Jonathan Sears Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

As a well-reputed thought leader within the learning and development sector, I equip medium- to large-sized companies with digital learning tools and frameworks required to ensure continuous employee growth and development. I educate and engage with the L&D community by writing a weekly newsletter targeting recent advancements in the field e.g. the growing inclination towards data-driven decision making, the importance of content curation, and the need for process digitization. Currently, I receive 100 views/week.Recently, I spoke at an international conference guiding the attendees on the e-learning portal development and its maintenance in the wake of a global pandemic. I also emphasized on its capability to address the challenges of remote team management. As a result, I received huge recognition.Key

Palo Alto, California, Us

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Here, I revamped the learning and development infrastructure and built a cross-functional team from the ground up. My time at this company is best summarized by my foundational work for the creation of a digital learning platform, PMI Fundamentals for 80,000 users spread across 94 markets. I modernized the learning program by writing HTML-based articles and to add critical context to existing video-based lessons. My greatest highlight from this role is the democratization of a C-level training program. When I joined, the company regularly organized this 11-week learning program for a few handpicked executive leaders travelling from across the world to attend. The cost of conducting the program onsite with the travel expenses amounted to $1M. I eliminated this unnecessary cost by digitizing the entire program. As the project lead, I directed the development of 100+ learning assets and translated them into 11 languages for all the globally distributed teams in addition to senior management. Thus, I improved training accessibility for all employees without exception.Secondly, I mitigated the workflow disruption during COVID. Because of my 4-year effort creating an online learning portal, my company was fully prepared to transition to work-from-home settings. Within a week of the first lockdown, I enabled the smooth adoption of MS Teams for all employees by providing hands-on training.SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- Received the Learning Team of the Year 2021 Silver Award.- Reached 850K+ views on the PMI Fundamentals learning portal.- Devised standardized learning content production guidelines from scratch.Key

Pasadena, Ca, Us

In this role, I was primarily hired to course correct the employee onboarding process. However, I also significantly contributed towards user training and enhancing client engagement. I achieved both of these goals by optimizing product training protocols. For example, I collaborated with a post-production specialist and led the creation of high-quality informational videos that served the marketing purpose as well as employee education. I also oversaw vendor relationship management.One of my most impactful contributions included empowering the sales team to confidently sell learning content and convince the client why they need it. One of the most common objections the sales team received was the question about the importance of investing in employee learning. To address these issues, I built a sales enablement library and strengthened the sales pitch by including statistics from IBM reports. Very soon, the business development team unhesitatingly started dealing with client concerns even without my direct guidance.Key

Los Angeles, California, Us

During my brief time at this company, I spearheaded a company-wide survey investigating the satisfaction level of geographically dispersed employees of the company’s 36 brands. I oversaw the survey design by partnering with a consulting firm followed by data evaluation. I also presented the findings by compiling a 250-page book of analysis and using data visualization tools, like Power BI.While monitoring the survey progress, I noticed a lack of response by certain business units. I immediately rectified the situation by directly contacting the business unit heads and Vice Presidents. I communicated the criticality of their input and its impact on survey credibility. As a result, the leaders prioritized the survey and I ended up receiving a 94% response rate.Based on the survey results, I identified certain areas of improvement for the senior leadership. For example, I shared employee concerns regarding workplace safety and pay equity. Moreover, I collaborated with a management consulting firm to establish trend data for future surveys against industry benchmarks.Key

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

At this employment-oriented online service provider with the world’s largest professional network, I led the production of 100+ e-learning courses; handling 20-30 at any given time. I guided a team of 10 on designing course structure, proofreading the scripts to avoid industry jargon, video post-production and monitoring post-launch data analytics.My greatest win in this role was the identification of an untapped L&D opportunity. I noticed very early on that even though the gaming industry was booming, a go-to learning platform like ours only had 3 courses on game development. I directed the attention of senior management on leveraging the employee development opportunity offered by this multibillion-dollar industry. Eventually, I received the approval for this initiative and I ended up producing a 5-year roadmap for 250 courses on game development, some created and some integrated from our other verticals. Owing to my interest in game development, I networked with high-profile authors in the Game Developers Conference and successfully onboarded 60 such authors for content development.Lastly, my proudest achievement here was the development of a course on SteamOS all by myself from ideation to execution. I designed, authored, and produced it independently.Key