Tara L. Ahrens
Kelley MBA Fall **** Cohort
Forte Fellowship Recipient
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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linkedin.com/in/tara-ahrens-business
Summary
PLM Certified Salesforce Business Analyst Windchill Certified Salesforce Associate Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) Salesforce Administrator at Supermums Trailhead Ranger Project Planning and Management
Experience
Engineering Change Management Analyst, Corporate Trainer Carrier
Sept 2023 - Present
Change Management: Perform work within PLM Tool, managing all object lifecycles that pertain to Engineering Change Management during product development, user acceptance testing, product launch, and regular production activities
Corporate Trainer: Interview and train new employees on the Change Management and Engineering and Manufacturing Services Department. Create training presentations and documents. Mentor and lead new employees. International and National travel as needed. Project Management: Process planning and mapping, creating new business flows, lead meetings with multiple departments, work closely with project managers multinationally, project integration, quality and scope management, communication and stakeholder management Member of Employee Engagement Committee
Salesforce Administrator Professional Development Program Supermums
Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year)
Supermums is a global organization and registered Salesforce Trailhead Academy Training Partner specializing in providing professional training and upskilling for roles in the Salesforce ecosystem. This 20-week course provided 15 hours per week of training in Salesforce Administration with weekly webinars, working assignments and internship experience. Training covered: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Business Analysis, Data Management, Security, Reports and Dashboards, Custom App Development, Automation, NPSP, Communities, Agile Project Management, AppExchange Tools, Risk Management and System Security, Information Management, GDPR, and Dev Capabilities
High School Biology Teacher, High School U. S. History Teacher, Certified Test Coordinator
International Leadership Islamic School
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022 (1 year 3 months)
A relatively new school to our area that serves students from over 20 countries, speaking multiple first languages, and recent refugee children. In this role, Responsible for establishing learning objectives for students and facilitating instructional activities to accommodate the individual needs of all children. It is worth mentioning that I assessed student strengths/weaknesses, analyzed subject comprehension through multiple assessments, and developed lesson plans accordingly. One of my key assignments was communicating student progress with parents by creating and delivering performance reports. Furthermore, I developed educational materials, papers, procedures, and visual aids to achieve targeted educational objectives.
Key accomplishments achieved:
• Gained thorough grasp of current and emerging education trends.
• Improved grades by 60% through appropriate delivery of lessons.
• Maintained conducive learning environment within class to promote learning and student engagement.
• Optimized student's use of technology to learning capabilities by 90% by learning and managing new educational software.
• Maximized on-time completion of work average from 25% to 90% by strategically supporting high school immigrant children.
Substitute Teacher
Fort Wayne Community Schools
Sep 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 7 months)
The largest public school system in the state of Indiana. During this tenure, I was entrusted with devising and executing strategic learning plans according to student learning potential. I evaluated and recorded student's performance on standardized tests. Along with many other functions, I adapted courses and curricula to suit a variety of learners by utilizing various teaching and learning techniques. I also provided efficacious instructions to students with focus on student knowledge enhancement. Below listed are some notable points from this role:
• Contributed to department meetings for providing input to colleagues on student achievement and improvement.
• Developed and enforced behavioral standards to promote social growth and positive interactions among students.
• Served as instructional leader; drove effective teaching strategies and created positive and conducive learning culture.
• Cultivated and maintained relationships with student parents to update on student progress and engage in educational process.
Additional Experience as Executive Assistant in Fort Wayne Educational Partnership, Fort Wayne, IN
Education
Indiana Institute of Technology, Magna Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science Business Administration - BS, Business Administration, Marketing, Ball State University
Social Work, Sociology
Trailhead by Salesforce
Network and System Administration/Administrator Nov 2022 - May 2023 Licenses & Certifications
Human Behavior Consultant - Personality Insights, Inc. Corporation Test Coordinator
Google Certified Foundations of UX Design - Google Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) - Scrum Alliance Issued 3/23 - Expires 3/25 1753525
Salesforce Certified Associate - Salesforce 3144765 Salesforce Certified Business Analyst - Salesforce 3388865 Harnessing the Power of Data with Power BI - Microsoft LPB4548NL5PX Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel - Microsoft WL4UUYPFMK4G Volunteer
Fort Wayne Ballet: 2017-Present
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir: 2018-Present
Glenwood Park Elementary School: 2010-present