A comprehensive list of my projects/clients and recommendations is also available on request.

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Key Talents and Skills
• Managing large, high-profile programs and projects
• Leading cross-functional teams, including IT, Product Marketing, Marketing Communications, Sales, Engineering,
Manufacturing, Legal and outside vendor-partners.
• Organization, and discovering opportunities for greater efficiency and effectiveness
• Applying change-management principles to drive faster adoption, higher utilization and greater proficiency of the
changes that affect people
• Needs analysis, solution design, development, implementation, and evaluation for instructional programs
• Synthesizing information into the greater whole
• Creativity in communication concepts and writing
• Experienced with MS Office, Visio, Outlook, MS Project, Wrike, Asana, Smartsheets
True Colors in order: Gold, Blue/Green, Orange; Myers-Briggs: INTJ; DISC: CSDI: StrengthsFinder 2.0:
• Responsibility “People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme ... take psychological ownership of
what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.”
• Strategic “…create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant
patterns and issues.”
• Futuristic “… inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.”
• Maximizer “… focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform
something strong into something superb.”
• Belief “… have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.”
Principal Successes
• Project manager for major projects, inlcuding a website redesign, and an implementation of an Learning
Management/Student Inforamtion system.
• Led a complex and detailed semiannual, IT- and print-based product-development program, streamlining processes
and improving efficiencies and effectiveness
• Designed, developed and implemented a blended-learning training program for a nationwide sales and sales
management staff
• Performed needs analysis and due diligence, selected LMS software product/vendor and managed company-wide
implementation, including significant corporate cultural change
Formal Education and Professional Development
• Master of Management, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI
• Bachelor of Arts/Marketing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
• Mager Training Director Workshop
• Karrass Effective Negotiating
• Xerox Professional Selling Skills
• Various classes and online courses
Dean Leutscher, PMP
dleutscher@gmail.com (616) 676-1196 linkedin.com/in/deanleutscher
Dean Leutscher, PMP
Program/Project Management, Change Management,
Performance Improvement/Training and Communications
dleutscher@gmail.com (616) 644-9671 linkedin.com/in/deanleutscher

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Professional Roles
Process, Program and Project Management | Performance Improvement/Training | Communications
Primary on-staff and on-contract roles are shown below; a comprehensive list of projects/clients is available
Process/Project Manager (On-staff)
Michigan Virtual Universtiy, Lansing, Michigan; January 2016 to Present
In the role of Process/Project Manager for MVU, I plan, implement and evaluate projects according to established
deliverables, success measurements, deadlines, budget and quality level. In that work I contribute my unique
experience, talents and skills using common standards and methodology.
Working on a variety of internal and external projects, and internal process improvement, I help my teams achieve their
goals by gathering requirements, identifying, acquiring and allocating resources, managing the efforts of team members,
maintaining scope, mitigating risk, reporting on status and evaluating project results.
Project Manager (On-contract)
Metagenics (Amway), Aliso Viejo, CA; December 2013 – February 2014
• Project management for a major marketing initiative, including branding, retail site selection and buildout, marketing
communications, public relations and training.
Project Manager and Learning Consultant (On-contract)
Amway Corporation, Grand Rapids, MI; November 2011 – October 2012
• Project management and performance-based learning consulting on major capital equipment projects through
Manufacturing’s Technical Support Organization (TSO).
Program/Project Manager (On-contract)
Amway Corporation, Grand Rapids, MI; September – December 2007, March 2008 – May 2011
Initiated, planned, implemented and evaluated high-profile Marketing Communication projects, working with cross-
functional teams and outside vendor-partners. Dozens of projects, including:
• $6 million product-development program (catalogs) for digital media and print – the centerpiece communication
tools for the Amway Independent Business Owners (Distributors); four catalogs, 38 SKUs, up to seven languages, two
cycles/year
• Product-launch communications for digital media and print: Weight Management and eSpring water systems
• Program communications for digital media and print: Personal Accents jewelry and Ribbon gift album
Manager, Performance Development/Training (On-staff)
Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, MI; June 2001 – February 2003
• Planned strategies, developed programs, and managed projects for 7000+ employees at 90+ locations throughout
North America
• Selected and implemented a Learning Management System, and introduced Web-based training to the company
• Designed, developed and implemented training curriculums, blending Web-based, classroom and on-the-job training.
Also served as class facilitator
Instructional Designer and Project Manager (On-staff)
Interactive Learning Systems, Battle Creek, MI; June 1998 – April 1999
Needs analysis, instructional design, writing and project management on a variety of training programs
matrix organization, PMP, agile, waterfall, change, travel, home-based, flexible, adaptable, strategy, leader, c-suite,