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Donald Vallera
Tacoma,United States
Summary
Experienced professional with a robust background in training and development, poised to spearhead impactful learning initiatives. Skilled in crafting and executing effective training programs, fostering team collaboration, and adept at meeting evolving needs. Recognized for driving results, elevating employee performance, and sustaining growth through strategic training solutions. Possessing strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities. Dependable and flexible asset for any organization.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
22
22
Certifications
Work History
Training Manager
United States Army
10.2020 - 04.2025
- Interpreted and applied federal, state, and local laws as well as United States Army regulations and policies to produce a standard operating procedure for the driver’s training program
- Developed and implemented comprehensive training programs to increase employee productivity and morale.
- Advised senior leaders on program challenges, translation of requirements, and recommendations for enhancing programs bringing agendas back into doctrinal compliance
- Collaborated with other departments to align training programs with organizational goals and objectives.
- Designed and implemented Standard Operating Procedure and Policy Documentation to enhance agency effectiveness of program delivery, including Soldier living quarters, staff operations, and training programs
- Presented plans and fiscal needs to stakeholders, ensuring continuity of understanding among all involved parties on the requirements and effects of updated operating procedures and policies
- Managed scheduled resources for ground equipment qualifications; trained and mentored ten (10) personnel tasked with conducting driver’s training and annual re-certifications for over four-hundred (400) personnel
- Spearheaded design and implementation of multiple training courses to establish successful onboarding of new employees.
- Effected personnel management for eighty (80) personnel for four (4) years, optimizing their performance and readiness for a variety of tasks within the organization
- Evaluated the effectiveness of training programs using various assessment tools, providing valuable feedback for continuous improvement initiatives.
- Received a Letter of Commendation from the United States Marine Corps for conducting airspace coordination duties, which facilitated 24-hour operations for two (2) units and four (4) forward units at the 29 Palms Training Center
- Reduced training costs without compromising quality by optimizing use of in-house expertise and digital resources.
- Collaborated with department heads to align training programs with organizational goals, ensuring relevancy and impact. Provided streamlined instructional delivery across ten (10) courses in three different locations.
Training Specialist Emergency Management (Skillbridge Intern)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 10
11.2024 - 02.2025
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Planning and coordination to support the Region 10 Integrated Preparedness Workshop; includes representatives from four (4) states and their associated districts, counties, cities, and tribal partners
- Reviewed and documented upcoming training course offerings
- Developed user friendly tracking system for upcoming training courses integrated within system to publish the data; increased efficiency and accuracy or reports while minimizing time required to complete both documents
- Enhanced Agency communication effectiveness; revised Quarterly Compendium format; created new format for publishing list of upcoming training that is user friendly for the publisher as well as the recipient
- Created automatically populating visual aides to convey up-to-date training completion statistics integrated with tracking system, reducing briefing preparation time by seventy (70) percent; visual aides build from the data entered into each branch of the agency allowing for instantaneous briefing materials are always available
Training Manager
United States Army
07.2017 - 10.2020
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Managed operations and administered course delivery for six (6) courses in a schoolhouse setting for four (4) years; managed schedules and resources of two (2) remotely piloted aircraft platforms, including initial qualification trainees, intermediate instructors, and qualification instructors
- Evaluated new cadre integration programs; identified four (4) processes interrupting the integration process, causing long lead times to instructor utilization
- Analyzed processes for continuation of courses; revealed exploding budget of contractor support to fill vacancies while incoming military cadre await integration completion
- Presented findings of evaluations, analytical data, and recommendations to leadership; advised senior leaders to enhance effectiveness and remove complex program challenges of cadre integration and reduce cost from contractor requirements for the agency
- Translated requirements into a restructured plan for training to improve efficiency and effectiveness; formulated amendments to current programs, enhancing productivity and coordination between three (3) different courses; increased efficiency led to more than fifty (50) percent reduction in completion time with no increase to physical resources or number of personnel required; achieved expedited integration that allowed an increase of qualified personnel from fifty-four (54) percent to over eighty-five (85) percent within nine (9) months with no loss to standards
- Planned and delegated tasks, coached, mentored, and conducted performance management for a diverse team of 29 personnel including military members, contractors, and Department of the Army Civilians
- Supervised a student population of one-hundred fifty (150) to two-hundred (200) students; responsible for accountability, planning, and progress tracking; provided detailed status reports to higher echelon
- Evaluated impact of updates to policies, procedures, and guidance procedures on course curriculum, developed procedures and controls to implement updates to courseware based on changes
- Recognized by higher leadership for increasing course throughput with minimal growth to equipment or cadre requirements
Training and Development Facilitator
United States Army
10.2014 - 07.2017
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Trained and mentored a team consisting of fifteen (15) remotely piloted aircraft operators and thirteen (13) ground support personnel, guided team in their professional development and enhanced their job proficiency
- Provided guidance to unit and external customers; coordinated flights to support external partners, collected data, and finalized reports for distribution to internal and external assets
- Detected and resolved an equipment property discrepancy, corrected the property category classification, resulted in savings of $10K in equipment replacement costs for the unit
- Qualified eight (8) new operators, contributing to the achievement of the highest flight hours in the Division for two (2) consecutive years, despite operating at sixty-five (65) percent personnel strength
- Sought out by senior leaders for the ability to rapidly train and progress operators, resulted in four (4) new qualified operators in a fellow unit, ensured they could meet their mission requirements
- Supported client project teams by developing written materials for client development discussions.
