Hi, I’m
Joshua Zahner
Perryville,MO
Summary
Successful at developing and improving training programs for employees at all levels. Good communicator, planner and conflict manager with advanced understanding of training needs for each department. Expertise in LMS programs and Microsoft Suite tools.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
HQ Air Mobility Command
Head Quater Unit Training Manager, E-6
2022.05 - 2024.03 (1 year & 10 months)
Job overview
- Program Manager the Formal Training Program at HQ AMC overseeing 1700+ training profiles
- Project manager for training analysis and training management products
- Instrumental in building a tracking systems that combined training data from 3 separate LMS systems
- Collected and sorted training data into reports for AMC leadership
- Conducted weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings with upper management
- Built training plans for 33 technical and administrative career fields, totaling over 4000 core taskings and effecting 850 LMS training profiles
- Custom build curriculums for train the training and Unit training Manager courses
- Conducted instruction for courses to over 120 supervisors
- E-learning POC for organization
- Tracked 15 bylaw mandated certifications across 126 career fields totaling more than 25000 career certifications managed
- Served as LMS administrator and instructor for Scott AFB
- Managed system role and conducted training course to 25 subordinated training managers
- Hiring authority for potential Training Managers, conducted interviews and submitted letters of approval for cross training
- Well versed in MICROSOFT suite applications
- Have used Outlook, excel, power point, access and ADOBE PDF on a daily/weekly basis
- Program inspector for Scott AFB
- Inspected 4 squadrons training programs
- Experience in writing official reports and debriefing commanders on finding and areas of improvement
- Served as mentor and supervisor to 25 Training Managers across Scott AFB
- Conducted formal feedback, annual reviews and wrote award packages for quarterly and annual awards.
375 Security Forces Squadron
Squadron Unit Training Manager, E-6
2018.05 - 2022.05 (4 years)
Job overview
- Managed the training program for 220 security forces members
- Built and instructed train the trainer course for 65 supervisors
- Coordinated with instructor team to build annual training schedule of more the 240 hours of specialized training
- Management 4 Leaning Management Systems (LMS) ensuring all members were complying with bylaw training requirements
- Managed annual training budget, coordinated with resource officer to ensure budget and resources were available for squadron training needs
- Drove E-learning requirements and generated weekly Excel status reports for supervision to review
- Conducted monthly leadership status briefs, coordinated with senior leadership and built power point briefs on the entire training program status
- Validated skill progression requirements for 5 Career fields
- Verified over 1200 core taskings and processed member documentation in official record
- Conducted quarterly training meetings
- Performed training analysis, built agenda, slide decks, and generated meeting minutes for items discussed.
HQ Air Mobility Command A3
Aircrew Training Quota Manager, E-5
2015.07 - 2018.05 (2 years & 10 months)
Job overview
- Served as the focal point 32 course scheduling actions across 13 installations and 3 countries
- Ensured student met prerequisite and coordinated with supervision for attendance
- Tracked Annual metric for course fill rates and provided key feedback for forecasting budgets for pilot annual training cycles
- Coordinated with agencies in Europe and Asia to facilitate student travel and course compliance
- Facilitated seat swaps to ensure courses are filled at a 90% capacity
- Course manager for Executive leadership class
- Scheduled students, built course timeline, scheduled briefers, built slide deck and moderated 2 day course for 580 pilots
- Managed HR credential system for course graduation
- Performed over 2000 course graduations for pilots and senior level leadership.
Education
CCAF Scott AFB, IL United States
Associate's degree from Education and Learning developement
CCAF Scott AFB, IL United States
Associate's degree from Applied Avionics Technology
Skills
- Training Evaluation
- Safety Training
- Schedule Management
- Project Management
- Secret security clearance
- Records Management
- Employee Development
- Technical training
- Training Program Development
- Training Needs Analysis
- Records Maintenance
- Learning Management Systems
- Training facilitation
Jobrelatedtraining
- Google Project Management Certificate- Completed 2 June 2024
- Air Force Advisor - Completed 18 June 2021
- Air Force Instructional Systems Design - Complete 27 Apr 2018
References
- Christian Vigo, HQ Air Mobility Command, Section Commander, 619-917-2140, christian.vigo.2@us.af.mil
- Katherine Paul, HQ Air Mobility Command, Lead Unit Deployment Manager, 575-495-8522, katherine.paul@us.af.mil
- Joe Holtz, 375th Security Forces Squadron, Instructor, 618-401-1139
- Edward Abell, 618 AOC, Training Manager, 8436191180
Certification
Google Project Manager Certificate
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Head Quater Unit Training Manager, E-6
HQ Air Mobility Command
2022.05 - 2024.03 (1 year & 10 months)
Squadron Unit Training Manager, E-6
375 Security Forces Squadron
2018.05 - 2022.05 (4 years)
Aircrew Training Quota Manager, E-5
HQ Air Mobility Command A3
2015.07 - 2018.05 (2 years & 10 months)
CCAF Scott AFB, IL United States
Associate's degree from Education and Learning developement
CCAF Scott AFB, IL United States
Associate's degree from Applied Avionics Technology
Google Project Manager Certificate
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