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Rome, Ny, Us

Rome, Ny, Us

Led the creation of the Center of Excellence strategy/vision for the newly formed Operations area, redefining the project management and process improvement process, by bringing all change management projects into one portfolio management solution, for an enterprise wide view of all initiatives. This helped to identify pain points for the projects, driving the reduction of “in motion” projects from 140 to roughly 40.Created a centralized project repository in SharePoint as the credit union’s single project portfolio management tool, supporting new project proposals and providing tracking, monitoring, reporting and visualizations for over 140 strategic, compliance, vendor and process improvement credit union projects.Established the bylaws and policy framework for the company’s Strategic Governance Committee, with support and participation from the C-Team members. Established and facilitated the biweekly Center of Excellence Governance Committee which vetted, prioritized and monitored project performance and resource bandwidth.Provided coaching and mentoring for the project management teams and senior executives to ensure businesses were collaborating and that project proposals had a solid return on investment, policies and procedures were in place at implementation and proper communication was provided to all credit union employees.Supervised, supported and developed the proficiency of the process improvement and project management team in support of the strategic plan and goals of the credit union.Identified and analyzed processes to improve operational efficiency and the effectiveness of organizational processes that affect member service, support regulation, and strengthen internal controls, in support of the credit union's strategic goals.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed and executed internal and external global talent initiatives, creating a talent pipeline for operations professionals. Led the annual recruitment, curriculum development, on-boarding, education, performance management and certification for new hires in the Central New York Innovation Center and for the global campus analyst program.Collaborated with global business lines and HR partners to research, design and develop training solutions and certifications on various topics and business needs that align with the corporate strategy.Developed and maintained working relationships with educational institutions, training organizations and labor/management groups. Coordinated with educational and industry partners to obtain workforce development training and employee certifications. Led community partnership activities building brand awareness and promoting employee engagement to attract top college talent.Led performance excellence and continuous process improvement initiatives, driving culture change throughout operations with Kanban, Kaizen, and Lean principles.

New York, Ny, Us

Organizational and Management Development professional leading the design, development and launch of multiple corporate global training initiatives that supported the delivery of core management development training and the manager standards of excellence.Performance consultant to the global business lines and HR partners, providing solutions to meet business development priorities and that align with the company’s strategic vision. Launched global social networking campaigns to over 50,000 employees including 8,000 managers, to drive adoption of the social media platform, resulting in increased monthly usage of career planning resources, performance management tools and the management competency framework.North American coordinator and facilitator for instructor led course delivery. Utilized Adobe, WebEx and Brainshark to launch global initiatives for the flipped classroom model to EMEA, APAC and LATAM audience via the company’s LMS.Collaborated with the e-Learning development team to develop storyboard content and act as a subject matter expert for self-paced training programs and simulations.Collaborated with Corporate Communications to align executive leadership communication plans with strategic and organizational objectives for HR.Managed vendor relationships including RFPs, contract negotiations, SOWs, risk assessments and invoicing.

New York, Ny, Us

Led, managed, and developed 15 global training professionals that were responsible for organizational development and delivery of compliance, industry specific, management and professional development training curriculum for all domestic and international locations.Managed the annual recruitment and development of 150+ operations new hires, overseeing paid classroom training, standardized knowledge assessments, performance reviews, employee relations concerns and disciplinary actions.Led the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of all training initiatives, including curriculum development and delivery of instructor led and e-Learning launches, using a blended learning solution, to over 50,000 global employees on the various industry topics.Instructional designer and program administrator for two of the year-long high potential Management Development training programs.Learning Management System Administrator responsible for creating offerings, populating employee transcripts, and preparing training metrics/reporting/data analysis.Forecasted and monitored a $1.3M training budget, planning salary, benefits, travel, and other expenses. Reviewed monthly income and expense journals for variances.Led the certification process and transition to ISO 9001: 2008 for our area. Implemented measures to continually monitor and improve standardized training practices.

Coordinated and facilitated classroom sessions based upon government regulations for 2000 employees across six sites utilizing video-conferences, WebEx, e-Learning and instructor-led workshops.Collaborated with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop and deliver industry specific and professional development training using the ADDIE model and adult education principles.Senior Consultant to the Department of Education during new Pell Grant system conversion. Provided platform support and tutorials to colleges and universities and member of the core startup team for the operations in Niagara Falls, NY (2001) and in Montego Bay, Jamaica (2002).