F. Daniel Harbecke
About F. Daniel Harbecke
F. Daniel Harbecke is an Instructional Design Specialist with a background in communication and multimedia. He has worked in various instructional design roles and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and a Master of Arts from Roosevelt University.
Work at Dealerware
F. Daniel Harbecke has been employed at Dealerware as an Instructional Design Specialist since 2021. In this role, he develops visual content that supports learning strategies, utilizing GIFs, images, and text to educate customers about new features through in-app engagements. He also transitions all visual training materials into flexible templates and assets, allowing for easy repurposing and updating. Additionally, he provides auxiliary support to the marketing team by creating demonstration videos for Dealerware.
Education and Expertise
F. Daniel Harbecke holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication and Multimedia from Columbia College, Chicago, which he completed between 1993 and 1998. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Adult Training and Development and I/O Psychology from Roosevelt University from 2010 to 2012. He also studied Foreign Languages and Literatures at Universidade Federal do Paraná in 2002. His educational background includes training in improvisational theater at The Second City.
Professional Background
F. Daniel Harbecke has a diverse professional background in instructional design and curriculum development. He worked as an Instructional Designer at The Cloudburst Group for seven months in 2020. Prior to that, he served as a Curriculum Designer and Formatting Supervisor at the American Physician Institute from 2018 to 2019. His earlier experience includes a five-year tenure as an Accenture Consultant in Instructional Design from 2013 to 2018 and a role as a Graduate Assistant at Roosevelt University from 2011 to 2012.
Previous Employment Experience
Before his current position at Dealerware, F. Daniel Harbecke held various roles in different organizations. He worked as Underwriter Support at Protective Life (formerly Chase Insurance) from 2005 to 2007 and in Database Management at Farmers Insurance for nine months in 2005. His early career also includes experience in instructional design and curriculum development, contributing to his expertise in creating effective learning materials.