Dr. Shane Gallagher received his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from George Mason University and MA in Educational Technology from the University of New Mexico. He has led research and evaluation projects in game-based learning and cognition, learning object content models, simulations, reusable pedagogical models, organizational readiness, and knowledge management. Shane has designed enterprise learning and knowledge architectures, learning and object content models, online and blended learning and knowledge environments for the Department of Defense Directorate for Joint Forces Development (J7), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Department of the Air Force, and the Department of the Navy (DON). He has been recognized by NASA’s Johnson Space Center for his work on assessing the Center on knowledge management readiness (10,000 personnel) by the JSC Chief Knowledge Officer and has accrued customer recognition and awards for thought leadership, innovation, and instructional design as well as an understanding of the government acquisition processes and budgeting cycles through his work with the DON. In addition to ADL Learning Scientist, he currently is the program director for Serco’s support to the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative and has been the past technical lead during the SCORM 2004 4th Edition release. During this time, he authored and co-authored the chapters “The Development of SCORM” and “The Challenges to SCORM” in Learning on Demand: ADL and the Future of e-Learning. He is a senior consultant and advisor in education and interoperability issues for research grants including the Investment in Innovation Fund (i3) and the Race to the Top Assessment program evaluation funded by the National Science Foundation’s Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program. Shane has also taught in public, private, and higher education; led departments and chaired prominent committees at the K-12, community college, and graduate school levels in the areas of music, fine arts, technology, media, education, gifted education, and educational technology, and is currently on the review board for the international journal Electronic Journal of e-Learning (ejel.org).