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An organizational development professional with expertise in executive coaching, leadership and team development, organizational culture, training facilitation, succession planning, change management, employee engagement, and employee communications. My professional and academic background provides me with the skills to develop and implement organizational and leadership development initiatives, grounded in theory, with proven results. I am a self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team. I believe relationship building is crucial for success, and I am known for my ability to work well with every level of the organization.My dissertation research is focused on psychosocial safety climate and burnout among mid-level managers in the nuclear energy industry. Leaders are a primary embedding mechanism for establishing and sustaining organizational culture -- understanding the challenges they face in creating a culture that supports employee engagement and well being is critical to the organization's success. ORG. DEV. PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE:• Leadership and Workforce Development • Change Management and Communication • Strategic Performance Analysis and Intervention• Team Development/Team Dynamics Coaching• Training Program Design and Implementation• Instructor/Facilitator-Virtual and Classroom• Instructional Materials Development• Knowledge Management and Transfer• Project Management• Virtual Teaming Tools PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:• Dynamic, flexible leader with strengths in leadership development, communications and training • High-energy team player able to influence without authority • Builds strong relationships on all levels of the organization • Confident public speaker and instructor• Self-motivated, highly-driven individual with high attention to detailSpecialties: Organizational Development, Communications, Training, Workforce Planning, Change Management, Project Management