Education
University of Phoenix
May, 2017 BS. Cognitive / Behavioral Psychology
(With a focus on Adult Education & Learning)
University of Phoenix
April 2015 Assoc. Business Administration
Rock Hurst University
January 2004 Diploma of Further Education in Coaching, Mentoring, and Team Building
Penn Foster
January 1998 Assoc. Computer Science
Skills
- MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
- Public Speaking / conducting training in front of large and small groups or 1 on 1
- 5+ Years Train the Trainer / (Instructor) (3T)
- 5+ Years Adult Education & Learning
- 5 + Years Curriculum development (ADDIE)
- 5 + Years Training Trainers / Instructors
- 6 + Yrs. Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) & Classroom and Driving Instructor
- 10 + Yrs. Driver Trainer
- 10 + Yrs. Coaching, Mentoring, Team Building
- 20 + Yrs. Adult education and training specialist
- 27 + Yrs. Truck Driver
Experience:
ROCK DEER Training & Development LLC
Owner / Lead Instructor 2019 – 2023
- Teach trainers the fundamentals of adult education and learning
- Teach trainers effective communication skills in order to better reach their learners
- Teach skills that will aid the trainer in adapting leaning material and topic presentation to better reach the learner
- Aid transportation organizations develop effective on-boarding practices that promote driver retention
Sage Truck Driving School | Caldwell, ID.
Senior Commercial Truck Driving Instructor 04/18 - Current
- Teach students driving skills needed for the safe operation of commercial vehicles.
- Classroom instructor: Teaching the proper use of log books, hours of service, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) law.
- Supervise and monitor students' use of tools and equipment.
- Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Determine training needs of students.
- Administer oral, written, and performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- Prepare reports and maintain records such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
- Develop curricula, plan course content, and methods of instruction.
- Develop teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, and study materials.
- Present lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, slides, and other forms of multimedia.
- Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.
South West Idaho Treatment Center (Idaho Health and Welfare)
Psychiatric Technician 6/17 – 2/18
- Interact with clients one-on-one or in a group setting to encourage appropriate behavior
- Provide input into developing and changing offender treatment plans
- Observe clients behaviors, personal hygiene activities, interaction with others, and response to treatment and inform clinician of any significant changes.
- Record behaviors and treatment progress using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Implement treatment strategies as part of a treatment team
- Integrate daily living tasks with treatment goals
- Encourage and motivate clients, foster increased self-esteem through teaching and role modeling
- Facilitate problem solving
- CPI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) Certified
Cascade Student Transportation | Meridian, Id.
Dispatcher / Special Trips Coordinator 10/16 – 6/17
- Receiving emergency and non-emergency calls and record significant information.
- Addressing problems and requests by transmitting information or providing solutions via telephone, 2 way radio, email, test message, and or face to face.
- Prioritize calls according to urgency and importance.
- Use radio, phone or computer to send drivers, vehicles or other field units to appropriate locations.
- Monitor the route and status of field units to coordinate and prioritize their schedule.
- Provide field units with information about orders, traffic, obstacles, weather, and requirements.
- Enter data in computer system and maintain logs and records of calls, activities and other information.
- Arrange for necessary service and repairs in order to restore service and schedules.
- Confer with customers or supervising personnel in order to address questions, problems, and requests for service.
- Work closely with the school district, school administrators, and teachers in order to coordinate transportation needs for special events such as field trips, and other extracurricular activities.
- Conduct billing for special trips.
Arlo G. Lott Trucking | Jerome, ID.
Load Coordinator / Driver Trainer 9/15 – 10/16
- Coordinate with customers and dispatch the pre-loading and unloading of products and materials.
- Act as a direct contact for customers. Both shippers and receivers.
- Maintain current inventory of all available vehicular assets in Boise / Caldwell yards.
- Act as a recruiter to acquire highly motivated, team oriented professionals for the AGL organization.
- Act as a trainer, coach, and mentor for current and newly hired employees.
- Promote, maintain, and express a positive public image of the AGL brand.
Simplot Transportation | Caldwell, ID.
Driver / Driver Trainer 01/05 – 09/15
- Transport raw materials (Potatoes) from storage, and or the field, to Simplot production facilities in a timely, safe, and efficient manner.
- Accurately maintain daily drivers log, complete and document daily pre and post trip equipment inspections.
- Observed and evaluated new employees work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Conducted on-the-job training to teach and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures, or methods of designated subjects.
Sage Truck driving school | Caldwell, ID.
Commercial Truck Driving Instructor 01/04- 01/05
- Teach students driving skills needed for the safe operation of commercial vehicles.
- Classroom instructor: I taught the proper use of log books, hours of service, and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) law.
- Supervise and monitor students use of tools and equipment.
- Observe and evaluate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Determine training needs of students.
- Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- Prepare reports and maintain records such as student grades, attendance rolls, and training activity details.
- Developed curricula, plan course content, and methods of instruction.
- Developed teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, and study materials.
- Presented lectures and conduct discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotapes, slides, and other forms of multimedia.
- Provide individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction.