About Justin Beller
I am a business professional with over 7 years of experience designing and developing training and workplace performance improvement solutions. I also have experience with user-centered design and usability testing for technology products (software, websites and web applications).
My professional career has been rich with experience. I have applied my knowledge and skills in instructional and performance technology at Boise-area companies such as Norco, Albertsons and Hewlett-Packard. Many of the solutions I have developed have been delivered in a variety of formats such as manuals, job aids, computer-based training and web-based training.
In all, I bring a well-rounded approach to workplace learning and performance improvement with the goal of making businesses run better.
I believe in continuous self-improvement. I educate myself on trends and changes in the fields of instructional design, human performance technology, user-centered design and usability testing. Everything I learn about in these fields study are applied back to the work I conduct with clients.
Much of the new knowledge I have gained over the last few years has recently been applied to formal business structure I created in 2005 called PinPoint Performance Solutions to promote my services among the business community at large offering support for user-centered design and usability testing for software, web applications and websites.
I am also the author of two e-books; If You Build It, Will They Come: Understanding Your Customers to Build Better Products and Services. and Practical Guide to Starting a Consulting Business. These e-books are available for download at Lulu.com.
My latest venture is Treasure Valley Consultants' Network formed in October 2006. It is a professional organization focused on supporting the profession of consulting in the Boise area.
Experience and Expertise Highlights
- Recent work includes the design, development and implementation of usability studies for Hewlett-Packard and the development of a field testing program for luxury kitchen appliance manufacturer, Dacor, Inc.
- Excellent verbal and written skills – able to consult and interact with people at all levels of business and able to adjust my writing style accordingly.
- Excellent overall analytical and organizational skills – knowledge and experience in needs and task analysis.
- Able to work virtually from any location – independently or in a team environment.
- Designed, developed, implemented and evaluated training programs and self-paced, interactive programs delivered via computer-based training (CBT) and web-based training (WBT), manuals and job aids) to meet critical business needs.
- Classroom training experience teaching computer skills to adult learners.
- Full knowledge of MS Office applications and web development applications such as Dreamweaver.
- Skilled in using graphics applications such as Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop.
Interesting Career Facts
I worked seven years (1990 – 1997) in the broadcast industry, mostly radio, while in high school and college. My first experience developing training was in 1996 when I wrote, produced and directed a safety instructional video for Beartrack Gold Mine near my hometown of Salmon, Idaho.
