I’m a training and development leader with 10+ years of experience building learning programs that improve readiness, confidence, and performance. My work spans onboarding, instructor-led and virtual training, eLearning, sales enablement, and learning technology for employee and partner audiences.
Valvoline Global | Lexington, KY | Jan 2018 - Present
Lead training and development programs that support employee readiness, onboarding, role-based learning, system adoption, and ongoing development across internal teams, new hires, managers, customer service, marketing, field employees, sales teams, and distributor partners.
Manage a broad portfolio of training initiatives, including new hire onboarding, learning platform strategy, eLearning development, instructor-led training, Sales DiSC, Management DiSC, capability assessments, webinar-based learning, and system training.
Designed and launched a centralized Learning Experience Platform delivering assigned and on-demand learning resources, sustaining 68% organic engagement across North American sales teams.
Own strategy and execution of onboarding programs, learning journeys, and performance support resources that accelerate time-to-productivity.
Implemented Sales DiSC methodology across nearly the entire North American sales organization, creating a common customer engagement framework.
Built a curriculum of 100+ job-specific eLearning courses using Articulate 360, applying xAPI, SCORM, and AICC standards to support tracking, compatibility, and reporting across learning systems.
Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Commercial Operations leaders to align enablement priorities with business objectives and organizational needs.
ExecuTrain of KY | Lexington, KY | July 2015 - Dec 2017
Served as LMS administrator and corporate trainer for a professional development and training organization supporting external business clients across multiple industries.
Facilitated soft skills and professional development training for corporate clients, including organizations such as Alltech, Toyota, and other regional employers.
Built foundational expertise in facilitation, adult learning, learning technology, curriculum support, and client-centered training delivery.
Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance | Lexington, KY | Feb 2008 - June 2015
Partnered closely with Human Resources and Employee Relations to develop employee communications, internal messaging, and organizational materials supporting business objectives, employee engagement, and workplace initiatives.
Coordinated large-scale corporate events and employee engagement initiatives, managing planning details, communications, logistics, stakeholder coordination, and participant experience.
Articulate 360, LMS platforms, Learning Experience Platforms, Chronus, Everything DiSC, SCORM, xAPI, AICC
Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365
Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, video editing tools, presentation design tools, internal communication platforms
ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, and other AI-assisted tools for learning design, content development, communication drafting, visual ideation, facilitation planning, and productivity support
Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner
Mental Health First Aid Certified
SOAR for Managers Cohort Program
Indiana Wesleyan University | 2011
University of Kentucky | 2007