Jon Mcdonald, Mba, A-Csm, Cspo Email & Phone Number

Valparaiso, In, Us

• Oversaw cross functional team that developed a new upskilling training programo Delivered completed core and additional courses ahead of schedule• Led training development team transition from waterfall project management to an Agile approacho Transition resulted in 91% increase in team effectivenesso More consistent and predictable releases of training updates and courses• Serve as Agile coach and Product Owner to training development team• Facilitate monthly learning series for agile methodologies• Serve as the Agile Coach for human resourceso Project teamso Individualso Aeronautics People Strategy team• Perform monthly budget analysis surrounding training spend, trends, and forecasts• Coordinated with Finance, Production Operations, and Government Compliance on training budget decentralization project• Provide consulting on metrics and measurements across human resources• Continuous improvement project consulting within and outside of human resources• Company Coordinator for Aeronautics military partnership programs• Facilitation of transitions to new collaboration tools

• Led Aeronautics CLE Nomination Tool implementation Team – coordinated with other business areas and corporate to ensure smooth rollout to internal Aeronautics customers• Successfully introduced Success Case Method for evaluating trainings and initiatives• Introduced Agile methodology and mindset to human resources• Led human resources agile community of practice• Served as Scrum Master and Agile coach for human resources teams and projects using Agile methodologies• Created standardized process for annual budget cycle, monthly budget oversight, and reporting• Administered functional training budgets in conjunction with technical training teams• Coordinated tuition assistance program for 33,000 employees• Analyzed, selected, and procured professional development opportunities for all of Aeronautics• Created a standardized intake process for training development requests, including prioritization ranking• Continuous improvement project consulting• Facilitated transitions between new collaboration tools• Implemented use of Jira project management tool in human resources• Selected to join the Aero People Strategy team

• Led teams through transition from SAFe to Rolling Wave frameworks• Facilitated Agile and Scrum ceremonies for the teams• Served as Scrum Master 2 teams• Software development• Software training development• Maintained Jira boards for the teams• Coordinated efforts with other Scrum Masters across the organization

• Oversaw Human Resources Hackathon innovation competition design and judging teams• Consulted human resources functional areas on process standardization and improvement• Built initial support structure for human resources Six Sigma Green Belt cohort• Led community of practice for human resources continuous improvement practitioners• Analyzed training efforts within human resources in effort to improve training effectiveness• Applied Six Sigma principles to evaluate specific training programs for human resources and recommended improvements to course subject matter experts• Evaluated training effectiveness metrics

West Lafayette, Indiana

• Develop onboarding programs, including 4 hour campus resources module for international students• Coach and mentor 100 students in regards to academics, career goals and student life• Meet with prospective students during the recruiting process• Guide MBA & MSHRM students through 2 week new student orientation

West Lafayette, Indiana

• Analyzed space utilization; recommended more efficient layout; resulted in new office space and new copy room• Revamped inventory process and reduced copy center overhead costs by $4,000• Trained copy center staff on new technologies to meet business demands

West Lafayette, Indiana

• Collaborated with four departments to change operations in conjunction with remodeling of physical spaces• Refined procedures to maximize service efficiency for 850 customers

Lafayette, Indiana Area

• Led team of 6 graduate students in a human resources intervention focused on analysis of training methods• Scheduled meetings, plant visits, presentations; served as the point of contact for the client• Planned and executed 2 employee focus groups

West Lafayette, Indiana

• Developed and executed entertainment plans for over 100 events of varying sizes and clients• Established and maintained relationships with other vendors• Conducted strategic market analysis to determine future offerings

Lafayette, Indiana

• Led team of 5 students in root cause analysis of cycle time variances for mass produced electrical components

Lafayette, Indiana

• Evaluated market and event operations; recommended new pricing structures• Led organizational communication intervention; which resulted in new bi-weekly meetings

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Human Resources, Strategic Management, General Management

Activities and Societies: - Executive Director for Student Life: Krannert Graduate Student Association - Krannert Human Resources.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Organizational Leadership And Supervision