About Us
Clients who hire Custom Training Design value our flexibility,
adaptability, and professionalism in taking care of their unique needs.
No two clients are the same and no two training programs are the same.
We will do our very best to take care of you.
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At Custom Training Design we...
- Develop learning events from start to finish so that you can focus on other priorities.
- Create useful and engaging workshop materials that help participants learn the information and build their skills.
- Design knowledge-enhancing,
skill-building, experiential activities that make the learning
experience more enjoyable and effective for the participants.
- Organize content and create conceptual models so that new information is easier for the participants to digest.
- Accommodate your proprietary or custom-developed content for you to use so that you can teach your audience what they really need to know.
- Evaluate and redesign existing workshops so that you can transform lecture-heavy or activity-deficient programs into true learning experiences.
- Teach you how to design your own high-impact learning events with private coaching or through one of our courses so that you can efficiently develop your own programs with confidence.
Paul Plamondon, MS, CPCC

Founder and Chief Instructional Designer. Paul
Plamondon is an instructional designer and a certified professional
coach. He is passionate about creating educational events that create
positive, engaging, and transformational experiences for the learners -
what he calls "high octane."
Paul first discovered his love and natural inclination for instructional design in the early '90s when he was a corporate trainer for Glendale Federal Bank in Los Angeles. In 1999, Paul deepened his interest and skill in training design by enrolling in a masters program in Adult Education through Capella University, which he completed in 2002.
In 2001, Paul left his corporate Training Manager position and started Custom Training Design. Over the years, he and his team of designers have worked on a wide range of projects and clients.
Paul first discovered his love and natural inclination for instructional design in the early '90s when he was a corporate trainer for Glendale Federal Bank in Los Angeles. In 1999, Paul deepened his interest and skill in training design by enrolling in a masters program in Adult Education through Capella University, which he completed in 2002.
In 2001, Paul left his corporate Training Manager position and started Custom Training Design. Over the years, he and his team of designers have worked on a wide range of projects and clients.
Jana Jopson, MS

Instructional Design Consultant. Jana Jopson is a writer and instructional designer who combines ingenuity and professional know-how to build bridges between experts and their audiences. A life-long advocate for the learner, she uses the patterns inherent in different subject matter to organize and sequence the information, design meaningful interactions between the reader and the content, create easy to use layouts, and infuse the delivered materials with vitality.
While completing a master's degree in counseling at Florida State University, Jana also pursued independent studies under the guidance of some of the country's top instructional design educators, a foray that set her career path. Having worked with over a dozen Fortune 500 companies as well as savvy entrepreneurs, she is dedicated to the difference quality design can make to any training endeavor.
As part of her ongoing professional development, Jana recently completed a certification program in life skills coaching.
While completing a master's degree in counseling at Florida State University, Jana also pursued independent studies under the guidance of some of the country's top instructional design educators, a foray that set her career path. Having worked with over a dozen Fortune 500 companies as well as savvy entrepreneurs, she is dedicated to the difference quality design can make to any training endeavor.
As part of her ongoing professional development, Jana recently completed a certification program in life skills coaching.
Charlotte Guilmenot, MS
Instructional Design Consultant. Charlotte Guilmenot is an accomplished instructional designer committed to developing learning experiences that are relevant, engaging, and results based. As an educator, she understands the needs of the adult learner and is careful to ensure that learning mechanisms reflect those needs. As a practitioner of organizational effectiveness, she understands that training interventions must align with the organization’s strategic objectives.
Charlotte has been a manager of an instructional design team in a large corporate setting, has worked as an instructional design consultant for a number of fortune 500 companies, and specializes in working with corporate clients. She holds an MS in educational counseling.
Charlotte has been a manager of an instructional design team in a large corporate setting, has worked as an instructional design consultant for a number of fortune 500 companies, and specializes in working with corporate clients. She holds an MS in educational counseling.