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East Hartford, Connecticut, United States

West Hartford, Connecticut

• Milestones is an umbrella for training and career counseling contract and project work, and a part-time private practice in career counseling. Also covers work as an Energy Medicine Practitioner.
• Provided contract outplacement sessions, and job search and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator workshops for 6 providers locally.
• Managed Bloomfield office of the CIGNA Corporate Career Center. Provided career management support and job search skills training for campus of 4,000 employees.
• Created and facilitated Executive Coaching program that helped high-potential employees to coach CIGNA executives in developing technology skills.
• Reviewed and edited a career management program for The Career Coach.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

o Design, develop, deliver and evaluate in-person and online training that gives the unemployed and underemployed the skills they need to find suitable work.o Ensure that Customers are adept at self-assessment, goal setting, addressing obstacles and resistance, writing persuasive resumes and cover letters, identifying ways they can add value, connecting.

Medway, MA

• Taught first, second and third-year classes part-time for a private occupational school offering a three-year program in complementary health care.
• Developed and delivered teacher-training materials and programs.

New Britain, CT

Facilitated monthly Master-Class job-seeker workshops and individual consultations on topics such as: career branding, interview preparation, video interviews, supportive coaching, LinkedIn, résumé and cover letter development and review, and job search technology. Provided intensive career counseling, follow-up services and case management to the.

New Britain, CT

Provided career counseling and exploration; intake, case management, and tracking in the state tracking system (CTWBS); training and education referrals; skill and eligibility assessments; job leads and job search strategy coaching; employment verification and year-long follow-up counseling and support. Referred Customers to internal and external resources.

Greater Hartford, CT

• Supervised crews, ensured crewmembers met their production goals, delivered classroom and on-the-job training, coordinated projects, and negotiated tight schedules with organizations.
• Was hand-picked to replace a Crew Leader who resigned. Absorbed the difficult cases from 4 of 6 other crews, got them back on schedule, and tracked and delivered data they had not captured.
• Selected for continuing assignments by delivering accurate data early.

• Researched and developed products for a small, private occupational college that had a two-year and a four year program in complementary health care. Developed public seminars, workshops and marketing materials.
• Designed and developed products for State-approved private occupational school.
• Maintained curriculum for 230-hour and 600-hour programs in complementary healthcare.
• Designed and developed workshops (1 hour – 5 days) on various topics in complementary healthcare.
• Managed CT Department of Higher Education compliance documentation.
• Managed Continuing Education certification, tracking, and compliance.

Served as site coordinator for division headquarters. Counseled employees in career management, and provided outplacement consulting and delivered 2-day reemployment workshops to employees whose positions were eliminated. Accompanied Human Resources representatives to employee notification of layoff meetings.

• Supported the Sales department in ensuring management and staff had what they needed to effectively perform their function. This included training and performance consulting developing new programs. Familiar with SPIN.
• Facilitated platform skills program that prepared participants to earn their Certified Technical Trainer designation. Result: Consistently received top evaluations, and participants achieved 85% pass rate. (Public.
• Redesigned, coordinated and managed program, as well as presenter and vendor relationships, for 11-week Sales Training program.

Start up company specializing in public workshops teaching Accelerated Learning training techniques. Operating capital was earned by Y2K systems consulting and project management.

• Counseled and taught job search skills to 750 manufacturing and engineering employees.
• Designed and taught job-search-related workshops.
• Specifically requested by clients from a pool of 10 career counselors; coached up to 250 clients quarterly in coping with change, and in personal and career development.

• Administered 360o competency assessment process, with feedback and individual planning.
• Coached managers in job restructuring and candidate assessment for 5 client departments.
• After job restructuring, collaborated with Corporate Trainers to design, develop, implement and evaluate a pilot program to upgrade the skills of Administrative Managers division wide. Program included individual.
• Conducted consulting skills workshop for Human Resources Development Consultants.
• Facilitated sessions for volatile client base of 200 'survivors' (staff through VP) of a major organizational restructuring. Results: Client reported improved morale and productivity.

Ms, Instructional Design

Ba, Psychology

Energy And Biologically Based Therapies

• Taught students energy medicine techniques and life and coping skills to students of all ages. Program was a four-year, five-weekend per.

Diploma, College Prep, Diploma

Early Graduation and Executive Internship with Department of Natural Resources

Masters, Counseling

Graduated with a Master's degree in Counseling, specializing in Career Counseling.