Julia Wilkowski (nee Bulkowski) works as an instructional designer at Google, Inc. She has worked on the sales training teams supporting Asia Pacific and Latin America and the Americas as well as the engineering education team. Recent projects have included new hire orientation, piloting a mobile learning solution, using an alternate reality game to teach sales skills, and implementing Web 2.0 technologies wherever possible. She has presented at the ISPI, ASTD, and DevLearn conferences. Prior to Google, Julia trained astronauts at NASA, worked as an instructional designer at Informatica, and taught science to sixth graders. She holds a master's degree in education with a focus on instructional technology from San Jose State University and a B.S. in neuroscience from Brown University. When she's not online, Julia plays the clarinet, practices organic gardening, and enjoys the California sunshine.