Summary of Qualifications

Professional Instructional Designer, Developer, and Presenter
• Key accomplishments: Author of two public-speaking courses taught to hundreds over the past eight years. Well-received presenter capable of delivering material with immediate and long-term impacts on learning. Course evaluation forms frequently include comments such as this: “I’ve been in the computer industry 35 years—Dale Munson is the best instructor I’ve ever had.”

• Qualifiers: Experienced educator/trainer with talent for communicating training materials in a visually-engaging, relevant manner. Qualified to provide leadership and supervision in planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of training activities for workforce development and client education (business technology applications/ISD, client service topics, general curriculum). Analyze and incorporate new trends into educational programs, meshing innovative training methods with sound learning theory.

Project Manager
• Key accomplishments: Directed proposal development processes for contracts valued up to $10 million. Researched, selected, and deployed tools that reduced labor expenses as much as $350,000 per year. Contributed to net increases of 33% on multimillion-dollar projects.

• Qualifiers: Skilled team leader and hands-on utility player, with ability to manage projects from conception to completion; direct and evaluate project vision and strategy; define and drive project deliverables; facilitate multidisciplinary teams and client meetings; develop and control project elements (budgets, timelines, resources, transitions); and maintain cohesion among technical, creative, and support staff. TS/SCI security clearances.

Start-up Specialist
• Key accomplishments: Conceived, resurrected, or launched three successful business ventures: a technical training institute that saw a three-fold increase in enrollment; a viable niche-market communications services firm; and an engineering services company that generated $2 million in 1st-year sales.

• Qualifiers: Entrepreneurial nature with ability to recognize and capitalize on market opportunities; contribute to strategic vision and goals; assemble technical, sales, and management talent; source financial backing; create infrastructure/operational systems; write and manage complex proposals/contracts; maintain focus, discipline, and drive during start-up and transitional phases.