Michael Trainor

I’m an Instructional Design Specialist at FIU Online, responsible for developing and maintaining online courses for professors. I'm a graduate of Florida International University, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the School of International and Public Affairs. I transferred from Swarthmore College, a private liberal arts college near Philadelphia, where I studied mathematics, art history, and philosophy for nearly three years. I have extensive experience in analysis, leadership, problem solving, and customer service across various positions as a student and employee. I value creativity and innovation, and I incorporate those values into my wide range of interests.

I have been an independent board game developer for over six years, and recently published my first large-scale game, Atomica: Seventh Species. I'm able to hone my passions for analysis and graphic design by playtesting, revising, and prototyping games. I've also taken up a project to document and evaluate Wikipedia's daily top-read articles throughout 2022 and 2023, in hopes of determining why the article for Cleopatra consistently holds a spot in the "Top 10," in addition to tracking pop culture trends.