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Aisling Walsh

Aisling Walsh

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Global Enablement Manager @ VMware | Learning and Development | Project Manager | Workforce Readiness Management | Technical Sales and Consulting Professional | Event Planner

  • Education

    • MA in Politics

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      University College Cork Masters Degree

      Activities and Societies: UCC Charity Ball Committee, Politics class representative 2009/2010 MA course taught jointly by the Departments of Government, History and Philosophy. It in an integrated introduction to some of the central issues in contemporary national and international politics.http://www.ucc.ie/en/

    • Degree in English & Archaeology

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      University College Cork Honors Degree

      Activities and Societies: English academic Class Representative 2007/2008, Auditor of UCC Archaeology Society 2007/ 2008, Speech & Drama Medals and exams completed up to grade 7. English modules include: Critical Skills, Contemporary Literature, Shakespearian Literature, Irish Literature, Silent Cinema, Victorian Literature Archaeology modules include: Medieval, Pre-historic, Urban & Environmental Archaeologyhttp://www.ucc.ie/en/

  • Experience

    • Casey Technology

      Jan 2009 - Sept 2009
      Event Manager

      - Producing detailed proposal for event time lines, venues, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budgets- Negotiating with the event stakeholders on costings, facilities and timeline to meet company guidelines - Finding suitable and commercially viable venues, speakers and advertising approach for events

    • National Space Center, Ireland

      Jan 2011 - Aug 2012
      Research & Development Co-ordinator

      - Co-wrote successful applications for European Space Agency funded projects - Recruited and managed research and administration internship staff- Provided administrative and research support to CEO- Coordinator of the Galileo Masters Competition on Ireland- Attended international conferences and built company profile and contact base

    • VMware

      Dec 2013 - May 2024

      - Re-shaping the Global Support organization (3,000+ customer-facing professionals) through training & development planning to meet the needs of the workforce of the future.- Partner with GS leaders (including VP level) to determine their strategic business drivers, current and future business objectives, optimize process, governance, and performance of programs. - Acted as a key advisor to Global Support senior stakeholders on matters relating to sales and GTM strategy, enablement business partner. - Provide thought leadership on optimal delivery modalities and content design. Show less - Re-shaping Professional Services organization (est. 400 learners) through training & development planning to meet the needs of the workforce of the future.- EMEA PS Enablement & Training lead working in a global COE model.- Acted as a key advisor to PS leaders (including VP level & 10+ Director/Sr. Directors) to determine their strategic business drivers, current, and future business objectives and translate these into enablement strategy.- Maximized consulting field effectiveness by improving training content and assets, maintaining solution training programs, creating specialist-tailored learning paths, designing ILTs, and quarterly training plans.- Partnered closely with the global program management team representing EMEA in global events such as WWKO-TS. Show less - Centralized resource management and capacity planning for the project delivery team- Demand planning and management of resources- Management of Professional Services resources driving maximum utilization - Establish and maintain key relationships with stakeholders in NEMEA region- Resource allocation for new and existing project requirements – working with the Management team and Project Managers to create resourcing plans across the business- Reporting (Time variance, Earliest availability and Whitespace Report) - Building strong relationships with external stakeholders and Business Partners Show less

      • Senior Global Enablement Manager, Global Support

        Jul 2023 - May 2024

      • EMEA Business Technical Enablement Manager - Professional Services

        Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

      • Training and Enablement Consultant

        Oct 2018 - Jan 2021

      • EMEA Senior Resource Coordinator

        Jan 2016 - Oct 2018

      • NEMEA Resource Coordinator

        Dec 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Crucial Conversations

      Oct 2016

    • Training Needs Analysis

      Ibec
      Jun 2021