Gathered requirements from the management in order to develop the TO-BE model.
 Worked with the staff to gain good working knowledge of the products manufactured in the
company.
 Manually tested the TSSI products to confirm its efficiency.
 Assisted in updating the manuals (using MS Word and ADOBE), renovating the website
(using Dreamweaver) and creating the online ordering system (using Oracle Database).
 Lead the team in developing the promotional/instructional CD-ROM for the company. 
 Video-graphed and edited the videos of installations of the various TSSI products and created
the self-paced promotional/instructional video using FLASH.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Dec 2004 – Apr 2005

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Department: Electronics and Computer Technology

 Conducted research on VLSI technologies, under the guidance of supervisor.
 Assisted Professors with the undergraduate courses.
 Designed and developed the lab manuals, under the guidance of the Professor.
 Conducted the lab sessions for the undergraduate courses.
 Monitored the exam sessions.
 Graded the exams and assessed the students’ performances.
 Maintained the students’ records.

Accomplishments:

Published Dissertation Jan 2006 – May 2008

“Developing, Implementing And Evaluating Computer-Based Instruction”

- A dissertation presented to the School of Graduate Studies, department of Curriculum,

Instruction, Media Technology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree doctor of philosophy.

Also published as a book (monograph), by VDM publishing in Oct 2008.

Unpublished Thesis Dec 2004 – Dec 2005

“Preparation, Implementation and Evaluation of Products for The Signaling Solution, Inc. –
Multimedia Promotional CD-ROM”

- A Master’s project Report Presented to the department of Electronics and Computer

Technology, College of Technology, Indiana State University in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the Master of Science Degree.