Brent Colescott, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Livonia, Mi, Us

• Develop and implement a strategic vision for the department, aligning learning initiatives with organizational goals and objectives.• Establish new processes, procedures, and systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in training delivery.• Recruit top talent, build a cohesive team, and provide mentorship to drive professional growth and development.• Design and execute innovative learning programs that resulted in increased employee engagement and performance.• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure learning solutions met the evolving needs of the organization.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

In this role, I support a 50/50 split between the internal sales team and external customers to lead the planning and delivery of strategic consulting engagements leveraging core capabilities in technology, data, and analytics for approximately $80M in new sales opportunities. I also identify learning objectives and partner with global Fortune 500 Enterprise clients to reach objectives and strategize with Sales Leadership on trend analysis to compete in tight markets by utilizing forward-thinking practices. Further, I mentor and lead junior strategy and transformation leaders and ensure the delivery of meaningful client value through a mix of best-practice solutions, skills, capabilities, and innovation.My accomplishments include:• I spearheaded an Online Learning Maturity Model Diagnostic Tool to allow organizations to measure learning and talent digital maturity.• I produced a single-day online customer conference/event for 500 customers attaining 90% engagement.• I achieved an 80% success rate in sales wins and a 15% increase in average deal size.• I presented and served as a keynote at multiple global industry events, including Tech HR India, Beyond HR Forum, ATD, and the CLO Symposium.• I certified 40 Solution Architects on the custom-developed curriculum for strategic sales.• Increased inbound marketing qualified leads by 40% due to updating industry talking points and product scripts.

Gainesville, Fl, Us

In this role, I advised business units by developing, facilitating, and supervising training programs for employees and assessed business needs to implement training and development plans in accordance with forward-thinking goals. I facilitated a wide variety of training programs to enhance the effectiveness of the workforce.My accomplishments included:• I identified, sourced, and configured the addition of over 500 new Skillsoft online learning titles through Noble's Oracle Learning Management (OLM) system.• I established common content development standards for uniform adherence to organizational goals.• I initiated new Change Management processes to support user adoption of our Oracle upgrade.

Houston, Tx, Us

Advised business units by developing, facilitating, and supervising training programs for employees. Assessed business needs and implemented training and development plans in accordance with forward-thinking goals. Facilitated wide variety of training programs to enhance the effectiveness of the workforce. ● Identified, sourced, and configured the addition of over 500 new Skillsoft online learning titles through Noble’s Oracle Learning Management (OLM) system. ● Established common content development standards for uniform adherence to organizational goals. ● Initiated new Change Management processes to support user adoption of Oracle upgrade.

Houston, Texas, Us

In this role, I optimized Waste Management's Learning Management System and performed administrative oversight, including the creation of educational activities and management of user enrollments, program pages, registration, security permissions, and integration with third-party tools. I executed vendor agreements with Software as a Service (SaaS) providers, third-party content suppliers, consultants, and universities. I also collaborated with internal teams to ensure adherence to guidelines, address changing program needs, and implemented new features. Identified and implemented innovative technology solutions to achieve learning objectives.My accomplishments included:• I increased our overall training consumption for 30k employees by 50% through contextually relevant landing pages.• I spearheaded the implementation of new learning technology solutions embedded in programs and systems to achieve organizational objectives.• I pioneered our college marketplace reimbursement program to empower employees to pursue higher education, exceeding program goals by 20%.• I initiated a touch-based training program at National Waste Management Driver Training Facility.

Kingwood, Tx, Us

In this role, I supervised our vendor relationships, contract management, operations, user support, and marketing strategies for Administaff online training program. I also exceeded project and product goals within the organization as an online training program leader.My accomplishments included:• I championed the creation of a new virtual meeting channel to train over 25k employees online.• I architected and laid the foundation for Insperity Online Training and Virtual Instructor-Led Training Program.• I produced the internal "Sales Talk Radio" weekly live program nationwide for over 1,500 Business Advisors

Kingwood, Tx, Us

Responsibility: Directed all online training product development plan for $1.6 billion professional employer organization (PEO)

Kingwood, Tx, Us

Responsibility: Authored multiple business cases and performed industry research to present online training system integration to senior management

Kingwood, Tx, Us

Responsibility: Provided assistance to the CIO in improving project standards and reporting for all enterprise wide technology proposals and implemented the 1st IT department wide project management reporting software

Plymouth, Nh, Us

Responsibility: As a Full-Time Staff Member of the College, led and coached 15 paraprofessional staff, supervised housing operations for a building of 150 freshman students, and oversaw in-hall leadership development and programming.

San Marcos, Tx, Us

The Resident Assistant (RA) position focused on enhancing the quality of life in the residence halls, including fostering community, providing academic support, and being attentive to safety and security of residents.

Master'S Certificate, Information Technology Project Management

M.Ed., Administration & Information Systems

Ba, Political Science

Graduated With Honors