Eric Kauffmann

Experience

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  NOVA Chemicals

  Aug 2005 - Jun 2007

  Cooperative Education Student

  Open-minded intern continuously learning and honing professional skills. Led presentation on industrial hygiene to senior engineers and managers. Communicated with DEP officials and followed EPA regulations concerning potable water turbidity.• Analyzed pipe steam loss resulting in savings of $35K / year.• Helped install 5 new batch reactors by performing mass and energy balance calculations and evaluating reactor diagrams.• Standardized procedures for calibrating tools.

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  Halliburton

  Jan 2008 - Feb 2016

  Designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated curriculum for technical training courses. Managed classroom and mediated adult learners. Developed, enhanced, and analyzed student data and statistics. Continuously communicated with district engineering managers. • Collaborated with SMEs creating and enhancing classes.• Developed interactive online training modules to develop engineer’s skills in software and concepts that standardized processes.• Managed and developed online webpages and online data storage.• Helped manage and administrate training center maintaining efficiency and streamlining processes.• Evaluated colleagues’ lessons and mentored them through instructor certification.• Developed, enhanced, and analyzed student data and statistics.• Technically trained in competency-based education, curriculum development, and criterion referenced test development.• Accepted into the College of Completions Engineering July-2014. o Completed 7 courses.Taught engineers: Fracture and fluid mechanics; Pressure analysis while pumping; Data Acquisition Techniques; Fracturing Fluid Evaluation and Methods/Materials; Diagnostic Pumping; Microseismic Fracture Matching and Design Optimization; Reservoir Engineering; and Proppant Stimulation Design. Show less Technical expert on location for stimulation or fracturing treatments, maintaining high level of customer service. Worked with customers and collaborated with advisors on field development of oil and gas assets. Audited, tested, and evaluated new engineers. Modeled and redesigned stimulation treatments using FRACPRO and analyzed MiniFrac tests.• Team leader for small projects and collaboration coordinator.• Co-led fixing any MS Excel issues within team’s spreadsheets.• Gained experience with all types of frac fluids and chemicals, N2, and CO2.• Recruited and interviewed engineering candidates.• Helped lead safety meetings daily and hazard observations routinely reducing safety incidents. Show less

  • Technical Instructor

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2016

  • Technical Professional

    Jan 2008 - Aug 2011
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  Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc.

  Jul 2016 - Jan 2021

  Lead and direct training initiatives for the Americas division. Collaborate and provide expertise to global learning teams.• Redesigned onboarding program to be 100% virtual, saving $100,000 in first 8 months and cutting new employee's "time to efficiency" by 60%.• Led successful evaluation and replacement of a safety training vendor, saving 23% annually, while increasing license count and content options.• Guided global team to 30% discount on our LMS renewal contract.• Saved 53% per session after vetting new training vendors and customizing a virtual negotiation skills program.• Increased engagement of new hires and their training compliance by partnering with HR to establish a new information capture process.• Increased transparency of training compliance (internally and externally) by partnering with the Safety department in successful implementation of a QR card scanning system.• Evolved a PMP boot camp program to be 100% virtual, while decreasing costs by 30% and reducing the impact to employees' work. Show less Design technical training curriculum, manage training programs and subject matter experts, and evaluate content and training options. Generate reports for executives and senior management related to training program impact and status. Perform gap/needs analyses and audits on training. Help manage a budget. • Implemented and managed the first Project Management training program at the company.• Collaborated with a large team to launch a Learning Management System at the company, globally.• Created and project-managed the implementation of a job rotation program.• Increased site productivity and performance with successful launch of a field training program.• Increased efficiency and performance of new hires by creating a one week induction program.• Developed a competency framework for construction management and operations employees.• Train other trainers to ensure their content is impactful and engaging, meeting stakeholder needs.• Successfully led the entire global corporation to buy in and transition to interactive online learning.• Utilize project management skills to meet scope, time, and budget agreed to with stakeholders.• Helped prioritize projects, training needs, and programs to accommodate a 50% budget cut. Show less

  • Learning and Development Manager

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Construction Training Manager

    Jul 2016 - Feb 2019
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  Anthesis Group

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Associate Director, Learning & Development

    Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Learning & Development Manager - North America

    Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
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  Scout Clean Energy

  Jan 2024 - now

  Director, People + Culture