Elena Gonzalez Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, Oh, Us

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States

Hudson, Ohio

Instructional design support for clients in various industries. QA review of materials designed by other instructional designers.

Remote

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Manage a team of Instructional Designers who strive to provide high quality training programs to our clients. Manage design projects, ensuring that our clients are receiving high quality programs designed to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills among associates.

Cleveland, Ohio

Provided instructional design on new hire programs and ongoing development initiatives, ensuring our employees are skilled to provide excellent service to our customers. As Senior Instructional Designer, reviewed materials and provided feedback and coaching to Instructional Designers, ensuring high quality content in our training programs.

• Led a team of high-performing Employee Development professionals with a mission of providing targeted learning solutions to a division of 6,000 manufacturing and R&D employees and managers.• Team successfully provided learning and performance consulting to 36 manufacturing sites as well as management and leadership development opportunities to all levels of management across the division.• Participated on multiple company-wide committees and initiatives to promote cross-divisional and cross-functional communication and cooperation.

Chemical Coatings Division:• Created the employee development strategy for the Chemical Coatings Division that included competency modeling, career path development and identifying development opportunities available to employees and managers. • Designed and developed the Division’s “Sales Excellence” sales training program. This program is a culture-building program that was rolled out very successfully to approximately 400 field sales employees and managers across the country as well as globally in Asia-Pacific, Mexico and Canada. • Worked closely with the Sales and Marketing organization within the Division to identify and implement strategies that will impact division performance and cultural changes.• Provided effective coaching and feedback to internal trainers to develop our internal capabilities as well as ensure that learning is taking place in the classroom.• Provided coaching to managers and employees in the areas of performance and development.• Participated on various cross-divisional teams (Global Talent Development, Leadership Development, Onboarding, Competency Development, Diversity Committee) to represent the Division on larger corporate-wide initiatives.

Instructional Designer and Performance Consultant supporting the investment group.

Effectively consulted with all levels of management to accurately determine the development needs of employees while focusing on the client's business strategy.Coached and mentored new instructional designers, which included reviewing and monitoring quality of design work and project plans.Partnered with my clients to build training as well as organizational development activities.Designed and delivered high-quality training programs and materials for both sales and operations groups.Created maintenance and evaluation plans for training programs to ensure effectiveness, relevance, and applicability to participants' jobs.Developed "brown bag" sessions within Employee Development to allow professionals to enhance instructional design skills and share best practices.

Instrumental in the planning and development of the department to begin operation 4/95.Managed, developed and evaluated employees and coordinated workflow to ensure efficient operation.

As part of my assistantship with the university, assisted instructors with business education classes and taught classes.

Master Of Education, Business Education

Activities and Societies: Latino Student Union

Bachelor Of Science, Education, Business Education

Hs Diploma