Liz Thomas

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About me
Consultant: designing and building strategic national learning and development projects
Education
- University of Leicester
  2012 - 2017
  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Business Administration, Management and Operations
- UCD Professional Academy
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  Professional Diploma in Change Management
- University of South Wales
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  Bachelor of Arts - BA
- Chartered Management Institute
  2016 - 2017
  Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership
Experience
- SDL
  Jan 2002 - Jan 2010
  Operational ownership of project management and technical staff building seamless teams to deliver against customer requirements Responsibility for a team of Project Managers delivering against challenging deadlines ensuring quality and customer service expectations are met and budgetary requirements respected Responsibility for a team of inhouse linguists, workload balancing, scheduling and delivering quality outputs in line with customer expectations Coordination and administration of Quality Management Systems and ISO certification programs
  - Operations Manager
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
  - Program Manager
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
  - Translation Manager
    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
  - Quality Coordinator
    Jan 2002 - Jan 2006
- SDL
  Dec 2010 - Nov 2014
  Ownership of Irish business unit leading a large team of local and remote professionals, delivering against revenue and margin targets. Account management through credible relationship building at senior levels for major multi-national clients, performance management, talent development and succession planning for all key staff, offshoring and right-sizing operational teams for optimum efficiency Full responsibility for day to day operations of a localization delivery team consisting of Project Managers and Technical staff ensuring turnaround times, customer service and quality levels meet client expectations and stay within budget
  - Business Unit Director
    Dec 2012 - Nov 2014
  - Operations Director
    Dec 2010 - Dec 2012
- Welocalize
  Dec 2014 - Sept 2016
  Senior Director Quality and Training
  Senior leader developing and delivering training programs and quality solutions to optimise organisational performance. Leading the global L&D strategy - senior stakeholder engagement, creation and delivery of global training programs (ILT, VILT, e-learning), LMS procurement, implementation and management, training needs analysis, training evaluation, analytics and dashboarding.Driving the global quality program - leading the global quality team delivering customised solutions for some of the world’s most well-known brands, to delivering innovative KPIs and insights to improve organisational performance to design and deployment of Quality Management Systems including uplifted and additional ISO certifications. Show less
- Vision Strategy Ireland
  Apr 2017 - now
  Learning and Development Consultant
  Vision Strategy provides consulting services in L&D including:Design and implementation of large-scale national L&D initiatives L&D strategy and workforce developmentL&D and the future of work
- Technology Ireland DIGITAL Skillnet
  Apr 2017 - Jan 2019
  Head Of Operations
  Head of Operations helping organisations in the Tech Sector in Ireland maintain a competitive edge, by building and supporting their people development strategies.Working with 350+ companies across the tech sector.
- Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet
  Jan 2019 - Oct 2019
  Learning and Development Consultant
  Consulting and implementing large scale L&D projects for the tech sector
- Skillnet Ireland
  Jul 2019 - now
  Lead consultant focused on research, ideation, solutioning, design and implementation of new strategic programmes driving and supporting the national workforce development agenda.Strategic Talent Development Programme in partnership with IDA and TUD : https://bit.ly/49VCUCl Heading up the Strategic Projects team, focused on L&D solutioning, design and implementation of strategic projects contributing to the national talent development agenda including:Climate Ready Academy: https://www.climatereadyacademy.ieThe Innovation Exchange: https://www.theinnovationexchange.ieInternational Sustainable Finance Centre of Excellence: http://bit.ly/3XRDqKL Consulting, solutioning, design and implementation of strategic projects contributing to the national workforce development agenda including:Clear Customs: https://www.skillnetireland.ie/clear-customsMentorsWork: https://mentorswork.ieReBound: https://www.skillnetireland.ie/rebound
  - Strategic Programmes Consultant
    Sept 2023 - now
  - Head of Strategic Projects
    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023
  - Consultant: Strategic Projects
    Jul 2019 - Sept 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified PPA Practitioner
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- IITD Professional Practice Certificate in Training and Development
  Learning & Development Institute (L&DI)
- QQI Training and Development Special Purpose Award
  Learning & Development Institute (L&DI)