Learning & Development Manager

JIMY GEORGE LUKE

Learning & Development Manager

Lewisville, TX • 214-***-**** • ********@*****.***

Learning Strategy Leadership Development Skills Frameworks AI Enabled L&D

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Learning & Development leader with 10+ years designing enterprise learning strategies, structured curricula, and leadership development programs across multi site operations. Deep expertise in adult learning, skills frameworks, onboarding, role based development, and promotion readiness. Proven success leading L&D teams, partnering with executives, and aligning learning initiatives to business priorities. Strong background in LMS governance, vendor management, data driven program evaluation, and AI enabled learning design. Adept at building scalable learning ecosystems that strengthen capability, performance, and organizational readiness.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Learning Strategy • Leadership Development • Adult Learning Principles • Instructional Design

Onboarding & Career Stage Curricula • Skills Frameworks • Workforce Upskilling • Facilitation

AI Literacy & Adoption • LMS Administration • Vendor Management • Talent Development Consulting

Training Needs Analysis • Program Management • Microlearning • KPI & ROI Measurement

Change Management • Stakeholder Partnership • Continuous Improvement

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & IMPACT

Built a scalable learning ecosystem supporting 400+ employees, aligning capability development with business, quality, and compliance priorities.

Designed and launched AI literacy and responsibleuse programs, generating ~$85K annual savings and reducing development/update effort by up to 90%.

Achieved 99.2% certification and built an 80% crosstrained workforce, improving readiness and operational agility.

Developed 86% of U.S. zone training modules, enabling consistent onboarding and rolebased development across multiple sites.

Led digital learning transformation with 100% digital skill validation and feedback workflows.

Strengthened leadership pipelines through structured leadership development pathways.

Influenced global learning standards through seven years of leadership in the Global LOFT community.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Training Supervisor / Learning & Development Administrator

Omega North Creek Lab, EssilorLuxottica Mar 2014 – Present

Learning Strategy & Leadership

Owned the endtoend learning strategy for a multisite operation, aligning programs to business priorities and consulting with leaders to close skill gaps.

Led a team of trainers as well as trained and coached master trainers in the US/Mexico zone and Johannesburg, improving instructional quality and consistency.

Partnered with senior leadership, engineering, quality, and production teams to deliver targeted learning solutions.

Curriculum Design & Employee Lifecycle Development

Designed structured curricula for onboarding, rolebased development, promotion readiness, and leadership pathways.

Built blended learning, microlearning, and workflowembedded training aligned to adult learning principles.

Supported new product launch training (Meta wearable frames, Nuance frames, Stellest lenses).

Skills Frameworks & Workforce Upskilling

Built capability frameworks and certification pathways ensuring role clarity, readiness, and compliance alignment.

Certified 42 Breakage Analysts as Reference Inspectors; and led Gage R&R studies to ensure quality consistency.

AIEnabled Learning & Innovation

Led AI adoption initiatives reducing supervisor workforce career planning effort by 90%, training module creation by 80%, and module updates by 90%.

Leveraged AIenabled authoring tools to accelerate instructional design and improve learning efficiency.

LMS, Governance & Vendor Management

Oversaw LMS administration, compliance governance, audit readiness, and digital learning operations.

Managed external training vendors and learning technologies to support scalable program delivery.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

Tracked capability uplift, learning adoption, and performance impact using analytics dashboards.

Conducted ROI analysis tied to breakage reduction, quality improvement, and turnaroundtime optimization.

Additional Leadership Experience – AR Coating Department

Improved departmental yield to 98%, the highest among operating markets, through workflow optimization and problemsolving initiatives.

Developed SOPs, collaborated with global teams, and supported development of new Essilor Sunwear color formulas.

EDUCATION

Business Marketing Associate Certificate, Texas, USA

Post Graduate Studies in Computer Applications, Kerala, India

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Statistics, Kerala, India

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Rx Reference Inspector

Certified Trainer & Coach

Microsoft Agent Explorer

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