Sonya Overstreet

About Sonya Overstreet

I help individuals, teams, and organizations achieve greater business results by solving issues, removing performance barriers, and focusing on continuous improvement. My philosophy is that \"learning and development is not just training; it is performance improvements.\" As a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), I know that solving organizational issues requires a holistic approach. You need to identify the need or opportunity and root cause through analysis, then design and implement feasible solutions, and finally measure the impact of those solutions based on business goals.Specialties: Performance Improvement, Instructional Design, Adult Learning Theory, Performance Analysis, Intervention Development, Change Management, and Metrics-Based Evaluation

Experience

1. Director of Learning and Development

   Leadec

   Jun 2023 — Present · OH, US

   Lead the design, planning, and execution of corporate learning programs for nearly salary and hourly employees across North America. Offer strategic L&D support for Mexico and Brazil. Through detailed analysis, identify performance and development opportunities and suggest appropriate training and non-training solutions.I collaborate with my international learning and HR colleagues to align on global development programs that address identified business needs. I lead and work with a team to develop comprehensive learning and development initiatives that support the organization.I lead a team of professionals to build a robust learning and development department to support the organization through:• Ensuring all training programs are based on proven instructional design principles.• Approving new training techniques and recommending improvements to existing programs.• Developing communication and marketing strategies for all learning initiatives.• Monitoring all business-critical learning KPIs.• Managing relationships with vendors to promote employee engagement and participation in external training programs.• Providing consultative or advisory services to various business units regarding internal and external content that will enhance teams and individual team members.

Education

• Louisville Technical Institute

  Associates, Architectural Computer Aided Design Drafting

  1991 — 1992

• Franklin University

  Master of Science, Instructional Design and Performance Technology

  2011 — 2013

• Otterbein University

  BA, Organizational Communication

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Captivate
• Engineering
• Adobe Acrobat
• Addie
• Employee Training
• Training & Development
• Written & Oral Presentation Skills
• Change Management
• Technical Documentation
• Technical Training
• Public Speaking
• E-Learning
• Articulate Studio
• Instructor-Led Training
• Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Delivering Technical Training
• Technical Support
• Instructional Design
• Performance Analysis
• Leadership Development
• New Hire Orientations
• Articulate
• Adobe Livecycle Designer
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Autocad Civil 3d
• Program Management
• Autocad
• Camtasia
• Strategic Planning
• Solution Implementation
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Articulate Storyline
• Performance Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Customer Service