Jim Hopkins

Current

President/CEO at JK Hopkins Consulting
Consultant Partner at NetSpeed Learning Solutions
President/CEO at California Professional Development

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Past

VP/Chief Learning Officer & HR at Fremont Investment & Loan
Associate Director, Senior Performance Consultant at American Bankers Association
AVP/Senior Performance Specialist at Bank of America

Teller, Operations, Retail Management at Various Banking Companies

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Education

MBA Business Administration

Recommended

15 people have recommended Jim

Connections

146 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

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Jim Hopkins’s Summary

Author of the forthcoming book - "The Training Physical: Diagnose, Treat and Cure Your Training Department."

Results-focused and detail-oriented professional with more than 19 years of progressive human resources success within corporate environments. Delivers unique and strategic cross-functional solutions for continued self-improvement and companywide success.

Provides exceptional abilities in performance needs analysis, succession planning, organizational development, and strategic design. Exhibits strong communication, leadership, problem solving, decision making, analytical, and organizational abilities.

Primary passions are Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, and Leadership Development.

Jim Hopkins’s Specialties:

Expertise:

Team Facilitation • Process Improvement • Start-Up Operations • Contract Negotiations • P&L Responsibility • Human Resources • Event Planning • Customer Service • Organizational Development • Executive Coaching • Leadership Development

Jim Hopkins’s Experience

President/CEO

JK Hopkins Consulting

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

HR & Performance Consulting Firm that specializes in Building Leadership skills and programs that Empower People.
Consultant Partner

NetSpeed Learning Solutions

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

We provide quick, cutting-edge learning solutions that give mid-sized organizations the tools to quickly launch programs, reinforce skills, measure the impact and report results. Our clients value our innovative, customizable programs for managers, supervisors and individual contributors, delivered in the classroom, on the web or downloaded to mobile devices.
President/CEO

California Professional Development

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Performance Consulting Firm with Network of Performance and Training Solution Providers
VP/Chief Learning Officer & HR

Fremont Investment & Loan

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)

October 2002 — July 2005 (2 years 10 months)
Associate Director, Senior Performance Consultant

American Bankers Association

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)

January 1997 — October 2002 (5 years 10 months)

Managed external custom design resources, consulted with bank members and state banking associations in the Western United States for ABA performance solutions.
AVP/Senior Performance Specialist

Bank of America

(Public Company; BAC; Banking industry)

November 1990 — January 1997 (6 years 3 months)

Training Delivery in all subject content, Instructional Design, and Performance Consulting. Engaged company to increase personal productivity through a massive launch of Franklin Planning tools and training. Worked in Human Resource Development, Employee Relations, Recruitment & Training.
Teller, Operations, Retail Management

Various Banking Companies

(Banking industry)

March 1979 — November 1990 (11 years 9 months)

Starting as a teller, new accounts, operations, branch management, loan officer and retail branch administration.