As a People Leader and Design Learning Architect, I united a group of talented Instructional Designers to form the Manufacturing T-Squad: Training-Squad. We embraced the personas of superheroes, each with unique avatars representing our strengths. This creative approach quickly fostered team cohesion and a spirit of collaboration. Together, we designed, developed, and delivered high-impact training programs, consistently achieving exceptional results while having fun along the way… Show more As a People Leader and Design Learning Architect, I united a group of talented Instructional Designers to form the Manufacturing T-Squad: Training-Squad. We embraced the personas of superheroes, each with unique avatars representing our strengths. This creative approach quickly fostered team cohesion and a spirit of collaboration. Together, we designed, developed, and delivered high-impact training programs, consistently achieving exceptional results while having fun along the way. Manufacturing T-Squad not only drove exceptional results but also created a strong, cohesive team ready to tackle any training design challenge. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTSPerformance Improvement & Leadership Training: Servant Leadership Principles Video Training Series: Produced a 10-week video series based on Robert Kiefner Greenleaf’s servant leadership principles, integrating actionable insights for people leaders. Training Outcome: Elevated leadership standards across the organization, driving transformation and excellence through servant leadership principles and Ford Operating System Behaviors. Process Coach and Team Leader Training Programs: Delivered two comprehensive training curriculums to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, maintenance, and environmental performance aimed at achieving zero injuries, zero defects, and 100% flow. Training Outcome: Standardized plant operations, increase quality, reduce costs, decrease attrition rates, and boost overall plant performance.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Anti-Harassment Training: Managed and coordinated the delivery of $5.8 Million Anti-Harassment Training program to 23 Ford North American Plants from 2022 – 2024, reducing program cost through effective cross-team collaboration. Training Outcome: Created a more inclusive and respectful work environment, enhancing employee engagement and reducing instances of harassment. Show less

+Democratize design thinking enterprise-wide using existing digital platforms to facilitate corporate transformation and context setting. + Interview users from the design thinking community to better understand their learning needs. + Glean insights from data to inform digital learning strategy and development of right-sized digital content to deepen design thinking knowledge and practical workplace application.+ Craft guiding points of view using… Show more +Democratize design thinking enterprise-wide using existing digital platforms to facilitate corporate transformation and context setting. + Interview users from the design thinking community to better understand their learning needs. + Glean insights from data to inform digital learning strategy and development of right-sized digital content to deepen design thinking knowledge and practical workplace application.+ Craft guiding points of view using qualitative/quantitative KPIs to validate and measure the effectiveness of learning outcomes across digital channels.+ Design learning roadmap to help learners navigate curated design thinking content on Degreed upskilling platform.+ Facilitate workshops to help project teams learn how to craft and communicate complex information in a consumable, compelling way that people can easily remember and share with others using storytelling. + Facilitate design thinking workshops, training employees on a human-centered innovation process that emphasizes observation, collaboration, fast learning, visualization of ideas, rapid concept prototyping, and concurrent business analysis. Show less

Managed multiple projects in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training and performance support solutions deploying more than 40+ courses globally.PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS+ Partnered with Ford North America and Ford of Europe Teamcenter CAD SMEs to develop new on-line global standardized Teamcenter CAD curriculum training for engineers thus eliminating the bottle-neck that prevented timely skills training for onboarding employees.+… Show more Managed multiple projects in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training and performance support solutions deploying more than 40+ courses globally.PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS+ Partnered with Ford North America and Ford of Europe Teamcenter CAD SMEs to develop new on-line global standardized Teamcenter CAD curriculum training for engineers thus eliminating the bottle-neck that prevented timely skills training for onboarding employees.+ Collaborated with European CAE SMEs to develop new global standardized Teamcenter Fundamental CAE curriculum training eliminating the need for conducting ad hoc training sessions thus allowing SMEs to get back to focusing on innovative engineering.+ Managed project to consolidate multiple desperate training resources such as CATIA Companion and CAD Capabilities Engineering training videos into one comprehensive global training curriculum. + Designed CATIA V5 Fundamentals training curriculum as a roadmap to provide a “one-on-one” mechanism for Supervisors to work with subordinates to outline a learning development pathway. Show less

2013 - 2016: Provided leadership as Superintendent for the 127th Force Support Support Squadron Services.2008 - 2016: Served as principal adviser to Commander as the First Sergeant for the 127th Maintenance Squadron.1998 - 2008: Managed and conducted training in support of unit in-garrison mission as Training Manager.2007 - 2009: Served as Satellite Academy Facilitator ensuring delivery of highest level professional military education.