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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lead Golin's L&D AI transformation towards being the world first fully AI integrated global PR agency as Vice President of AI Learning & Development. Design and implement comprehensive learning initiatives to empower employees, drive innovation, and elevate client service in the rapidly evolving communications landscape.• Strategic AI transformation: Orchestrate Golin's AI evolution from an L&D perspective by developing and executing a comprehensive AI learning strategy that aligns with the agency's business objectives and enhances client outcomes.• Design and help deliver AI training: Create engaging, tailored learning materials and activities to equip Golin's employees with essential AI skills and knowledge for enhanced client service.• Drive AI innovation and culture: Collaborate with agency leaders, identify cutting-edge AI tools, and foster a culture of continuous AI learning to maintain Golin's competitive edge and amplify employee and client experiences.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

* Lead the Global Platform (Marcel Classes) team, which serves almost 120,000 employees across the world, spanning all Publicis Groupe agencies and markets in over 100 countries. *Direct the integration of new technologies within the cutting-edge AI-powered "Marcel" platform, in partnership with Adobe, LinkedIn Learning, and other leading L&D technology providers.

Greater Chicago Area

*Manage technical aspects of API synchronizations, user processing workflows, content integrations, global support (Service Now) and reporting and data analytics functions stemming from the Learning Management System.* Lead the Global Platform (Marcel Classes) team, which serves almost 100,000 employees across the world, spanning all Publicis Groupe agencies and markets in over 100 countries.

Greater Chicago Area

*Part of the Global L&D team at Publicis Groupe, focusing on new technologies within the learning space, global cross-Groupe partnerships and managing our relationship with Adobe, who power our backend LMS platform.

Greater Chicago Area

* Directed and oversaw all aspects of training, education and development for a leading proprietary trading firm based in downtown Chicago and specializing in equity index, fixed income, and commodity derivatives. *Responsible for all curriculum development, content execution and evaluation processes across the entire company, encompassing the L&D programs for all traders, software engineers, project managers and Business Analysts.* Spearheaded the LMS integration process, designed the UI and then managed its physical implementation. .

Manchester, United Kingdom

*Designed and implemented specialized curriculum programs which were then applied nationally (U.K) across the European Social Fund NEETS 14-24 contract apparatus, valued at £11.8 million ($18.5 million).*Consulted upon and directed outreach and community engagement projects to best serve the ESF budget and achieve the maximum socio-economic impact within the Greater Manchester region.

Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea

* Managed and oversaw the private education of around 250 students in South Korea, from 4 to 16 years old, within the Academy's English department (12 teachers and 5 support staff). * Responsible for cultivating working partnerships with English-speaking businesses in the area, in order to drive engagement and participation in the Academy's various academic and commercial programs.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Collaborated upon the development of City Hall education policies/procedures and revamped client-facing and internal services within the City Education department. Served in various capacities within both the Education and Legal teams (Legal Records Center) to drive and implement local authority policy objectives and help serve the City Council.

Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

*Researched, sourced and secured B2B investment/marketing opportunities.

Master Of Arts (Ma) (Hons), International Politics And Diplomacy, Merit

- Advanced, comprehensive study of International Relations, Politics, Globalization and Diplomatic Theory and Practice. Included a 20,000.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) (Hons), Geography (2:1)

- Diverse and extensive degree scheme: Geographical Analysis/Techniques, Environmental Management and Sustainability, Health Studies.