Wes Parker's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Wes Parker has a degree in Organizational Development from Dallas Baptist University and has three years of experience in the field of training, organizational development and change. He started his career as an Independent Consultant at 247Compliance, where he was responsible for developing and delivery of DISC personality type interactive live webinars. He later moved to PROX Capital Group, where he was responsible for developing and delivering DISC personality type interactive live webinars. He also worked at Pioneer Natural Resources Company for five months as a Senior Independent Consultant. At Ericsson, he was responsible for assisting the Learning and Development team for the North American Region. He also co-led the 2015 strategic learning plan process and led Marketing Communications sub-team strategy development. He also analyzed and reported out on team dynamics and development, initiated high performance team process, and successfully changed departmental culture. He is currently a Senior Program Leader at Flowserve, where he is responsible for enterprise-wide leadership and employee training, learning, and organization development for a 19,000+ global workforce. He also leads the development and implementation of training/learning/organization development strategies in line with Talent Management, HR, and Flowserve business strategies, leaders/boards, and departments. He also collaborates in a successful major organizational restructure, driving effectiveness/efficiencies.

🎓 Education

Wes Parker has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Louisiana Baptist University, where he spent his undergraduate years. He then earned his Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Louisiana Baptist University. Parker then gained his Master's degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix, where he was a business administration major. In 2006, he completed a two-year Foreign language program at Southern Nazarene University in Memphis, TN, where he studied Spanish and French. He then acquired his European Humanities degree from Richmond, The American International University in London.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Wes Parker has over 5 years of experience in the training, organizational development, and change field. He has been a senior independent consultant working in the area of training, organizational development, and change for over 3 years. Parker has also worked in the field of marketing communications-where he was a senior program leader at Thomson Reuters. In his role at Thomson Reuters, he was responsible for leading the marketing communications team. In addition to his work in marketing communications, Wes Parker also has experience in the field of learning and organization development. This experience ranges from working on projects as a senior independent consultant to working with organizations as a project leader and Coordinator of Instructional Design.During his time at Thomson Reuters, Wes Parker also worked on a number of different programsmatic projects. These projects included developing instructional strategies and course materials for various training courses, LMS systems, eLearning platforms, and training-focused software. In addition, he also worked on projects that aimed at changing departmental cultures. This work involved implementing best practices within the field of marketing communications and changing the way employees behaved. Overall, these experiences have taught Wes Parker a great deal about the field of marketing communication.Now that he is back in the United States, Wes Parker is looking to take his experience and skills to Lockheed Martin. At Lockheed Martin, he will be working as a senior independent consultant on projects that involve organizational development and change. In his time at Lockheed Martin, Wes Parker has developed and delivered DISC personality type interactive live webinars. He also has experience working with PROX Capital Group, which is a subsidiary of the world’s fourth largest software development company.Of most importance to Wes Parker at Lockheed Martin, however, is his relationship with his supervisors. He has always been a highly reliable and effective sub-contractor, and he is looking forward to developing this relationship at Lockheed Martin. Additionally, Wes Parker is extremely talented at communicating with his coworkers. In addition to his understanding of stakeholder needs, he is also highly effective in leading and managing teams.