Kristen Beal
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******* ***** *****
City: Columbus
State: OH
Zip: 43240
Country: USA
Phone: 614-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $50,000
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KRISTEN BEAL, MBA
9113 Polaris Lakes Drive Columbus, OH 43240
M: 616-***-**** H: 614-***-**** *********@********.***
HUMAN RESOURCES CANDIDATE
Possess generalist experience including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and compliance
Offer extensive training and development background developing and facilitating robust programs
Strong associate engagement skills and the ability to secure buy-in for change initiatives
HUMAN RESOURCES SNAPSHOT
PHR prep training...Currently completing Certificate in HR Management through Capella University in preparation for PHR exam, deepening knowledge of human resources and labor law, talent management, and organizational learning.
Training program design and delivery...Created first-time enterprise-wide training programs, directed facilitation for 40+ organizations with Career Education Corporation, and built programs to meet desired learning outcomes.
Organizational needs assessments...Identified and responded to organizational and team needs, conducted thorough organizational assessments to pinpoint development opportunities, and drove continuous performance improvement.
Leadership & character...Reputation for integrity, ethics, and unfailing work ethic, combined with strengths in leading diverse teams to achieve common goals. Team Leadership & Coaching
Performance Management
Adult Learning Strategies
Continuous Improvement
Training & Development
Instructional Design
Employee Relations
Change Leadership
Communications
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Career Education Corporation - Hoffman Estates, IL
Regional Vice President (2006-present)
Performance Improvement - Training & Development - Employee Engagement - Internal Communications
Hold a dual strategic leadership and training role, focusing on developing and delivering training programs to team members at all levels of the organization throughout 42 schools across the U.S. Manage performance for 3 institutions and drive achievement of key metrics through training and development. Perform organizational assessments to identify performance improvement opportunities and collaborate with unit leaders to determine learning outcomes based on growth strategies. Spearhead the design of targeted training programs, and oversee delivery-primarily through WebEx video conferencing-to up to 700 participants. Using data, provide feedback on the effectiveness of training deliverables. Author a monthly newsletter distributed throughout the organization and utilized to communicate key programs, training, and successes.
demonstrates a strong commitment to empowering people with the tools they need to be successful...invests 100% of herself in whatever project she is tasked with and always produces exemplary results has shared techniques
with me that I have never been shown which has helped me to achieve #1 status within the company.-
- Excerpts from LinkedIn recommendations
Performance Management: Developed performance scorecards, established goals, and designed training programs and tools to support success, working with highly diverse individuals-from campus presidents to admissions staff-to drive results. Achieved 100% participation in scorecard utilization and a 3% increase in average performance.
Process & Procedure Design: Created first-time processes and procedures, define and implement best practices, and team with staff to ensure compliance with corporate guidelines and achievement of budgets and performance goals.
Associate Engagement: Promote participant engagement through polling, annotation, breakout sessions, and role-play, gaining significant experience in working with large groups (up to 700 team members) via virtual platforms.
Coaching & Mentorship: Work with organizational leaders and individual contributors to improve results, developing innovative training programs to respond to changing needs, team strengths, competitive threats, and industry trends.
Compliance: Reduced procedural compliance audit findings 31% by defining and training teams on a new admissions process, delivering 6 webcasts to process stakeholders at each of 42 schools to fuel implementation.
Training & Development: Deployed a blended learning format to certify 350+ admissions directors and representatives, improving onboarding effectiveness by putting in place the processes to drive knowledge acquisition.
KRISTEN BEAL, MBA
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M: 616-***-**** *********@********.*** H: 614-***-****
Corinthian Colleges Inc. - Santa Ana, CA
Regional Vice President (2005); Associate Regional Manager (2003-2004); Director of Admissions (2002-2003)
Training & Coaching - Process & Procedure Design - Enterprise-Wide Communications
Managed the performance of 15 institutions, defining the short- and long-term strategies to generate growth, recruit and retain students, and ensure top-performing teams. Developed and facilitated training and coaching programs, serving as the sole training resource dedicated to improving strengths throughout 150+ directors and representatives. Created cross-department processes to ensure alignment, drove continuous improvement, and eliminated barriers to communication.
extremely professional, highly efficient, and driven to perform at the highest levels...always demonstrated a very strong work-ethic and the results she returned were always topnotch...her energy and delightful attitude were
always an added benefit to complement her superior performance...amazing ability to put people at ease.-
- Excerpts from LinkedIn recommendations
Performance Optimization: Expanded offerings into the trade and vocational markets and increased net revenue 21% in 12 months, leading teams in implementing best practices-based procedures and optimizing performance.
Change Leadership: Commended by peers as -innovative and motivating- and -responding quickly and logically to challenges-; navigated times of change with a focus on the achievement of strategic objectives aligned with goals.
External Communications: Developed and facilitated presentations before diverse audiences-including the Michigan State Board of Nursing and Michigan Assn. of College Registrars & Admissions Officers-to promote partnerships.
Operations Coordination: Gained operations experience managing the day-to-day administration of up to 15 schools, analyzing performance to identify gaps, implement improvements, and deploy value-added processes.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Davenport University - Grand Rapids, MI
MBA - Strategic Management (2003)
Franklin University - Columbus, OH
BS - Management & Marketing (1993)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Capella University
Certificate in HR Management (In Progress)
American Society for Training and Development
Member & Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (In Progress)
Career Coach Institute
Certified Career Coach
- Additional Training -
Teams in Trouble: How to Facilitate Mediation Between Two Adversarial Entrenched Team Members
Real World Training & Design (ASTD) Beyond ADDIE: An Intro to the 6 D`s & Learning Transfer
Informal Learning Techniques Managing Multiple Sites Coaching Employees
Design is Everything: 5 Techniques for Designing & Interactive Virtual Class
Using Situational Leadership II Competencies to Achieve Business Results
Hosting a Productive Sales Meeting Recruiting & Managing Millennials
Becoming a Successful Leader & a Powerful Boss