Strategic Organizational Change Manager with proven success improving organizational effectiveness, promoting positive engagement, and optimizing productivity. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric diverse cultures helping ot develop and retain top talent through change adoption.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Organizational Change Management Lead
Sentara Health Plan
04.2023 - 04.2024
Applied strategic change management approaches and methodologies which led to successful implementation of two health plans.
Partnered with HR to implement programs involving talent acquisition, retention, succession and workforce planning that increased employee satisfaction by 60%.
Facilitated training sessions to all impacted employees on change management to increase change adoption and overall organizational effectiveness.
Established metrics to measure effectiveness of business objectives, stakeholder analysis, communications, training and delivery to spot inefficiencies.
Created and managed communication strategy to maintain trust and transparency during change.
Developed solutions to address complex issues and operational gaps reducing project costs by 8.5%.
Project Manager
Cisco
04.2018 - 03.2023
Assisted Learning Architects with leveraging reports and analytics to identify knowledge skill gaps for specific roles within business.
Developed project plans and managed scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
Maintained open communication by presenting weekly updates with metrics to senior leadership which increased stakeholder satisfaction by 40%.
Partnered with learning Architects, Role Architects and Instructional Designers on creation of specific role-based training modules.
Estimated resources, budget, and schedule deliveries while adhering to appropriate agile and change methodologies reducing change requests by 50%.
Project Manager
Center for Creative Leadership
03.2016 - 04.2018
Restructured and led implementation of new design of training content for eCourse revitalization project.
Assisted with development and execution of leadership development training to increase employee engagement and productivity.
Researched and obtained relevant course materials to achieve training objectives based on best practices.
Consulted with individual business units to determine desired learning outcomes.
Reported on ROI based on pre- and post-training behaviors, metrics, surveys and skills assessments.
Established training programs and development paths for managers and supervisors.
LMS Administrator
Red Hat
06.2015 - 03.2016
Coordinated work efforts within US, APAC, EMEA, and LATAM teams to track utilization of global courses within learning management system (LMS).
Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support increaseing customer satisfaction by 75%.
Consulted with management to determine scope and priorities of projects and to discuss business continuity initiatives.
Drove continuous improvement of IT governance processes.
PMO Project Consultant
HCL
11.2013 - 06.2015
Managed oversight of talent acquisition and employee engagement projects for Life Sciences and Healthcare vertical.
Developed and implemented change management plan for a large-scale merger and acquisition project that resulted in 85% adoption rate amongst impacted employees.
Identified gaps in onboarding process and recommended proactive changes that improved company/job acclimation.
Led internal communications regarding all aspects of project, including quarterly meetings to make sure employee engagement, communication, and support was effective.
Oversaw project plan and budget to include vendor management and change requests for PMO.
Created and delivered Organizational Change Management Seminars to increase knowledge and awareness of change.
Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Sourced, vetted and managed vendors needed to achieve project goals.
NHO Program Manager/Corporate University Trainer
Durham
08.2000 - 08.2013
Revitalized and implemented successful onboarding and orientation program.
Partnered with Instructional Designers to create web-based training development solutions, and application of adult learning principles for NEO program.
Facilitated operations and professional development training to increase skills and overall talent within organization.
Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.
Updated training records and LMS database routinely, ensuring accuracy and compliance of all required training.
Participated in team projects, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Drove change management practices to enable organizational effectiveness and incorporate diversity and inclusion strategy to maximize competitive advantage and skills of workforce.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management And Organizatinal Development
Bachelor of Science - Management And Organizatinal Development
University of Mount Olive
Certified Change Management Practitioner, Prosci
Certified Scrum Master, Alliance
Certified Professional Development Trainer, DDI
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