KAS Concepts

KAS Concepts supports leaders to strategically align learning to drive organizational growth.

Whether building a learning strategy, lining out training processes or standing up training teams, KAS can guide you through the process. 

KAS also exists to support the trainer's themselves to design, develop and deliver training that doesn't suck through it's line of No Boring Training products & services.

Founder

igus Inc.

Created and built out first ever learning & development department and processes for North American operations supporting 500+ colleagues across all disciplines in the organization 

Key Accomplishments
* Aligned learning to business strategy to implement customized learning approaches tied to business outcomes
* Led team organizing end user training of new enterprise software roll out to 300 plus users to increase adoption rates and reduce learning curve of new system 
* Created and implemented job skills training program for sales teams that lead to reduce ramp time for new sales team members 
* Created and delivered leadership development training series with customized in-person workshops, micro-video channel and self-study content to increase retention across the org   
* Created and delivered professional development training series to support continued growth of team members in areas such as interviewing skills and bias 
* Pioneered introduction of micro-learning video content of high cadence targeted trainings that have been adopted by the worldwide organization to fuel self and classroom study options 
* Led introduction of customer service new hire training program to standardize processes & training across teams, reduce order entry errors and increase customer satisfaction 
* Led creation and launch of new onboarding program for office and production team members  

Responsibilities Leading L&D Team 
•	Design, development and deliver of new hire job skills training programs across all divisions 
•	Design & implement comprehensive ongoing training programs to support talent retention 
•	Design, implement, deliver topic specific training workshops to address emergent needs
•	Create, manage and deploy self-study options via e-learning and micro-video platforms 
•	Coordinate with overseas headquarters to synchronize training, share ideas and expand training capabilities

Learning and Development Manager

Rebuilt training program to produce comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training programs for outside & inside sales roles. 

Key Accomplishments: 
•	Designed division wide new hire job skills training program that reduced ramp time from 36 months to 12  
•	Implemented structured instructional design process to create learning material tied to business outcomes
•       Trained SME instructors on Adult Learning Styles which lead to increased training material retention rates based on in-program testing scores and manager post-training review 
•	Designed & delivered various targeted sales process training workshops which directly addressed skills gaps and produced sales growth increases 
•	Created video sales training programs that have been adopted by global organization 


DryTech Division Trainer: 
•	Instructional design of sales team training programs: new hire process, follow on training & targeted workshops
•	Delivering instructor lead training content & coordinating other instructors as required by curriculum during trainings
•	Coordination & organization of ILT training groups  
•	Designing, monitoring and tracking training effectiveness evaluations during & after training cycles
•	Coordinating with and advising executive and field management leaders to identify training gaps and implement strategic vision via training
•	Coordinating with product support staff to develop sale training materials for new product releases
•	Developing & delivering sales training audio programs  
•	Creating & delivering sales training video programs

DryTech Division Trainer 

10 years successfully producing sales growth and building sales teams.  

From Jan17 to Dec20 I held the dual role of Regional Sales Manager and Drytech Divisional Trainer. 


South Region (2011-2016)
* Sales in the region have grown from $3m to $9.6m over 5 years. 
* Onboarded 6 new sales people growing team from 3 to 9  
* 12 states 

South Central (2017-2020) 
*  Built new sales team in under-served and under-performing territories to produce growth of $1,151,787 
* Onboarded 5 new team members 
* 6 states 

Gulf States (2020) 
* Realign sales team with corporate divisional structure changes including evaluation & creation of new sales territories to drive sales growth 
* Guide sales team through organizational change process
* 5 states 
* Guide sales team through challenges of pandemic

Regional Sales Manager

Local sales representative tasked with growing sales of DryTech products (including plastic bushings, linear slides and spherical bearing products) in the Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana and Kentucky area. 

Daily responsibilities included regular sales visits with customers, exploring opportunities for sales growth and identifying key strategic accounts, regular sales presentations to new potential customers, prospecting, and making proposals. As needed would present technical training presentations to customers to strengthen their product knowledge and uncover new sales opportunities. 

I was also tasked to support the Regional Sales Manager, as needed, for special projects. 

Sales for this previously underdeveloped area were increased from less than $200,000 to $800,000 annually. 

Special projects included overhauling existing sales presentation package (PowerPoint). Awarded Employee of the year 2006 and Outstanding Achievement 2007.

Territory Sales Manager

Witt Galvanizing

Sales representative for 3 hot dip galvanizing plants, covering a 6 state area. 

Responsibilities included relationship building with steel fabricators and steel specifying groups to drive sales. For larger projects, quoting prices based off estimated processing rates was required. 

Large profile projects included Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio and the CTA-Blue Line overhaul project in Chicago.

Sr. Technical Sales Representative

Asked to give a training but don't know where to start? ⚙️ Want your training to work? ⚙️ New to training or want to break in? ⚙️ Leaders, do you want happier, more innovative, more aligned people in your orgs? ?

Leaders lay awake at night worrying about revenue, profit, productivity, net promoter score, developing leaders and talent retention. 

How they can carve out a competitive advantage and drive top line performance. 

Aligning learning strategies with big picture vision builds the foundations so the organization can thrive. 

But especially in small to medium sized firms, late stage startups or larger autonomous teams training is a hassle due to workload. So it gets pushed off. 

Sometimes leaders just don't know where to start. 

Or worse yet, the training you do offer is dull, boring and people just don't want it.  

Powerful in-house training, supporting the overarching company goals, is not out of your reach. 

I support leaders to

✅ Align learning strategies with overall vision
✅ Build their own internal training capabilities 

I also support trainers themselves, especially those newer to corporate training or experienced trainers that need a second opinion or outside perspective. 

Built on experience and how people actually learn. I combine training experience with 25 years of sales, sales management and HR success to see the whole picture. 

