Passionate advocate for the amazing opportunities provided by technical education, as well as energizing and revamping recruiting and enrollment strategies.Committed workforce development professional with deep experience and skill conveying infectious enthusiasm to professionals across multiple industries. Enjoys engaging with new material; readily takes on diverse, trending concepts. Identifies root cause issues and works with stakeholders to create effective solutions. “Plays to strengths” of team members. Leverages an extensive network within the workforce development sector; high visibility speaker in the workforce development sector. High visibility leader on local and national stages. Especially skilled at collaboration with industry, educators, state leaders and organizations to create successful long-term strategies for growth and change in the space.Skills and Expertise -LeadershipRelationship managementStakeholder engagementMarketingGo-to-market strategyBuilding brand loyaltyCross-functional team interactionPresentation and speakingConference and trade show facilitationTrend tracking Thought leaderSolution deliveryStrategic sales and pipeline developmentSME in Technical & STEM EducationTechnology - Salesforce - Microsoft Office SuiteSelect Representative Projects - Negotiated and executed a multi-million dollar statewide contract between Louisiana Economic Development, Louisiana Technical College System and Haas Louisiana to purchase and implement 5-axis machining technologies; included training for educators and partnership alignment for supplemental products and additional training.Developed go-to-market strategy for the launch of eduFACTOR across the US; successful launch resulted in significant market growth and profitability as well as constructive adoption of the eduFACTOR platform to engage and excite the future workforce.Cast a vision and helped execute the creation of the Government & Education Group at ToolingU-SME; resulted in growth over 6 years to a $3M annual sales division.
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