Heather Ackerly Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Mclean, VA, US

San Jose, California, US

• Improving individual and team performance, as well as the culture in environments foundationally based on Agile values and principles
• Function as an organizational liaison and work with other business leaders to plan strategic people transformation shifts.
• Program design and ongoing support for key leadership development programs.
• Design, develop and deliver instructional content, and provide support for scrum and traditional teams, and transformational leadership.
• Certified Agile coach, work with teams and individuals to focus on value, embrace change and improve performance.
• Facilitate the implementation of coaching skills at the team and leadership level to drive problem solving and effective decision making.

San Jose, California, US

• Consulted extensively with business unit leaders to assess and identify needs and skill gaps. Developed outcomes and interventions to address based on business problems.
• Identify synergies and partnerships with internal functions to ensure alignment, cohesion, and agility.
• Designed and delivered creative and high quality blended learning solutions including live delivery, experiential workshops and online solutions and provided support for scrum and traditional teams.
• Certified Agile coach, worked with teams and individuals to focus on value, embrace change and improve performance.

San Jose, California, US

• Consulted with all levels of the organization including senior management to produce/execute learning programs.
• Validated the alignment of learning and performance solutions with business priorities and advise on how proposed learning and performance solutions achieve desired behaviors.
• Worked with subject matter experts to gather, analyze, and organize content that will be designed and developed into learning content.
• Validated that learning and performance solutions are achieving desired business results.
• Consulted with industry experts on the use of current learning and performance methodologies and technologies.

San Jose, California, US

• Provided administrative support and project coordination for the Chief Learning Officer and Chief Technology Officer
• Compiled and edit monthly reports.
• Drafted and executed communications to organization on behalf of CTO and CLO
• Managed special projects as requested by the CTO and CLO
• Coordinated Quarterly Leadership meetings for CA Employee Education leadership team; arrange travel, meeting coordination and event execution.

Washington, DC, US

• Responsible for developing and coordinating client events; golf & ski outings, employee training programs, receptions, dinners, luncheons, meetings and awards ceremonies.
• Coordinated all logistical aspects of meetings and events, including site selection and evaluation, food and beverage, speaker and panelist recruitment, audio visual, air and ground transportation.
• Negotiated contracts for hotels, transportation, entertainment, golf & ski outings.
• Organized travel arrangements, created ground transportation and rooming manifests, produced all written event materials such as guest lists, agendas, invitations, transportation profiles.
• Produced detailed cost estimates for proposed events.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for planning 100 + meetings per year from inception to execution
• Coordinated all logistical aspects of meetings
• Negotiated contracts for all venues
• Prepared and managed budget for each program and reconciled final bills
• Produced detailed cost estimates for proposed events
• Travel to and on-site supervision of all meetings