vicki brandenburg

Focused on instructional design, development, and learning strategies.

* Provided oversight for corporate-level training program development. Specialties included: Hiring, training, and supervising staff * performing staff evaluations * and working with various businesses to develop competency-based training programs for mature workers.

* Created learning and development solutions for corporate customers and various other non-profit sectors such as Department of Workforce Development, Department of Education, Various Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development, and Professional Associations. Consulted * project managed * instructionally designed prototypes * developed competency-based assessment/qualification packages * worked with vendors, vendor training contracts, and accreditation entities.

* Provided administrative oversight for processes involved with training program delivery, recruitment, retention, and assessment * writing of outcomes-based / competency-based curriculum * conducted training on systems management * performed job-task analyses and apprenticeship program development * developed curriculum for at-risk adults and youth * provided oversight for internship and mentoring collaborations, performance-based accreditation, and program compliance * performed job-related responsibilities involved with fundraising, grant-writing, public relations and program marketing.

Designed, developed, and delivered technical training programs to union & management personnel operating at various levels within 16 glass-manufacturing plants. Conducted Train-the-Trainer sessions and facilitated presentations to various business units within the company.

* Provided instructional support for 50+ technical education programs operating in 27 instructional sites annually enrolling over 59,000 traditional & non-traditional students * served as college-wide liaison with the Department of Veteran Affairs to ensure educational program compliance * standardized programmatic outlines for college-wide catalogue by working with over 2500 professional teaching staff during the transition from a quarter to semester system. Conducted research to ensure program compliance with current labor-market information * facilitated staff development and training sessions, wrote grants & training/program proposals * wrote and negotiated articulation & dual credit agreements, designed short-term training programs for small, medium, and large businesses * and taught and program advised postsecondary students and non-traditional adult learners.

* Provided project management and instructional design for projects across several verticals which included health-care, agriculture, education and training, sales, leadership development, employee development, etc. * conducted international focus groups (both in-person and via two-way video connections) and designed corporate-level, skill-based training programs for persons from entry-level positions to high potential pools * created blended learning solutions for both Leader-Led and eLearning courses * developed criterion-based qualification packages * worked with accreditation and licensure entities to help create a mechanism for improving employee performance by analyzing performance gaps and aligning required competencies with internal and external requirements.

* Your work creates an impact on your company and the world around you. GP Strategies is a global performance improvement company driven to solve your organization's business challenges, attain ultimate performance results and together make a greater impact. We equip and enable companies by: * Developing and delivering learning services, solutions and technologies to make your people and processes more effective and efficient. * Capturing your organization's tribal knowledge to support your continual competitive environment. * Appling our specialized knowledge and expertise within your organization, to promote risk management and company value. * Engineering solutions to help your company run with greater efficiency.