Kaleidoscope Learning

Our Team

Our experienced team includes Ph.D. and Master's level experts in usability, learning theory, instructional design, and computer science. Key personnel include:

David Guralnick, President
Dr. Guralnick's ability to bridge the worlds of technology and usability, and to make technology accessible to non-technical people have made him a leader in the field of e-learning for nearly twenty years. His career has focused on designing and developing e-learning software and authoring tools to solve training and performance issues for a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations.

He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University, where he created the first "content-focused" online-learning authoring tool as his dissertation work. Dr. Guralnick's work has influenced e-learning design since the late 1980's. A summary of some of his key design work can be found here.

Dr. Guralnick  is a frequent keynote speaker at e-learning conferences and has been published in numerous industry journals and periodicals. He also serves as Chairman of ASTD-NY's E-learning Special Interest Group, Chairman of the International Conference on e-Learning in the Workplace, and as a Adjunct Professor at Columbia University.

Christine Levy, Vice President of Design and Development
Christine oversees the design of e-learning solutions for clients, the authoring tools to create these solutions, and client management. She has spent over fifteen years using technology to support learning, during which she has designed many training and educational software programs and Web sites for corporate clients and non-profits. Christine holds a B.S. from Northwestern University, and an M.A. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern's Institute for the Learning Sciences.

Boris Kontsevich, Director of Software Development
Boris is responsible for developing software components, writing code, and ensuring that sound coding and object oriented design practices are used on all projects. He has over 15 years' experience on professional programming projects in a variety of languages. Boris holds a B.S in Computer Science and Electronics from Tel Aviv University.