Professional Experience

IT DEPLOYMENT SPECIALIST

Confidential

Magnitude of this project encompasses a Windows 7 migration assembling computer hardware from the manufacturer installing new routers, desktop keyboards, mice, and cabling partitioning hard drives and reimaging laptops rebuilding desktop computers and providing end user support services.

LICENSED ASSOCIATE/PRODUCER

Confidential

Employee benefits specialist licensed by the State of Ohio, Department of Insurance. Building my own business by collaborating with business owners and HR departments to implement voluntary supplemental employee benefits and Cafeteria 125 plans to include. Service existing clientele, facilitate benefit workshops and open enrollment for new and existing employees, process claims, investigate employer ER /employee EE benefit needs, work with brokers and the AFLAC large accounts team to provide benefit solutions for a continuum of SME small - to-medium sized industries, national businesses, and trade unions with 10-30,000 lives. Additionally, sell Aflac product portfolios directly to client referrals and the general public to plan for their health care, wellness, and future financial security.

PROJECT MANAGER

Planned, managed, and conducted public health education and preparedness initiatives facilitated incident command system ICS training within a 3-D immersive environment produced VBrick live video streaming webcasts and vodcasts filmed live and video-on-demand content with SME's narrated audio for Adobe Captivate web-based training modules coordinatedGoToMeeting/GoToWebinarweb conferencing sessions created and maintained the College of Public Health's video repository conducted needs assessments and engaged communities of practice to determine the future direction of novel technologies implemented web authoring software and design tools e.g. Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, VBrick evaluated blended learning programs and technology adoption by adult learners generated fee for service contracts with deliverables, scheduling, and indirect costs explored and evaluated LMS and LCMS alternatives for the college's network infrastructure served as a member of the CIO Advisory Community directed and administered the distance delivery of multiple events instructionally designed and repurposed interactive content using novel technologies e.g. Voicethreads, Adobe Captivate tutorials, podcasts, wikis, blogs utilized social media for e-commerce and publicity e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Ning webmaster for OWD and the Ohio Staff Council for Higher Education provided strategic direction for eLearning and telemedicine initiatives for the College of Public Health assisted University faculty with instructional design and technology-enhanced teaching and learning collaborated with community partners e.g. Medical Reserve Corps, American Red Cross, State Fire Academy, Department of Commerce, Emergency Management Agency, Governor Ted Strickland's Office to produce and disseminate volunteer trainings and continuing education programs participated in overall program planning related to public health workforce development in the areas of public health emergency and disaster preparedness gave presentations at local, state, national, and international venues and wrote supportive commentary for this grant funded position with an anticipated annual renewal of a 5-year cooperative agreement from the CDC Centers for Disease Control . NOTE: This position commenced on 8/31/09 due to a budgetary shortfall of CDC grant funding.

Directly reported to the West Regional Director of Operations. Compiled budget allocations for 29 counties and conducted analysis on funding levels, populations served, and per capita expenditures for Extension program participants. Coordinated annual performance reviews for 31 County Extension Directors which consisted of soliciting internal/external feedback, self evaluations, data collection and analysis of results. Coordinated the promotion and tenure process for all candidates in the West Region. Maintained sick leave balances, payroll records, check distribution, and confidential data for over 300 employees. Recruited, screened, and processedhiring requests for 29 County Chairs. Ensured that all HR practices were in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. Reviewed, gathered testimony, evaluated, and formulated appropriate courses of action on HR issues based on University policies and procedures. Served as back-up reconciler for business office functions including employee in-state and out-of-state travel and procard transactions. Served as editor and instructional designer for the FORUM newsletter. Point of contact for county highlights submission and legislative relations. Webmaster for the West Region's All-Extension calendar and administrative webpages. Served on state/regional program planning committees upon request. Liaison between county, regional, state, and federal offices.

OFFICE ASSOCIATE

Reported directly to the West District Director. Worked as a technology instructor and co-taught as part of a mobile training team to facilitate Microsoft Office Suite software training to more than 300 county employees via a mobile computer laboratory. Developed curricula and hands-on exercises with instructional course design. Provided tech support for the regional Help Desk assisting county employees with technology issues and debugging problems. Developed innovative programming to train Extension peers on scholarly poster development, newsletter design, and electronic slide shows. Advocated for agriculture/natural resources, water quality, community development, and agronomic crops program areas with state and federal legislators. Transcribed focus group interviews and maintained accountability for federal 319 grants. Served on state and district committees. Liaison between county, district, state, and federal offices. Extension representative in Class IX of the Ohio Leadership Education Development LEAD Program. Organizational restructuring transitioned the West District Office to the West Regional Office to administratively support 29 counties along the western border of

