Sean Ryan
Woking
Summary
I am an experienced Learning and Development professional with over 25 years of expertise in designing and delivering impactful learning solutions. With a strong blend of interpersonal and technical skills, I create learning experiences that have impact.
I collaborate effectively with stakeholders, project sponsors, and team members across all levels, building strong relationships that ensure successful outcomes. My work spans the full learning lifecycle - carrying out learning needs assessment, creating and consulting on potential learning solutions, delivering programs, and evaluating impact through data .
My background combines extensive experience in face to face learning delivery and remote delivery. I am proficient in a large number of authoring and design tools where I create content ranging from graphics, videos, advanced e-learning solutions and everything inbetween. I have experience of administering learning management systems including Cornerstone, Docebo, and Workday.
I focus on delivering learning at the point of need ensuring content is accessible, efficient, and impactful for the learner and the business.
Having worked across both permanent and contract roles in diverse environments, I adapt quickly to new cultures and processes, always ensuring alignment with organisational goals. My experience as a manager and an individual contributor gives me a clear vision of the challenges that the business and individuals face and how to address these issues.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning Consultant
HFW LLP
08.2025 - 06.2025
- Company Overview: Global law firm with 21 offices across the world. Specialist in aerospace, commodities, construction, energy, insurance and shipping.
- Facilitate the move from an end-of-life HR system to a new global HR solution (SAP SuccessFactors). Starting from initial scoping of work, agreeing milestones to TNA, Design and delivery of learning and adoption interventions. The assignment involved working with many stakeholders within the firm plus suppliers, external agencies and technical staff. The final solution placed learning at the point of need back in the hands of the users with each task broken into short (5 min max) learning activities which enable the user to move on quickly and revisit again if required.
- Global law firm with 21 offices across the world. Specialist in aerospace, commodities, construction, energy, insurance and shipping.
Learning Consultant
Linklaters LLP
01.2023 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: Multinational law firm, headquartered in London. One of the 'Magic Circle' law firms. Currently employs over 5500 employees across 31 offices in 21 countries.
- Initial project - Modernise approaches to digital adoption. Developing processes for assessing learning needs and designing solutions that engage and encourage users to make full use of the technologies within the firm. Working with existing team and technology stakeholders within the firm.
- Contract extended. Reviewed approach to deployment of iManage. Refined approach to learning solution. Creation of micro learning assets (videos, animated gifs, simulation exercises, animation (using Vyond). Created bite sized learning for the point of need. Reviewed training provision provided by external vendors.
- Contract extended. Designed, developed and deployed the training solution for a global telephony deployment. Working with vendors and staff within the firm to understand current ways of working and identify learning needs. Designing, developing and deploying content for role-based curriculum built from micro learning assets. Created digital content including how to guides, videos, animations, exercises and assessments to use during deployment.
- Multinational law firm, headquartered in London. One of the 'Magic Circle' law firms. Currently employs over 5500 employees across 31 offices in 21 countries.
Training Manager
CBRE
09.2022 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Worldwide commercial real estate services & investment company, CBRE has clients in 100+ countries, including over 90% of the Fortune 100.
- Managing a team of Instructional Designers and Content Developers creating a learning solution for business process and system deployment.
- Manage curriculum design and delivery. Including identifying risks and pathway to success.
- Source external learning solutions.
- Work with company Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to define learning needs.
- Created elearning content, graphics, templates and how to videos.
- Define and implement design and development process.
- Worldwide commercial real estate services & investment company, CBRE has clients in 100+ countries, including over 90% of the Fortune 100.
Digital Learning Designer/ Global Learning Manager (Cover)
RSM International
04.2021 - 09.2022
- Company Overview: RSM International is a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to entrepreneurial growth-focused organisations globally employing approximately 50,000 staff.
- Global Learning Manager: Manage a small team providing learning content and learning administration to the Global Network of Member Firms.
- Manage pipeline of work requests assessing these for priority and impact.
- Dealing directly with suppliers to outsource content where appropriate. This includes scope of projects and contract negotiation.
- Day to day people management including people development.
- Digital Learning Designer: Partnering with stakeholders to identify business needs and learning gaps.
- Focus on micro-learning content. Always looking for new ways to deliver learning. I have a huge interest in new technology and constantly look for ways that this can be used in learning solutions.
- Tapping in to existing knowledge and expertise and enabling individuals to share these talents via social learning.
- Identifying ways of weaving micro-learning into media that already exists e.g. phone apps, emails, videos, websites etc.
- Creating a desire to learn rather than being required to learn. Creating real life questions that the learners want answers to. In some cases, we may not need to create content as the question will motivate the individual to find the answer that is already out there.
- Understanding who our learners are and what motivates them.
