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Mark Fredebaugh Jr.

Eastlake,OH

Summary

Training director, manager, senior, or lead technical training specialist or comparable training leadership role

Business professional with 18+ years of experience in employee and customer training and leadership roles amongst different industries and companies. Adept at implementing onboarding and development training programs to match employee business needs and development standards. Keen ability to multi-task, and manage multiple processes, projects, requirements, and people simultaneously. Accomplished at training, communicating with, and leading individuals and large groups in both web-based and in-person settings. Demonstrated success in conveying technical and soft skill topics to facilitate the learning, comprehension, and hands-on application of learners in job-related and development needs. Successful at developing and improving training programs for employees at all levels. Good communicator, planner, and conflict manager with an advanced understanding of internal and external training needs. Expertise in software.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Technical Support

Aclara Technologies
07.2023 - Current
  • Three supervisor direct reports that lead distinct groups focused on specific technologies as well as personnel that support customer SaaS environments
  • Developed and refined accelerated processes for onboarding new hires as well as providing updated training on new and existing products for current employees
  • Coaching and development of individual support representatives and supervisors to drive consistency, development, technical knowledge, and employee engagement.

Manager of Educational Services

Aclara Technologies
07.2017 - 07.2023
  • Managed cross functional training and technical writing group with up to eight technical trainers and three technical writers
  • Common group responsibilities included creating and executing employee training programs, producing and maintaining product documentation and online help, training process and documentation improvement and meeting group specific targets via strategic leadership, planning and organization, along with building and launching online courses used in blended learning for customers and employees.

Training Manager

Aclara Technologies
04.2016 - 07.2017
  • Managed training department comprised of four technical trainers to ensure successful and complete technical training delivered to both customers and employees
  • Administered a company-wide, and customer accessible, LMS system to provide additional resources for on-demand training
  • LMS is used by employees in multiple countries and includes content made available in multiple languages for compliance, safety, and development process needs.

Training Specialist/Lead

Aclara Technologies
09.2014 - 04.2016
  • Delivered training virtually and in person to customers and employees
  • Prioritized training schedules, course development projects, and training department personnel collaboration for the various training trips, webinars, and live classroom training
  • Training sessions provided hardware and software training

SaaS Project Manager

MRI Software, LLC.
12.2013 - 08.2014
  • Coordinated technical projects within the Software as a Service (Saas) group to aid in various hardware and software updates
  • Documented standard business processes, set best practices, and aided in process improvements.

Software Training Consultant

Main Sequence Technologies
12.2005 - 11.2013
  • Train customers and employees to leverage software for integration within their established business processes via web meetings, and onsite, in-person sessions (domestic and international)
  • Collaborated with sales, IT, and development groups for testing and launch of new product releases

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business

Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
05.2003

High School Diploma -

Chardon High School
Chardon, OH
06.1999

Skills

  • Training program creation and execution
  • Employee education and onboarding
  • Project management
  • Coaching and development
  • Cross-functional communication
  • Process integration
  • Project documentation and reporting
  • Continuous improvement
  • Process management and refinement
  • Global business experience
  • Effective leadership and collaboration
  • Keen attention to detail

Certification

AIHR Learning & Development Specialist

System Experience

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 365 and Sharepoint.
  • Experience with GoTo Meeting, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, and GlobalMeet online meeting software.
  • Proficient with Trello collaboration boards for group tracking, travel scheduling, and project coordination.
  • Proficient with survey systems such as Survey Monkey, and Qualtrics for survey creation, distribution and results analysis for evaluating training effectiveness and customer feedback.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Salesforce.com related to customer support, knowledge article, and billing processes.
  • Advanced usage of Litmos learning management system (administrator and user) and basic knowledge of SuccessFactors learning management system.
  • Advanced usage of Cvent event planning and management software.
  • Content creation with Camtasia, Captivate, and Articulate 360 e-learning creation software.

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Director of Technical Support

Aclara Technologies
07.2023 - Current

Manager of Educational Services

Aclara Technologies
07.2017 - 07.2023

Training Manager

Aclara Technologies
04.2016 - 07.2017

Training Specialist/Lead

Aclara Technologies
09.2014 - 04.2016

SaaS Project Manager

MRI Software, LLC.
12.2013 - 08.2014

Software Training Consultant

Main Sequence Technologies
12.2005 - 11.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Business

Baldwin Wallace University

High School Diploma -

Chardon High School
Mark Fredebaugh Jr.