Adrienne LoVuolo
Purcellville,VA
Summary
Highly skilled facilitator, trainer, and instructor with 15+ years of experience in leading strategic initiatives and content management. Proficient in data-driven methodologies including needs analysis, employee metrics, and skills assessments. Seasoned LMS administrator and instructional designer dedicated to driving substantial contributions towards organizational objectives.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Training and Development Specialist
Acuity, Inc.
01.2024 - Current
- Set the learning and development strategy for Acuity, Inc., a 350+ employee, technology consulting company in the national security government contracting industry.
- Coordinated all learning initiatives, leadership development, employee skill building and reskilling, in-house training curriculum, training needs assessments and evaluations.
- Led the onboarding task force with key stakeholders designed to spearhead projects and initiatives to improve employees’ onboarding experience.
- Continue all duties of my former title, Training and Development Assistant (see below).
- Led all curriculum development for our in-house learning offerings (leadership development monthly Lunch &Learn series, ad hoc training needs, consulting training, corporate compliance).
- Oversee the professional development of all employees by evaluating learning needs and gaps, maintaining certification records, designing custom learning paths, and promoting learning events.
- Direct the curriculum development and orchestration of Acuity’s monthly New Employee Orientation.
- Administer the Acuity Employee Recognition and Incentives Program
- Facilitate teambuilding, leadership development, goal-setting, strategic planning, and retrospective workshops/sessions for Acuity leadership and various departments.
- Assist the Certified DiSC® Facilitator, in administering assessments and conduct constructive and impactful workshops around communication, teamwork, strengths, empathy, and relationship-building.
- Manage Acuity’s Udemy Business partnership, subscription, and design customized learning paths, for all Acuity employees.
- Build in-house curriculum on leadership development and consulting skills (e.g. Emotional Intelligence, Growth Mindset, Active Listening, Conflict Resolution).
- Curriculum development and administration of correspondence and company training data.
- Assess skill gaps and employee learning needs every year through an annual survey to custom design and offer impactful learning offerings to our employees.
- Evaluate annual performance evaluations for skill gaps and propose relevant employee performance development opportunities.
- Collaborate with our technical subject matter experts and Partner Manager to design skill-building initiatives such as AWS DeepRacer, AWS Jam, Capability Corner and Communities of Interest.
- Write training and development, change management, and workforce development segments for Acuity proposals.
- Present quarterly updates on Training and Development at Quarterly Senior Managers’ Meetings.
- Serve as Product Owner of our in-house automated training request Microsoft PowerApp (TRAIN).
- Administer the Paylocity Learning Management System, creating, storing, and assigning trainings out through the centralized platform.
- Design and coordinate Acuity’s Supervisor Alignment Training composed of 26 online learning modules/resources and a live full-day facilitated session.
Training and Development Assistant
Acuity, Inc.
08.2022 - Current
- Managed Udemy for Business, an online learning platform with over 24,000 curated business and technical courses, to the entire Acuity employee-base (350+ employees), allowing for convenient and high-quality training opportunities for professional and skill development, particularly in high-demand technical skill areas.
- Successfully maintained and socialized the platform, exceeding 11,000 hours of content watched since June 23, 2020 activation.
- Oversaw Acuity’s training request and tuition assistance request processes.
- Composed updated policy language for the Training and Conference Funding Request Policy and Tuition Assistance Policy.
- Updated Training and Conference Funding Request and Tuition Assistance Request Forms.
- Leveraged Paylocity Surveys to assess training effectiveness and satisfaction and to administer pulse checks, questionnaires, etc.
- Assisted in the design and administration of corporate training initiatives, from required material such as security or compliance training to professional development in technical or soft skills areas (e.g. ITIL 4Foundations, Growth Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, Insider Threat Training, Revolving Door, Organizational Conflicts of Interest, Intro to Microsoft Teams, Team Dynamics, Public Speaking).
