Rod Ford

About Rod Ford

There is something rewarding about helping others achieve their goals. I\'m passionate about helping organizations transform their culture and helping individuals gain confidence and develop their talents as they become leaders. My career began in higher education as a Dean of Students and later as a Department Chair. As an educator, I learned how to define degree programs, and work with corporate partners for student internships and input into curriculum. As a classroom instructor, I learned to facilitate growth and learning through strategic questioning and collaborative dialog. As I transitioned into consulting roles, I leveraged this type of dialog to guide teams toward clearer thinking, stronger alignment, and more effective solutions. As a consultant I learned to embrace ambiguity as an opportunity for learning and discovery, while adjusting course as new details emerged. Eventually, I learned to help others direct their own curiosity in times of ambiguity. As a higher education market leader and consultant, I helped colleges and universities develop new programs and upskill their faculty through professional development. I led a team that developed tools and templates with scaffolding to reduce the complexity of developing good online learning. Through this approach, colleges won awards for their courses and increased their bottom-line revenue. As I moved into a research-focused role, I learned to identify opportunities and architect long-term solutions and apply them across industries and roles. As a Principal Investigator and Director of Research Operations, I learned to lead teams of various levels of experience and a wide-range of expertise to define innovative solutions, experimentally evaluate those solutions, and work with government teams to implement those solutions. In my current role, I’m embedded in a client team working in a highly regulated industry. As we collaboratively address a wide-range of learning-related opportunities, I continue to use a developmental approach to lead teams to help our clients and employees advance their careers. I believe leadership is about serving others, listening well, and investing in people. In this way, teams come together to create innovative solutions to complex problems.

Experience

1. Principal Consultant - Learning and Organizational Development

   Tier1 Performance

   Jun 2021 — Present · Cincinnati, OH, US

   Serve as the senior leader on project teams, responsible for the client relationship, identification of the root problem, defining solutions to address the client need, and leading teams to develop and implement the solution• Mentor internal team members for career development and growth• Advised client team members on program strategy and vision• Established a culture of trust through 1-on-1 relationship building meetings, creating a growth oriented environment for the team• Emphasized employee engagement and recognition to inspire team to effectively collaborate • Leveraged a developmental approach to manage a team, collaboratively identifying and implementing growth opportunities • Simulation and game-based learning capability lead

Education

• Institute of Lutheran Theology

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2020 — 2027

• Church of God Theological Seminary

  Master of Divinity - MDiv

• Institute of Lutheran Theology

  Doctor of Ministry - DMin

  2017 — 2021

• University of Kentucky

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

Skills

• Staff Development
• Curriculum Development
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Analysis
• Higher Education
• Leadership Development
• Team Leadership
• Business Development
• Knowledge Management
• Instructional Design
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Pastoral Counseling
• Nonprofits
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Social Media
• E-Learning
• Practical Theology
• Training
• Organizational Development
• Retail
• Business Analysis
• Learning Technologies
• Coaching
• Public Speaking
• Collaboration
• Curriculum Design
• Non-Profits
• Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Instructor-Led Training
• Leadership
• Pastoral Care
• Management
• Team Building
• Change Management