Tara Adkins Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Over 25 years of experience in training and consulting including project coordination, technical documentation staff management, contractor management and coordination including the following:-Oversee quality control of system descriptions documents, lesson plans, operating procedures, malfunction procedures, test questions, job performance measures and on the job training modules -Oversee producing, printing and shipping final deliverables for training or operations documentation… Show more Over 25 years of experience in training and consulting including project coordination, technical documentation staff management, contractor management and coordination including the following:-Oversee quality control of system descriptions documents, lesson plans, operating procedures, malfunction procedures, test questions, job performance measures and on the job training modules -Oversee producing, printing and shipping final deliverables for training or operations documentation projects-Oversee coordination of all off-the-shelf courses -Provide support to projects, project managers and leadership-Provide organizational and communication task support for regular staff and management, contractors, vendors and clients.-Oversee communications for all international project translation and interpretation vendors.-Coordinate translation and interpretation as needed for three international projects Show less

Stewartsville, Mo

Over 15 years experience in the power industry. Work with power transmission and distribution companies to assure compliance to national standards.

Overland Park, Ks

-Managed technical documentation staff and technical documentation contractors -Responsible for quality control of system descriptions documents, lesson plans, operating procedures, malfunction procedures, test questions, job performance measures and on the job training modules as well as other documentation developed by the Workforce Development group of Energy Services.-Responsible for producing, printing and shipping final deliverables for training or operations documentation… Show more -Managed technical documentation staff and technical documentation contractors -Responsible for quality control of system descriptions documents, lesson plans, operating procedures, malfunction procedures, test questions, job performance measures and on the job training modules as well as other documentation developed by the Workforce Development group of Energy Services.-Responsible for producing, printing and shipping final deliverables for training or operations documentation projects-Responsible for all coordination of all off-the-shelf courses presented by the Workforce Development group of Energy Services.-Provided support to projects, project managers and GP Strategies leadership-Provided organizational and communication task support for regular staff and management, contractors, vendors and clients.-Key communications contact for all international project translation and interpretation vendors.-Fully coordinated all needed translation and interpretation as needed for three international projects -Heavily assisted in all portions of transition during company acquisition (from Performance Consulting Services to GP Strategies Corporation) Show less

Overland Park, Ks

-Assisted supervisor in growing a new company training department from scratch-Worked closely with energy services manager to update electronic performance support system – client's content management system at client site.-Trained end users, supervisors and course builders on PlantView (Automated Training Manager) learning management system.-Provided all aspects of corporate website support including online advertising.-Coordinated marketing flyer development and… Show more -Assisted supervisor in growing a new company training department from scratch-Worked closely with energy services manager to update electronic performance support system – client's content management system at client site.-Trained end users, supervisors and course builders on PlantView (Automated Training Manager) learning management system.-Provided all aspects of corporate website support including online advertising.-Coordinated marketing flyer development and updates-Coordinated marketing mass mailings (conference follow-up, new business generation)-Worked with contractor to develop steam table reference books and coordinated printing of books.-Developed and produced quarterly corporate newsletter distributed to over 11,000 utility contacts.-Coordinated and developed press releases as needed.-Coordinated monthly mass emails to over 8,000 utility contacts.-Coordinated company webinars for marketing purposes-Coordinated company participation in industry related conferences.-Assisted in coordination of yearly power plant simulation conference.-Coordinated updates, staff training and staff usage of company contact database containing over 18,000 utility contacts.-Provided Kansas City office IT administration and corporate email administration.-Assisted in Development of Computer Based Training (CBT) courses for participating utilities and CBT Interest Group members.-Supported all aspects of the EPRI Simulator and Training (S&T) Center website.-Responsible for maintaining and updating written content on the company website.-Worked closely with EPRI Project Managers, Regional Managers and other S&T Center staff to develop, publicize and secure projects in the fossil plant training and plant simulation areas.-Created new marketing and presentation materials as well as edit existing materials for computer-based training projects. Show less

-Coordinated and supervised all aspects of university website.-Supervised staff of university web designers.-Created all university policies and procedures for the website department.-Served as liaison to university administration to interpret and report on latest developments in company computer and website offices.