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Nicole Griffith
Flight Training Specialist
Brownsburg,IN
Summary
Motivated Training Specialist excited to develop effecient training plans that meet dynamic company and employee needs. Accustomed to collaborating with managers to hone in on unique requirements. Prepared to bring origanizational, preparational and communicative abilities developed over 7- year career to a growth-oriented role.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Flight Training Specialist
Republic Airways Holdings
Indianapolis, IN
03.2018 - Current
- Communicate daily with upper management, flight instructors, and coworkers via phone, Teams, and email to organize upcoming planned events and ensure each event is staffed with legal resources each month.
- Build and manage flight training schedules for 200+ instructors in Excel while working around union, FAA, and company contractual demands in order to cover the on average need of ~1600 training events monthly.
- Track initial (10 students monthly), transitional (5-10 students monthly), and recurring trainee observations to maintain timely sign-offs and verify documentation.
- Lead monthly meetings for training managers to verify monthly resource allocation and hiring needs between varying qualification levels within the department.
- Publish monthly schedules via Sharepoint to instructor pilot base by the 24th of every month.
- Present at monthly new instructor and transitioning instructor as well as the annual instructor meetings schedule expectations, methods for schedule interpretation, and qualification processes.
Research Assistant
Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Edited documents including professional CVs, academic research papers, and data spreadsheets.
- Processed data from research projects involving large language databases (corpora).
- Researched and compiled resources for various language-related topics.
- Participated in the 2019 TESOL & Applied Linguistics Forum.
EAP Classroom Intern
IUPUI English For Academic Purposes (EAP)
Indianapolis, IN
02.2020 - 04.2020
- Administered and graded homework assignments and tests.
- Demonstrated specific skills and activities for students to improve understanding and take excess workload off teachers.
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Maximized receptive learning by educating students using hands-on instructional techniques.
- Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
Teaching Assistant
IUPUI Department Of English
Indianapolis, IN
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Participated in online lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Worked under direction of licensed teacher in and outside of classroom.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
- Optimized learning plans and quantified student progress through test administration.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives.
Teaching Assistant
Sun Yat Sen University / IUPUI Summer Program
Indianapolis, IN
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.
- Distributed learning materials such as worksheets, textbooks and supplemental activities.
- Worked under direction of licensed teacher in and outside of classroom.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.
- Monitored students on field trips, handling roll call and group movement to keep youths safe in public settings.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
Flight Training Coordinator
08.2016 - 03.2018
- Communicate with pilots and instructors to (re)schedule recurrent & new hire training via phone and e-mail.
- Track weekly flight simulator and instructor billing from Flight Safety unit for accounting.
- Cross-reference 30+ instructor schedules with CVG & STL sim availability and 2-3 monthly classes of 20-30 crew member’s training plans in Excel.
- Record and enter credit hours, vacation dates, and job assignments in Excel and Sabre applications per month.
Heavy Check Auditor
03.2015 - 08.2016
- Cross-check 2000+ documents 1-2x per week, organizing them based on type and relevance.
- Audit above mentioned documents, comparing written paperwork to its computer counterpart in RAMCO systems verbatim or based off of detailed instructions of individual cards.
- Cooperate in team of four plus three supervisors to fulfill auditing requirements within a 30-day deadline.
Education
Master of Arts - TESOL
IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN 08.2018 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business, Marketing and International Studies, Economics
IUPUI, Kelley School of Business
Indianapolis, IN 08.2010 - 05.2014
Skills
Classroom expertise
Online training experience
Employee coaching
Project implementation
Data analysis
Curriculum Planning
Job training
Reference material development
Materials Preparation
Data organization
Public speaking
Schedule Management
Accomplishments
- Achieved 340% staffing increase over 3 years by completing instructor training requirements with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop training tracking spreadsheets.
- Achieved staffing 1700 training events monthly through effectively pulling the proper number of qualified instructors to instruct.
- Collaborated with team of six in the process of verifying the completion of training events.
Certification
TESOL
Interests
Exercising
Writing
Language Learning
Listening to Music
Gaming (puzzles or consoles- always enjoy challenges)
Research
Timeline
TESOL
08-2020
EAP Classroom Intern
IUPUI English For Academic Purposes (EAP)
02.2020 - 04.2020
Teaching Assistant
IUPUI Department Of English
01.2020 - 04.2020
Research Assistant
Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, IUPUI
08.2019 - 05.2020
Teaching Assistant
Sun Yat Sen University / IUPUI Summer Program
07.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Arts - TESOL
IUPUI
08.2018 - 08.2020
Flight Training Specialist
Republic Airways Holdings
03.2018 - Current
Flight Training Coordinator
08.2016 - 03.2018
Heavy Check Auditor
03.2015 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business, Marketing and International Studies, Economics
IUPUI, Kelley School of Business
08.2010 - 05.2014