Taylor Watkins

Experience

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  Watkins & Associates, Inc.

  Jan 1992 - Jul 2015

  President

  I started Watkins & Associates in 1992, and grew it from scratch into a firm with valuation, consulting, and education capabilities. With over 24 years of experience in our market, we earned a reputation for valuable and timely services for a broad range of property types, and became the premier source in the region for data, valuation, consulting, and education on high performance properties.Our expertise in high performance construction combined with our passion for training and education resulted in the development of the Accredited Green Appraiser Designation (AGA), the first of its kind in the nation, and offered to real estate professionals nationwide. For current AGA designation information, please visit Earth Advantage.org. Show less

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  Portland Community College - Sylvania

  Jan 1996 - Dec 2002

  Business and Technical Communications Instructor

  I taught Business Communication and Technical Writing at the college level grounded in my real-world experiences in business and my formal education in English.

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  Engage LLC

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Sales Trainer

  I worked on a contract basis to help develop and deliver up-to-the-moment, face-to-face sales training to field sales personnel in the high tech industry for clients such as Dell, Intel, Samsung, and Sony. Very high quality content and delivery on short product release timelines was the norm.

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  Greensight Value

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2015

  Developer and Trainer

  I developed continuing education content and courses for real estate professionals on high performance home construction techniques, trends, and valuation processes. With partners, this content was made available face-to-face and online to learners, and led to the Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA) designation, the first of its kind in the industry.

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  Burkhart Dental

  Jul 2015 - May 2019

  I worked with stakeholders at Burkhart Dental to determine business needs and develop and deliver training content to meet those needs. Collaboration with a talented team within the department and with Subject Matter Experts across the organization was critical to the role and the success of the team's deliverables. Other duties included group facilitation, one-on-one and small group coaching, team building, and public speaking, I was responsible for developing and implementing a formal training program for Burkhart sales associates.

  • Training Manager

    Jun 2015 - May 2019

  • Sales Training Manager

    Jul 2015 - Sept 2018
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  Johnstone Supply

  May 2019 - May 2020

  Contractor Training Program Manager

  I developed a best-in-class training program for our contractor customers that was made available country-wide through our Johnstone Supply stores in order to enhance our service to our customers.

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  Google

  Jun 2020 - now

  Program Manager, Data Center Design Engineering

  I work with on the Training Excellence (T-Rex) team for Google's Data Center group.