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MICHELE GARRETT

Exton,PA

Summary

Dynamic People and Project Manager with experience in project management, coupled with a strong focus on developing and empowering team members. Successful and passionate learner, mentor, manager, and coach offering more than 30 years of experience around educating, managing, and helping people grow. Expertise in managing, developing, and coaching others to contribute to their growth and connect with the life they envision. Passionate about helping people reach their potential and make a positive impact in the world.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Women's Life/Transition Coach

Self-employed
02.2023 - Current
  • Provide individual coaching and support to women navigating transitions such as career and life changes and personal growth
  • Conduct initial assessments and collaborate with clients to set personalized goals and action plans
  • Empower clients to identify strengths, overcome challenges, and develop strategies for achieving their desired outcomes
  • Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to ethical guidelines and professional standards in all interactions

Product Development Manager

Management Concepts
09.2015 - Current
  • Manage the workload of the team's instructional designers and work with other directors and managers to allocate work efficiently, fairly, and ensure all product deadlines are met and instructional quality is maintained
  • Manage product development working directly with directors, managers, and team members
  • Determine resources required and ensure they are allocated effectively
  • Create project schedules
  • Organize, implement, and monitor projects on a timely basis and within a specified budget
  • Prepare project reports and provide status updates to stakeholders
  • Track the execution of projects and ensure all requirements are adhered to and all documentation completed
  • Lead and motivate the professional growth of team members.

Senior Instructional Designer

Management Concepts
01.2010 - 09.2015
  • Lead and participate on project teams to design and develop high-quality and relevant content
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to design and develop new curriculum and courses
  • Serve as Senior Instructional Designer in developing a new, IT project management curriculum, including instructor-led training and self-paced deliverables
  • Design and develop multiple self-paced modules using Xyleme
  • Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of learning and make recommendations for modifications to current training materials
  • Clarify client business needs and specify project scope and requirements
  • Work with clients to develop eLearning courses for systems training
  • Prepare for and present project deliverables to clients
  • Manage schedule and project development for projects, including subject matter expert and team members
  • Analyzed and migrated instruction content to a Learning Content Management System (Xyleme).

Director of Instructional Design

Performance Initiatives
01.2004 - 02.2010
  • Analyzed, designed, created, facilitated, and delivered training programs for commercial clients
  • Managed teams of up to 15 members
  • Built strong customer relationships which resulted in repeat business
  • Developed sales training programs
  • Designed training manuals for instructor and student
  • Developed educational exercises and activities
  • Performed progressively more complex analysis, design, and development tasks
  • Facilitated and delivered training programs, including sales training and time management.

Senior Instructional Designer

Innovative Solutions by Design, Inc
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Assisted in the development of the eLearning course outline
  • Collaborated with SMEs and developed design documents for multiple courses
  • Created and designed interactive storyboards for online courses, including screen content and programming notes
  • Worked with client to incorporate edits to the course content
  • Managed deliverable to the project schedule.

Education

M.A -

Penn State University
Malvern, PA
2003

B.A. - Elementary Education

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
1988

Skills

    • Performance Evaluation
    • Active Listening
    • Interpersonal skills
    • Team building
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Emotional Intelligence

Certification

  • Certified Professional Coach, iPEC - 2023
  • COR.E Transitions Dynamics, iPEC - 2023
    Specialist
  • COR.E Leadership Dynamics, iPEC - 2023
    Specialist
  • Mobile Learning, ATD - 2012
  • Blended Learning, ATD - 2013

Affiliations

  • International Coach Federation (ICF) Member

Languages

French
Professional Working

Timeline

Women's Life/Transition Coach

Self-employed
02.2023 - Current

Product Development Manager

Management Concepts
09.2015 - Current

Senior Instructional Designer

Management Concepts
01.2010 - 09.2015

Senior Instructional Designer

Innovative Solutions by Design, Inc
01.2008 - 01.2010

Director of Instructional Design

Performance Initiatives
01.2004 - 02.2010

M.A -

Penn State University

B.A. - Elementary Education

Rider University

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