Our team members are seasoned veterans in the industry with strong, complementary skills in education, entertainment, technology, and production.
Brandon Carson
As Creative Director and lead Instructional Designer, Brandon is a recognized authority in the eLearning industry and has spoken at several industry conferences. Brandon has authored articles and essays on effective human-centered learning design and has contributed to books focused on eLearning development strategies. He has an extensive background in corporate training and previously worked as a designer of educational materials and supplements for the higher education market. Having worked directly with customers such as Intel, Oracle, Cisco, Wells Fargo, Safeway and Hewlett-Packard among others, Brandon has established an approach to developing courseware focused on maximizing the learners' potential and satisfaction. His in-depth experience covers a wealth of technologies that enable him to help deliver the best eLearning experience for our clients. Brandon holds a B.A. in Business Communication.
Penny Carson
As Production Manager and Senior Partner, Penny is responsible for management of all custom eLearning development. Penny brings over 15 years of educational expertise to CLS. Penny provides communication directly to our clients and manages the schedules and budgets for our projects. She ensures that the production targets are met and promotes best practices in our production processes. Combined with her production expertise, Penny is also a certified Adobe/Macromedia trainer.
Tammy Garrett
Ms. Garrett is our Production Expert. She is an advanced Adobe Flash programmer and a versatile production person in other authoring tools such as Dreamweaver, Flash and Captivate. Ms. Garrett works closely with our clients to deliver training programs of the highest possible quality.
Charlie Carson
Charlie Carson is our Director of Graphic Design. Charlie comes from the entertainment industry where he designed immersive 3D environments and media-rich graphics for several award-winning video games. He has extensive experience designing interfaces, graphics, and environments for websites, and eLearning courseware. He brings his extensive knowledge of graphic applications, design and immersive scenario-based art and design to our company. Charlie is a graduate of the Art Institute of Dallas.