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Education
Currently Enrolled in Doctoral Program - College of
Education Old Dominion University - Norfolk,
VA Instructional Design & Technology program at Old
Dominion University, expected completion Spring 2011
Master of Science – School of Education Indiana
University – Bloomington, IN Graduated with Pi
Lambda Theta academic honors - Instructional Systems Technology
major, 2007
Master of Business
Administration University of Illinois - Chicago,
IL Graduated with Beta Gamma Sigma academic honors -
Strategic Management and Marketing majors, 1996
Bachelor
of Business Administration University of
Wisconsin - Madison, WI Graduated with Finance and Risk
Management / Insurance majors, 1989

Academic Honors
Dissertation
Fellowship - 2010-2011, Old Dominion University -
Darden College of Education
Mandell Award
- 2010 Outstanding Student in Instructional Design &
Technology, Old Dominion University - Darden College of
Education
Phi Kappa Phi
- Academic Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
- Academic Honor Society in Business
Pi Lambda Theta - Academic Honor Society
in Education

Scholarly Presentations and Papers
Accepted for Presentation
[See
Complete Portfolio of Academic Work]
Maddrell, J. (2010). Participant
Experiences in an Informal twitter.com Sub-network.
Accepted presentation proposal for the Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education E-Learn 2010 Conference,
Orlando, FL.
Maddrell, J. & Watson G. S. (2010). The
Influence of Backchannel Communication on Cognitive Load.
Accepted presentation proposal for Association for Educational
Communication and Technology 2010 Research Symposium,
Bloomington, IN. [Presentation
file]
Maddrell, J. (2010). Test item file for
Integrating computer technology into the classroom: skills
for the 21st century (4th ed.) by G. R. Morrison & D. L.
Lowther. Boston: Pearson.
Maddrell, J. & Morrison, G.
R. (2009). Designing
Instruction for Concept Learning. Presentation at
Association for Educational Communication and Technology
Convention, Lexington, KY.
Maddrell, J. (2009). Examining
the Role of Network Ties in Supporting Knowledge Management.
Presentation at Association for Educational Communication and
Technology Convention, Lexington, KY.
Anglin, G. J., Morrison, G. R. & Maddrell, J. (2008).
Analysis of Articles published in Educational Technology
Research in ETR&D. Presentation at Association for
Educational Communication and Technology Convention, Orlando,
FL.
Maddrell, J. & Lebow, J. (2008). Networking
with Live Interactive Media. Presentation at 2008 State
University of New York (SUNY) Online Learning Summit, Syracuse,
NY.
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. & Maddrell, J. (2007).
Educating
Educators using Open Educational Resources. Presentation
at 2007 Open Education Conference at Utah State University,
Logan, UT.
Maddrell, J. (2007). Using
the Drupal Content Management System to Support Personal and
Collaborative Online Environments. Presentation at 2007
Indiana University Instructional Systems Technology 2007
Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Journal Activity, Professional
Affiliations, and Service
Managing Editor for the
Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2008
– present
Member of American Educational
Research Association (AERA)
Member of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
Member of Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Elected Board of Advisors
(2004) of Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW)
Reviewed for the International
Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) 2009 annual
conference
Co-host of EdTechWeekly, a weekly live interactive
webcast broadcast on EdTechTalk.com with over one thousand
listeners either participating live or downloading the podcast,
2006 to present

Professional Experience
Professional Projects and Appointments June
2005 - Present
Provide contracted
instructional design, project management, and training services.
Current contract with the
National Institute of Aerospace Associates to perform the
instructional evaluation of the Real-World / In-World NASA
Engineering Design Challenge, 2010 - 2012
Completed projects include the
design of an online learning environment, development of a
community web space, facilitation of interactive web casts as
part of a collaborative online learning program, and management
of an association’s online web portal with over 100
members.
Previous appointment with Baruch College to design and
facilitate courses within a Corporate Training and Instructional
Design program in the Division of Continuing and Professional
Studies.
Old Dominion University January 2008 -
December 2009
Graduate Research Assistant
Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation –
New York March 2002 to June 2005
Associate Product Line Manager –
Facultative Underwriting 2004 - 2005
Managed planning and project
activities as a home office Associate Product Line Manager in
the facultative reinsurance underwriting division with over $220
million in written premium.
Counseled branch office staff
during the review and authorization of complex reinsurance
programs.
Coordinated and facilitated
division’s underwriting staff training and development
initiatives.
Developed and supported
successful client relationships with senior level business
partners.
Performed internal branch office audits evaluating
adherence to corporate underwriting guidelines.
Senior Underwriter 2002
- 2003
Underwrote and negotiated
facultative reinsurance contracts resulting in over $10 million
in annual written premium achieving 175 percent of planned
premium revenue.
Developed and advanced client
relationships which led to new business production in excess of
plan.
Facilitated client presentations and events and led
underwriting seminars for internal staff.
Chubb & Son – Chicago, IL and New York,
NY June 1998 to March 2002
Regional Underwriting Manager - Risk
Management Group 1998 - 2002
Managed the production of risk
management insurance contracts in 14 branch offices by
developing and directing the group’s marketing strategies,
underwriting protocols and client service guidelines.
Directed a staff of casualty
underwriting specialists in the Chicago underwriting center with
over 50 risk management accounts.
Fostered successful partnerships with risk managers and
brokers resulting in the underwriting group exceeding 1999, 2000
and 2001 new business goals while achieving 95 percent renewal
retention.
Kemper Insurance Companies - New York, NY and Chicago,
IL January 1990 - June 1998
Managing Consultant – Risk
Management 1997 - 1998
Managed underwriters,
assistants and clerical staff in a risk management casualty
underwriting unit with over sixty-five Fortune 1,000 accounts
generating annual premium and service revenue of $300 million.
Supervised a team of underwriters and assistants
dedicated to an association program of over 150 individual
commercial insureds with $15 million in annual program premium.
Underwriter / Account Executive –
Risk Management 1990 - 1992
and 1994 - 1997
Underwrote, negotiated and
managed the delivery of casualty insurance programs to national
account clients that produced an average total annual premium
and service revenue of $30 million.
Established and maintained effective relationships with
national account risk management staff and brokers that resulted
in average annual renewal retention of over 95 percent.
Home Office Project Manager - Risk
Management Underwriting 1992 - 1994
Developed and implemented
underwriting process initiatives, served on corporate policy
committees and coordinated corporate underwriting operations
with insurance bureaus.
Analyzed and drafted insurance proposal templates and
policy contracts and authored underwriting manuals that guided
activities of Kemper’s national account underwriting
staff.
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