I have been with Cisco for over a year as an ID lead for the VT program -- an informal, communities-of-interest program focusing on providing just-in-time technical training to the Systems Engineers.
Before joining Cisco, I worked for Element K as a Manager of IDs and Content Managers, focused on creating elearning products for Cisco's technical sales force.
I've been in training and software development for 14 years and went to CMU for Technical Writing :) My current role as the ID lead for the VT program includes applying some level of consistency in content development and delivery. Also, we are currently investigating ways to enhance our members ability to collaborate and learn from each other.

I moved to San Jose about 2 years ago but I'm originally from Clifton Park, NY which is about 15 minutes from Saratoga Springs :)

My current interests:

*Gaming for Learning - gaming that can be used by large audiences...over 100 attendees.
*PodCasts and Video PodCasts - we currently do this now but would like to know any pitfalls and challenges around producing these and getting people to use them.
*Mobile Learning - we are very mobile now but always interested in new advancements.
*Collaboration Techniques
*Google-focused Learning - every hear of a company called Altus and their vSearch product? We use vSearch extensively now. Again, always interested in new advancements in search, spidering, content mining.

Those are my top 5.

I am currently reading:
The 4-hour Work Week - by Tim Ferris (Learning how to separate the "critical few from the trivial many")
Informal Learning - by Jay Cross (the Unconferences and the Conversations chapters right now.)
Suspension - cute fictional read about a guy who writes assessment distractors for SATs.

I am currently listening to:
Camera Obscura
The Shins (phantom limb and sea legs)
Gomez