Profile
My name is Kevin Pate. I'm a Learning and Development Professional with over 15 years experience in digital media design.
General Info
Portfolio
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Responsible for operations, marketing, and sales procurement at my 6-year old daughter's lemonade stand. I'm still waiting to be added to payroll though...
2021 - 2022
Primary responsibilities included leadership development and compliance training. Project lead for the First Time Manager program revamp. Validated and corrected data metrics including source material cleanup. Provided "clean data" for development of additional metric tools.
2018 - 2021
Supported Research and Development of Advanced Technology within the Robotics division including robotic work cells and automated guided vehicles. Developed a dynamic, full user-interface for non-networked cells and equipment. Built an internal, on-demand university site to house all reference and training material deployed by Advanced Technology.
2013 - 2018
Developed training material to support operations, sales, onboarding, and compliance. Led multiple merger initiatives as my former company, Emeritus, was acquired by Brookdale. Was a key member of the Associate Foundations program rollout.
2012 - 2013
Clearwire was a telecommunications company providing mobile internet services, but was acquired by Sprint in 2013. I was focused primarily on supporting our customer service groups in the telecommunications industry, primarily in other countries. Also assisted marketing teams and the Social Media group.
2003 - 2012
Held several roles from Distribution Services LEAD, Manufacturing Engineer Tech, Associate Quality Assurance Profession, and Document Control Supervisor. Served as primary contact for training record requests and procedure/process reviews during FDA and ISO audits.
Skills & Education
“Training must be impactful and above all else, drive change in performance and/or behavior. I take great pride in focusing on the needs of the learner while ensuring alignment with business needs and objectives" - Kevin Pate
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications, Digital Design
American InterContinental University – Hoffman Estates, IL
Associate of Arts in Business Administration
American InterContinental University – Hoffman Estates, IL
Certification in e-Learning Design and Development
University of Washington – Seattle, WA