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Winnetka, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Partner with Supply Chain leadership to assess current and future talent development needs through needs analysis and consultation
• Design and implement strategies to address technical, functional and leadership needs of the Supply Chain business (17,000 Leaders and Associates in 72 locations)
• Lead a team of Instructional Designers, Learning Specialists and Field Trainers to design, develop, deploy and measure learning solutions for Supply Chain Leaders, Selectors and Drivers
• Recruit and manage people, vendors and resources to develop and deliver end to end learning and development programs
• Facilitate small group and large format workshops on various topics including DiSC, New Leader Assimilation, New Hire onboarding, Leadership development, Culture Activation, D&I

Winnetka, IL, United States

• Drove development of scalable virtual training solutions for 80k Amazon associates in Global Last Mile Fulfillment (including Whole Foods Market, Prime Now, Ultra Fast Fresh, AMXL, Locker+)
• Conducted detailed needs analysis with customers, field operations and various partners. Prioritized and transformed insights into actionable improvements.
• Owned analysis and documentation to support strategic planning
• Owned development and implementation of change management, communication and support strategies
• Defined business requirements for technical solutions to enable and scale WW GSF learning programs.
• Partnered with senior leadership and other teams to drive prioritization and resource allocation.

Greater Chicago Area

• Led a team of four Specialists, responsible for delivering new technology and performance enhancement solutions to employees across HR, Learning and Talent Acquisition
• Owned project and financial updates to Senior leadership
• Enhanced and delivered First Time Manager and Speed of Trust training sessions to groups of new managers
• Developed a new work intake process for Global HR, Learning and Talent projects for a team of 10 Project Delivery specialists located in Chicago, New York and Dallas

Greater Chicago Area

• Reported to Director of Business Relationship Management. Served as strategic partner to 12 Sr. Directors, Directors and Sr. Managers in Learning, Talent Acquisition, and HR Operations to assess their teams’ needs.
• Collaborated with Director of Learning Operations to select and implement Degreed Learner Experience Platform
• Designed learning paths and sourced interactive, social and mobile accessible training content for 140,000 PepsiCo employees in North America, LATAM, ESSA and AMENA Sectors.
• Worked directly with Director of Collaboration to design and launch PepJobs Global recruiting portal, including new capabilities like Employee video testimonials, integrated video interviewing, social media channels.
• Led a project with the Sr. Director of Sales Compensation to identify and implement a new Incentive Compensation Management solution to 1500 Field Sales Representatives in India, Turkey and Mexico

Chicago, IL

• Partnered with VP of Talent Acquisition to lead the implementation of Kenexa Global Applicant Tracking Solution to support 500 internal and contract recruiters across North America, LATAM, Europe and AMENA
• Led needs assessment and process mapping with Talent Acquisition teams based in US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Dubai, Russia and China
• Realized $500,000 in annual savings through administrative efficiencies and retirement of legacy recruiting syustems

Chicago, IL

• Reported to the Sr. Director of Transformation, hired, led and developed a team of 4 analysts responsible for deploying 150 SAP training courses to 9k end users across Corporate, North American Beverages Foods businesses
• Managed onsite and virtual logistics for role based training of end users, including management of courses and rosters in Sum Total LMS, trainer coaching and feedback, driving completion of required training, site.

Chicago, IL

• Reported to the VP of HR, leading all Training and Development activities across client base of 175 companies and 4.8K employees located throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
• Partnered with EAP to co-author and deliver training sessions to our mutual clients
• Interviewed business leaders and HRBPs to identify training needs, designed 40+ blended learning courses and delivered daily training sessions to employees in industries including steel servicing, architecture, food.
• Designed and implemented a performance management process for 50+ small business owners to reward top performers and document poor performance for use in unemployment and wrongful termination lawsuits. Adherence to.
• Collaborated with Director of IT to create an employee learning portal to house e-Learning and webcasts to reduce training delivery costs by $250 per employee per session
• In partnership with the VP of Sales, led an initiative to create branded training materials and capture client success stories to highlight the value of Synergy training services to new clients

Racine, WI

• Reported to Case New Holland's VP of North American HR. Responsible for assessing training needs, sourcing, designing, and delivering training solutions to 8.2K employees in manufacturing, engineering, commercial.
• Established a network of 50 training providers to develop and deliver blended learning courses to employees at Manufacturing and Engineering facilities in Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
• Achieved annual cost savings of $350k through development of internal trainers and vendor negotiations
• Created North American Training Council to engage HRBPs from Headquarters, Manufacturing and Engineering sites in the process of assessing employee training needs and securing an annual budget of $650,000 to implement.

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

• Built and led a consulting practice to serve the learning and development needs of ISVOR Fiat's key client, Case New Holland
• Sourced, hired, managed and evaluated a team of consultants to provide services to our client
• Designed and facilitated global integration workshops for 600 Executives after merger of Case IH and New Holland.
• Managed 360-degree Leadership Assessment process for 400 Director-level employees in the US and Italy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Hr, International Management

Activities and Societies: Green Key Honor Society, Bronze R Society, Dean's List, Martial Arts instructor, Student of the Year, Student.

Language Certificate, French Language

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology