Bob Thalls

Experience

1. Director of Learning and Performance Solutions

   Fleet Services by Cox Automotive

   May 2021 — Present · Indianapolis, IN, US

   Articulates the learning vision for CAMFS in collaboration with senior leadership, key stakeholders, and subject matter experts to achieve performance goals and drive profitabilityGrows and maintains positive relationships with leaders and individual contributors to understand their development needs and implement customized learning solutions with defined outcomesDesigned, developed, facilitates, and manages a best-in-class Mobile Tech onboarding program that spans two weeks; Week 1 in person (ILT), Week 2 in the field (vILT) via Teams, the LMS, and partnerships Analyzes, designs, develops, and delivers consultative learning pathways (using ADDIE); including ILT, vILT, lunch n’ learns, coaching, mentorship, workshops, and blended learning solutionsUses SmartSheet, Lucidchart, and OneNote to catalog and assess program/project statusUses Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Vyond, Colossyan, O365, and the Adobe Creative Cloud to create interactive, engaging learning resources accessible via the LMS, SharePoint, and TeamsDelivers educational experiences that consistently exceeds stakeholder and participant expectationsIdentifies and applies continuous quality improvements to learning resources, delivery methods, and evaluation tools to support organizational, departmental, and learner goals Transformed the “training team” into consultative learning partners who are now proactively embedded within program and project teams; now included at the inception and throughout the product life cycleExpanded the charter of the learning team to include all divisions within CAMFS as well as a growing number of larger agencies not traditionally within our project scope Won an internal “Learn@Cox Community of Practice - Learning Resource Development Contest\" while competing against multiple learning teams within the Cox Automotive family

Education

• Purdue University

  Master’s Degree, Learning Design and Technology

  2015 — 2017

• Ball State University - Miller College of Business

  Bachelor of Science in Business, Marketing

  1988 — 1992