Dr. Spencer L. Gaines ED. D

954-***-**** • Jacksonville, FL 32226] • ad3jve@r.postjobfree.com •

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-spencer-gaines-5122a69/ Master Educator-Coach-Mentor-Learning Design Architect-Leader Learner Empowerment Leadership & Employee Development Conflict Management Reliable, energetic, seasoned, and resourceful educational professional with over twenty-five years of experience identifying system learning needs, designing, creating, deploying and/or facilitating learning opportunities. Excellent ability to communicate across the organizational spectrum in or to identify learning needs and employee knowledge gaps while gaining buy-in to the system’s mission and vision. Advanced knowledge in Leadership, employee, and organizational development. Mastery in organizational conflict resolution and conflict management systems. WORK EXPERIENCE

Clay County Public Schools – Orange Park, Florida February 2022 – June 2023 Industrial Arts Educator

Charged with the learning and development of high school students grades 9-12 who sought to enter the field of building construction.

• Developed students through a path of academic and practical experience leading to national certification through NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research).

• Modified learning content to support 504 and IEP special education students.

• Partnered with school-based and community stakeholders to promote both financial gifting and future employment opportunities for our student’s post-graduation.

• Engaged and fostered student development and by partnering with the school and community by accepting building projects. Through lessons in design, drafting, and crafting these projects both the students and the recipients of these projects benefited. Duval County Public Schools – Jacksonville, Florida August 2018 – February 2022 Special Education Teacher (2018-2020) - Industrial Arts Teacher (2020-2022) I served in two teaching roles for Duval County Schools. The first was as a special education teacher and the second, as the carpentry CTE industrial arts teacher. Special Education:

• Managed the support of students in a Resource Classroom environment.

• Serviced as “Push-in” support for the school’s remedial reading program. In addition, provided mentoring support to the first year reading teacher.

• Provided one-on-one support for 504 and IEP learners.

• Created and presented numerous 504 and IEP learning plans. Industrial Arts Education:

• Developed students through a path of academic and practical experience leading to national certification through NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research). Spencer L. Gaines 954-***-****

• Modified learning content to support 504 and IEP special education students.

• Partnered with school-based and community stakeholders to promote both financial gifting and future employment opportunities for our student’s post-graduation.

• Engaged and fostered student development and by partnering with the school and community by accepting building projects. Through lessons in design, drafting, and crafting these projects both the students and the recipients of these projects benefited.

• Actively utilized an array of technology to enhance the learning experience. Successfully moved the teaching and learning experience to one that was web-born during pandemic. CoachTrain, Inc. – Jacksonville, Florida April 2010 – August 2018 President and Lead Consultant

Partnered with organizations in the identification, design, creation, and deployment of organizational learning and conflict management systems. The company also worked one-on-one with individuals in providing life, career, education, and entrepreneur coaching.

• Partnered with business owners, organizational leaders, and employees in the identification of skill gaps, process learning development, and issues of conflict that were hindering harmony within the organization.

• Consulted with leaders and SME’s with the purpose of creating learning solutions to address system needs, wants, and to help these systems reach their goals and objectives.

• Supported clients seeking to address issues of culture and inclusion.

• Worked with various human resources departments in designing, creating, and deploying regulatory learning curriculums to fulfil governmental labor regulations.

• Served as the succession planner and architect for many of the clients CoachTrain served.

• Provided development and training for organizations seeking to move some or all their learning initiatives to an online platform (LMS).

• Implemented JIT (Just In Time) delivery models to organizations that were experiencing extensive time away from job issues in order to streamline the teaching and learning process.

The University of Miami – Miami, Florida October 2007 – April 2010 Senior Manager of Leadership and Professional Development Program manager Leadership academy, learning designer employee development, and staff Continuing Education Credit learning developer (CE Credits) medical staff.

• Designed, created, deployed, and facilitated the university’s leadership Academy.

• Accomplished the university’s first succession plan that supported the development and learning for the system’s 16,000 employees.

• Delivered learning through live (in-class) instruction, LMS, and blended empowerment channels.

• Partnered with SME’s and other stakeholders throughout this system to identify learning developmental needs.

• Designed and facilitated specific focus groups to support the university and leadership through an array of social and regulatory issues.

Spencer L. Gaines 954-***-****

• Managed a staff of ten learning designers and facilitators. Nova Southeastern University – Davie, Florida August 2005 – October 2007 Special Education Resource Teacher

Supported the special learning needs of the school’s grades 6-8 learning population.

• Adapted and customized academic learning content for this population of students.

• Used experimental learning models to drive knowledge transference.

• Successfully used various forms of technology to enhance the learning experience.

• Served as the co-teacher that covertly supported the needs of the special learners.

• Advocated for students to ensure that the needs and accommodations of the students were being provided in the classroom.

• Supported school leadership by designing and facilitation teacher development initiatives. Foreign Trade Marketing – Sarasota, Florida September 1993 – August 2005 Director of Leadership and Employee Development

Constructed and managed the organization’s training and development division and in addition, contributed in building the company to annual sales of over $500 million in annual sales.

• Succeeded in collaborating with the company’s founders in building this sales organization to gross sales exceeding $500 million.

• Served as the director of sales and marketing supporting the organization’s sales staff of twenty.

• Managed the company’s human capital of 350 employees.

• Built the company’s call center of 65 employees.

• Created and assumed the role of Director of Leadership and Employee Development.

• Managed the learning design and facilitation staff of 10 employees.

• Designed, created, and delivered numerous learning opportunities.

• Successfully worked with the leadership team in negotiating the organization to an offshore company upon the death of Foreign Trade’s founder. EDUCATION

Fischler School of Education and Human Services – North Miami Beach, Florida Double Educational Doctorate – 1. Organizational Leadership-Human Capital Development 2. Special Education - August 2009

School of Humanities and Social Science – Davie, Florida Master of Science – 1. Conflict Resolution 2. Culture and Diversity, 2004 Nova Southeastern University – Davie, Florida

Bachelor’s Degree – Law and Legal Research, May 2005 Spencer L. Gaines 954-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Well-versed on Learning Management Systems (LMS).

• Google Classroom Proficient.

• Mastery in video conferencing.

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Teams).

• Excellent communication skills with a focus on team building and customer relations.

• Outstanding organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.

• Training and Development, Performance Management, Change Management, Instructional Design, Onboarding.

• Negotiating across the organizational spectrum to identify training and development needs. Partner with SME’s, and gain buy-in to the importance of organizational learning.

• Mastery in Coaching and Mentoring

• Mastery in Soft-skill learning design.

• Master educator and facilitator.

• Extensive sales and sales management experience.

• Fully versed in JIT (Just In Time) learning delivery processes

• Food service Training and Leadership

• Large Grocery Training and Leadership

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