Richard Swansen

Experience

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  Bridgestone Americas

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1989

  Senior Coordinator, Sales and Management Development

  Supervised training for 5,000 sales and management personnel. Developed core modules for a staff of 15 trainers to instruct personnel throughout ther sales and service organization.

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  Midas International

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Manager of Retail Training

  Managed the development of training in areas of customer service, sales and management trainiing to augment an existing function that stressed technical traiining.

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  FM Global

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2000

  Director of Training and Management Development

  Created and managed the training and development department. Directed all traiing activities with strong emphasis on measurable results.

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  Verizon

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Senior Manager of Corporate Training

  Created and managed the corporate training department including development of course curricula and training infrastructure. Managed a staff of seven training professionals.

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  Pearson

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Staffing Specialist

  Worked directly with the Transportation Security Administration to establish and deploy a qualified, fully trained federal security workforce in the nation's 429 commercial airports.

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  Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

  Jan 2003 - now

  Senior Certified Job Search Strategy Coach

  Coaches and counsels displaced employees in areas of job search. Meets with clients individually and in group settings assisting them in their transition. Provides career counseling and trains/educates clients in interviewing skills, networking/marketing, creating/utilizing their resumes and job search strategies.