Debra Hallisey

Debra Hallisey

Cognos Training Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Advocate for Mom and Dad

  • Education

    • Albright College

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      Bachelor of Education (BEd) Family and Consumer Sciences

      Activities and Societies: PA Student Member Section - Family and Consumer Sciences - Vice President and President Campus Center Board - Vice-President and President Phi Beta Mu Albrightian newspaper contributor Domino Players publicity Orientation volunteer Wrote a grant funded by American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for conducting a leadership workshop for student members of the Pennsylvania Family and Consumer Sciences group.Testified at senate sub-committee hearing on the impact incarcerated mothers have on the children in the family as part of senior project work.

    • Hood College

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      Master's degree Leadership and Supervision

      Served as liason on Capital Hill for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) in the public policy department. While the director was on maternity leave, I attended public policy hearings on the Family Home Protection Act. Tasked with writing a white paper on the AAFCS position a unanimous agreed not to support this act.

  • Experience

    • ISA Consulting

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2011
      Cognos Training Manager

      • Developed short training videos posted to YouTube to drive public training for Cognos suite of tools.• Partnered with sales force to sell training by conducting public Webinars, respond to RFP's and creation of SOW's. Specialized business analytics training using Cognos suite of tools for the Pharmaceuticals industry.• Served as field sales helpdesk for 400 pharmaceutical sales.• Collaborated with Sales training team to write on integrating ILT and eLearning into management training.• Conducted multiple Instructor Lead training, Web based training and train the trainer sessions.• Liaison between IT and Sales Management to define reporting needs and dashboard. Show less

    • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2005
      ISA Consulting

      • Strategic partner in support of OMP commitment to increasing sales management’s ability to analyze and measure their business. • Creatred the Gold Standard for PowerPlay training at J&J through a training program for the field at all levels, from RBD’s, to Hospital Contracting Strategic Accounts Group. Program included ILT, WebEx sessions and long distance training via Centra. • Pioneered “Business case” training using Centra and WebEx sessions to cut travel costs and still meet CD&T rganizational goals.• Collaborated with IM on upgrade and cross-country training blitz that resulted in a clean, painless upgrade in less than a month for the entire field sales force.• Published a monthly newsletter to increase skills that including a data CD with software changes and tips and tricks.• Created an online training program for a new field website: FieldXpress. The result was a transition with a minimum of help desk calls Show less

    • Gwynedd Mercy University

      Sept 1999 - Dec 1999
      Adjunct Instructor

      Team taught basic Internet Course at the Center for Lifelong Learning.

    • Ernst & Young

      Apr 2011 - Mar 2014
      Manager Ernst & Young

      • Advised an insurance firm going through a line of business realignment and transformation of management roles and people a new leadership model on an on-boarding program. The success of this full year of on-boarding is directly related to alignment with change management efforts for the transformation.• Managed internal and external resources to create training materials that were translated into 25 languages for 47 countries on a global rollout of compliance training• Assisted in an Oracle finance transformation rollout for a multi-national retail food manufacturing company. Lead a team in the development Captivate training material in Captivate as part of an Oracle transformation.• Generated eLearning Storyboards and worked with offshore developers to create eLearning training.• Contribute to Response for Proposal's (70% success rate), and responsible for training Statements of Work. Show less

    • Huron Consulting Group

      Mar 2014 - Oct 2015
      Manager

      • Lead Instructional design and development of ILT and eLearning training material for transformational Hyperion Planning and HFM implementations.• Ongoing use of Captivate, Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) and SAP uPerform tools to create eLearning training.• Strategic consulting, including change impact of technology implementation and planning for end user adoption.• Contributor to multiple Responses for Proposal (RFP's) with high success rate.• Written multiple Statements of Work for training initiatives. Show less

    • Advocate for Mom and Dad LLC

      Mar 2016 - now
      Founder

      Advocate for Mom and Dad offers solutions and resources to the issues and questions we face as our parents age and we become their caregivers.In 2014, I became a healthcare advocate at my fathers illness and death. And a care giver expert as the result of becoming responsible for my disabled mother. These life changing events is how Advocate for Mom and Dad was born.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Caregiving Consultant

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Sept 2019
    • CCE

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Aug 2021
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    • Certified Caregiving Consultant CCC

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Aug 2021
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    • Certified Caregiving Advocate

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Jul 2021
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    • CCF

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Sept 2022
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    • CCC Certificate

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Aug 2020
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    • CEU Certificate from Caregiving Years Training Academy

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Jun 2025
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    • CCF

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Sept 2022
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    • Certified Caregiving Advocate

      The Caregiving Years Training Academy
      Jul 2021
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Debra Hallisey
      Awarded Top 50 Caregiver Blog - Mar 2020 Top 50 Blogs, Websites & Influencers
    • Awarded to Debra Hallisey
      Winner Top Blogs for Caregivers Graying With Grace's Jun 2019
    • Awarded to Debra Hallisey
      Featured in Aging Insider SeniorCare Mar 2018
    • Awarded to Debra Hallisey
      2020 Top 50 Caregiver Blog, Featured in Aging Insider, Kaiser Health News and AARP. Living Our Values Recognition Ernst & Young - As an author and writer, being featured in my go to resources is an honor.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Adopt A Senior on May 2017
      Adopt A SeniorAssociated with Debra Hallisey
    • Member of the Community Advisory Board

      Issued by Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership on May 2017
      Greater Mercer Public Health PartnershipAssociated with Debra Hallisey
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Special Olympics on Jun 2014
      Special OlympicsAssociated with Debra Hallisey