Dan Cullen Email & Phone Number

New York State

Capital Region - New York

• Cultivated relationships with businesses, unions, government, educational institutions, community groups and other key partners to build organizational expertise in emerging workforce and economic trends.
• Expanded WDI’s organizational footprint and identity in the Capital Region, including building a network of partnerships, venturing into new sectors, and developing innovative projects.
• Conducted outreach to businesses and unions to understand growth opportunities and workforce skill gaps; provided technical assistance toward development and implementation of programming.
• Identified resources from the public and private sector that can offer solutions to challenges faced by businesses and community groups as they seek to grow, train, and retain their employees.
• Facilitated grant application process to provide funding in support of programs that will result in a net positive outcome for employers, employees, and the workforce of New York.
• Provided regular updates to Central Labor Councils on new projects, trends and partnerships; gather actionable intelligence from members of these councils on Labor and general employment issues.

Deliver a seven-week multimedia presentation series and facilitate discussion on a risk reduction curriculum for individuals convicted of impaired driving offenses.

• Provide guidance to statewide staff in the delivery of high-quality services designed to help emerging businesses and drive growth in business sectors critical to the long-term stability of New York State.
• Administrated On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant program, facilitating more than 1,400 career opportunities for the long-term unemployed; developed procedures and oversaw daily operations including program.
• Established regional teams to coordinate resources and marketing between DOL and partners.
• Researched economic development projects, business sectors and legislation to provide regional staff with actionable intelligence.
• Built partnerships with workforce professionals on the federal, state and local level, acting as a content area expert and source of information, while establishing a network of trusted resources.
• Enacted multi-stage performance measures to expand and strengthen the business customer base for the NYS workforce system; provided mid-course guidance to teams to enable success.

• Senior member of a team that provided clients with solutions designed to meet their unique workforce needs, improve recruiting cycle time, minimize turnover and reduce co-employment risks.
• Oversaw multi-million dollar account with Bank of America and other clients across multiple sectors.
• Developed clients through consultative sales and maintained relationships through ongoing customer service, resulting in a continuous revenue stream for the branch office.
• Recruited employees and enacted personnel decisions; provided employee relations support to several hundred associates including investigating personnel issues, mediating conflicts and implementing action plans to.