Alan J Philippon Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C.

• Oversee all training and development initiatives for 500+ employees in the CNN DC bureau, delivering a total of 245 classes to over 600 students in 2018, serving diverse populations that range from interns to anchors.
• Act as the key point of contact (POC) and training project manager to design, deliver, schedule and coordinate multiple trainings across all departments within the CNN News Group, targeting the DC, GA, NY, FL offices.
• Serve as the lead content creator and instructional design subject matter expert for all training videos, manuals and guides.
• Partner with Human Resources on employee learning and development initiatives focused on skill development for both new and seasoned employees and manage the comprehensive training schedule for the bureau.
• Lead 1-on-1, small group, and large group (10 or more) training sessions on a regular basis. Provide instructor led sessions in DC, ATL London, Miami, NYC, and LA and virtual sessions to NYC, London, Abu Dhabi, Beirut.
• Develop relationships with key internal stakeholders to support class scheduling goals and successfully promote the efforts of the CNN Tech Training department.

Washington, DC

• Designed and delivered highly customized training sessions to all new anchors, reporters and executives, working out of The White House or from other off-site locations to support the schedules and needs of employees.
• Incorporated the Llama instructional design process to all Agile projects, utilizing extensive knowledge of the ADDIE process as a foundation when developing training documentation and all long and short format.
• Reported training statistics, insight, and updates to senior leadership on a monthly basis.

Atlanta, GA

• Designed, delivered, and implemented media operations training to video journalists and new hires, providing 40+ hours of classroom training and hands-on technical supervision per hire, per week.
• Trained over 700 new and existing employees, including conceptualizing and implementing the new training program for the CNN Feeds Department, as well as the CNN Media Coordinator staff, including designing all.
• Collaborated with a cross-functional team to successfully launch the new CNN NY and CNN FN broadcast facilities.
• Partnered with senior leadership to develop strategic learning outcomes for all trainings that aligned with business goals and employee learning and development initiatives.

Atlanta, GA

• group supervised varying from 6 to 14 editors.
• Executed the varied functions of a Shift Manager, including personnel scheduling, daily shift reports, conflict resolution, and employee evaluations.
• Interfaced with CNN network team members to produced quality completion of “show elements”. Supervised the video production at CNN Domestic as overnight shift manager; with the size of the

Atlanta, GA

• Edited video for news programming utilizing various editing formats, including Sony SX, Digi, DV, D2, and SP.
• Collaborated with the CNN Domestic Video Supervisors and Associate Producers to troubleshoot issues and for the timely completion of assignments.
• As to field experience, participated in a number of high profile news events: coverage of Princess Diana’s funeral; the 1996 and 2004 Republican National Conventions; and the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National.
• Awarded an Emmy for CNN’s news coverage of the Columbine tragedy.

Atlanta, GA

• As a Feeds Coordinator, recorded incoming satellite feeds and airchecks from sources worldwide, including CNN bureaus, national affiliates, and international news agencies such as Reuters and APTN
• As a Video Journalist, executed the day-to-day duties of a “VJ”, including camera operation, floor directing, TelePrompTer, and scripts distribution.

Bs, Television Production

Activities and Societies: WERS; Live Mix Group

Aas, Media Technology

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges 1990 The National Deans List 1989-1990