Work with regional leaders to identify critical occupations and identify weaknesses in training pipeline. Provide advanced industry group and labor force analyses to economic development partners, site selectors, business and other community leaders. Use input/output analysis to estimate economic impact of economic development efforts in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Profile regions including municipal commute patterns, in-migration rates, educational attainment of labor force, school… Show more Work with regional leaders to identify critical occupations and identify weaknesses in training pipeline. Provide advanced industry group and labor force analyses to economic development partners, site selectors, business and other community leaders. Use input/output analysis to estimate economic impact of economic development efforts in Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Profile regions including municipal commute patterns, in-migration rates, educational attainment of labor force, school enrollment and other relevant information. Have recently developed career pathways model for all occupational groups which includes regional information on wage, job postings, training providers, credentials available and apprenticeship opportunities when applicable. Have recently developed model that identifies most difficult to hire occupations in region based on relationship between unique job listings and average number of hires. Provide annual analysis of economic impact of workforce development operations in Arapahoe and Douglas counties to Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board. Regularly present at conferences and forums. Show less

Assist regional leaders with advanced key industry and labor force analysis, including current availability of skilled workers, gap analysis, training needs. Have provided analyses to a number of postsecondary educators, including University of Colorado, and Arapahoe Community College. Efforts are aimed at human capital development that contributes to a business friendly climate that increases economic vitality and grows jobs. Also involved in organizational development, customer flow process… Show more Assist regional leaders with advanced key industry and labor force analysis, including current availability of skilled workers, gap analysis, training needs. Have provided analyses to a number of postsecondary educators, including University of Colorado, and Arapahoe Community College. Efforts are aimed at human capital development that contributes to a business friendly climate that increases economic vitality and grows jobs. Also involved in organizational development, customer flow process development, control and management, internal staff development, strategic planning, grant and proposal writing, and federally funded workforce development program support. Includes conducting internal training for Career Development Facilitators. Developed 'point in time' measure of skilled labor supply and demand by occupation. Assist workforce development staff in providing training guidance for center customers. Develop career pathways model, including training gaps analysis, to assist regional leaders in strategic workforce planning. Served on the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Research Committee. Serving on Denver South Economic Development's I-25 Corridor Visioning Committee from 2015 to present. Show less

Customer flow process design and management, organizational development, took lead in national study of internal staff training in workforce development and implemented model. Assisted Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Investment Board in identifying and profiling key regional industry groups, SWOTT analysis and strategic planning. Also engage in sharing best practices regionally and nationally. Presentations include National Ass'n of Worforce Boards, National Association of Workforce Development… Show more Customer flow process design and management, organizational development, took lead in national study of internal staff training in workforce development and implemented model. Assisted Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Investment Board in identifying and profiling key regional industry groups, SWOTT analysis and strategic planning. Also engage in sharing best practices regionally and nationally. Presentations include National Ass'n of Worforce Boards, National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Show less

Coordinated career assessment efforts for WIA and other workforce development program participants. Facilitated two day career assessment workshop for incoming customers. Included assessment of personality (Colors), values, interests (Career Decision Making System Revised), financial need, local labor market and training needs. Communicated results to case management staff. This position morphed into staff training and organizational development when I became a Career Development Facilitator… Show more Coordinated career assessment efforts for WIA and other workforce development program participants. Facilitated two day career assessment workshop for incoming customers. Included assessment of personality (Colors), values, interests (Career Decision Making System Revised), financial need, local labor market and training needs. Communicated results to case management staff. This position morphed into staff training and organizational development when I became a Career Development Facilitator Instructor in 2005. Assessment was taken over by the current Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Business Assessment Center. Show less

Global Career Development Facilitator Instructor