Instructors
Instructors – Business & Industry Services
Wayne McIntosh
Experience:
- Air Force – Retired (50 years of service), Outboard Marine Corporation: Certified Manufacturing Specialist
- Previous training provided by company: HON Co. Steel King, Rome Tool & Die, Branson Tractors, Advanced Steel, Evco Plastics
Training areas:
- Safety training
- High Performance Leadership
- Professional Supervisory Skills
- Certified Manufacturing Specialist
Robert Taylor
Experience:
- Previous Safety Director at Florida Tile. Currently provides safety training for Georgia QuickStart.
Training areas:
- OSHA Compliance
- Industrial Safety & Health
- Safety training and documentation
Rosalind Batchelor
Experience:
- Thirty-seven years experience in education, thirty-one years as full-time educator
- T-5 State of Georgia Teaching Certificate, French P-12
- ESOL (English to Students of Other Languages) Endorsement
Training areas:
- English language
Belinda MacKimm
Experience:
- Nine years experience in Product marketing and sales, including work with The Weather Channel
- Provided train-the trainer instruction for a state-wide customer service program with the Governor’s Office of Customer Service
- Provided customized training for area employers through the Coosa Valley Technical College Economic Development Division
Training areas:
- Customer Service
- Sales Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Supervisory/Management Skills
Lori Barton
Experience:
- Twenty years experience in a variety organizations providing training and management in sales, marketing and leadership development with companies including Nokia, MarketSource, Inc ., DirectTV and SWATCH.
- Served as the primary curriculum developer for a state-wide customer service program with the Governor’s Office of Customer Service
- Provided customized training for area employers through the Coosa Valley Technical College Economic Development Division
Training areas:
- Customer Service
- Sales Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Supervisory/Management Skills
Robert T. Helms
Education:
- AAS Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology
- BS Degree in Business from the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.
- MS Degree in Industrial Management from Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Experience:
Written and delivered technical training programs while working with E. I. DuPont (10 Years) and while working with the General Electric Company (18 Years) and with a General Electric Subsidiary, Roper Corporation. I also worked as a graduate teaching assistant while at Clemson University for 2 years teaching undergraduate students.
Training areas:
- Management Curriculum
- Math
- Other assignments for local Industry.
BOBBY R. SAMPLEY
Experience:
- Implementation and practice of World Class Manufacturing Technology, Sales, P&L, Automation, TQM, JIT, MRP, Bar Coding, JSAP, Deming and Juran principles of Quality Control.
- CONSULTANT/INSTRUCTOR manufacturing process, management, and work force development. I train the associates in Teamwork skills, Management skills, and World-Class Manufacturing procedures.
- Teach management and manufacturing courses at Coosa Valley Technical Institute, Rome, GA. and Northwestern Technical Institute, Rock Springs, GA.
Numerous positions with area industries including:
- Diversified Metal Fabricators - Manager of Operations
- Kershaw Manufacturing Co. - Manager of Manufacturing
- Komatsu Dresser Co. - General Manager of Manufacturing
- Komatsu Dresser Co. - Manager of Manufacturing Engineering
- Komatsu Dresser Co. - Plant Engineer
Training areas:
- Teamwork skills,
- Management skills
- World-Class Manufacturing procedures



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