Provided leadership and training for the Support Services Department. Scheduled clerical manpower to backfill vacant positions due to shutdown, maternity leave, or extended illness. Worked with 600 contract laborers throughout the refinery units. Backfilled as the traffic controller, purchasing manager, and training coordinator. Collaborated to produce the continuous improvement forums to train over 900 refinery workers on diagnosing product defects, supply chain distribution, prevention of lost-time accidents and safety violations, process safety management PSM infractions, and OSHA regulations. Facilitated computer training about MS Office software in the BP Training Center. Co-developer of the Oil Biz Game which received the BP Chairman's Award in 1996. This training simulation was marketed globally, played on North Sea Oil platforms, and premiered to community business leaders at

ASSOCIATE COMPUTER OPERATOR / SHIFT SCHEDULER

Worked modified 2nd shift in the computer room. Pulled and mounted reel-to-reel tape drives, digital cassettes, and hard drive disks. Scheduled nightly back-ups for the entire IT department. Responsible for printing confidential payroll checks, W-2 forms, and departmental fiscal reports. Manned the Marathon Help Desk providing technical assistance to off-hours users. Set-up the hidden war room during the Gulf War with large scale computer screens to digitally monitor and back-up all strategic global operations at Marathon Oil Headquarters. Served as employee trainer to all new hires in the computer room. Promoted to shift scheduler.

ASSISTANT TO VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE ADMINISTRATION

Responsible for the compilation of the Redbook confidential financial statements. Submitted monthly general ledger information to California headquarters. Prepared billing invoices for accounts receivable products. Collated accounts payable checks for distribution. Served as receptionist 4-hours per day. Typed all correspondence for the Vice President, Controller, and the Accounting Manager. Promoted to billing clerk, accounts receivable. Crossed the union's picket lines to work during 1989. Teledyne Lima was eventually shutdown and sold to a conglomerate in 1990.

Theatrical Works

Vaud-Villities Productions

Vaud- is a non-profit performance group which staged its first show in . Every year since, it has dazzled audiences with a colorful, energetic music and dance spectacular which many have said rivals the best in professional musical theatre. The mission of Vaud- serve the central Ohio community through the sharing of resources and by showcasing, encouraging, and developing the talents of local and regional performers, stage crew, and technical specialists. For a pictorial representation of this Broadway production company, see

Voices of Ohio

This singing ensemble performs a wide variety of contemporary and traditional music. Our repertoire includes music that celebrates the American heritage and spirit, with a variety of pop, rock, country, show tunes, songs of faith, and patriotic music.Over the past four decades, members of the Voices of Ohio have entertained millions of people. They have delighted audiences throughout the world, whether it be the Grand Concert Halls of Europe, the White House Rose Garden, The Great White Way in or the prestigious Tournament of Roses Parade. Recently, the Voices of Ohio were featured performers on the Kenny Rogers Christmas Hits Tour in 2010. Please see video footage of Kenny.

Professional and Community Service

Reviewer

Academy of Human Resource Development.Peer-reviewed a total of 3 full manuscripts, 2 research theory abstracts and 1 research roundtable for the upcoming 2011 International Research Conference of the Americas entitled, Reshaping the Landscape: HRD in an Uncertain Economy.

Reviewer

Academy of Human Resource Development.Peer-reviewed a total of 7full manuscripts, research theory abstracts, and research roundtables for the upcoming 2010 International Conference of the Academy of HRD Asia Chapter entitled, Workplace Learning and Sustainable Development for Individual, Organization and Society.

Reviewer

Academy of Human Resource Development Peer-reviewed a total of 6full manuscripts, research theory abstracts, and research roundtables for two tracks -- Distance/Online Learning in the Workplace and Organizational Development -- for the upcoming 2010 International Research Conference of the Americas.

Editorial Review Board

Journal of Multidisciplinary Research

Peer-reviewed two manuscripts per year for this quantitative and qualitative research journal.

Reviewer

Academy of Human Resource Development

Peer-reviewed a total of 6 full manuscripts, innovative sessions, and research abstract proposals for the 2009 International Research Conference of the Americas.

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Invited Panelist

Technical Reviewer

Reviewed 6 Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Small Business Technology Transfer Research STTR proposals and awarded 1.5M in grant funding.

Reviewer

New Horizons in Adult Education Human Resource Development

Peer-reviewed manuscripts for the New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Journal issued by Florida International University.

Judge

Served as a judgegrading 4-H Workforce Development projects at the Ohio State Fair. Exhibitors displayed a poster session and conducted mock on-the-job interviews. Outstanding of the Day winners were selected, in addition to an overall State Winner, in this project category.

Reviewer

Blind-reviewed 6 presentation proposals for the 2007 Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community Education.

Reviewer

Reviewed 3 manuscripts and presentation proposals for the 5th Asian Academy of HRD International Conference.

Invited Panelist

Proposal Reviewer

Reviewed 6 Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Small Business Technology Transfer Research STTR proposals and awarded .5M in grant funding.

Facilitated focus group interviews at Cherry Hill High School and Camden Joint Vocational School for the New Jersey Department of Education. Research report written, Profile of Career and Technical Education CTE Programs in New Jersey High Schools.