Merck

I spearhead the strategic evolution of Merck's talent landscape, focusing on the creation of an enterprise-wide skilling and talent intelligence strategy, including the development of a global skills ontology. My efforts are central to transitioning Merck towards a dynamic, skills-powered organization, leveraging AI and innovative technologies to map out the future of talent intelligence. A critical project under my leadership is the co-launch of the Career Hub, Merck's first global internal talent marketplace, designed to facilitate dynamic career paths, learning and enhance internal mobility. This initiative underscores our commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, aligning talent capabilities with our forward-looking business objectives.

Executive • Global Director, Future of Work and Skills Based Organization (SBO) Strategy

LinkedIn

🌟 LinkedIn Top Voice: Future of Work & Talent Strategy 🌟

Honored to be recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in the Future of Work & Talent Strategy sphere, a prestigious designation celebrating thought leaders shaping the way we work and lead. 

Join me as we explore innovative strategies, insights, and trends driving workplace transformation. Together, let’s empower professionals, foster engagement, and catalyze positive change in the ever-evolving landscape of work. 

#LinkedInTopVoice #FutureOfWork #TalentStrategy #LifeWorkDesign #CareerGrowth

Linkedin Top Voice

Mindora

As an Advisor and Angel Investor at Mindora, I am driven to reshape the HR tech industry by elevating employee well-being through innovative well-being intelligence. 

Leveraging deep expertise in talent development and a commitment to a human-centered approach, I guide Mindora's strategic growth and innovation using artificial intelligence. My focus is on harmonizing technological advancements with core human values, aiming to enhance both individual and organizational success.

HR Industry Advisor • Angel Investor

Kason Morris & Co.

Founder • Principal • Fractional Executive Advisory, Consulting and Coaching

Designing Your New Work Life

Learn how to create your desired job without necessarily leaving your current role. In today's ever-changing work landscape, workers have the power to define their happiness and success.

Designing Your Work-Life methods empower individuals at any career stage to design and create positive changes. Whether you want to find meaning in your current job or explore new opportunities, I can guide you in visualizing and building a productive, engaged, satisfying, and enjoyable work-life.

Areas of Expertise:

Career Development | Skill Development | Lifestyle Design | Career Design | Best Practice & Continuous Improvement | Coaching | Design Thinking

Certified Life and Work Design Coach • Speaker • Consultant

Corporate Learning Network

As an Advisory Board Member at the Corporate Learning Network, I contribute to helping learning executives provide the necessary knowledge to drive continuous productivity improvement and purposeful innovation—the two key drivers of corporate wealth.

Areas of Expertise:

Thought Leadership | Skill Development | Learning Development | Talent Development | Strategy | Learning Technology | Executive Leadership | Executive Coaching | Chief Learning Officer | Future of Work

Advisory Board Member  •  Thought-Leader  •  Speaker

Allstate

Join me at Allstate as we build a future-focused talent development strategy, empowering employees to grow and succeed. Leading skills, talent marketplace, and mobility initiatives, I helped to drive a global culture of inclusivity and innovation through talent intelligence while supporting talent acquisition, development, and retention. With expertise in talent management, learning, learning technologies, and organizational development, I was helping to build the future forward talent development strategy to unlock employee potential and create a better world of work while driving business performance.

My Charter:

• Designed and developed a robust internal talent marketplace strategy with dynamic future-ready global skills taxonomy and governance for business success.

• Enhanced career development and internal mobility practices, fostering continuous growth, progression, and retention of an employee population of 55,000+

• Provided global strategic process planning for AI-powered learning and skill technology implementations to align talent and skills development with organizational objectives.

Executive • Head of Global Internal Talent Marketplace, Skills and Mobility

Salesforce

At Salesforce, I ensured the highest quality and impact of Learning Experience Design (LXD). As the Head of Learning Experience Design, I provided practice leadership in learning design, collaborating with an amazing team of 50+ Learning Consultants and colleagues to create and deliver inspiring and effective learning experiences that drive employee performance.

Our mission was to enhance long-term skill development for 20,000+ global salespeople, contributing to over $20 billion in annual revenue.

Areas of Expertise:

Organizational Development | Strategy Implementation | Best Practice & Continuous Improvement | Learning Experience Design | Course Design | Coaching | Learning Technology | Onboarding | Leadership Development | Future of Work | Capability Academies | Talent Mobility | Upskilling | Inclusive Design

Executive • Head of Learning Experience Design

Command AF

Your personal brand is the gateway to your true work. Life is too short. Don't you want to do what matters? You know you are here for a purpose...to do something meaningful, to make a difference in the market or help someone.

