ROBERT J. YENCHA

www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-yencha

1-908-***-**** New Jersey Area ad4klm@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATOR SUMMARY

A highly engaging and passionate educator leveraging 20 years’ experience in Business, Leadership, Management, Homeland Security, and Emergency Management. Experienced in curriculum development, lesson planning, classroom management, evaluating educational standards of quality, and student assessment. Deliver relevant course content from master courses that use various teaching methods and tools. Ensures that students achieve and demonstrate mastery of stated learning objectives. Dedicated to engaging classroom presence, value in real-world learning, exchange of best practices, and a lifelong love of learning. U.S. Army Colonel (Retired).

Key Skills

Proficient in Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle Learning Management Systems.

Proficient in Google Suite and MS Office to include MS Project, Zoom, and MS Teams

Committed to working with diverse populations.

Strong advocate in experiential learning practices.

Experienced in conflict management.

Disciplined and able to pay close attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong listening, collaboration, empathy, and patience.

Deadline-oriented but flexible to change.

Dissertation phase of EdD in Educational Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Johnson & Johnson Titusville, NJ

Associate Director, Commercial Operations & Reporting, Neuroscience Therapeutic Area 2022 – 2023

Led a high-performing team of 4 responsible for relationship management, market research and analysis, learning and development, and cross-functional collaboration across 6 divisions.

Developed a combined Janssen NA Sales Learning and Development New Hire / Onboarding curriculum across the six therapeutic areas, eliminating redundant training and reducing vendor resource costs by 30%.

Facilitated initial and ongoing training for the field and internal users on field reports and business acumen; mentored the neuroscience machine learning transition through online training, tutorials, and instructor-led training.

Modeled advanced analytics and reporting tools to provide actionable insights for executive decision-making, contributing to optimizing product portfolios and pricing strategies.

Directed an 11-person inter-departmental Working Group to reduce the number of Neuroscience therapeutic area field data queries by 40%.

Thomas Edison State University Trenton, New Jersey

Adjunct Professor 2017 – 2022

Online Adjunct Professor in the Watson School of Public Service and Continuing Studies.

Instructed undergraduate and graduate online Homeland Security and Emergency Management courses through various learning management platforms: Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard.

Served as an Academic Consultant for the TESU Accreditation Project by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (“MSCHE”) Committee for the 2020-2022 accreditation.

Evaluated over 300 students' work to determine how well they demonstrate achievement of certain specific, measurable learning goals as a member of the Undergraduate Institutional Learning Outcomes (UILO) Project.

United States Army Fort Dix, NJ

Director of Human Resources Deputy Chief of Staff 2020 – 2021

Served as Senior HR advisor to the CEO on DE&I topics, talent management, retention, recruitment, and employee resiliency.

Devised a new Talent Management Program for 6.1K personnel, resulting in 23 promotion boards and 900+ personnel advancements, ensuring compliance with EEO, FCC, and Affirmative Action.

Reformed the State’s retention strategy labeled the National Guard College Waiver Program, providing 100% free education to 32 public institutions in the State, enrolling 1.1K employees.

Orchestrated reorganization of the State Tuition Assistance Program, improving validation of students utilizing State funds, saving the organization $250K.

Directed the Rewards Department in awarding financial aid, scholarships, and tuition assistance and managing the State’s Yellow Ribbon partnerships, its education portal, and the Online Learning programs for over 6,000 personnel.

Chief Compliance Officer Lawrenceville, NJ 2018 – 2020

Served as a senior confidential advisor to the CEO on regulatory compliance; synchronized Dept of the Army and State complaints involving employee relations, fraud, waste, abuse, and EO compliance for an organization of over 9K+ employees.

Synchronized US Government, Dept of Defense Inspector General, and State inspection efforts, adjudicating 387 complaints involving employee relations, compensation, fraud, waste, abuse, EEO, and EO compliance.

Directed state analysis of equal opportunity complaints to identify trends and mitigation strategies, resulting in a 32% decrease in cases through the facilitation of seminars, training, and leadership coaching.

Seminar Leader National Defense University Washington, D.C. 2016 – 2020

Served as a class facilitator in the College of International Security Affairs’ Reserve Components National Security Course

Mentored diverse military and civilian students in national security policy and strategy formulation, leading two groups to be recognized as the top executors of the strategic policy exercise.

Facilitated courses on current strategic topics involving national security and geopolitical issues with senior U.S. Military officers, Allied officers, and Government personnel.

Head of Learning and Development Multiple Locations in NJ 2011 – 2018 Supervised 16 instructors to provide institutional career and leadership training for Army personnel, provided a high-quality of life standards, superior instruction, leadership, and training that prepares soldiers for career advancement.

Served as the Regional Training Institute’s L&D manager for 16 instructors to provide learning and development to Army Soldiers for career advancement, successfully graduating 12 classes and 320 students.

Elected to serve as the Army School System Advisory Council NE Regional Chair, successfully coordinated multiple regional conferences, which increased six additional courses to the New Jersey schoolhouse.

Implemented Adult Learning pedagogy and drafted a Staff and Faculty Development program, resulting in a 100% passing score from the Training and Doctrine Command Accreditation inspection.

Developed Course Management Plans, Student Assessment Plans, Instructor Evaluations, and Course Programs of Instructions/Syllabus, which increased student graduation by 3%.

Worked extensively with the Albanian Military and civil authorities in training and assistance to enhance their military and civil support operations, engaging in two training and five leadership seminars.

Human Resource Manager / Generalist Multiple Locations, New Jersey 2006 – 2011

Built HR management strategies involving talent management, attrition management, retention, performance evaluations, & interpretation of policies and methods for correcting employee behavior or performance deficiencies.

Assistant Professor of Military Science Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 2004 – 2006

Served as a professor, coaching students on the fundamentals of leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and decision-making.

Developed application and appeal process, maintained records for auditing purposes, and ensured compliance with University, State, and Federal scholarship procedures and regulations as a ROTC scholarship committee member.

Amway Corporation & The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. Northern New Jersey 1997 – 2004

Senior Operations Manager, Manufacturing / Distribution

Coordinated and managed E2E supply-chain operations, encompassing vitamin & supplement manufacturing, call center operations, fulfillment, and product delivery coordination to retail stores & individual customers.

CERTIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Google Project Management Professional Certificate (exp 3/24), SHRM-SCP Certificate (exp. 5/24), Continuous Process Improvement/Green Belt, Homeland Security, Policy and Strategy Development, Ethics, Equal Employment Opportunity, Program Management, Leadership and Motivational Theories, Training Management, National Security Policy

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) ABD, Educational Leadership Rowan University Expected 2024

Master Science (M.S.) Management, Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Finance, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA

AFFILIATIONS

Washington TWP Environmental Council, World Wildlife Federation, Tunnels to Towers, Garden State Council-SHRM, PMI-NJ, Military Officers Association of America, Disabled American Veterans Association, Hiring our Heroes

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