David Daes
Jacksonville Beach,FL
Summary
Military Veteran and seasoned Training Professional with a proven track record in leadership, staff development, and curriculum design. Natural-born communicator with over 6 years of expertise in both in-person and virtual training. Successful in enhancing training programs across all organizational levels, focusing on process efficiency, productivity, and performance management. A purpose-driven leader who excels at motivating teams to achieve common goals. Known for inspiring excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Key strengths include:
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Training Supervisor
Wayfair
01.2021 - Current
- Provide direct training and development support to Supply Chain teams
- Develop network-wide resources along with realistic and challenging training initiatives to optimize performance, employee engagement, and professional development for associates and leaders
- Proven leader influencing cross-functional teams responsible for development, standard work, and championing Wayfair culture, both locally and globally
- Set vision and strategic direction to change and improve learning culture
- Identified opportunities and executed strategies delivering a well thought out learning pilot over the course of three months
- The outcome of these strategies led employees to regularly access onboarding and continuous training in their flow of work through a mobile learning platform, empowering them to be successful and motivated in their learning journey
- My dedication and acumen ultimately played a large part in what has become Wayfairs new way of training and onboarding
- Lead and execute all training functions including New Hire Orientation, Job Function Training, and continuous development
- Leverage learning methodologies such as Adult Learning Theory, ADDIE, and Kirkpatrick Model to conduct task and needs analysis, design, build, and deliver effective training solutions
- Strategic Stakeholder management to all levels of management to keep network initiatives aligned with local sites' operational and training needs
- Organize, lead, and develop team of 30+ exceptional and dedicated Training Ambassadors
- Host train-the-trainer sessions for internal subject matter experts
- Record, track, and drive compliance on all training initiatives
- Analyze and report out on results to site leadership.
Training Manager and Instructor
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center
07.2018 - 12.2020
- Manage overall readiness of courses
- Using performance-based Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) process, design and update course curricula delivering technical training and professional development for 3,000-member workforce
- Convey expert knowledge in conducting pre-planning and project scoping/project alignment conferences to ensure team cohesion and goal-mapping success, resulted in several course revisions and successful pilots
- Reinforce positive and consistent mentoring resulting in quality employee performance through ongoing training of technical and operational content
- Develop, distribute, support, enforce, and integrate best practices for operational readiness
- Received prestigious award from Deputy Chief of Training Division for exceptional work in developing a completely revised course over five-month period.
Head of Operations
U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Devised daily operations to conduct waterway maintenance and waterway project planning in three strategic Captain of the Port zones covering over three hundred miles of intracoastal waterways and six major ports
- Spokesperson for the U.S Coast Guard at numerous local town hall meetings that were generally comprised of high-ranking state and local government officials
- As a result of these public speaking opportunities, mutually beneficial business relationships were forged between Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Jacksonville Beach, partnering organizations, government agencies, and local civic groups throughout the Jacksonville area.
Operations Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered
07.2009 - 06.2016
- Managed planning, coordination, operations, and logistical support for counter-drug and migrant interdiction all of which contributed to our Nations economic security.
- Synchronized objectives of the U.S Coast Guard, U.S. Embassies, and foreign partners into an efficient cohesive endeavor
- Received prestigious military award and employee of the year for developing an innovative course of action designing exterior hardware on cutter's to withstand harsh environmental conditions resulting in reduced maintenance hours.
Education
High School Diploma -
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
Miami, FL1997
Skills
- Policy Updates
- Training and Development
- Compliance Requirements
- Human Resources
- Trainee Evaluations
- Policy Implementation
- Leadership Training
- New Hire On-Boarding
- Training Solutions Development
Technical Competencies
Microsoft Office Suite 365 / Cornerstone (LMS) / Axonify (LMS) / Visio / Zoom, Mac / Windows / Google
Timeline
Training Supervisor
Wayfair
01.2021 - Current
Training Manager and Instructor
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center
07.2018 - 12.2020
Head of Operations
U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team
07.2016 - 06.2018
Operations Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered
07.2009 - 06.2016
High School Diploma -
Miami Palmetto Senior High School