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Project Manager Training

Location:
Minneapolis, MN, 55407
Posted:
September 23, 2010

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Suzanne M.

DeFoe

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Minneapolis,

MN 55401

612-***-****

************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE: A senior position utilizing demonstrated teaching,

analysis, instructional design, project management and technical written

documentation skills to guide and implement learning strategies designed

to improve customer satisfaction.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Twelve years of training, organizational development, and problem solving

ability.

Worked with subject matter experts, internal employees, and managers to

identify training objectives, training plans, and change management

strategies.

Trained recruiters, engineers, and senior management on proprietary

recruiting software throughout the United States and Canada.

Designed and developed faculty and staff training and curriculum for legacy

system implementation.

Developed accounting and business development plan for residential real

estate company.

Wrote Manufacturing Standards and Work Instructions for hearing aid

manufacturing managers and factory workers.

Implemented successful team Gap analysis for GoodTrak proprietary

software.

Implemented successful team Gap analysis resulting in new work processes.

Wrote process interview questions and conducted desk audits for entire

accounts payable department.

Wrote Chemist formula instructions for Matrix database.

Wrote technical documentation for Windows XP rollout.

Delivered training in one-on-one, classroom, and large group environments.

\Wrote training programs, including outlines, text, handouts, tests, and

designed laboratory exercises.

Software

MS Office XP, MS Office 2007, Office XP, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes,

PowerPoint, Access, SAP, U Perform, Captivate, MS Project, Microsoft Portal

Server, Snag-It, Visio, SAS (Sales Automation System), Stellent DocSource,

Sharepoint, PeopleSoft Financials, Adobe PDF, Windows Vista, Net Documents,

Best Authority, OnDemand, Webwasher, Mac Office 2008, Photoshop, Articulate

Presenter, Articulate Engage, Articulate Quizmaker.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Securian, Inc May 2010-September 2010

Consultant

Used Articulate Presenter, Articulate Engage, and Articulate Quizmaker to

update existing and design new e-learning courses for the following life

insurance topic areas:

Beneficiary Changes

Surrender: An Introduction

Surrender: How to Process

Name Change: An Introduction

Name Change: How to Process

Rels, Inc October 2009 -- December 2009

Consultant Instructional Designer

Designed and developed online mortgage processing tutorial using Captivate

for 800 participants.

Worked with Marketing Director, Project Manager, and client subject matter

experts on project timeline and deliverable identification.

Cargill, Inc July 2008 - June 2009

Learning and Development Consultant

Designed curriculum for Cargill internal project management methodology.

Trained internal Cargill employees on internal project management

methodology.

Created curriculum strategy for Cargill sales training program.

Trained Cargill employees and developed curriculum map for new customer

relationship management methodology.

Universal Network Solutions January 2008 - March 2008

Consultant Trainer

Trained internal employees Webwasher network security application.

Analyzed and edited end-user documentation for classroom training

curriculum.

Designed multi-phase curriculum plan for Cargill internal project

management methodology training.

Dorsey and Whitney, LLC November 2007 - January 2008

Consultant Trainer/Instructional Designer

Worked with internal employees to determine training curriculum,

documentation and delivery methods

Designed and delivered Best Authority software training to internal Dorsey

employee, delivery formats were one-on-one, classroom, and remote.

Dolan Media, Inc. September 2007 - November 2007

Consultant Trainer/Instructional Designer

Designed and delivered customer and administrator curriculum and training

for construction job bid database.

Designed training materials, complete with company graphics, indexes as

well as fully linked table of contents for Dolan Media newspaper

subscribers, administrators, and internal employees.

University of Minnesota August 2006 - May 2007

Consultant Trainer/ Instructional Designer

Designed and delivered University of Minnesota faculty and staff training

for new enterprise financial system.

Designed and delivered new employee and consultant orientation program for

enterprise financial system project to individuals and large and small

groups.

Wrote training curriculum for PeopleSoft financial budget, chart of

accounts, and expense modules.

Ameriprise November 2005 - August 2006

Consultant Trainer/ Instructional Designer

Designed and developed job-aid for online financial service documentation

system.

Trained Sharepoint document management system to Ameriprise internal

employees.

Designed document tracking and inventory system for enterprise wide

compliance initiative.

Wrote and re-designed insurance policy and procedure documents.

Target Corporation August 2005 - October 2005

Consultant Trainer,/Instructional Designer

Designed & delivered proprietary database training for Target.com

Wrote manuals, classroom exercises, and curriculum for Target internal

receipt marketing group.

Keane, Inc March 2005 - August 2005

Assurant Employee Benefits

Consultant Instructional Designer

Wrote curriculum, manuals, and classroom exercises for Assurant proprietary

software application, SAS, (Sales Automation System).

Delivered SAS (Sales Automation System) training to Assurant Employee

Benefits salesperson groups and one-on-one format.

Designed and delivered new hire training program for Assurant Employee

Benefits.

Goodwill Easter Seals September 2003 - March 2005

Trainer/Project Manager

Designed data analysis and reporting system for non-profit organization.

Designed curriculum and wrote manual for internal client software training

program.

Trained clients and internal employees on MS Office and relational database

application.

Implemented successful team Gap analysis for GoodTrak proprietary software.

Carlson Companies, Inc February 2003-May 2003

Consultant Technical Writer

Wrote technical documentation for Windows XP rollout.

Expanded Cornerstone II project designed to establish a global preferred

computing platform.

Implemented Windows 2000 architecture documentation and project plan.

Implemented beta user documentation for Campus Windows XP Workstations and

Laptops.

Education

University of Minnesota M. Ed Program - Currently enrolled

Rutgers University Bachelors Degree, Political Science

Yale University Summer Language Institute, Chinese

Corporate Sponsored Training

American Management Association "Project Management Essentials"

Fred Pryor Seminars "Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers"



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