You want more results and less yawns? 

Let's chat.

Adam Spacht

Nestlé

✨️  HR team member under the learning & capability development function; cross-functionally collaborated to design and deliver training and to develop onboarding plans 
👷‍♀️  Project Manager for Safety and Quality Assurance compliance training
🔥  New Employee Onboarding facilitator; transformed onboarding procedures & assisted in training workshops
🍎  Learning Management Systems administrator & developed a new training course; collected and analyzed results
 🧨  Training development expert—assisted on creating onboarding plans
👀 Applied ADDIE and Kirkpatrick Models; designs survey questions;  strives for continuous improvement by seeking and collecting feedback and implementing changes

Training Specialist

United States Air Force

🔑 Training Advisor to the installation Chief Operating Officer; oversees training programs for 49 Training Managers & 26 sub-organizations for 5.5K employees 
💻 Directly oversees Formal Training Management & Base Training program management; uses learning management systems
 ✅️ Decreased customer questions by 50% by creating a frequently asked questions document 
💰 Saved organization $130K by vetting eligible applicants to attend formal training
🔥Leads training meetings and mentors, coaches, and trains 49 Training Managers
💡 Taught 9 innovative career development course preventative measures and contributed to the organization’s 96% pass rate increase to 99% in my last quarter and elevated idea to higher headquarters to implement a standard pre-testing plan for all career fields across the Air Force

Base Training Manager 

🌟 Collected, analyzed, and briefed status of training to four directors of 500 medical employees supporting 127K beneficiaries 
🦄 Records Manager for executive staff of the Medical facility; created file plan for 12 offices and organized over 5K records to include the Readiness office supporting deployment operations & trained other Unit Program Managers--praised by Base Records Manager during internal audit
🔥 Designed innovative training record management system and 23 master training plans; led team of 44 training monitors
💡 Developed a career development course coaching session for employees to understand how to learn and retain information
🍏 Designed a trainer course with concepts focused on quality and evaluation based on adult learning theory

Medical Group Training Manager 

🔥 Development leader--applied ISD knowledge; chaired 3 meetings with SMEs and developed an aircraft aerospace ground equipment familiarization plan of instruction 
💡 Streamlined an aircraft documentation course by revamping the curriculum 
✈️ Leader and supervisor of Aircraft (F-16 & F-35) Maintenance Training Managers; revitalized the maintenance status of training to show how training is related to operations.
🖊 Authored maintenance training policy operating instruction for 2.5K personnel to guide them in accomplishing day-to-day training activities.
🏆 Training Manager of the Year (388th Maintenance Group)
🎆 Organizational Booster Club President; planned two main organizational-wide events to boost morale--included a holiday party with an innovative theme at an aquarium and a buffet for employees' families for approximately 400 attendees

Maintenance Training Manager 

👷‍♀️ Warehouse Supervisor for global readiness packages valued at $36M
🔨 Built sustainment packages with 45 mission critical aircraft parts valued at $250K
💰 Government purchase cardholder for Aerospace Ground Equipment procuring parts for 2 years.
🛫 Sourced and tracked mission critical parts across command; ensured the timeliness and tracked packages across DHL, FedEx, etc.
🔥 10-K forklift operator
✅️ Hand-selected to lead the Commander Support Staff as an executive assistant and supervised warehouse personnel 
📦 Inventory expert--managed hazardous materials, wheels & tires, local manufacturer program, precious metals, shelf-life parts ensuring they did not expire
☆ Led small team in aircraft F-16 Phase support overseeing all parts ordering, conducting inventory, repair cycle program, etc.

Material Management - Supply Manager 

Hello!  
I love challenging projects and leading teams.  I enjoy learning new topics and then training and mentoring others. 

Human-centered and transformational leader who is focused on quality and safety through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.  Expert in L&D career field with experience authoring strategic plans and a skilled expert in various LMSs.

Attended AF Non-Commissioned Officer Academy for leadership development, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Distance Learning Course, Airman Leadership School, Professional Manager Certification and technical training school for Training Manager 

📚 MA in Organizational Management focused in HR-- Empathetic and kindness towards others always.  No problems go overlooked.  Employees are mentored, provided honest feedback, and feel empowered.

Education Specialist degree--ADDIE, SAM, Kirkpatrick model, Global Training Consultant, Balanced Scorecard, ROI

Pinpoints organizational problems and streamline processes:  Saved organization more than $130K in '22.

✨️ Authored 25 strategic training plans 

💰 Created 9 innovative customized training and HR plans to drive their ROI valued at $60K and conserved 280 hours as a Catchafire project volunteer.  

Customer and quality service focused:  at zero cost to the organization, I created tiered training for employee development of excellent customer service for Fernbank Natural History Museum valued at $6.7K.  The boost in customer service skills will add value for Fernbank for many years to come.  ROI 669,900.00%

I created a strategic business plan valued at $4.7K for Storm Center of Hope and Services.  

🔥 Created two employee feedback and evaluation systems and one new employee onboarding plan

💫 Training qualitative and quantitative data analyst

🔑 Training advisor to the installation’s highest-level leaders 

👁 Identifies gaps in training programs and in knowledge and creates innovative training solutions 

💡 Change Manager: implemented 3 new organizational-wide new learning management systems 

💎 Base Training Manager oversaw training programs for 49 Training Managers, 26 sub-organizations, 5.5K personnel, $13B in assets

📦 11 years of Material Management; government purchase cardholder procuring aerospace ground equipment parts, 10-K forklift certified, warehouse operations, inventory, and 3 years at Pacific Headquarters ordering & tracking mission essential parts

Customer service focused—skilled in a variety of restaurant positions (cashier, hostess, prep-cook, and server using point of sale systems) before joining the military

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