Executive summary around Technical Training executive role

1. Eric M. VanAuken
466 Huffer Road
Hilton, New York 14468
(585) 392-8137
EVANAUKEN@rochester.rr.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Accomplished senior executive focused on organizational transformation and cultural change across large businesses.
Expertise in professional technical training, learning management systems, skills assessment, and professional development
for employees at all levels of an organization. A passionate leader well versed at integrating the financial, technical, and
human sides of businesses.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
• Development and management of Learning management systems
• Strategic development of internal and end user technical courses
• Work culture Change agent
• Mentor and personal coach
• Proven and focused business manager for businesses over $100,000,000.
• Practicing Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt with projects over $5,000,000 in returns.
• Project Commissioning Manager on greater than $50,000,000 multinational project
• Senior Research Process Engineer for new growth initiative projects of greater than $100,000,000 markets.
• Develop process, product, procedural audit methodologies for baselining multinational processes and facilities.
• Technical trainer of multinational engineering staff in key strategic areas.
• Demonstrated leadership of multinational technical and business teams.
• Sound team building skills and people driven.
• Quality Systems management and harmonization
• Proven experience working with Governmental agencies and regulations.
• Proven experience in providing technical and business roadmaps, market attack plans, and visioning.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Carestream Health, Rochester, New York
Technical Training Director & Talent Management. 2/2012 – Present
• Develop Technical training programs for use with internal and external clients and partners
• Developed and deployed a Learning Management System to over 1800 individuals
• Develop and manage relationships with training partners and business partners.
• Personally trained over 1200 people yearly from classroom to webinar settings.
• Manage a multinational training organization with a P&L of over $20,000,000 yearly.
• Developed cultural change and engagement strategy for service organization of over 1200 individuals.
• Designed, Developed, implemented, and managed a corporate wide Knowledge management system used for both internal and
external customer support service over 10,000 customers and employees.
• Developed a Career path strategy and tool for 1800 employees in service organization.
• Built out the training portfolio of over 120 courses for the service organization for both internal and external consumption.
• Developed certification programs across and within multiple business units and product families for our field service team and
our business partners.
• Harmonization of Quality management systems
Senior Business Manager - Service. 4/2008 – 2/2012
• Developed technical training programs for use with business partners and internal technical staff.
• Owned $100 million P&L/business for worldwide service business.
• Lead world wide service structure for analog and digital equipment.
• Increased revenue opportunities by over $12 million year over year through intelligent product & portfolio lifecycle management.
• Grew margin by 12 % on overall product line.

2. Eric M. VanAuken (585) 392-8137 EVANAUKEN@rochester.rr.com
Global Strategy Manager – Service Parts. 1/2007 – 9/2008
• Reduced service parts and manufacturing inventory by over $5 million yearly while reducing average days of supply and
increasing next day part delivery to 95%.
• Business lead for worldwide distribution and logistics redesign for service parts that streamlined the warehousing and
transportation systems. This resulted in a decrease of $1 million a year spend rate.
• Developed streamlined manufacturing processes for electronic components while reducing UMC by 20 %.
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
Various Leadership, Training & Engineering roles. 5/1988 to 1/2007
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997
Major: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
GPA In Major: 3.92 GPA Overall: 3.74
Associates in Applied Science, Monroe Community College, 1986
Majors: Industrial Instrumentation Technology
Electronic Technology
OUTSIDE EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Owner and Manager of Organic Blueberry and fruit business 1999 to Present
• Contributing author to National Pond buildersFish management forum 2002 to Present
• Web Page Developer for various Non Profit organizations 2001 to 2005
• Volunteer in Hilton Schools 2000 to Present
• Participant in United Way Day of Caring 1995 to Present
AWARDS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2001 Eastman Kodak Company,
Certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
1997 Rochester Institute of Technology,
Graduated with High Honors.
1996 Tau Beta Pi, New York Pi Chapter,
National Honor Society for Engineers Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology Chapter.
1992 Eastman Kodak Company,
Nominated to Kodak Sponsored College work release time program.