ROBERT JOBSEEKER
24-6 Woods Brooke Circle • Ossining, NY 10562 • (555) 555-5555 • jobseeker@aol.com
SUMMARY:
Senior Executive with more than 18 years of experience in the areas of Human Resource Development,
Professional Development, Corporate Training, and Project Management. Proven ability to create, implement,
and direct training and professional development programs at the national level. Extensive familiarity with
change management, program development, risk management, and consulting. Comprehensive expertise in
business and management issues, covering a wide range of industries in the profit and non-profit sectors.
Talented planner and coordinator. Outstanding presentation and communication skills. Published author and
frequent conference speaker.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Xansa, Iselin, NJ
1998 – Present
Principal Consultant / Head of Training
Developed, established, and manage U.S. internal and client training operations for this major UK-based IT
management consulting firm, as well as performing consulting services.
 Designed courses, hired and supervise trainers, developed and improved programs to meet constantly
changing needs and priorities of company and clients.
 Conducted project management training, usually multiple classes delivered to over 2,000 professionals, for
clients such as Phillip Morris, IBM, General Electric, Credit Suisse/First Boston, and other major
corporations, for classes as large as 100 persons. Cited by clients as having contributed significantly to
successful enhancement and application of project management skills.
 Prepared and delivered internal professional development program that dramatically improved team and
management productivity. Program incorporated Harvard Business School case studies, Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator, Group Styles Inventory, and Feedback skills. Value of program frequently acknowledged
by participants introducing same skills to clients.
 Carried out project management, change management, risk management, and quality systems training and
consulting, including company-wide implementations of project management methodologies.
 Provided recommendations on performance assessment process, team-building, organizational planning,
coaching/mentoring, and employee involvement.
 Delivered Knowledge Transfer approach for $100 million SAP implementation.
 Acted as liaison between business, technology, and human resources areas to support business change
initiatives. Facilitated over 50 group process and problem-solving workshops.
 Led North American implementation of Business Change Delivery Methodology for 200 consulting and
sales professionals, serving additionally as subject matter expert, educator, coach, and quality auditor.
Impact Strategies, Cortlandt Manor, NY
1989 – 1998
Owner / Senior Consultant
 Formed and managed consulting company that provided services in strategic planning, change
management, program / project management training, coaching, technology systems implementation and
support, Y2K project management, quality assurance, software consulting, and other areas.
 Clients included Citibank, Chase Manhattan, Bankers Trust Co., IBM, Unilever, Deloitte and Touche,
Realty Venture Capital Partners, Volunteer Consulting Group, Bailey House, World Hunger Year.
 Designed and conducted Project Management courses for business and IT professionals.
 Developed and assisted with strategic planning, program management, organization development, and
project management for numerous 200-plus employee companies.
 Coordinated interdepartmental teams and served as liaison between business, IT, and human resource
groups. Led and facilitated more than 100 educational workshops.
 Authored articles on Training, Project Management and Information Technology for various publications,
and delivered presentations at industry workshops and conferences.
Robert Jobseeker
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J.P.Morgan, New York, NY
1984 – 1989
Assistant Vice President
 Directed training programs that focused on Project Management and mainframe/PC software skills.
Supervised team of trainers, led courses for over 300 business and IT professionals.
 Designed and conducted five-course curriculum in Project Management, including preparing all training
materials, developing program strategies, and updating curricula. Delivered to over 200 IT professionals.
 Formulated small systems development methodology that targeted PC users, building on personally
developed mainframe Systems Development Methodology. Methodology adopted by internal network of
more than 150 PC developers.
EDUCATION:
New York University Stern School of Business, New York, NY
MBA in Management / Organization Development
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
BA in Philosophy
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Qualified Administrator
PRINCE2 Accredited Practitioner and Trainer (UK Project Management Methodology)
Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB) in IT Project Management (British Computer Society)
Group Styles Inventory, Organizational Culture Inventory, Lifestyle Inventory (Human Synergistics
International)
AEM Cube (strategic management tool) (Human Insight)
PRESENTATIONS:
“Project Management Success Factors,” Drug Information Association National Meeting (1991 – 2001).
“The Heart and Soul of Project Management,” Drug Information Association National Meeting (2002, 2003).
“Product Descriptions: The Heart of Quality Control (and Change Management),” 1999 Project Management
Institute Conference.
“Training Development Methodologies,” Columbia University (1988 – 1991).
“Technology in the Workplace,” International Association of Auditorium Managers (1990).
PUBLICATIONS:
“Project Management: Managing Scarce Resources Better,” The Journal for Nonprofit Management, 1997.
“Project Planning for End-User Computing Developers,” End User Computing Management, Auerbach
Publishers, 1992. (2 article set)
“Making PC Training Pay Off,” End User Computing Management, Auerbach Publishers, 1990. (3 article set)
“Establishing a Development Methodology for Small Systems,” End User Computing Management, Auerbach
Publishers, 1988.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows 98-XP, MS Office, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, Lotus Notes, Internet
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Drug Information Association
Project Management Institute (PMI)
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
Keywords: Training and Development Director, Project Management Trainer, Senior Trainer, Change Management
Trainer, Training Manager, HR Training Director, Senior Manager, Corporate Trainer Director, Head of Training