Richard Mark McKenna

r.mark.mckenna@gmail.com (801) 497-6321 439 North 200 West Hyde Park, UT 84318

EDUCATION MS Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences 4.0 GPA BA Speech Communication; minor in Economics Valedictorian for Fall 2007 College of HASS (class of 2,000+) 3.98 GPA (Summa Cum Laude) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Leadership and People Management 4 years experience practicing active listening, feedback, and coaching skills to over 200 individuals in a high-stakes training program designed to foster self-reliant work behaviors Headed a committee that developed and implemented a strategic HR initiative that significantly improved the participation of 120 employees in their development plans in 2 months Collaboratively developed training for over 150 peers spanning 44 training programs Recognized by my direct manager and his superior as a top performer in 2011 & 2012 Developed customized learning solutions for over 200 employees who had barriers to successful long-term employment Successfully placed over 50% more than the expected number of individuals in jobs for 4 straight years through accurate needs analysis and effective use of development plans Implemented performance systems strategies that helped our team increase 2012 sales over 25% from previous years results in all categories Experience developing training and development products to fulfill organizational needs using sound instructional design principles and adult learning theory Adobe Creative Suite 6 Microsoft Office Suite Final Cut Pro and iMovie Fluent in Spanish June 2008 present May 2007 June 2008 Oct. 2005 - May 2007 December 2012 Utah State University December 2007 Utah State University

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Job Coach Trainer, Deseret Industries Electrician, Cook Electric Editor, Creative Communication VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Associate Director, Little Bloomsbury Volunteer Missionary (Chicago, IL) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dec. 2010 Jan. 2012 Oct. 2002 Oct. 2004