Experienced Safety Manager/Trainer/Training Manager/Coach

Leadership Development/Manufacturing/Business Analysis

Passionate and energized leader with more than 15 years of experience in results based training and development, mentoring and coaching staff, leading training development teams and managing the training function. Leadership results include designing a competency based certification program which resulted in reduced costs/increased production and more qualified production and maintenance employees with defined career paths. Continuous improvement is driven through building relationships, listening, and encouraging employee input and ideas.

Facilitation * Exceeded Policy and Procedure Goals * Dynamic Leadership * Build sustainable relationships throughout entire organization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clarity Consultants, Campbell, CA October 2010 – December 2010

• Training Facilitator delivering already developed Leadership and Soft Skills training for team leaders in a union and manufacturing environment.

Mindteck, Inc, Enola, PA April 2008 – March 2009

IT Consulting – Embedded Technology, marketing to government and commercial enterprises

Senior Business Analyst

• Responsible for working with the business users to gather requirements and coordinate with the development team to help them translate requirements into code.

Policy and Procedure Team Lead

• Managed a team of business analysts/trainers to develop Policies and Procedures and conduct training for SWIF (State Workers Insurance Fund) in Scranton, PA

• Increased team involvement and productivity to complete project well above the project goal

• Conducted training for Mindteck team

• Managed the project plan

First Quality Products, McElhattan, PA * June 2000 – November 2007

Manufacturer of adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products, 800 employees

Training Manager

• Developed certification program for production and maintenance employees. Identified and conducted ‘train-the-trainer’ sessions for plant trainers and assessors. Certification required employee learning, testing, and demonstration of skills to a trained and certified assessor

• Coached employees, assessors, supervisors, and managers to improve results

• Facilitated the team that developed Web-based training with outside vendor

• Facilitated the development of the maintenance certification with outside vendor

• Conducted employee training: new employee, web-based overviews, safety training (forklift operator, hearing conservation, BBP, etc. in compliance with OSHA guidelines)

• Collaborated with Penn State to develop a Leadership Development program for Supervisor and Management Teams. Conducted needs assessments and focus groups to identify and implement a Leadership Development Program for our supervisor and management teams.

• Certified and conducted DDI training

• Worked closely with the QA department in a regulated industry to ensure GMP, ISO, and FDA guidelines were followed and documented for company certification and re-certification.

• Applied for, received, and administered federal and state training grants

Industrial Instructor / Safety Manager

• Conducted new employee, OSHA regulatory, QA, leadership and other training as needed

• Managed workers’ compensation

• Developed the safety program to comply with OSHA regulations and facilitated safety committees, emergency response committee, and first responders, conducted safety audits to identify safety issues and recommend corrections

• Conducted WorkKeys facilitation with plant employees

John Rodgers Associates, August 2006 – Present

• Contract trainer certified to teach the “Dale Carnegie Course in Human Relations”

Ralston Purina Company, Dunkirk, NY * April 1981 – June 2000

Manufacturer of dry pet food

Safety/Training manager

Managed the plant Safety Program in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and corporate standards; administered workers’ compensation to ensure employee recovery and return to work. Identified, developed, conducted and tracked training in safety, leadership for management, supervisors, and team leaders.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunication Management (Business Administration minor)

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / ASSOCIATION

Dale Carnegie Certified Trainer

DDI Certified Trainer

WorkKeys Certification

Northern Chautauqua Safety Council (Founder and President)

Leatherman Leadership Administrator

Clinton County Family Program Development Committee

Member ASTD

High Impact Presentation Skills Training

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