Experience

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  VOLTI,llc

  • United States
  • Professional Training and Coaching
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Founder

    • Jan 2000 - Present

    VOLTI's Seven Elements Manage Disruption, Mitigate Aftermath, and Create a Future on Your Terms.

  • Founder

    • Jan 2000 - Present

    VOLTI'S Elements of Engagement create a Process that Manages Disruption, Mitigates Aftermath, and Generates Futures on Your Terms.

  • CEO / Founder

    • Oct 2001 - Dec 2021

    VOLTI’s holds a 25-year success record.VOLTI and VOLTI Legacy are found within:MedtronicFresenius Medical CareATTL3 CommunicationsColdwell Banker CommercialERA Real EstateMuir AssociatesGemstone Property Management Brigham Young UniversityBridgepoint / Bridgewater CompaniesWithout fanfare; quietly and behind the scenes, VOLTI delivers unique transformation applications that work within Research and Development, Manufacturing, Assembly, Sustaining Engineering, Sales, Human Resources, Training and Development, Corporate and Business Leadership Development, and Career Expansion.VOLTI’s claim is not to cure-all nor fix every challenge you face.VOLTI initiates organizational transformation at all levels. This is easy to learn, simple to apply, adaptable, supports existing initiatives and training investments and is sustainable. When applied you can disrupt your status quo and manage the aftermath of your disruption.VOLTI incorporates three conditions. We use three basic principles for transformation. You learn a seven-point tactical framework. Our principles, conditions, and tactics support extreme flexibility in the highly competitive WIN at all cost environment, in a negotiated WIN-WIN setting, or in MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL situations. With VOLTI Inside your organization, unlimited possibilities flourish.HISTORYVOLTI Legacy comes from a life-cycle shift initiative for at-risk college students. The students were former gang leaders, severely abused women and felons. The process that became VOLTI achieved 85% success rates and 90% reduction in recidivism. Traditional educators rejected system as being too disruptive. Too disruptive in education yet the process immediately flourished in a setting where individual performance and accountability is required.For those who want more; send a message or give me a call.

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  The Game of Work

  • Park City, UT

  • Partner

    • Jul 1994 - Oct 2001
    • Park City, UT

    Began as an Associate then became a Partner in a unique concept founded by Charles Coonradt. The Game of Work explained why people will pay for the privilege of working harder when they are recreating that they will work when they get paid. Game of Work training taught participants how to use the motivation of recreation at work and keep score of their contribution.Dissolved the partnership to start VOLTI.

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  Help-U-Sell Real Estate, Inc

  • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Franchisee Turnaround

    • Jun 1986 - Jul 1994
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    Developed and Delivered Franchisee Training Systems during the period when Help-U-Sell moved from the 15th to the 3rd Largest Real Estate Corporation in the United States.Responsible for struggling franchise owner improvement and turnaround. 65% of franchisees facing closure increased sales performance between 14%-293% over a three-year improvement initiative. Many moved their production into their region's top 5%

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  Mrs. Fields Cookies

  • Park City, Utah

  • Stratigic Development, Training and Human Resources

    • Feb 1984 - Dec 1985
    • Park City, Utah

    From a suggestion of CEO Taylor Devine, developed a behind the scenes ('Skunk Works') strategy to improve and turn failing cookie store managers. Developed a foundation for rapid market expansion. • Standardized operations policies and procedures. • Created processes so non-reading employees would consistently bake perfect cookies. •. Initiated The Mrs. Fields Cookie College concept.

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  College of Eastern Utah

  • Price, Utah

  • Single Mothers and Women In Crisis / Life Skills / Reduced Recidivism

    • Jun 1978 - Jan 1984
    • Price, Utah

    Engineered graduation improvement from 24% to an unprecedented 85%. A unique partnership of four innovators Karl Kryanc - Southeastern Utah Vocational Rehabilitation; Athena Biggetto - Job Service and Jim Wheir - Carbon County Mental Health. Approached the College of Eastern Utah through Dr. Gary S. Wixom - Dean McDonald Vocational Education Center Director with an idea.The idea created a new approach for increasing the graduation rates for women who wanted to improve their lives. Previously the program had a dismal success rate of 24%. A coordinator was assigned the task of designing the program. The agency leaders and coordinator joined forces causing the program deliver higher graduation rates that any one had anticipated. The criteria for success was high: Complete the Training Program, Meet or exceed all college requirements, Graduate with a Secretarial Certification, Secure employment through their own initiative, hold employment for 90 days.The program success rates continued under the direction of Sheryl Burge.

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  Wyoming's First Community School District

  • Lovell, Wyoming

  • Director of Community Education

    • Aug 1972 - Aug 1978
    • Lovell, Wyoming

    With Superintendent Glenn Engelking, School Board President Jack Pearson, and Middle School Principal Norman Opp (the Innovators); Three high school students Kelli Anderson, Janet Winland, and Donald Davis; along with the C. S. Mott Foundation; Lovell Wyoming started Wyoming’s first Community Education initiative in 1972.We created one of the top 5 (and largest per capita) Community School Systems. Senior Citizens through kindergarten students participated in before school, after school, summer school, and night school programs that impacted the community and the State of Wyoming. Multiple agencies participated, were built or strengthened by the Community School Process. The Lovell City Recreation Program, North Big Horn Senior Citizens and Lovell School District, Northwest Community College, the University of Wyoming, North Big Horn Search and Rescue, Wyoming Fish and Game, Lovell Police and Fire Departments, the Mayor's Office and the National Parks Service pooled resources.Program offerings ranged from elementary school early morning chorus to grant writing for senior citizens transportation. Bicycle races, bicycle tours in Yellowstone National Park, Martial Arts to cake decorating, New Games Tournaments including the Northern Wyoming Hunker-Haus International Championship. First responder groups organized the state's first EMT training took place in Lovell Wyoming.The Lovell School District became the model for Community Schools in Wyoming. Community Education Conferences and Conventions featured Lovell leaders. The University of Wyoming used the Lovell Model to teach other school districts how to make Community Education work.All of this happened because of the innovative thinking of Engelking, Pearson, and Opp. A school district became a center for community improvement and change.

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  Shorin-ryu Martial Arts 1965-1986

  • Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Flint Michigan, Lovell Wyoming, Price Utah,

  • Sensi (Teacher)

    • Sep 1965 - Sep 1968
    • Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Flint Michigan, Lovell Wyoming, Price Utah,

    For 21 years between 1965 and 1986, Charles Acklin taught Shorin Ryu Martial Arts at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He then taught at Imlay City Community Schools (Michigan), Grand Blanc Community Education (Michigan), North Big Horn Public Schools - Community Education (Wyoming), Carbon County Public Schools - Community Education (Utah) and in Park City (Utah).He was a founding member of the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (unofficial) Martial Arts Program.Under the direction of Richard Adelman; Robert Robi, along with Ronald McClosky, Gene Warsosky students at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania organized an unofficial martial arts program in 1965. The resulting team made two appearances at regional tournaments and the United States Karate Championships sponsored by Jhoon Rhee in Washington D.C. in 1966 and 1967.Charles earned a Shodan in 1967 and was offered a Nidan Rank in 1976.