Tom Payani

Tom Payani

Learning Experience Designer

I design and build production-quality training in code — scenario courses, AI simulations, and compliance learning for enterprise teams across the UK, US, Europe, and Latin America.

Scenario Design

Visual novels · branching decisions

AI Simulations

LLM-evaluated open responses

Custom SCORM

Built in HTML/CSS/JS from scratch

AI-Native Production

HeyGen · Firefly · RAG chatbots

Bilingual

English & Spanish delivery

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EU AI Act Compliance Training
Scenario Course Interactive
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Münchener Hypothekenbank

EU AI Act Compliance Training

5-module visual novel where compliance and HR teams navigate high-risk AI deployment decisions. Branching consequences, legal reference tooltips, full SCORM 1.2 packaging. Designed, written, illustrated, and coded end-to-end.

5 modules · 2 hours · SCORM ready
HR Complaint Simulation
AI Chat Simulation Interactive
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HR Departments

HR Complaint Simulation

WhatsApp-style simulation where you type real responses as HR handling a harassment complaint. An LLM evaluates every message against best practice in real time — no multiple choice, no scripts.

AI-evaluated open responses
Forgery Detection Training
Skills Simulation Case Study
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Credit Suisse

Forgery Detection Training

Interactive simulation for bank staff to practise identifying counterfeit banknotes before encountering them on the floor. Replaced inconsistent in-person training with a standardised, LMS-trackable pathway.

95% understanding improvement
Online First Aid Training
Comic-Book Gamification Interactive
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American Red Cross

Online First Aid Training

Comic-book-style branching scenario for middle-school learners with limited prior instruction. Character-based narrator, gamified mastery with multiple endings — for a life-skills topic that usually gets passive slides.

91% improved understanding
Inclusive Leadership
Animated Scenario Video
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BNXT — We Are Brain

Inclusive Leadership

Animated branching scenarios for hospitality managers facing real inclusion decisions across six bias areas. Fully rigged characters, animated cutscenes, and multiple outcome paths with embedded reflection.

Measurable behaviour change
Animated Explainer Video
Animation Video
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The Slow Journalism Company

Animated Explainer Video

Infographic-to-animation adaptation for Delayed Gratification magazine — humorous narrative timeline with fully rigged characters, a banjo-led soundtrack, and a vintage radio voiceover.

Optioned by a US television network
Tech Accessibility Tutorials
Accessibility Learning Case Study
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Key2enable

Tech Accessibility Tutorials

Sequential mastery-based eLearning for users with Cerebral Palsy learning to operate a computer without a traditional keyboard. Zero assumed digital skills — built around gamified progression and narrative immersion.

100% completion rate
Productivity Microlearning
Microlearning Case Study
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7Taps

Productivity Microlearning

Scaffolded microlearning with measurement designed in from Day 1. Pre/post assessment, business outcome tracking, and documented ROI — built before a single module was written.

84% improved understanding
AI Workflow Integration
AI Consulting Case Study
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Cambridge University Press

AI Workflow Integration

Embedded AI tools into editorial content workflows while maintaining academic standards. Capability building tied directly to live production projects — not training for its own sake.

98% confidence · 25% faster production cycles

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