Vice President / Director - Training / Organizational Development

VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR
TRAINING / ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT•••••Strategic Planning / Budgeting / Start-Up
Cross-Functional Teams Resource Management
Growth Strategies / International Management
Process Improvements•••••Unique combination of technical expertise and
leadership management skills developed during
years serving in the United States Army and
organizations such as BICC Cable, Bill J. Priest
Institute, DynCorp. Developed successful
training programs for Kohler Plumbing and
International Paper. Able to blend motivation,
creativity, and analytical abilities to develop
and implement innovative ideas. Instrumental in
producing bottom-line results. Experienced in
working during periods of market expansion and
contraction. Record of achievement in start-up
of new division for Ouachita Technical College.•••••- Increased profits for shareholders at BICC
Cable by improving workforce
- Developed business proposal for DynCorp,
resulting in a contract worth $•••••M
- Increased sustainable production in new
finished product , $•••••M within ••••• months at IP •••••BSE, University of Central Arkansas•••••SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS•••••Increased profits for shareholders at BICC Cable
by improving workforce. Identified skill
deficiencies while minimizing labor expenditure
for industrial customer of Ouachita Technical
College. The plants business was increasing
and management wanted to ensure efficient use of
its current workforce and allow for cross
training. Created program acceptable to union
and plant management that allowed employees to
expand skill level and provide training.
Performed analysis to identify new skills needed
to operate and safely maintain automated
production equipment. •••••Developed business proposal for DynCorp,
resulting in a contract worth $•••••M. DynCorp
required assistance to help write a proposal in
answer to a government contract for the
maintenance of the Combat Training Centers
(CTCs). Worked with a writing team to draft an
outline, format layout, and assemble the support
documentation, photos, and illustrations needed
to support proposal. Determined the mission,
vision, goals, and objectives for each of the
CTCs and created a new version of a supporting
mission, vision and goals/ objectives
statements, to demonstrate support of desired
outcomes and measures. Created marketing program
for presentation to the military. Defined
preventative maintenance and rapid-recovery
maintenance processes. •••••Increased sustainable production in new finished
product, $•••••M within ••••• months at International
Paper, industrial customer of Ouachita Technical
College. Between lost-time accidents, wasted
materials, and equipment downtime, production
costs were rated fair to poor. Recruited multi-
plant maintenance engineer who instructed
maintenance workers to review blueprints of all
equipment in the plant and created a problems
list. Built cross-functional teams of operators
and maintenance workers required to keep the
plant operating near peak efficiency. •••••CAREER HISTORY
Dancing Bear, Inc. a strategic business
consulting organization, ••••• to present.
Owner / Chief Consultant. Create business and
strategic marketing plans. Develop annual
operating budget. Select contracted services as
required and monitor performance per scopes of
work and contractual agreements.•••••Bill J. Priest Institute of Economic
Development, a $•••••K educational institution,
••••• to ••••• Director, Training and
Professional Development. Provided leadership
for training division. Member of council
providing guidance in strategic planning,
budgeting and growth. Developed new programs and
ensured delivery with focus on adult learning
styles. Ensured availability of instructors and
classrooms. Maintained inventory of ready to
deliver courses for business and industry.
Managed the completion of multiple projects
associated with the internal renovation of the
facility in coordination with primary
construction contractor. Designed and issued
RFPs for audio visual equipment for conference
centers.•••••Ouachita Technical College, educational
institution, ••••• to ••••••••••Dean, Extended Studies. Directed analysis,
sale, design, development and delivery of
training programs for credit and non-college
credit workforce improvement programs. •••••Earlier: Subject Matter Expert, DynCorp; rose
rapidly from NCO to Major in United States Army
••••• to •••••