Christina Newsome

About Christina Newsome

Authentic, passionate, dedicated and proactive leader with over 20 years of experience in education, retail and financial services. Seeking an opportunity to utilize my breadth and depth of Human Resource, Learning & Leadership Development, and Business Operations experience to ensure business goals and people capabilities are aligned, delivering innovative, transformative, customer-centric and measurable results. I strive to foster a culture of continuous improvement by delivering timely and relevant knowledge coupled with impactful experiences resulting in an empowered and engaged workforce.Professional Expertise:* Expert in the needs analysis and HR ROI processes, change management, and the overall performance consulting model.* Sought after cross-organizationally for technical, operational risk, compliance/legal expertise, ability to quickly establish relationships, improve support partner credibility and integrate cross-functional processes and programs.* Able to balance strategic thinking with attention to detail while driving end-to-end qualitative and quantitative results.* Unmatched at aligning, translating, and communicating business goals and learning objectives when recommending user-centric solutions.* Trusted advisor when consulting with senior management in evaluating current performance and developing strategies to implement change or process improvements that are result oriented and measurable.

Experience

1. Head of Talent Development

   Elevate Textiles

   Sep 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

Education

• Bishop Verot High School

  HS Diploma

  1989 — 1993

• Western Carolina University

  BS Ed, Elementary Education

  1993 — 1997

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  M.Ed, Instructional Systems Technology

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Career Development
• Technical Training
• Staff Development
• Compliance
• Human Resources
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Training Roi
• Talent Management
• Quality Control
• Learning Management
• E-Learning
• Performance Improvement
• Learning Management Systems
• Risk Management
• Software Documentation
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Regulatory Requirements
• Employee Engagement
• Blended Learning
• Workshop Facilitation
• Instructional Design
• Agile Project Management
• Performance Management
• Issue Management
• Leadership Development
• Coaching
• Organizational Development
• Consulting
• Instructor-Led Training
• Leadership
• Quality Assurance
• Training
• Sharepoint
• Control Framework
• Analysis
• Needs Analysis
• Cobit
• Business Control
• Performance Consulting