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Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Worked collaboratively with civic, private, and public partners to develop and implement a regional framework for Real World Learning across 30+ school systems and hundreds of employer partners, ensuring all students have access to knowledge, skills, and social capital needed for future success.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Lead world-wide associate learning and development function responsible for onboarding and development of key enterprise-wide knowledge, skills, and capabilities. Develop and oversee human capital strategies and operational team for rapidly growing Revenue Cycle business unit.Develop & leverage innovative workforce development programs and initiatives, working with education and community partners, to ensure qualified talent for current and future job needs.Oversee community relations and investments.

Develop & leverage innovative workforce development programs and initiatives, working with education and community partners, to ensure qualified talent for current and future job needs.Oversee community relations and investments.Oversee entry-level recruiting functions for direct placement, high-volume roles.

Provided human capital consulting services including needs assessment, leadership development and performance management guidance for small to mid-sized local companies and non-profit organizations.

Developed and executed strategies to expand leadership talent pools and grow organizational capability to support rapid company growth. Expanded and managed performance management processes and tools, leadership measures and feedback systems, and associate relations function. Provided operational oversight to HR line business partners, rebuilt team and core HR functions to improve client satisfaction. Managed $1 million+ strategic development investment in high potential leaders through development programs and special leadership series events.

Developed and managed associate education programs, including development of role/competency profiles, career paths and curriculum maps, and role-based learning opportunities. Managed team that developed goal-based simulation in response to specific Y2K programming needs, receiving a ‘Best Innovation’ award and delivering the talent required. Worked closely with senior leaders to design and develop the charter corporate education function (Cerner Virtual University).

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Worked with executives to develop and execute plan to decentralize client implementation and support services to regional offices. Coordinated operations functions across Cerner to build infrastructure required to support offices. Developed new sales approach and enhanced implementation methodologies to address needs of expanding software and services solution offerings.

Houston, Texas Area