Areas of Expertise:

Personal Branding | Market Differentiation | Purpose-driven Work | Impactful Marketing | Entrepreneurship

Founding Member

KNOWS Network Ltd

KNOWS Network Ltd. is a millennial and minority-owned professional services consortium with a proven track record of serving companies across the US, Africa, and Asia (Hong Kong, SG, SEA, China). With over 10 years of global expertise, we specialize in:

Management consulting
Leadership and professional skills development
Organizational learning and performance improvement (LPI)
Digital strategy
Digital transformation
Business incubation
Entrepreneurial enablement

Areas of Expertise:

Consulting | Training | Performance Improvement | Organizational Development | Strategy Implementation | Pipeline Development | Best Practice & Continuous Improvement | Proposal Development | Learning Facilitation | Learning Solutions Management & Delivery | Coaching | Learning Technology | Customized Skills Training

L&D Business Partner • Consultant 

Life-Work Design Architect | Transforming Workplaces & Careers | Leading Future of Work & Skills Strategy at Merck | AI Investor | Speaker | Advocate | GirlDad 🖤

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲! 𝗜'𝗺 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

🚀 𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿, I leverage my expertise to forecast and navigate the evolving dynamics of the workforce. I'm passionate about promoting skill-powered, tech-driven talent development preparing organizations for unparalleled success.

🌟𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. Through Life-Work Design, I fuse science-backed methods, like design and systems thinking, to facilitate transformative personal growth and skill development experiences. My coaching provides the essential tools for anyone ready to carve out fulfilling life and career pathways.

🌐 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, I support projects, partnerships, and ventures that resonate with my vision of a skilled, equitable, and thriving future. My investment strategy reflects a commitment to human innovation and lasting impact.

👨🏾‍👧🏾‍👧🏾👩🏾‍🦱🧒🏾 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. I integrate the lessons from my fatherhood journey with my professional understanding, guiding the design of the most crucial project: my best life.

✨ 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. I'm here to equip you with the mindsets, tools, and skill sets necessary for living your best life and achieving your best work. Whether seeking transformation in your career, leadership development or creating more meaningful work-life integration, I offer the insight and support you need to excel.

𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.🔮

Kason Morris, M.A.⚡ Design For Life

TEKsystems

Sr. Learning Experience Designer

Edtuitive

Led design and development curating Social Emotional Learning Experience
Cross-collaborated with stakeholders 
Conducted UX research and analysis 
Enhanced 48 lesson plans into eLearning content. Resulting to time-savings and scaling audience reach by 50%
Agile project producer of digital resources, forms, and website mock-ups with continued iterative

Instructional Designer

Freedom Learning Group

Project: Technical assessment author for IT Architecture Design- researched and constructed 50+ questions meeting mid level Blooms Taxonomy application and analysis categories.

Project: Packaged 70+ lessons with built-in assessments. Created using Learn to Win LMS e-Learning Platform working cross-functionally and collaboratively with Project Manager and QA. 

Project: Constructed 15 learning modules and 5 Quizzes in line with client's Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy including graphics, design emphasis, and interaction instances. Incorporated rapid authoring LMS tool created for Agile work-flow. Used Shared Google Docs, Excel to update progress, commentary, and completion for PM and QA team.

Instructional Designer eLearning Course Developer

HubSpot

People Operations - Strategic Projects team at HubSpot 
• Global collaboration with Compliance and Risk & Security, HR, Legal, Events, using Workday, Slack, and HubSpot comms platform to support Covid Response requirements and communication efforts for 5K+ employees and visitors resulting in 100% compliance and successful on-site visits and HubSpot events 
• Co-created sensitive financial data analysis for 11 global sites with Sr. Director, and Project Manager
• Secured logistics for Sr. Director on part II leadership discussion series

Contractor, Strategic Projects

Family Support

Career pause: to support my active duty spouse and attend to the growth of our family which overlapped a global pandemic. View self-employment as a Lifestyle Marketer and other Program & Project contributions during this time as a volunteer: Virtual Event Coordinator, Family Readiness Leader, and Community Engagement Organizer.

Career Pause

Cultivated ownership, growth, and a learning community of 1K active membership, introducing natural solutions for healthy empowered living, and holistic wellness. 
•	Created a variety of CX learning outlets including: 1:1 member consultation, group demonstrations, digital content & assets, in person events, ILT, market fairs, Live stream, DIY, and virtual webinars
•	Designed labels, How-To booklet, digital content, and resources using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Affinity Photo, Word Swag, and Canva
•	Coached a global team of 20, with new member onboarding, product training, content creation, quarterly campaign material, promotions, team retreats, and strategic action plans

Lifestyle Marketer

The University of Texas at San Antonio

- Developed end-to-end learning experience design optimizing the customer's onboarding journey.
- Identified 10 areas of process improvement, using marketplace research, UX, and data analytics, saving time, cost, and staff resources. 
- Led a cross-functional team of senior leadership, stakeholders, and communication design to meet learning design goal
-Designed mock website for UX learning loop and engagement 
- Designed eLearning including voice over,  animation, and built in assessment created with Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate. Produced with UTSA's LMS system Blackboard and SCORM.

