Experience

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  Riverfront, Inc. (soon to be Aptiv)

  • LaCrosse, WI

  • Director Organizational Effectiveness

    • Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
    • LaCrosse, WI

    At Riverfront, our mission is to provide a spectrum of innovative support for individuals with disabilities so they may live more independent lives. My role in supporting this mission is through implementing continuous improvement thinking, along with facilitation, coaching and mentoring at all levels of the organization.

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  Kaplan Professional

  • LaCrosse, WI

  • Lean Facilitator

    • Oct 2011 - Jun 2017
    • LaCrosse, WI

    I conduct lean training, facilitate value stream mapping & Kaizen events, financial analysis and business process improvements for Kaplan Professional Education. Current projects include value stream mapping all major value streams and business processes along with facilitating new product idea workshops.Specific Accomplishments:Facilitate Lean Education for the Executive LeadershipMapped 90/10 revenue process, resulting in a two week improvement in reporting time.Mapped the learning content production processes resulting fully documented process to baseline metrics.Conducted Lean training courses for the local campus resulting all employees (400+) being trained on Lean, Waste Identification and Process Mapping.Facilitated the following Kaizen events resulting in documented process maps and numerous process improvements:Advanced Designations Product LineFinancial Planning Product LineInsurance Product LineSecurities Product LineAccounting Month End ProcessReal Estate Product LineCFA B2B Product EventLegal Review ProcessInformation Technology Software Development ProcessLearning Management System Process MappingArchitecture & Engineering Product Line

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  HD Supply

  • Orlando

  • Senior Learning Manager

    • Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Orlando

    I provided learning and development opportunities for HD Supply employees in the HVAC-Plumbing and Electrical divisions.Specific Accomplishments Include:Developed business leadership workshops that could be leveraged across multiple divisions.Implemented Skill Soft learning portal into the HD Supply web page.Defined and implemented a leadership competency model and mapped the available training to each competency in an online format.

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  Blanchard Consulting

  • Owner/Consultant

    • Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

    While seeking a permanent position I provide general and specific business consulting focusing on professional development, strategic planning, team building, leadership mentoring, business analysis, and corporate learning and development structure and set-up.

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  Trane, Ingersoll Rand

  • Director, Learning and Development Americas

    • Aug 2006 - Mar 2010

    Responsibility for the learning and development programs created and delivered to advance the skills and career development of the Sales, Parts, Service, Contracting, and Equipment field sales office defined roles within the commercial systems group. Managed a team of 37 trainers with an annual training budget of $5 million.Specific Accomplishments Include:Restructured independent training groups into one customer focused training team, achieving an alignment of learning goals with corporate strategies.Initiated use of e-learning and led integration of training into a learning management system that improved employee access to training.Played key role with Corporate and Field Territory leadership in creation of annual training needs analysis process that assured strategic and goal alignment, resulting in improved employee performance.

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  Trane

  • United States
  • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Americas Services Training Manager – Global Learning & Development

    • Jan 2005 - Aug 2006

    Responsibility for creating learning and development programs to advance the skills and career development in Americas Trane field services organization.

  • Business Manager - Global Aftermarket

    • Apr 1999 - Dec 2004

    Member of the Service Business Unit management team; a $300 million business start-up for Trane. Provided all administrative support for 20 person virtual team. Coordinated all human resource activity related to the team including interviewing new candidates, writing job descriptions, performing annual reviews, developing and implementing incentive plans and managing the annual salary process.

  • Business Consultant

    • Mar 1997 - Apr 1999

    Provided general and specific business consulting related to industry best practices and profit enhancement for the 55 company owned field sales offices. Conducted analysis of existing business processes, documented and made suggested improvements.

  • Financial Services Manager

    • Jan 1993 - Mar 1997

    Provided risk analysis and credit approval for $30 million in monthly receivables. Successfully managed various Financial Service Analysts, increasing the authority level of the analyst role. Developed customer and field sales relationships while managing the risk.