- Design, present, develop and deliver a variety of learning solutions that meet the individual’s and organisation’s needs. These include, but are not limited to, infographics, podcasts, videos, Articulate Rise and Storyline courses, quizzes, animations and many more.
- Review and advise on content produced by Firms within the network.
- Ensure that branding guidelines are adhered to.
- Managing multiple projects of varying complexity through to completion.
- RSM International is a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to entrepreneurial growth-focused organisations globally employing approximately 50,000 staff.
Senior Technical Training Consultant (Worldwide Education)
Motorola Solutions
10.2017 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Motorola Solutions is a global public safety and commercial communications company employing approximately 18,000 staff. They are considered technology and communication industry leaders.
- Working with global senior leaders to identify learning requirements and implement learning interventions that have impact and meet the business and individual need.
- Redesigned learning paths to ensure a consistent ‘learning journey’ for employees.
- Designed and implemented various learning journeys including cybersecurity and various product solutions.
- Focused on reducing the time spent on getting what the learner needs. Content was quite traditional and took learners a lot of effort to get what they needed. I worked with our documentation team to create virtual interactive guides, one page quick guides and short “how do I?” explainer videos for each task.
- Introduced micro-learning on mobile devices.
- Motorola Solutions is a global public safety and commercial communications company employing approximately 18,000 staff. They are considered technology and communication industry leaders.
Instructional Designer
Rakuten Marketing
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Rakuten Marketing offer a digital marketing software platform that enables marketing professionals to create the most effective campaigns for their product or service.
- Worked with the senior management team, various subject matter experts and stakeholders to specify and create the full production of a suite of learning modules for a proprietary digital marketing reporting platform.
- Rakuten Marketing offer a digital marketing software platform that enables marketing professionals to create the most effective campaigns for their product or service.
Instructional Designer
Cormis Partnership
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Company Overview: Cormis are a training organisation that offer training to major global pharmaceutical companies. They specialise in sales and marketing training.
- Responsible for the full 360 degree learning cycle from TNA through to launch. Designed and produced the learning content using Articulate Storyline, the Adobe suite and Docebo learning management system.
- Designed and developed learning interventions to meet the needs of clients within the Pharmaceutical Industry.
- Primarily worked on sales and marketing material for global customers.
- Responsible for creating both digital and face to face training interventions.
- Cormis are a training organisation that offer training to major global pharmaceutical companies. They specialise in sales and marketing training.
Education
Training Needs Analysis
TAP
01-2015
Training Design And Development
TAP
01-2014
Facilitating Online Learning
Buckinghamshire New University
01-2013
CertEd - Further And Adult Education
Buckinghamshire New University
High Wycombe, United Kingdom01-2000
Skills
- Managing local and global teams
- Management of local budgets
- Direct report/team coaching and development
- Training needs analysis
- Storyboarding
- Developing learning content
- Focus on learning impact
- Analysis
- High skill level in e-learning authoring tools
- Adobe suite
- Captivate
- Articulate
- Camtasia
- Point of need learning provision
- Micro learning
- Video production
- Change management
- Remote learning delivery
- Classroom learning delivery
- Technical skills training
- Soft skills training
- E-learning design
- Facilitation techniques
- Learning analytics
- Training delivery
- Technical training
- Multimedia production
- Learning management systems
- Blended learning
- Microlearning
- Adult learning theory
- Needs assessment
- Curriculum implementation
- Strategic planning
- Learning strategies
- Project management
Qualifications - Role Specific Qualifications
- TAP Training Needs Analysis, 09/15
- TAP Training Design and Development, 09/14
- TAP Facilitating Online Learning, 09/13
- ECDL Advanced Word, 09/10
- ECDL Advanced Excel, 09/09
- CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA), 09/02
- CISCO Certified Network Associate Instructors (CCAI), 09/02
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), 09/02
- NVQ Assessor Qualification (D32 & D33), 09/00
- Certificate in Education (CertEd), 09/00
Timeline
Learning Consultant
HFW LLP
08.2025 - 06.2025
Learning Consultant
Linklaters LLP
01.2023 - 08.2024
Training Manager
CBRE
09.2022 - 12.2022
Digital Learning Designer/ Global Learning Manager (Cover)
RSM International
04.2021 - 09.2022
Senior Technical Training Consultant (Worldwide Education)
Motorola Solutions
10.2017 - 04.2021
Instructional Designer
Rakuten Marketing
05.2017 - 10.2017
Instructional Designer
Cormis Partnership
10.2016 - 05.2017
Training Needs Analysis
TAP
Training Design And Development
TAP
Facilitating Online Learning
Buckinghamshire New University
CertEd - Further And Adult Education
Buckinghamshire New University