1. Larry LaBelle
14629 Grenadine Drive #2
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: 813-924-8404
BUSINESS PASSION:
Provide effective and engaging training that makes learning easy, improves performance, and supports the
strategic goals of the corporation.
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
I’m a creative and enthusiastic training professional with a long history of success in the management, design,
development, delivery, and assessment of innovative training programs. I’ve created courses ranging from
business applications software to sales/marketing and professional development and these courses were
developed in both instructor-led and eLearning formats. My strength is in creating highly interactive, media
rich training programs that use questions, role-plays, scenarios, simulations, case studies, and practice exercises
to facilitate teaching and learning. As a trainer at Platinum Technology, I received an average of 4.8 out of 5 on
all my student evaluations. As the Director of Training for the Business Intelligence Division at Platinum, our
training was rated as the best in the company and sales doubled from $750K to $1.5M in one year. At Applix, I
managed two highly acclaimed international user conferences, the first one completed in 3 months.
COMPUTER /SPECIAL SKILLS:
• Trainer/Instructor, Course Developer, Instructional Designer, eLearning Specialist (CBT & WBT), Training
Director/Manager, User Conference Manager
• MS Windows (98/2000/NT/XP), Unix, MS Office Professional (1997/2000/2007), MS Project, Adobe
Pagemaker, Adobe PDF, PaintShopPro, RoboDemo/Captivate, Outstart Trainersoft/Softsim (web-based
training development tools), Advanced Learning Platform (LMS), HTML, etc.
EMPLOYEMENT HISTORY:
Sept 1999 to Present (full-time since 2005): Owner/Consultant, Training Tamer Inc., Tampa, FL
Served as an independent consultant who developed, sold and taught job seeker and job hiring seminars (both
instructor-led and web-based) to individuals and businesses that also included follow up coaching. Sold and
taught a wide range of professional development courses for DSK Training Innovations, including shared team
leadership, active listening, conflict resolution, and leadership.
Sept 2004 to January 2005: Instructional Designer, Hudson Highland Group, Tampa, FL
Designed and developed instructor-led training and web-based training courses for PeopleSoft Staffing.
Created a template for both types of training. Delivered interactive web-based training courses through a
Learning Management System. Produced job aids for users. Position was a short-term contract assignment.
January 2004 to August 2004: Work Readiness Instructor, Tampa Bay Work Force Alliance,
Tampa, FL
Taught employability skills to WTP customers to help them get and keep a job. Taught students how
to: conduct an effective job search, complete a job application, write a winning resume and cover
letter, learn successful job interview techniques, provide quality customer service, work on a team, and
manage conflict. Developed new courses on the entire MS Office Suite that helped customers get
better paying jobs and made staff more productive on the job.
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2. June 2003 to December 2003: Instructional Designer, Specialized Solutions, Inc., Tarpon Springs, FL
Designed and developed computer-based training and web-based training courses for the Customized
Curriculum division of the company. Created training proposals for prospective customers to help the company
win new business. Redesigned the division’s web site and developed brochures to market the company’s off-
the-shelf training courses and custom training development services. Developed an “Instructional System
Design, Project Management, and QA Process Control Standards” manual. Produced student handbooks and
guides (paper-based or e-Books) to accompany e-Learning courses.
April 2002 to September 2002: Business and Office Technology Instructor, Albuquerque Job Corps,
Albuquerque, NM
Taught English, Business Math, keyboarding skills, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite of Tools (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook), Internet Explorer, office equipment usage, employability skills, business
ethics, workplace safety, and career development skills.
January 2000 to December 2000: Senior Presales SE/Trainer, Viador, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Delivered presales demos, proof-of-concepts, and training for Viador’s E-Portal Suite (Web-Based Portal & BI
Tool) to customers, business partners, and internal staff. Developed new courses (e.g. Basic OLAP Concepts
& Terminology), recommended changes to existing courses, and entered software bugs and enhancement
requests into the company’s portal-based database.
November 1997 to August, 1999: Manager TM1 Training & VAR/OEM Program, Applix, Inc., Westborough,
MA
Managed sales support and training department for TM1 product. Recruited, hired, and trained/coached new
employees and business partners. Maintained content of partner section of company web site. Managed two
highly successful international user conferences with over 750 participants in each.
July 1997 to October 1997: Desktop Services Training Manager (short term consulting assignment), Liberty
Mutual, Portsmouth, NH
Managed the course development and training for desktop applications programs. Led the rollout of Microsoft
Windows across the entire corporation nationwide (formerly a MacIntosh environment).
August 1991 to May 1997: Platinum Technology Inc., Portsmouth, NH
Director of Training, Business Intelligence Division: Managed the development, marketing, and sales of the
division’s training programs, including courses on product training, sales/marketing classes, call center and
new hire training, and technical certification classes. Built a 14 member training team from scratch and the
department was noted as the best of all six divisions in the company. Doubled sales from $750K to 1.5M in
one year. Developed strategic plans for the department, created the budget, recruited/hired new staff, set staff
performance objectives, conducted annual performance reviews, and handled salary increases. Managed the
division’s offerings at two international user conferences.
Senior Systems Engineer: Provided technical support, demonstrations, proof of concept applications, and
training for all Business Intelligence products. Supported sales by offering special seminars for prospective
customers at regional training centers to address their specific business concerns - resulted in a faster closing
rate and increased revenue. Delivered call center training to our technical support group. Also trained staff
and business partners in Europe, the Far East, and Aruba.
May 1987 to June 1991: Manager of CBT Course Development, Cooper & Associates Inc., Portsmouth, NH
Managed the design, development, testing, and rollout of all computer-based training (CBT) produced by the
internal staff and external writers. Designed and developed my own CBT courses. Received and award for
developing the Digital Switching course that make this complex topic easy to understand and learn.
EDUCATION:
• Bachelor of Science: Business Data Processing Education (Self-Designed Major),
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
• Trainer-the-Trainer Certification from DSK Training Innovations, Manchester, NH
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