Richard J Williams - Learning Technologist & AI Adoption Specialist

Learning Technologist · Learning Designer · AI Adoption Specialist

CMALT certified · PL-200 Cert Ready · UCL STEaPP · Based in the UK

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I design learning experiences, build digital systems, and help organisations adopt AI and automation more effectively. Background spanning higher education, commercial training and third-sector consultancy. CMALT certified. PL-200 Cert Ready. Based in the UK.

~40 enrolled No withdrawals recorded in the first monitored cohort of the UCL STEaPP Online MSc - double the original target enrolment

6× re-invited AI Efficiency & Ethics workshop delivered six times across UCL - departmental, faculty and institution-wide - with return invitations

0 → production Full TMS built from scratch at IKON Training in 6 months - sole technical lead across Arlo, Power Automate, Moodle and Azure Logic Apps

Weeks → hours Grant evaluation cycle at Digital Xtra cut from weeks to hours - Power Apps rebuild delivered as a Scottish Tech Army volunteer

Portfolio

UCL Moodle course page showing the card-based weekly structure, learning outcomes and completion tracking used across the STEaPP Online MSc

Digital Education

Postgraduate online learning design, asynchronous engagement and scalable course architecture at UCL STEaPP.

Scottish Tech Army and Digital Xtra project complete acknowledgement card - grant evaluation system rebuild

Business Integration

Voluntary digital systems consultancy for third-sector organisations - CRM discovery, data-flow mapping and Power Platform architecture for the Scottish Tech Army.

Power Automate flow diagram showing Recurrence trigger through HTTP, Parse JSON and Initialize Variable steps - real automation workflow

Automations

Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps and API-driven workflows - from prototype to production.

Large circular illuminated spherical display at night showing Earth from space - an immersive media installation

Digital Media Production

VR/360 scenario-based learning, video production and interactive media for education and training.

Richard Williams delivering a training session to colleagues in a professional training room setting

Training & Development

Designing and delivering face-to-face, virtual and blended training for professional and commercial audiences.

Mallard custom Moodle theme live - teal header, card-based course sections, Quick Links sidebar and progress bar

LMS Development

Moodle customisation at IKON Training and UCL, plus a self-initiated custom theme and accordion filter plugin - from SCSS and PHP to interactive course templates.

Getting the most from UCL Copilot - AI Efficiency and Ethics Workshop title slide by Richard Williams

AI Rollout

Responsible AI adoption, staff training, AI agent deployment and assessment redesign for AI contexts.

Power Platform

PL-200 Cert Ready. Power BI dashboards, Power Apps, Dataverse and enterprise reporting pipelines.

Legal Compliance

Policy drafting, GDPR compliance, accessibility legislation, and legal rights in digital learning contexts.

Blurred Power BI engagement dashboard showing STEaPP module completion rates and learner engagement overview

Data Analysis

Learning analytics, engagement dashboards, Kirkpatrick-Phillips evaluation, and data visualisation.

Screenshot of the Seaswimmer sea swimming information website showing tide data and swimming conditions

Website Development

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Drupal and API-connected web projects for education and community contexts.

UCL Moodle My Courses page showing STEaPP Online MSc module cards

Selected Projects

Digital learning design, AI and accessibility, data and automation - full project case studies with context, tools, and outcomes.

What people say

"He successfully delivered the project on time… the feedback from the evaluation panel was very positive about the improvements."

Kraig T Brown, Partnerships & Development Manager, Digital Xtra

"Richard brings his deep and wide technical knowledge to helping charities… His ability to delve into and understand undocumented technical environments has been invaluable."

Jean Ferguson, Lean CI Facilitator, Scottish Tech Army

"I no longer have to forward emails to each of our delegates - they get all the information they need directly from IKON… I get all the registration details, event details, feedback… sent to me automatically."

Client Commissioner, IKON Training - April 2024

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I am currently open to roles in learning technology, learning design, AI adoption and digital transformation. If you would like to discuss a role, a project, or invite me to speak, I would be glad to hear from you.

Based in the UK · Available for remote and hybrid roles

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