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Detroit Metropolitan Area

● Designed a three week hybrid onboarding program for new employees, including rebuilding/redesigning existing courses, designing new courses, implementing a structured guide for new employees to use throughout their three weeks, and designing various support materials for trainers. ● Conducted a two day, in person T3 session with the training team to immerse them in the new onboarding program and also introduce them to adult learning theories that they can apply while training new employees. ● Designed and facilitated an in-person interactive presentation on Emotional Intelligence for new employees in their first year. ● Partnered with SMEs and brand leaders to oversee updates to various curricula in response to client need/request. ● Developing a plan to upgrade the current course catalog to a new design platform; enhancing SME review processes, as well as interactivity and look and feel for learners.

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

● Created an Inclusive Leader Certification experience to bring leaders at all levels in the company globally into alignment on what it means to be inclusive in the workplace.● Designed a global site accessed by all Ford employees, and curated resources around the concept of hybrid working, with specific resources for leaders and individual contributors, including employees who are working fully remote, hybrid, and on-site.

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

● Designed a one year onboarding experience for all new salaried employees in the United States including required training, engaging experiences, and a structured communication plan.● Lead a weekly, in-person, first day onboarding experience for all new salaried employees.● Designed numerous SharePoint sites to support new employees, leaders, and the recruiting and onboarding teams.

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

● Managed a large curriculum development project including vendor selection, establishing and maintaining project timeline, coordinating meetings between the vendor and SMEs, conducting weekly project status meetings, approving all project deliverables, and coordinating with a local team for concurrence on all project deliverables. ● Managed a global effort to streamline the competency assessment process for 7000+ employees.● Designed micro-learning opportunities for marketing employees designed around key marketing topics.

Novi, Michigan, United States

● Redesigned​ ​the​ ​Leadership​ ​Development​ ​Program​ ​(LDP), working with Department Directors, the Director of Training, and SMEs to make content and design decisions. ● Developed a review process to bi-annually review content with SMEs to ensure course content remains current. ● Designed​ ​e-learning​ ​courses​ ​for​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​learners​ ​from​ ​lead teachers​ ​up​ ​to​ ​District​ ​Managers​ ​and​ ​VPs.● Researched​ ​current​ ​and​ ​future​ ​trends​ ​in​ ​the​ ​eLearning​ ​field​ ​and​ ​facilitate​d ​changes​ ​to​ ​our​ ​course catalog,​ ​as​ ​needed. ● Partnered​ ​with other​ ​designers​ ​to​ ​brainstorm​ ​best​ ​design​ ​practices​ ​for​ ​our​ ​courses​ ​and​ ​make​ ​sure we​ ​are​ ​publishing​ ​only​ ​the​ ​best​ ​for​ ​our​ ​learners.

Fayetteville, North Carolina Metropolitan Area

● Supervised​ ​a​ ​staff​ ​of​ ​12​ ​teachers​ ​and​ ​assistants​ ​in​ ​an​ ​after​ ​school​ ​enrichment​ ​program;​ ​hiring staff,​ ​facilitating​ ​planning​ ​meetings,​ ​connecting​ ​with​ ​community​ ​members,​ ​and​ ​contacting​ ​local businesses​ ​to​ ​set​ ​up​ ​enrichment​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​students.● ​Managed​ ​a ​yearly​ ​budget,​ ​including​ ​salaries,​ ​ordering​ ​supplies,​ ​and​ ​providing enrichment​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​parents​ ​and​ ​students.● ​Designed​ ​and​ ​facilitated​ ​monthly​ ​parent​ ​outreach​ ​events​ ​that​ ​included​ ​parenting​ ​classes,​ ​first aid​ ​training,​ ​and​ ​educational​ ​opportunities.● ​Planned​ ​quarterly​ ​field​ ​trips​ ​to​ ​include​ ​Raleigh,​ ​NC,​ ​Carolina​ ​Beach,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​aquarium.