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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

Melvin C. Pohlkotte

BIE – General Motors - 1957; M-Theo/Counseling - 2004; D-Ministries 2007
Adjunct faculty positions with Indiana Vocational College, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, and Northwestern Technical College since 1964
Curriculum Specialist with Pontiac Motor (GMC) Trade School (1956-1960); developing Apprentice Curriculum for Mechanical, Electrical and Machine Repair Trades
Author of 19 Texts, 21,000 performance assessment questions for Industrial Trades Training (For International Correspondence Schools); 27 Curriculum Syllabi for Chattanooga State Engineering Technology Courses; and 31 Study Guides for Covington Theological Seminary courses foundational to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Studies.

Recipient of Continuing Education Certification as Instructors/Facilitators in the Adult Training Arena in titles including Hydraulics; Pneumatics; Robotics; Plc’s; Automated Manufacturing; and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (In the Mechanical, Electrical and Control Disciplines); as well as Performance Based Testing for Proof of Gain; and Leadership, Supervision, Team Training, Continuous Improvement, Cost of Quality, Progression and Sustainability Planning, and Managing Succession through Training.

As an Adjunct Resource in association with Northwestern Technical College, Mel has co-facilitated Multi-Craft Training programs for Shaw Industries (Multiple Locations), Mohawk; Bull Moose Tube; Metro Boiler Services; SI Industries; Propex Fibers; Dunlap Industries, Dunlap, TN; Suburban Industries, Dayton, TN; focusing on Multi-Craft segments of Mechanical, Electrical, Programmable Control, Drives, and involving pre-assessment for placement, Curriculum Sequencing, Post testing, and Hands-on validation of skill mastery and application in facility and process specific environment.

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