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Instructional Designer

My team at SAG-AFTRA Health Plan created this video to celebrate my receiving the Employee of the Quarter Award for Q1 2021. I was exceedingly touched at their genuine desire to highlight their experiences with me. This is an amazing professional honor. Didn't they do a great job!?!
Melanie is one of the most inviting and warm people I have had the pleasure of working with. During our time working together on the CATapult program, a national training initiative with more than 50 trainers, she was the main contact and the driving force behind our efforts. She always had time to help and lend support to the cadre of trainers across the country, no matter how busy she was. For the embark program, Mel welcomed droves of leaders from hospitals around the country to California, where she was the main point of contact, support and organization around the entire process - a large undertaking that spanned the better part of a week for attendees. Mel is professional and knowledgeable. She is the type of person you go to because you know they care and that they are the type of person you know will help wherever they can. If she says she will circle back on something, you can rest assured it will be done promptly and with tact, creativity and conviction. I would recommend her without reservation.
Anthony Pierlioni
CATapult Certified Trainer / emBARK Participant at VCA, Inc.
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I’ve worked with Melanie for the past year now and I was blown away with her breath of knowledge in building different training programs and her attention to all the details. She always goes that extra mile and has that can do attitude. Melanie is a high energy, positive, and collaborative individual, one would be lucky to have her on the team.
Ryan Patel
Co-worker at Pinkberry, Inc.
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I worked closely with Ms Larsen at Yahoo! for a number of years and found her to be a hard working, inspirational, humorous, and delightful partner with whom to develop eLearning content. She'd be a brilliant addition to any company demanding a solid work ethic and personal responsibility. I wholeheartedly recommend her for any position or opportunity on her horizons.
William Tutton
Co-worker at Yahoo!, Inc.
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Melanie would be a fantastic asset for any training design team. She is conscientious and meticulous, and her infectious enthusiasm is a delight to work with.
Evan Stuckless
Co-worker at Yahoo!, Inc.
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