
TrainSmart, Inc. - www.atstrain.com
Greater Chicago Area

TrainSmart, Inc. - www.atstrain.com
Greater Chicago Area
Leslie has over 25 years of a multi-faceted background in training, management, sales, and technology. With proven success in managing people, budgets and projects; analyzing and managing business change; assessing, developing and deploying skills improvement programs; a strong background in technology; a passion for working with people; and a solid understanding of business processes, she is able to assist organizations maximize their most important resource: people.
Her strong training background, organizational skills, and exceptional development expertise, augment her extensive sales and marketing abilities.
She is the President and Founder of TrainSmart, a certified woman-owned, full-service training and consulting business, which began in 1994. Leslie formed TrainSmart after successfully establishing a training division for a software development company, a technology training division for a multi-faceted training organization, a successful startup consulting company and 11 years with a national retail chain where her experience was a progression of training needs assessments, instructional design and development, project management and management.
Assessing the needs of an organization or project and then delivering practical leadership development initiatives and marketing these programs effectively throughout an organization are key to her success.
Nine years as the training director for a mid-sized software development company where she was responsible for company, as well as client training programs.
Certified by the State of Illinois as a technology instructor.
Certified as a Project Management Professional.
Certified as a Dale Carnegie facilitator.
Train the Trainer Programs, Time Management Training, Developing Documentation, Creating Customized Training Programs, Instructional Designer
BS , Business Administration , 1974 — 1980
new technology, training and learning methods, train the trainer, best practices for healthy living, performance solutions, travel, cooking
American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), CAASTD, PMI, United States Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC)
2005, 2006 Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year, DiversityInc. Top 100 companies,