Training and Development

Training Professional with experience designing, writing, and delivering training, leading teams of trainers, and directing training department initiatives seeking position in training management.

Professional Experience:

Training and Development Consultant

2002-2008

Furniture City, Inc.

Merrillville, IN/Orland Park, IL

Created and managed training budget; monitored costs

Established and facilitated New Hire Orientation trainings; interviewed candidates

Designed and developed Exceptional Customer Experience training; facilitated over

100 training sessions

Performed needs assessments and evaluations for optimal training development

Career Counselor/ Director of Student Services

2006-2007

Kaplan College

Hammond, IN

Served as one person social services department to over 300 students

Instructed and revised curriculum for career preparation courses

Developed 50 job leads weekly; assisted over 100 graduates with job search

Organized on-campus recruitment for area businesses

Assisted in recruiting, pre-screening and interviewing administrative staff

Director of Adult Development

2002-2003

Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council

Merrillville, IN

Created, managed and monitored department training budget

Managed Learning Management System, training logistics and 11 council trainers

Provided training services to 1200 adult leaders in 12 NW Indiana cities/towns

Performed training needs assessments and evaluations to develop training; facilitated trainings

Revised new hire and orientation process; co-facilitated recruiting, screening and interviewing

Performed gap analysis resulting in summer training and participation increase of 100%

Appointed by Chief Executive Officer to Visions in Management committee

Lispro Expansion Project Scheduler/Schedule Trainer (contract)

2001-2002

Kelly Services/Eli Lilly & Company

Indianapolis, IN

Maintained an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) of 6000 tasks in Microsoft Project

Served as critical component in using the IMS for project planning and monitoring

Quickly learned the product manufacturing process to monitor project’s critical

path tasks and if necessary mitigate or expedite project deliverables

Worked directly with the Project Manager and project team members to identify and

resolve task related problems; member of Quality Assurance project sub-team

Trained project team leaders to use project schedule and generate task owner reports

Additional Professional Experience:

Sr. Academic Counselor/Study Skills Advisor 1996-2001

Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis/Advicezone.com Indianapolis, IN

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