Chris Wessling
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**** ********* ** . *** *****, CA 94403
650-***-**** . ***********.********@*****.***
Summary
Years of technical training experience with consistently increasing
responsibilities in training delivery, curriculum development, needs
analysis, team building and project management. Strong background in the
physical sciences, provided by the U.S. Navy and ten years in the semi-
conductor industry. A lifelong learner with a master's level formal
education and a work history to fully implement the widest range of
managerial expertise.
Professional Accomplishments
Training Design and Implementation
. Designed a training curriculum resulting in excess of $3 million of
revenue and became the basis on which all other curricula were
measured.
. Developed and delivered highly technical training on cutting edge
technology to interdisciplinary groups of individuals.
. Hired to fill a technical position and rose rapidly to technical
trainer, reporting directly to the VP of Operations.
. Progressed from technician to technical trainer becoming the highest-
rated curriculum developer and trainer at Nikon Precision Inc.
Customer Focus and Business Development
. Performed needs assessment on a class by class basis to ensure the
delivered material met the customers' requirements.
. Collaborated interdepartmentally to meet internal and external
customer requirements which directly contributed to Nikon Precision
Inc. being given the Preferred Supplier award by Intel Corporation.
. Recognized and awarded for going above and beyond to meet and exceed
customer expectations.
. Engaged customers at multiple levels to develop a product that
fulfilled the requirements of all of the stakeholders.
Project Management
. Managed interdepartmental projects to upgrade instructor-led training
courses with durations ranging from to 1 to 16 weeks.
. Managed, scheduled and resourced the training needs for an engineering
group in the US Navy.
. Revised and led a multi-million dollar modification to reactor control
instrumentation at two different locations resulting in a time savings
of 25%.
. Planned and performed full field installations on various models of
Nikon photolithographic equipment.
Employment History
Nikon Precision Inc.
. Technical Trainer I/II/III Belmont, CA ?
2002 - 2009
. Field Service Engineer I/II Aloha, OR/Santa Clara, CA ?
1999 - 2002
Talgo Inc.
. Trainer Seattle, WA ?
1999
U.S. Navy
. Electronic Technician (Nuclear Trained) Silverdale, WA ? 1993 -
1999
Education
. Masters in Global Leadership development from Fuller's School of
Intercultural Studies. Anticipated completion 2012.
. Certified project manager by Project Management Leadership Group.
. Completed a two year leadership development course from Vineyard
Leadership Institute.
. Completed the US Navy's Quality Assurance School.
. Completed a rigorous, two-year training certification to run the U.S.
Navy's submarine-based nuclear reactors.