I'm Mariane McLucas. I hold a Master's in Instructional Design and Technology and I've spent over 12 years building training for industries where getting it wrong is not an option.

Module Makers is my consultancy. It's me, working directly with clients, managing every project from scoping through delivery. When you hire Module Makers, you're hiring one senior professional who is accountable for the finished product. There are no layers between you and the person doing the work.

I specialize in compliance and regulatory training across healthcare, real estate licensing, construction safety, insurance, and corporate onboarding. I've built courses for state agencies, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and professional service companies. My work on Upwork has earned Top Rated Plus status with 100% Job Success across every completed contract.

Before instructional design, I spent 10 years working across industries including travel, insurance, oil and gas, real estate, and restaurants. I've spent enough time in real workplaces to know that training has to make sense on a practical level, not just look good on paper. I've seen what happens when it doesn't. When I build training, it reflects real work environments because I've worked in them.

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How AI Fits Into My Work

I use AI every day as part of my professional workflow. Not as a shortcut and not as a replacement for thinking. I work across multiple AI platforms and have developed a cross-model methodology that helps me catch errors, challenge assumptions, and spot content drift before deliverables reach clients.

I think of AI as a very fast, very capable intern. It can do great work, but it needs direction and oversight. Left unsupervised, it drifts. It guesses. It fills gaps with confident-sounding information that isn't always accurate. That's where many AI workflows fall apart. The output looks good, but no one has really checked it.

Speed is useful, but only if the output holds up.

My job is to direct the workflow, review the work, verify content against authoritative sources when accuracy matters, and make the final decisions. I take professional responsibility for the accuracy and quality of what I deliver.

That approach helped me manage a 90-hour curriculum revamp with more than 1,000 assessment questions as a solo consultant. AI helped with production volume. I handled the research, verification, quality control, and final judgment. The result was a 5-star project delivered on a regulatory deadline.

I'm currently developing a training program for professionals who want to learn how to use AI reliably in their own work, using plain-language systems instead of technical coding. If that interests you, check the blog for updates.

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Education M.S. Instructional Design and Technology

                            — California State University, Fullerton

                  B.S. Social Science and Educational Technology

                            — California State University, Chico

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Contact marianemclucas@modulemakers.com www.modulemakers.com