Darrell Kohlmann, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States

• In my role as a Performance Consultant, I partner with business areas to identify opportunities to improve overall performance. Although training is usually what's requested, my work uncovers opportunities for.
• Program manager to introduce, socialize, implement competency models (aka: matrices & rubrics) across Operations
• Led all aspects of project to design and implement competency models in Investment in two business areas for eight different teams
• Program manager and lead designer for the creation, implementation of operations New Hire Orientation
• Lead consultant to replace legacy training using rapid prototyping techniques
• Lead consultant to improve critical thinking skills in New Business

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Freelance instructional and performance consultant for a variety of organizations.
• Meet business needs through effective use of performance support strategies, training, and change management practices
• Partner with business leaders to analyze, define performance gaps
• Recommend and design integrated performance solutions
• Evaluate performance improvement initiatives to determine ROI
• Integrate change management practices into performance improvement plans

Greater Milwaukee Area

Partner with key leadership to identify performance needs.Provide options for training and non-training solutions.Select design and implementation strategies and guide project.

Southeast Wisconsin

Interview and evaluate prospective instructional design consultants for technical knowledge and consulting acumen.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Create storyboards for Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt certified test preparation courses.

Waukesha, WI

• Strategic partner with Human Resources, business leaders to design and develop sustainable learning, drive culture change, achieve impact
• Defined desired performance levels for engineering department from novice through expert levels
• Defined, designed, delivered training and communication plan for rollout of new performance management system for >1000 employees
• Introduced performance management system to guide manager decision making regarding engineering training and development
• Designed and developed competency evaluation tool to assess service technicians, aid in their placement and training
• Lead member of corporate culture change initiative to improve cross functional communication, collaboration, accountability

Racine, WI

• Sourced and directed team of seven contract instructional designers in developing training for global audiences
• Designed sales training contributing a 400% increase in machine sales
• Assessed organizational performance needs, developed appropriate curricula
• Designed leadership program for Emerging Leaders
• Analyzed performance needs and recommended training
• Established ROI of sales training course

• Designed blended learning course for a new product rollout: -Created, implemented the learning strategy for 12 hours of instructor-led sales training for over 120 sales professionals -Managed the activities of 3.
• Designed and developed self-paced eLearning and instructor-led courses
• Conducted Level 3 and 4 evaluations of training programs to determine ROI
• Simultaneously managed multiple projects using the ADDIE model
• Applied adult learning principles to training materials

• Design and create eLearning and instructor led training materials
• Analyze and identify performance and training gaps
• Define training needs and required content
• Apply adult learning principles to training materials to facilitate knowledge transfer and retention
• Coordinate efforts of employees at all levels of a corporation to achieve business goals
• Converted 10 webinar-delivered courses to interactive eLearning for a data processing firm

• Effectively managed the conversion of 22 instructor-led and webinar-delivered courses to interactive eLearning for a financial services firm
• Designed and developed immersive training environments to realistically replicate the actual performance environment
• Developed job aid that reduced support calls for stock certificate deposits by 50%

• Performed analyses to assess organizational needs and employee development opportunities for new bank teller training
• Lead designer of eLearning modules for customer training to effectively reduce trainer load and increase customer satisfaction
• Developed employee job assessment survey to determine training and development needs, improve managerial processes
• Consulted with senior management across departments to establish organizational goals, performance measurements, and performance objectives for training materials
• Developed and implemented plan to improve effectiveness of merger communications using collaborative, web based technologies

• Researched and developed Knowledge Management training materials for global development agency
• Developed interactive food safety eLearning module to replace costly instructor led training for national grocery store chain
• Designed customized, blended learning solution for sales force training for national VoIP provider
• Managed multiple projects for large pharmaceutical and telecommunication firms, delivering value added instruction while increasing client satisfaction

• Delivered customized instruction to line workers at international brewing company across all three shifts
• Delivered introductory and advanced instruction on Microsoft Office applications to all levels of employees

Ms, Organizational Performance And Workplace Learning

Activities and Societies: Presented a paper on Harless' Front End Analysis (FEA) technique at the International Society for Performance.

Ba, Communication