Wayne Sharp, Pmp, Swp Email & Phone Number

Virtual

A member of the Learning Services Group which is responsible for design and implementation of competency-based training and development programs for manufacturing work forces. Through analysis, determines manufacturing customer's corporate objectives and aligns those needs with recommended blended learning programs. Builds program framework and workforce competencies that define the proper knowledge and skills required for the job. Performance-based program components can include online, classroom, on-the-job, and hands-on skill assessments. Defines career pathways to develop workers to long-term employment. Evaluates program effectiveness through multiple levels of program evaluation methodologies.

Finance And Administration - State Of Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Information Systems Technical Consultant – OIR Fiscal – Responsible for: PO review and approval; Utilization of Edison, Peoplesoft, PS/nVision, Excel, Access, Monarch, and other systems to produce State Consolidated Billing report to 52 State agencies and OIR Budget to Actual reports on a monthly basis.

Responsible for the assembly of fiscal and statistical data for use in budgetary evaluations and budget hearings concerning the Department's budget. Coordination of budget activities and analysis in the review of department's budget and resolving issues.

Project Edison Help Desk consultant assisting state’s 75,000 employees and vendors and 250,000 professionals in higher and local education, local government employees, and retirees in utilizing the newly implemented ERP system. Particular expertise in Peoplesoft, HCM program functions such as time and labor, Education Learning Management, and benefits.

Managed an Education Development and Training Department in a Ford facility. Responsible for all aspects of the Department including program and project management, budget, grants, administration, conflict resolution, payroll, purchasing, supervision, management, stategic planning, process re-engineering, quality assurance, and insuring that all planning for 2500+ employees was completed annually. Directed and implemented total revamp of plant's training effort by determining core and course curriculum for all facility jobs, devising training matrix, and updating and creating job descriptions. Major successes included coaching teams with LEAN implementations and front end analysis, design, development, funding, quality assurance, implementation, and administration of multiple award winning web-based training and tracking systems. Funding of programs included identifying, requesting, and receiving state and national grants in excess of 8 million dollars. Grant management and reporting required throughout project. Actively planned and coordinated all training for 2,500+ employees annually.

Successfully managed variety of projects including manufacturing equipment installation, multiple process changes, cultural organizational change initiatives, medical facility renovations, and web-based education programs in both functional and weak matrix environments. Successfully managed and directed the implementation of Lean principles at Ford facility. Directed teams dealing with continuous process improvements. Successfully implemented a preventive maintenance program that reduced downtime of equipment by using data to set frequency of maintenance to change or inspect equipment prior to analytical breakdown trends. First year savings $1,500,000 Trained, directed, and implemented quick changeover cross functional team that successfully reduced changeover time utilizing SMED principles from over 8 hours to 39 minutes and resulted in annual savings of $500,000. Received Customer Driven Quality Award from Ford. Routinely performed HR functions of interviewing, hiring, issuing payroll, conflict resolution, conducting performance evaluations, and formulating and implementing organizational policy. Directed, planned, and coordinated activities related to purchasing materials, products, and services. Directly responsible for maintaining records of goods and services ordered and received, determining terms of sale, preparing and processing RFQs and RFPs, controlling the budget, reviewing purchase orders and contracts for conformance, evaluating and approving specifications for issuing and awarding bids,