Professional Summary
Federally authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer and credentialed instructional designer with 20+ years of experience across automotive manufacturing, skilled trades education, safety training, and technical instruction. Track record of building curriculum that delivers measurable outcomes — including identifying a $1M+ per-cycle productivity cost at Toyota that nobody was measuring — and building the system to fix it. Expert in CAD instruction (SolidWorks, CATIA, AutoCAD, Chief Architect), ADDIE methodology, and the full eLearning production pipeline. Equally at home designing a SCORM module and standing in front of a room of electrical journeymen. I find the gap. I build the bridge. I get people across.
OSHA GI 29 CFR 1910
OSHA Construction 29 CFR 1926
M.Ed. — 4.0 GPA
LSSGB
Columbia University
Khalifa University HSE
ISO 45001
Who's Who 2024
9 Published Books
ADDIE / SAM
AI Proficient
Professional Experience
Director of Training & Safety Operations
May 2025 – Present
FAST Safety Solutions · fastsafetysolutions.com · Veteran-Owned
- Founded and built a federally authorized safety training company from the ground up — all programs, forms, platform, and web presence developed independently
- Developed 23 General Industry written programs (29 CFR 1910), 15 GI forms, 25 Construction programs (29 CFR 1926), and 17 Construction forms
- Built offline-capable HTML training platform and full public-facing website with three-tier pricing structure
- Authorized to deliver OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour courses in both General Industry and Construction
Instructional Designer & Published Author
Jan 2025 – Present
eLearnGeek · elearngeek.com · Independent
- Published 9 books in the last year across non-fiction, instructional, and specialty publishing categories — including coloring books, guides, and children's books
- Wrote and developed 40+ book manuscripts in a single year using a structured AI-assisted writing methodology built from scratch
- Self-published across Amazon KDP and IngramSpark — managing cover design, interior formatting, metadata, pricing, and distribution independently
- Developed and sells a 1-on-1 Book Starter Session ($100) — guiding first-time authors from idea to published outline and opening chapter in a single hour
- Created a complete 22-page bonus resource package for session clients covering KDP setup, AI writing prompts, cover design, and self-publishing costs
Freelance Technical Instructor
Jan 2025 – Present
Mid Michigan College · Continuing Education · Contract Pool
- Contract technical instructor delivering specialized CAD and blueprint reading courses to working professionals and tradespeople
- Subjects delivered: Architectural Blueprint Reading, Chief Architect, SolidWorks, AutoCAD
- Secured upcoming custom Blueprint Reading engagement for a major regional electrical contractor — 12–15 apprentices and journeymen, 2 days/16 hours, custom curriculum built from a 123-sheet commercial drawing set
- Day rate: $1,500/day · Travel billed at actual cost
Senior Training Manager
Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
ONE10 Marketing · Subaru of America Account
- Senior Training Manager responsible for Subaru dealer and technician training programs across North America
- Managed training design, content development, and program delivery for one of ONE10's major automotive accounts
- Oversaw eLearning production, ILT delivery coordination, and training operations at national scale
Online Instructor — Skilled Trades
Apr 2022 – Apr 2024
Penn Foster College · Global Distance Learning · B2B
- Delivered online instruction to a global student base of skilled trades professionals across multiple disciplines
- Updated Ford Motor Company's journeyman and apprentice training curriculum — modernized content that dated to 1933, including safety standards, PPE requirements, and technical illustrations
- Having previously designed Ford light truck exhaust systems, brought direct industry credibility to the content update
Instructional Designer & eLearning Developer
Feb 2014 – Mar 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America
- Converted full instructor-led training library to self-paced eLearning using a Camtasia + Adobe Captivate production pipeline
- Architected forced-progression module system with real-time knowledge checks and post-completion open-access library
- Developed a manual reverse-clip technique in Camtasia that TechSmith stated was impossible — documented and shared with TechSmith; technique later incorporated into the software as a built-in feature
- Identified over $1,000,000 in per-cycle lost productivity from large-scale classroom training with no outcome measurement — rebuilt the system with forced-progression eLearning, real-time knowledge checks, and a permanent performance support library
Engineer Trainer
Apr 2011 – Jun 2012
Subaru Indiana Automotive · Manufacturing Environment
- Technical training delivery in a live automotive manufacturing plant environment
- High-stakes instruction where accuracy and real-world application are non-negotiable
CAD & Engineering Technology Instructor
Aug 2003 – Apr 2011
Calhoun ISD · Secondary Career & Technical Education
- Built and managed a high school CAD and engineering technology program from the ground up
- Negotiated articulation agreements with colleges across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio — students graduated with up to 17 transferable college credits, no testing, no tuition
- Developed project-based curriculum including a Rubik's Cube unit spanning parts identification, digital caliper measurement, SolidWorks modeling with draft angles and tolerances, BOM creation, technical animation, and timed competition
- Curriculum included 3D printing and .STL file workflow integrated with SolidWorks
- Certified coaches trainer (Chicago Fire) and referee trainer; AYSO coach for 3 simultaneous teams; adult league forward and goalkeeper — undefeated as keeper
Education
Master of Education — Career & Technical Education
Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2005–2009
4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Science — Management & Organizational Development
Spring Arbor University · Spring Arbor, MI · Aug 1996 – Feb 1998
Technical Degree — Computer Aided Design
American Trades Institute · Aug 1987 – Aug 1988
Certifications & Authorizations
OSHA
- Federally Authorized Outreach Trainer — GI (29 CFR 1910)
- Federally Authorized Outreach Trainer — Construction (29 CFR 1926)
- OSHA 10-Hour & 30-Hour Delivery
Professional
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB)
- 8D Problem Solving
- Kepner-Tregoe Decision Analysis
- Toyota Production System Management (TPM)
- Coaches Trainer — Certified by Chicago Fire
- Referee Trainer — AYSO
- People to People Sports Ambassadors Coach
Safety & HSE
- HSE Engineering Specialization — Khalifa University
- ISO 45001 OH&S Management System — Packt/Coursera
Marquis Who's Who
Honored Listee — 2024
Listed twice — 2004 in Education and 2024 in Training & Development. Est. 1898 · Over 125 Years.
Skills & Tools
CAD & Engineering
- SolidWorks
- CATIA
- AutoCAD
- Chief Architect
- 3D Printing / .STL Workflow
- Blueprint Reading
- Digital Calipers & Engineering Scales
eLearning Authoring
- Adobe Captivate
- Articulate Storyline
- Rise 360
- TechSmith Camtasia (incl. SCORM)
- PowerPoint (storyboarding)
Media & Design
- Canva (incl. AI features)
- Adobe After Effects
- Audacity
- GIMP
- Adobe Digital Editions
- Adobe Flash (legacy)
AI & Emerging
- Claude (Anthropic)
- ChatGPT (agents + document analysis)
- Ideogram
- MidJourney
LMS & Assessment
- Blackboard
- Moodle
- Canvas
- Kahoot
- Microsoft Forms
- SurveyMonkey
- Classroom Performance Systems
Project & Data
- Microsoft Project
- Excel (advanced dashboards)
- Microsoft 365
- ADDIE / SAM Methodology