Barbara Vaden582 Tenbee Lane, Virginia Beach, VA. 23451 (757) 515-0907

Email: bvaden21@gmail.com

Executive SummaryExtensive experience in learning and development, training needs analysis, project management, research and development in safety & environmental, healthcare and ethics & compliance and custom training courses. Passionate about quality control and customer service. Outstanding, communication, organizational, interpersonal presentation, and motivational skills. Attention to detail and precision with a solid work ethic. Ability to translate complex ideas into technical facts.

Core CompetenciesQuality Assurance - Project Management - Strategic Planning - Budget PlanningCost Control - Proposal Development - Staff Development & LeadershipClient and Employee Relations - Research and Development - Technical Skills

Professional ExperienceCoastal Training/DuPont Sustainable Solutions 2008- 2016

Project Manager • Plan and execute research and development for safety & environmental, healthcare and ethics

& compliance and custom training products.• Manage projects from inception to distribution. • Design and develop training courses in LMS, C3 learning systems and eLearning.• Define leaning objectives and course overview for safety & environmental, healthcare and

ethics & compliance and custom training courses.• Prepare and coordinate contracts and manage projects with writers, producers, graphic

designers, instructional designers, print media and subject matter experts. • Technical writer of scripts, handbooks, and leader guides for safety & environmental,

healthcare and ethics & compliance and custom training courses.• Product stewardship review and quality control of content for all products prior to

publication or worldwide distribution.• Build and maintain relationships with OSHA, NSC, ASSE, AIHA, USDOE, USDOT, ANSI,

NIOSH, EPA, APIC, CDC, Joint Commission and other subject matter experts as well as various industrial experts, independent contractors and DuPont sales teams to insure quality products.

• Team member for Ergonomics, Safe Driving and CRIM (Corporate Records Information Management) teams.

• Develop, implement and supervise print production schedules, monitor and assist staff with work progress for all DuPont print products.

• Standardize and manage print product development process.• Maintain communication for status of products with content graphic designers, Product

Managers, Project Managers, proofreaders and product stewardship.• Re-prioritize work of design team as business needs change. • Established system for maintaining print production file archives and facilitate file

distribution as needed. • Ensure all projects are produced on schedule and meet budget and product stewardship

standards. • Participation and leadership of relationships and business reviews with Product Managers,

regional leaders, and print vendors and resolve issues as needed.

Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, Norcross, GA Project Manager 2006-2008• Increased revenues and portfolio base through rigorous marketing and sales campaign.• Assisted in raising over $1 billion for community improvement projects.• Trained clients and end users in the learning management system for use of interactive

website and community improvement projects. • Educated clients and end users on the organizations mission statement. • Researched environmental issues and code violations. • Environmental/media relations spoke person and representative.

Howdens/MFI America, Atlanta, GA Training and Development Director 2002-2006• Designed and developed training programs, curriculum, and materials, for employee

development initiatives for the USA start-up building materials supply company based in London, England.

• Managed training department budget and cost control. • Facilitated classroom and field based training throughout the southeast United States and

Great Britain. • Wrote training manuals, tests, handbooks, and leader guides. • Technical support for user rights and permission, disabling and enabling accounts, file and

folder permissions and configuring security templates as needed on-site or use of VPN.• Assisted in troubleshooting user issues relating to Operating System issues, Network

Connectivity, TCP/IP configuration, upgrades, MS Office products and Internet connectivity. • Assisted on on-site visits, hardware troubleshooting and local system upgrades.• Troubleshoot hardware peripherals like printers, routers, fax, modems, etc.• Conducted needs analysis, performance evaluations and implemented new hire training

programs, ongoing follow-up training and support.• Conducted training for Microsoft and UNIX based computer programs, Web-based

eLearning, New Hire programs, Teambuilding, Management training, CAD/AUTOCAD design programs, Planit Millennium and 20/20 kitchen/bath design programs, Health & Safety programs, Warehouse safety programs, Product knowledge, Supply Chain logistics, OSHA and other government compliance programs, Sales teams and managers, EPOS (Electronic point of sale), SAP, Business Development, Ethics and Compliance and Employment Law.

WeatherPlus, Atlanta, GA. Project Manager/Executive Producer/Meteorologist 1998-2001• Managed day-to-day operations for a start-up 24x7 cable television weather and traffic

production network. • Trained producers and managed production schedules for on air broadcast.• Wrote training curriculum and policies and procedures documentation for network operations

and broadcast production.• Liaison between European partners, weather watchers and VP of International Operations. • Developed and implemented detailed program rundowns and schedules for global video, voice

and data transmission. • Organized teams for international focus group studies and interactive television.• Created and reviewed graphics, scripts and storyboards for television production.• Created weather forecasts and interactive weather related stories for international broadcast.

Wolcott, Rivers, Wheary, Basnight and Kelly, PC, Virginia Beach, VA. Paralegal 1993-1998• Conducted real estate closings; prepared and reviewed legal documents for residential,

commercial, construction and land acquisition real estate transactions.• Researched land title transfers and liens for real estate transactions. • Trained real estate Paralegals.• Maintained real estate library, Lexis-Nexis.

Mutual Federal Savings and Loan, Virginia Beach, VA. Mortgage Supervisor 1983-1993• Managed day to day operations of loan closing department, staff and budget.• Hired and trained mortgage loan closing personnel.• Prepared and reviewed all legal documents for land acquisition, construction, residential and

commercial real estate transactions.• Wrote computer software programs for mortgage closing process.• Authored loan closing training manual and polices & procedures manual.• Quality control for mortgage loan closing documents for compliance.

Professional Affiliations & ActivitiesAmerican Society for Training and Development Professional memberAmerican Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) memberNational Safety Council (NSC) memberAnimal Rescue Groups Care & Adoption Volunteer

EducationB.S. Business Management- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. A.S. Geosciences/Meteorology - Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.

CertificationsParalegal Certificate: Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA. Training Manager/Director, Master Trainer, Technical Trainer, Instructional Designer/Developer: Langevin Learning Services, Atlanta, GA. First Responder/First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross