Leadership,Training Management, Training, Instructional Design

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Training and organizational development professional with extensive experience in developing, implementing, managing, and selling training solutions to close skill gaps and increase employee and organizational performance

Core strengths include:

Ability to align tasks with vision and values

Organizational development (including building a corporate university)

Strong leadership abilities to build high-performing teams to foster cultural change

Design training solutions to close performance gaps and achieve business goals

Evaluation of training effectiveness

Ability to write training operations, procedures and materials

Lead projects to completion with results

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cabela’s, Noblesville, IN 2015-Present

Systems Trainer

Principle trainer to educate store employees on HR/Training systems, company policies, department procedures, customer service, product knowledge, and POS technology

BMWC Constructors, Inc., Indianapolis, IN 2013- 2014

Director of Training and Development

Manage training department and BMWC University

Principle developer of corporate university and training and development programs (e-learning and instructor led); including Field Supervisor Training, Program Engineer Curriculum, and soft skills

Designed and implemented performance management processes for BMWC Constructors

IVY Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN 2011- 2013

Corporate College Account Executive (promotion from Program Manager)

Responsible for the sales function at the regional level. Duties include prospect, perform training needs analysis, work with fulfillment staff to develop quality programs, and sell corporate training to central Indiana businesses

Principle designer of DDI Leadership Development model for Central Indiana Region

Served on departmental, regional, statewide committees, and chamber of commerce organizations

Program Manager-Manage Prioritize Grant ($1 million training budget) to provide education programs (associates degree and certifications) to central Indiana’s unemployed and dislocated workforce

Researched, identified, developed electronic systems technician (EST) program curriculum with national certifications

Downsized-due to economic condition of state’s construction industry (June 2009-December 2010)

F.A. Wilhelm Construction, Inc., Indianapolis, IN 2007- 2009

Corporate Training Director

Manage training department and Wilhelm University

Principle developer of corporate university and training and development programs (e-learning and instructor led); including new hire orientation, OSHA, quality, soft skills

Designed and implemented performance management processes for F.A. Wilhelm and two subsidiaries

Designed new, state-of-the-art learning center as a multi-purpose learning environment

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Indianapolis, IN 1994-2007

Internal Training Consultant (promotions-various training roles)

Training supervision of production trainers and training coordinators

Developed system requirements and implementation plan to launch SAP and learning management system (LSO)

Utilized Kirkpatrick’s Training Evaluation Levels and saved $5,000-13,500 / training hour (R.O.I.) by converting new hire orientation from classroom training to e-learning

Increased production by 17-33%, employee performance, reduced downtime and quality errors by using quality control model for packaging lines

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology DePauw University, Greencastle, IN

Sales Training Dale Carnegie Institute

Skills for an Empowered Workforce Instructor DDI-Development Dimensions International

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