Brad Borch Portfolio

Brad Borch

Senior Instructional Designer/e-learning Course Developer

Currently seeking employment.

Online Portfolio

This portfolio represents a sampling of the projects I've worked on. For many of them, I handled all aspects of production and deployment.

I apply thoughtful analysis and creative design to produce engaging courses and interactive applications. I have an M.S. in Instructional Technology, and over twenty years’ experience with a broad range of clients. I have a proven record working remotely with little supervision to produce professional results, on time and above expectations.

Download my résumé (PDF) at: https://goo.gl/e8ttK2

Email me: bradborch@gmail.com, call or text me: (207) 701-6007

Bulletin Builder Web Application (http:www.bulletinbuilder.org)

The Bulletin Builder application is a Ruby on Rails app that allows users to create custom bulletins. It outputs bulletins as HTML, RTF, emails (and listserv), as well as PDFs. The app includes almost 50 models, over 100 gems, tens of thousands of lines of code, and over 400 tests. From 2014-2017 I was responsible for managing the full stack (linux, nginx, Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, Javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap). I was the project’s sole developer from 2015 to 2017.

Bulletin Builder PDF Editor

The Bulletin Builder application outputs to PDF. This page uses custom Javascript, jquery, and a special columnizing library to create a client-side tool, which automatically splits the content into columns, inserts page breaks, and allows users to fine-tune where the breaks are. It also inverts the appropriate pages, and imposes the pages correctly so that pages can be printed in booklet format. The resulting html is then rendered as a PDF file.

Journey to Pascha

One of a series of three videos totaling over an hour of original video production. The videos explore the traditions, customs, and teachings of Easter (called “Pascha” in the Orthodox tradition). I was responsible for all aspects of production, including writing, videography, editing and packaging.

Enter In: Exploring the Feasts of the Orthodox Church

One of a series of sixteen videos totaling over four hours of original video production. The videos explore the traditions, customs, and teachings of of the twelve major liturgical events in the Orthodox tradition. I was responsible for all aspects of production, including writing, videography, editing and packaging.

Virtual Chapel Tour (can be seen at http://www.acrod.org/prayercorner/church-tour, requires Flash plugin)

This is a highly interactive tour of a traditional Orthodox chapel. It includes numerous custom features, including an “autoplay” function, which automatically goes through each feature, with narrated commentary. Authored in Adobe Flash.

Saints Alive! Children’s Games (can be seen at http://games.goarch.org/; requires Flash plugin)

This large multi-year project that includes over fifteen game engines, in an enclosing environment, and over 300 different games. I was responsible for all aspects of this project, including the original game engines, layout and design, graphics, audio recording, and all programming (including the animated “avatar”). Authored in Adobe Flash.

Mockup created for a college nursing course to demonstrate a custom scenario-based interaction.

Mockup of a created for a major investment bank for an in-house training/motivation tool.

Project used a custom simulated 3-D space.

McGraw-Hill college textbook on multimedia. I was technical editor.

Children’s Bible Reader (can be seen at http://cbr.goarch.org/, requires Flash plugin)

This large multi-year project includes 156 animated stories, with voiceover narration and sound effects. Game engines from the Saints Alive! project were re-purposed for inclusion in this project. The animated stories include programmable scrolling captions, and were rendered in English and Greek. The entire project is localizable. Currently, it is available in Greek and English. I was responsible for all aspects of the project, with the exception of the interface graphics. Authored in Adobe Flash

Series of interactive multimedia CD-ROMs authored in Adobe Director. I was responsible for all aspects of production.

Marketing CD-ROM for the (now defunct) telecommunications company GlobalOne. Authored in Adobe Director

Flow diagram illustrating the project workflow for a college course being converted to online. Created in LucidChart.

Animated interface for a major presentation for the (now defunct) telecommunications company Nortel Networks.

Environmental Teaching App

Educational app that allows users to drag-and-drop items such as trees, power plants, and solar cells onto a landscape and see the impact of their selections.