Independent Training Consultant

• Apr 2016 - Present

Program Manager

• Feb 2013 - Mar 2016

Managing curriculum development and training for a U.S. Department of Labor grant. Managing curriculum development and training for a U.S. Department of Labor grant.

Grant Administrator

• Mar 2007 - Feb 2013

Managing curriculum development and training for State of Michigan and U.S. Department of Labor training grants. Managing curriculum development and training for State of Michigan and U.S. Department of Labor training grants.

Industrial Arts / History teacher

• Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

Taught Electricity, Drafting, Metal Shop, Photography and U.S. History to high school students. Taught Electricity, Drafting, Metal Shop, Photography and U.S. History to high school students.

Executive Director, Livingston Regional M-TEC

• Jun 2001 - Aug 2004

Started up new technical training extension site. Furnished training rooms and labs, hired staff, selected course offerings. Complete responsibility for Marketing and Recruiting, Strategic Planning, Budget Management, Staff Supervision and Development, Student Services, Curriculum Development, Fundraising, and Facility Management Started up new technical training extension site. Furnished training rooms and labs, hired staff, selected course offerings. Complete responsibility for Marketing and Recruiting, Strategic Planning, Budget Management, Staff Supervision and Development, Student Services, Curriculum Development, Fundraising, and Facility Management

Training Manager

• Dec 1997 - Jun 2001

Responsible for all corporate training. Reported to Human Resources Director. Supervised a staff of three trainers and an adminstrative assistant. Managed training for a plant-wide team leader skills upgrade program and implementation of a continuous improvement initiative. Responsible for all corporate training. Reported to Human Resources Director. Supervised a staff of three trainers and an adminstrative assistant. Managed training for a plant-wide team leader skills upgrade program and implementation of a continuous improvement initiative.

Training Manager

• Sep 1994 - Nov 1997

Training manager for a manufacturing supplier of seals and gaskets to the automotive industry. Responsible for all corporate training. Reported to the Human Resources Manager. Managed training for ISO/QS-9000 Quality System certification initiative. Training manager for a manufacturing supplier of seals and gaskets to the automotive industry. Responsible for all corporate training. Reported to the Human Resources Manager. Managed training for ISO/QS-9000 Quality System certification initiative.

Training Manager, Service Manager, Project Manager, Sales Engineer

• Feb 1983 - Feb 1993

Hired into start-up material handling automation company as training manager, promoted to service manager, project manager, and sales engineer. Company sold automated guided vehicle and automated storage and retrieval systems. Hired into start-up material handling automation company as training manager, promoted to service manager, project manager, and sales engineer. Company sold automated guided vehicle and automated storage and retrieval systems.

Contract Technical Writer

• Aug 1979 - Feb 1983

Wrote maintenance and operation manuals for GM transit buses. Wrote maintenance and operation manuals for GM transit buses.

Industrial Arts teacher

• Sep 1978 - Jun 1979

Machinery Technician 2nd Class

• Jun 1971 - Jun 1975

Maintenance and repair of main propulsion and auxilliary diesel engines, and pumps, boilers, and portable fire pumps on 180-ft. seagoing buoy tender. Maintenance and repair of main propulsion and auxilliary diesel engines, and pumps, boilers, and portable fire pumps on 180-ft. seagoing buoy tender.