Nelnet Diversified Services

Consulted student financial aid administrators in higher education.

 Designed learning engagement to support virtual and in-person training facilitation on federal regulations, financial aid policy, student lending, financial literacy, and professional development content. 

Celebrated the financial aid profession; conducted interviews of senior leadership nationwide and contributed weekly content to Nelnet's Financial Aid Administrator Blog.

Regional Trainer (Learning Engineer), Nelnet Partner Solutions Team

Alamo Colleges District

Ensured compliance and training for Alamo Colleges District Student Financial Aid Services which serves as an umbrella to five community colleges:  San Antonio, Palo Alto, Northwest Vista and Lakeview Colleges and over 50K student population
Trained 100+ employees and community partners in cross functional training-unifying all satellite locations and augmented student customer interaction.
Spearheaded detailed responses to Federal Student Aid, TX State, and Internal Audits able to target $500K in unclaimed student funds resulted in meeting critical continued program eligibility.
Integrated procedural standards around record keeping, and financial aid year set-up. 
Knowledgeable of Dept. of Education systems: NSLDS, COD, SAIG, FAA to CPS Online, College Score Card.
Efficient with Alamo Colleges Financial Aid Management System; BANNER 
In depth knowledge of all federal, state and institutional programs and regulatory ordinance governing each program.
Systemized one centralized Alamo Colleges District Financial Aid Policies & Procedure Manual to meet federal SFA program regulatory standards. 
Worked with senior leadership to develop responses for each Federal Student Aid Program, Texas State Financial Aid, and Internal Audit request.
Integrated compliant and training best practices.
Assessed all staff's student financial aid program knowledge, and Financial Management System/Banner user experience and competency.
Designed on-going training efforts for all financial aid administrators, departmental staff and community partners.
Augmented corrective action plans to improve overall quality assurance and compliance goals.

Assoc. Director of Financial Aid Compliance and Training

Enthusiastic Training Program Manager for One Stop Financial Aid & Enrollment staff to ensure quality customer service excellence.
Proficient in UTSA One Stop - Enrollment Services, Admissions, Registrar, Fiscal Services, Student Financial Aid Programs consisting of Title IV Grants, Loans, Scholarships, Work-Study,  State, and Institutional aid.
Uniquely concerted with senior leadership to understand and adapt the training program to fit the needs, and direction to the One Stop - Enrollment Services department.  
Reduced training expenses by 70K employing in-house three-week new hire training conducted iterative refinement, eventually reducing training to one week’s time. 
Integrated changes to our departmental policy & procedures in compliance with Federal, State, and Institutional policies.
Facilitated Student Financial Aid Enrollment Services (SFAES) new hire cohorts during a three week new hire training.
Executed a three-week new hire training for 70+ SFAES new hires .
Documented and assessed training evaluations and tracked records of training sessions, test results and new hire cohorts.
Created an electronic SFAES Resource Manual that increased staff proficiency leading to improved customer experience. 
Designed and facilitated all New Hire, Refresher, Make-Up, Professional development, and SFAES Spring Conference trainings.
Initiated cross platform communication to achieve solutions to pre and future existing challenges.
Built an electronic SFAES resource manual for all staff to access and utilize during student meetings student assistance.
Designed power point presentations, assessments, evaluations, handouts, and resources.

Sr. Training Specialist

Supervised One Stop call-center day to day operations; calls managed could range from 1k - 3k a day adjusted to peak periods.
Coached a call center team of 10 professional staff to ensure quality customer service.
•	Ensured prompt, appropriate and effective acknowledgement to all customers. 
•	Maintained accurate records of all incoming calls using BCMS Vue and FAMS BANNER system.
•	Conducted evaluations, trainings, one on one’s, coaching sessions for staff using performance rubric and assessments.
•	Performed conflict resolution by listening and responded with policy information, solutions and resources to best serve the customer

Enrollment Services Supervisor

Fueled by empowering diverse learning communities and creating pathways through shared learning experiences. Leveraging 15+ years evolving in the learning design space, easing complexity with user centric solutions.



Strength Finders: Positive | Ideation | Strategic | Arranger | Futuristic | Learner

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