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Pittsburgh, PA, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Oversee the design, development and execution of all employee training assets and programs. Manage staff of instructional designers and learning management system administrator. Insure the application of effective.
• Execute the development, delivery and maintenance of learning programs and materials serving over 4,000 employees.
• Define, through effective needs analysis, corporate training strategies and curriculum that facilitate employee performance and growth.
• Evaluate production processes and development timelines for all training materials.
• Create interactive learning strategies through employment of traditional classroom sessions, web-based learning, multimedia production and printed materials.
• Produce, film, edit and publish video training segments demonstrating clinical procedures and company practices.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Manage the production and implementation of training and learning elements for primary client – Microsoft Corporation. Responsible for identifying needs and implementation of assets across web, print and in-person.
• Design, develop and deliver training programs and elements in support of major Microsoft product categories.
• Manage and deliver in-person training programs and seminars to major retail partners from small groups to audiences of up to 5,000.
• Execute development of online learning programs leveraged by audiences of up to 60,000.
• Design, measure and evaluate effectiveness of retail focus group programs designed to foster sales associate product knowledge and increase sales.
• Manage and insure effectiveness of training team members and event support personnel.

• Responsible for bringing retail products to market by translating deep product knowledge and technical expertise to retail sales and consumer segments. Collaborated with product, marketing and sales teams to design and.
• Managed design, content and operation of web-based retail partner training programs reaching more than 75,000 users.
• Planned, executed and delivered large-scale marketing events involving more than 5,000 attendees while controlling associated budgets.
• Formulated training programs and marketing strategies to translate technical information and sales skills for retail products including Xbox, Windows, Office and Windows Phone.
• Supervised vendor relationships for strategic partners organizing large scale events including production, staffing, on-site execution and budget management.

Chicago, IL

• Engaged, developed and managed relationships with national retail accounts and district consumer computer organizations. Focused on identifying opportunities across a six state territory to deliver technology seminars.
• Developed and supervised distribution of partner training communications delivered to more than 10,000 retail sales professionals.
• Designed and developed nationwide user group database program resulting in consolidation of contact information, efficient scheduling and performance analysis.
• Managed Best Buy and RadioShack online service training program enabling certified sales associates with advanced product knowledge and sales skills.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Manage operations of technical computer training department including a staff of six technical trainers and subcontractors. Responsible for department budget and examining the financial risk and/or rewards of.
• Collaborated with sales teams to identify training opportunities and market educational services.
• Mentored training staff to promote and enhance professional skills and product knowledge with focus on securing prospective business opportunities.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Communications Media

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