Rodney Lewis, Trainer

Rodney Lewis

Trainer

Free Lance

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Master's degree, English Literature
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Trainer at Free Lance
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since March 2014

Manage projects, train, assess and prepare content. Train on voice and accent, spoken English, Sales and Marketing Management and Retail Management. Have handled projects independently, liaisoned with Govt agencies, managed people and generated various reports for Directors. Previous experience has been in the areas of Sales Management. Negotiation, Sales
Skills, Managerial and Presentation skills have been the mainstay in all these activities.

Training Manager at TMA Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2013 to January 2014

Manage and lead a team across India
Generate reports for the Directors
Train Retail Staff
Train and mentor the Trainers

Trainer and Mentor at Team Lease
  • India
  • July 2011 to May 2013

Trainer and Mentor with Team Lease, training on Soft Skills and Communication Skills since
July 2011
➢ Manage of all training materials of the company.
➢ Coordinate with vendors for services, quotes, contracts, interviews etc.
➢ Issue offer letters, freeze pay package, incentives and other hiring terms.
➢ Organize and manage training projects across Karnataka including training in remote locations.
➢ Generate various Management Reports as and when required.
➢ Mentor and manage a team of trainers including freelance trainers.
➢ Trained BE and MBA students on Resume writing, Interview Skills, Communication, Time Management, SWOT Analysis and Stress Management.
➢ Trained Corporates like Reliance Trends, Shoppers Stop and Landmark on Soft Skills and Retail Sales & Operations.
➢ Trained Defense Personnel on Retail Management and Soft Skills.
➢ Trained Kamat Yatrinivas, a reputed Hotel on Management, Customer Service, Hygiene and Soft Skills. Received appreciation from Mr. Rai, MD and Mr. Sanjeev Singh their GM.
➢ Trained Hotel Atria, a leading hotel on different aspects of Hotel Management, Customer Service and Sales Skills.

Senior Trainer at i360 Staffing and Training Solutions
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2010 to June 2011

Senior Trainer with i360 Staffing and Training Solutions, a corporate and institutional training institute, training on Personality Development and Spoken English from July 2010-June2011.

➢ Identify "core competencies" of workforce with Center Manager and Director.
➢ Deploy competency mapping in the company.
➢ Maintain training materials up to date.
➢ Usage of IT to produce and update training materials and manuals.
➢ Manage of all training materials of company.
➢ Organize the using of training materials in company (also include e-learning)
➢ Identify training and development needs within an organization.
➢ Design and develop training and development programs based on both the organization's and the individual's needs.
➢ Work in a team to produce programs that are satisfactory to all relevant parties in an organization.

Entrepreneur at Client Relations
  • India - Bengaluru
  • December 2003 to November 2008

Entrepreneur between December 2003 & November 2008

Worked with all facets of copier sales management including;
➢ Client Relations.
➢ Cash Management.
➢ Administrative Dealings.
➢ General Maintenance.
➢ Day to Day Transactions.
➢ Trainings, Scheduling.
➢ Sales.
➢ Inventory Control.
➢ Employee Supervision.

Sales Manager/Image Solutions Consultant at DBS Canon
  • India
  • July 2002 to November 2003

Sales Manager/Image Solutions Consultant
DBS Canon, a Value Partner of Canon India, Bangalore - July 2002 till November. 2003

Key Responsibilities
Marketing copiers and faxes from Canon, preparing proposals and quotations, leading a team of sales and service, recruiting personnel for the team, designing training programmes and training the executives in selling/account management, telephone handling skills and customer service activities.

Asst. Territory Manager at Kilburn Office Automation Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2001 to June 2002

Asst. Territory Manager, Kilburn Office Automation Ltd., June 2001 to June 2002.

A Williamson Magor group company, distributors of Pitney Bowes and Kyocera brand of mailing and copier machines. Break through orders for revenue franking machines at ING Insurance and Centurion, also first digital copier orders from Cemilac, etc.

Education

Master's degree, English Literature
  • at MA
  • June 1997

Did my MA in literature way back in 1997, which now helps me voice and accent training. Having read volumes of literature I am in a position to contribute to a students vocabulary and general improvement.

Master's degree, English
  • at Annamalai University
  • January 1997

✓ M.A. in English from Annamalai University; 1997.

Bachelor's degree, sales and marketing management
  • at Division of Aptech
  • June 1996

✓ Advanced Diploma in sales and marketing management from Apex Institute of Sales & Marketing (Division of Aptech)

Bayt Tests

Selling Skills Test
Score 62%

Specialties & Skills

Soft Skills
Sales Management
Retail Management
People Management
Training Delivery
Man Management
CASH MANAGEMENT
FORECASTING
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
INVENTORY
INVENTORY CONTROL
MAINTENANCE
SALES MANAGEMENT

Languages

Hindi
Expert
English
Expert
Kannada
Beginner
Tamil
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Voice and Accent (Training)
Training Institute:
Athiya Competency Center
Date Attended:
February 2014
Duration:
80 hours

Hobbies

  • Reading