Josh Smith

About Josh Smith

I love to dig into customer problems and identify solutions that drive results. I can help reduce employee turnover, increase company profits, reduce costs and mitigate risk. I create and optimize training solutions that matter. To accomplish this, I focus on delivering key outcomes, building amazing places to work and talented teams, and creating training and development solutions that drive business results. I have enjoyed many leadership positions throughout my career. My experience has been in fast-paced environments in a variety of sectors including healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, insurance, sales, security, warehouse, telecommunications, customer service, call center, IT, and other general labor positions. I spent 12-years working in Human Resources. I understand the challenges workplaces face and the changing workforce landscape of today. Professional Skills:Project Management | Strategic Planning | Training and Development | Team Development and Collaboration | Market and Pricing Analysis | Strategic Planning | Product Development | Product Roadmap | Portfolio Strategy | Business Development | Process Improvement | Capital Campaigns | Business StrategiesDomain Knowledge:Business & Leadership | Digital Marketing | IT and Data Security | Computer Technology | Talent Acquisition | HR Policy | Trades | Transportation Training and Careers | Safety and Compliance High-energy, performance-driven with over 10 years of comprehensive experience in leadership, training and development, recruitment, employee relations, compensation, training, and safety compliance. Proven experience managing a mid-size team of employees while overseeing operations, financials and employee management. Possesses broad knowledge of HR in a variety of sectors and fast-paced environmentsI am passionate, driven, and bring a commitment to succeed. I enjoy meeting new people and hearing new perspectives. Reach out if you want to talk to me about your training needs, process improvement, travel (I\'ve visited over 50 National Parks) or cars.

Experience

1. Learning Business Partner

   Kansas City National Security Campus

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Talent Development professional - the future is what we make it!Focuses on strategic partnership with the business leader/s for team development aligned to the strategic business priorities. Provide consulting on effective learning strategies, as appropriate (e.g, coaching other trainers, Train-the Trainer, Instructional Designers)Collaborate with the senior management team to create and implement talent development processes, identify future talent and provide ongoing support for individual growthPlan, develop, deliver, and evaluate all training initiatives to develop 6700+ team members at the siteServe as a thought leader by staying up to date on the latest research and current trends that promote healthy organizations and effective leaders and teams to detect and understand capability opportunities across various systems of the organization using the lens of learning and developmentBe the face of the function to the business and one point of contact for all Talent related Interventions to drive business outcomes

Education

• Johnson County Community College

  Associates, Business Administration

• University of Missouri-Kansas City

  Bachelors, Business Administration

  2001 — 2004

• Baker University

  Masters, Business Administration

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Building Strong Teams
• Operations Management
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• High Energy
• Customer Service
• Mentoring
• Clinical Supervision
• Policy/Procedure Development
• Talent Management
• Employee Benefits
• High Performance Teams
• Policy
• Managerial Finance
• Job Analysis
• Project Management
• Hiring
• Deferred Compensation
• Facilities Management
• Financial Management
• Coaching
• Software Documentation
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development
• Project Mangement
• Change Management
• Supervisory Experience
• Streamlining
• Employee Relations
• Team Leadership
• Goal Oriented
• Talent Pipelining
• Risk Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Training
• People Management
• Leadership
• Talent Scouting
• Process Improvement