Training Facilitator
United States Army
08.2012 - 10.2014
- Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
- Guided flight testing and assessments of future remotely piloted aircraft systems for the United States Army; coordinated analytical data collection and distribution to external equipment developers; contributed to the development and improvement of cutting-edge technology for military equipment and procedures
- Coordinated and developed interoperability instruction formats for manned and unmanned aircraft operations, ensured safe and efficient training conducted between different categories of aircraft platforms
- Restructured the unit HAZMAT program, resulted in an eighty-five (85) percent compliance rating during the Aviation Resource Management Survey inspection, highlighting strong organizational and regulatory compliance skills
- Conducted driver’s training; qualified eight (8) personnel on a new tactical vehicle (MATV) and qualified an additional twelve (12) drivers for tactical vehicles; enhanced the unit's operational capabilities
- Became the first Regular Army Operator to achieve full qualification on the Shadow RQ-7Bv2 remotely piloted aircraft system; showcased dedication and proficiency in operating advanced unmanned aircraft systems
- Coordinated and provided training for twelve (12) Operators on cooperative engagements, culminated in the execution of the first-ever cooperative engagement between the RQ-7Bv2 Shadow Remotely Piloted Aircraft and AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter
- Documented class attendance and participation and provided feedback to management.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Disaster and Emergency Management
American Military University
Charles Town, WV11-2025
High school diploma or equivalent -
Vinal Regional Vocational Technical High School
Middletown, CT12.1998
Skills
- Program optimization
- Instructor performance evaluation
- Analytical strategist
- Program management
- Training program development
- Application of adult learning principles
- Training oversight
- Stakeholder relations
- Process optimization
- Regulatory compliance
- Verbal and writing communication
- Data-driven performance assessment
Certification
- IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises
- IS-200.C: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- IS-230.E: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- IS-405: Mass Care/Emergency Assistance Overview
- IS-520: Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas
- IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-800.C: National Response Framework
- IS-1300.A: Introduction to Continuity
- IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- Master Driver Trainer (Additional Skill Identifier M9)
- License Instructor / License Examiner
- Casualty Assistance Officer
- Company Commander and First Sergeant Pre-Command Course
- Evaluating Instructor Course
- Common Faculty Development Program-Developer’s Course
- Supervisor Development Course
- Unmanned Aerial Systems Methods of Instruction Course
- Common Faculty Development Program-Instructor Course
- Cadre Training Course
- Master Resilience Trainer University of Pennsylvania
- Unmanned Aerial Systems Instructor Operator Course
Affiliations
Veterans of Foreign Wars – Member
Military Awards
Meritorious Service
Medal Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Work Availability
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceSoftware
Centralized Automated Flight Records System
Languages
English
Full Professional
Interests
Radio Communications
Automotive Electronics
Volunteer Emergency Services
Timeline
Training Specialist Emergency Management (Skillbridge Intern)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 10
11.2024 - 02.2025
Training Manager
United States Army
10.2020 - 04.2025
Training Manager
United States Army
07.2017 - 10.2020
Training and Development Facilitator
United States Army
10.2014 - 07.2017
Training Facilitator
United States Army
08.2012 - 10.2014
Bachelor's degree - Disaster and Emergency Management
American Military University
High school diploma or equivalent -
Vinal Regional Vocational Technical High School
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