Christopher Payne

Background

About Christopher Payne

Open to opportunities in the following areas: Program/Project Management * Workforce Development Management * Career Center Operations * Career Coaching * Training/Facilitation * Relationship Management * Grant Writing * Adult Education Services Organizational Development/Education Services Proven skills in human resources management, employee development, leadership development, classroom facilitation, succession planning, curriculum design, training objectives, training evaluation, strategic planning, change management, and employee relations issues Accomplishments • As Area Leader of Goodwill’s eight (8) East Valley Career Centers during the first half of 2017 and subsequently all Goodwill Partnership Centers, exceeded 2016 served goals for the first three quarters of 2017, and contributed significantly to achieving 2017 placement goals • Endorsed by Arizona @Work, City of Phoenix Job Center’s Manager, “Chris’s leadership has allowed Goodwill to grow in their new role as the One-Stop Operator for ARIZONA@WORK City of Phoenix in just a few months” • Negotiated preliminary Goodwill/DES agreement supplementing facilitation support for MAXIMUS Academy • Developed “employment first program” integrated with housing programs at UMOM New Day Centers increasing number of placed residents by 27% and overall agency employment from 32% to nearly 40% during one-year period • Established and managed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment and Training Program at UMOM obtaining over reimbursements in 1st quarter of grant funded operation • Established the first career center at Raytheon Missile Systems Group allowing employees to plan for their advancement internally (career pathways) or externally (during downsizing) I am an open networker and a LION. Feel free to contact me directly at 480-621-0051 or cspayne.4@gmail.com.