This highly motivated and experienced candidate has 10 years of experience in corporate training, recruiting, project management, and nonprofit work. They have a track record of driving projects forward through team involvement, meeting critical outcomes and ROI goals. Their strengths include managing employee development, designing blended learning training programs, and facilitating corporate-wide training.

1. Looking for a challenge: Highly motivated, dedicated, organized and creative corporate trainer/recruiter with design experience. Focused on critical outcomes, ROI and results, and driving projects forward through team involvement.<br />Qualifications and Abilities<br />• Outstanding communicator with strong listening and public speaking abilities; knowledge sharing aptitude.<br />• Ten years experience as employee, manager and volunteer, participating in and working with Boards and committees. <br />• Experience with several nonprofit Boards, including planning, recruitment, and marketing strategies.<br />• Skills include balancing a big-picture vision with detail focus, strong critical thinking and problem solving. <br />• Able to direct the work of multiple individuals and committees simultaneously to manage diverse priorities.<br />• Deadline and task-oriented with experience projecting and forecasting budgets and planning for eventualities.<br />• Comfortable managing multiple projects/priorities, and incorporating criticism on personal projects. <br />Specialties: Managing employee development plans and creating training to bridge skill gaps; developing, writing, and editing training programs utilizing blended learning; planning events/educational programs. Strengths & experience in project team management; budgeting/forecasting; collaborating and researching independently; curriculum design; writing/editing highly technical documentation. <br />Professional Experience<br />2006-present: Lifeblood, Instructional Designer, 2006-08; Recruiting & Training Specialist, 2008-present<br />• Recruit, screen and assess all candidates for employment; Responsible for compensation, negotiation and on-boarding for all new hires; Maintain online recruiting and performance evaluation modules for whole company.<br />• Conduct company-wide employee satisfaction survey and present results to senior management; Analyze data and conduct employee feedback sessions to gather input on results; Develop action plan with management team to address opportunities for cultural change and quality improvement.<br />• Complete salary survey to benchmark compensation levels; Revised several positions as a result, in order to retain and be a focus for talent and reduce turnover in key technical positions.<br />• Manage & facilitate all aspects of Lifeblood University, corporate training for 200-employee non-profit; Update corporate training plan and manage associated documents to ensure compliance for highly-regulated blood center.<br />• Design, develop, evaluate Lifeblood University’s training and materials; Liaise with other departments to determine training needs; Coordinate online training programs.<br />• Serve as EEO coordinator to ensure compliance with employment and workplace laws/regulations; Write, review, and revise corporate policies and plans to ensure fairness and conformity to changing regulations.<br />• Maintain job descriptions, personnel budget, and evaluation measures; Perform/direct background and drug testing process; Write/edit company pandemic, safety and training plans; Communicate Human Resources-related information throughout company with 9 locations.<br />2004-05: Hands On Memphis, Special Event Coordinator <br />• Organized all aspects of annual grant-funded educational and service-related special events.<br />• Coordinated Board committees to produce the Martin Luther King, Jr. Summit on Service and Serv-a-Thon 2005.<br />• Supported volunteer efforts on projects and maintained consistent focus on end result.<br />2001-04: The Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Museum Store Buyer/Manager<br />• Managed budget, staff, purchasing, forecasting and planning for non-profit art museum store.<br />•Coordinated customized and vendor-produced merchandise for seasonally changing exhibits. <br />• Startup committee for Art After Dark, the monthly art film & lifestyle interest event, doubling weekly attendance.<br />Software Proficiencies <br />• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, and Word); Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop with knowledge of Captivate and Dreamweaver); regular use of varied web applications (iContact, Survey Monkey, etc); readily adaptable to industry-specific software.<br />Education & Achievements<br />Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Memphis <br />• Professional & Technical Writing focus<br />• Awarded Society for Technical Communication Mid-South Chapter Scholarship<br />ASTD Training Certificate, June 2007—2.0 CEUs<br />ASTD Coaching Certificate, Sept. 2009—1.4 CEUs<br />Earned PHR certification, 2010<br />LEAD Program participant, Fall 2010<br />Leadership Memphis FastTrack program participant, Spring 2011<br />Professional Involvement <br />American Society for Training & Development, National Member 2006-2010, current Memphis Chapter Member<br />Project Management Institute, Member 2008-current<br />Society for Technical Communication, Member 2005-08<br />• Mid-South Chapter Treasurer, 2007-08<br />Vatterott Career College, 2009-present<br />• M.A. Program steering committee member<br />Community Involvement <br />Vollentine Evergreen Community Association Board Member, 2011-12 <br />Memphis Net Impact—VP of Communication & Education, 2006-2008<br />• Chapter of an international non-profit organization promoting CSR and green practices<br />• Speaker, MLGW Community Leaders’ Conference, 2007<br />• Moderator, Net Impact National Conference, 2007<br />Mpact Memphis—Co-Chair of Social & Sports Events Pillar, 2003-04 <br />Personality Profile <br />• DISC: Designer • MBTI: INFJ<br />