Training expert with 15+ years of experience in global HR learning organizations in high-tech companies (SAP, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and StorageTek) in leadership & employee development and 10+ years managing teams (SAP and Oracle). A passionate and innovative leader with experience designing, developing and delivering learning programs in all training modalities, adept at following the processes of research and analysis of audience and stakeholder needs, planning, executing, and evaluating effectiveness, delivering excellent instructional experiences. A colleague who is a great communicator and can target the needs of clients and the company. The first ten years were focused on designing, developing, and delivering programs for all-employee training, and the second ten years on managing and facilitating leadership programs, curriculum paths and conducting research and evaluation for evolution and improvement of leadership development. Roles in the past ten years include delivering leadership programs to all SAP leaders (10,000+) globally with excellent results (80+ NPS) and proven business impact on employee engagement, retention and leadership trust. I hold a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder where I taught educational theory, business writing, and conducted program evaluation, and research in diversity, literacy, and distance learning. I hold a M.Ed. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where I taught rhetoric, English as a second language, and tutored writing in the Writer's Workshop. Certifications include Scrum Alliance (Scrum Master, Agile Leader), Artificial Intelligence (Fundamentals, Prompt Engineering), and HTML/XML.