Biography: Ron Tillotson
Performance
Improvement Systems
Sparks, NV
e-mail: rontill@charter.net
1974 -- Received a BA in Liberal Arts from San Diego State Univ. Majored in journalism, minored in math. Graduated with honors and distinction in major. Won the California Intercollegiate Press Assn. Feature Writing Contest.
1974-75 – managing editor of “Aviation News,” a monthly tabloid newspaper for general aviation pilots.
1975-79 – Technical writer/editor for an international electronics manufacturer.
1978-9 – Partially completed graduate degree in journalism at University of Nevada, Reno.
1979-95 – Technical writer, then skills training specialist, finally management development specialist for a large West Coast utility company. Rated a “distinguished employee” for documenting a $6M computer project, and designing and presenting the training program.
1995-97 – Founded Performance Improvement Systems, a private training and organizational development consulting service. (Had to end this business to seek employment to gain medical benefits for family.)
1997-2000 – Office administrator for an international payroll company.
2000-01 – Senior learning specialist for a national pavement engineering company.
Jan. 2000 to present -- Back to private consulting. Revitalized Performance Improvement Systems. Specialize in designing and presenting a variety of training programs to small- and medium-size organizations (to approx. 1000 employees); also provide organizational design consultation. Presently designing a Microsoft Office instructor-led training program for a well-known software manufacturer.
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