Center Director
Code Ninjas
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Formed and fostered critical business partner and stakeholder relationships through frequent touch points
- Supervised several full-time Tutors
- Developed strong community relationships to support center programs and initiatives.
- Promoted positive company image and established reputation as provider of choice for educational programs in greater community.
- Led team of educators in creating innovative curriculum that aligned with company standards and promoted student success.
- Increased staff productivity with regular training sessions, clear expectations, and constructive feedback.
- Direct sales and B2B sales
- Design social media marketing camaigns and communciations through, Canva, Adobe, Mailchimp
- CRM system management
- Customer Service Skills
- Computer Applications (Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Google, Zoom)
- Organization of administrative tasks
- Employee training and onboarding
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills
Educator
Loudoun County Public Schools
08.2015 - 10.2021
- Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
- Established strong relationships with parents through regular communication, fostering a supportive network for student success.
- Curriculum and instructional design
- Interpret, analyze and record student data
- Manage and oversee all aspects of student learning, engagement and planning while fostering an inclusive environment
- Design and deliver virtual and hybrid presentations
- Facilitate (CLT) meetings
- Document meeting minutes and record data conversations
- Presented and designed professional development trainings conducted school and county wide.
- Leadership Experience: CLT Presenter, County Presenter, Empathy and Equity Leader
- Working on teams and independently
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Consistently meets deadlines
- Professional, reliable, punctual, and ethical
- Positive attitude
- Created and implemented assessments to measure student progress.
- Assessed student performance and provided feedback to facilitate student success.
- Utilized innovative teaching strategies to effectively engage students in learning.
- Utilized data-driven instruction to target areas of weakness and continuously improve student performance throughout the school year.
Educator
Baltimore City Public Schools
10.2006 - 06.2015
- Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
- Established strong relationships with parents through regular communication, fostering a supportive network for student success.
- Curriculum and instructional design
- Interpret, analyze and record student data
- Manage and oversee all aspects of student learning, engagement and planning while fostering an inclusive environment
- Design and deliver virtual and hybrid presentations
- Facilitate (CLT) meetings
- Document meeting minutes and record data conversations
- Presented and designed professional development trainings conducted school and county wide.
- Leadership Experience: CLT Presenter, County Presenter, Empathy and Equity Leader
- Working on teams and independently
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Consistently meets deadlines
- Professional, reliable, punctual, and ethical
- Positive attitude
- Created and implemented assessments to measure student progress.
- Assessed student performance and provided feedback to facilitate student success.
- Utilized innovative teaching strategies to effectively engage students in learning.
- Utilized data-driven instruction to target areas of weakness and continuously improve student performance throughout the school year.
Education
Master of Science - Education
Walden University
Baltimore, MD11.2009
Bachelor of Science - Education
SUNY College At Cortland
Cortland, NY05.2006
Skills
E-Learning Design
Organizational Development
Learning Management Systems
Adult Learning Theory
Training delivery
Instructional Strategies
Strategic Planning
Leadership Development
Orientation and Onboarding
Program Monitoring and Tracking
SaaS Platforms
Microsoft applications proficiency
Certification
- 2024 ATD Conference, New Orleans
- Leadership Strategies Effective Facilitator, 2023
Affiliations
- Association for Talent Development, 01/01/22, Present
Locations
Purcellville, VA
Personal Information
Title: Facilitator | Trainer | Learning and Development Specialist | Curriculum Developer
Udemy Business Courses
Effective Facilitator
Hybrid Leadership
Performance Management for Managers
Feedback is Fuel
Leadership: how to influence, inspire, and impact as a leader
Goal Setting at Work
Growth Mindset
Timeline
Training and Development Specialist
Acuity, Inc.
01.2024 - Current
Training and Development Assistant
Acuity, Inc.
08.2022 - Current
Center Director
Code Ninjas
10.2021 - 08.2022
Educator
Loudoun County Public Schools
08.2015 - 10.2021
Educator
Baltimore City Public Schools
10.2006 - 06.2015
Master of Science - Education
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Education
SUNY College At Cortland