Rosemary Vella
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Dynamic Training and Development Leader with extensive experience at Schaeffler Group, adept at managing multi-million dollar training budgets and implementing qualification systems. Proven expertise in Lean Manufacturing and Learning Management Systems, driving employee upskilling and performance management. Recognized for fostering collaboration and achieving significant training outcomes across diverse teams.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Apprenticeship and Technical Training Manager – Americas
Schaeffler Group, USA
Fort Mill, SC
06.2019 - Current
- Manager 10 Direct reports and over 300 apprentices
- Responsible for building, developing, and maintaining a regional qualification system that tracks machines and skills for all upskilling all employees.
- Technical training needs for the region
- Work with 12 plant locations and plant managers to determine training needs and budget.
- Manage a $10 million training budget for the region.
Training Manager and Lean Specialist
Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company
Fayetteville, NC
- Responsible for managing training system for a plant with 3,000 employees
- Implementing Lean manufacturing principles and standardized work.
- New Union contract implementation.
- Manage 12 coordinators and labor trainers, with over 100 on-the-job trainers.
- Training in safety, quality, Lean Manufacturing, and certification for all employees (hourly and salaried).
Learning and Development-LMS Manager
Coty LLC
Sanford, NC
- Work with Vice President and Senior Director of Learning and development system for developing and tracking training in the LMS for over 20,000 employees.
- Responsible for training over 80 Corporate LMS Administrators worldwide.
- Lead all performance management and succession planning activities.
- Lead donation events, Relay for Life, United Way, Boys and Girls Club, holiday food drive, and local women's shelter and Chamber of Commerce representitive to grow community involvement.
Training Specialist
4CI CONSULTING
Stratford, CT
- Company Overview: Instructional and Performance Technologist
- Responsible for implementing a system for designing and developing Technical training.
- Sikorsky has grown 200% and is need of a formalized process for determining what training is needed, developing an internal team to develop, track and improve training to affect plant floor measureables.
- Instructional and Performance Technologist
Training Specialist
Chrysler
Troy, MI
- Responsible for Roadmap, Skill and Course Developments.
- Presented Skills System to Senior Vice Presidents, manage training curriculum for Engineering department.
- Presented and maintain system for 500 engineers and moving into Assembly and Powertrain.
- Develop training programs for Stand-up, Web and remote training sessions.
Training and Development Leader, Lean Manufacturing Trainer
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
- Implementation and trained the Ford Production System (FPS) detailed training, designed developed and co-trained FPS TTT for hourly training.
- Develop training plans for all plant training with budget forecast.
- Work with teams to implement Visual controls and Error Proofing Training with Single Point Lessons.
- Designed Web based Shopfloor Requisitioning program.
- Training the Stability Workshop to Ford Plants worldwide.
- Conducted Ford Production.
- Developed Single Point Lessons at workshop.
- Supporting the roll-out and implementation of plant initiatives, coordinate plant implementation of training management systems including training and development planning, computerized registration and tracking, developed orientation program (2 week) for new salaried employees and performed as plant organizational development consultant.
- Facilitating the Training Steering Committee, organizing the training.
Education
Master of Education degree - Technology
WAYNE STATE
Bachelor of General Studies - Instructional, General Studies
UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN
Dearborn, MISkills
- Training and Development
- Learning Management Systems (LMS) including eLearning (Articulate)
- Qualification System and Upskilling
- Technical Learning Center
- Lean Manufacturing
- Performance Management
Certification
- Insight Discovery
- DDI Facilitations Skills
- Situational Leadership
- Greenbelt Six Sigma
Timeline
Apprenticeship and Technical Training Manager – Americas
Schaeffler Group, USA
06.2019 - Current
Training Specialist
4CI CONSULTING
Training Specialist
Chrysler
Training and Development Leader, Lean Manufacturing Trainer
Ford Motor Company
Training Manager and Lean Specialist
Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company
Learning and Development-LMS Manager
Coty LLC
Master of Education degree - Technology
WAYNE STATE
Bachelor of General Studies - Instructional, General Studies
UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN
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