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LuAnn Irwin
Background:
As Manager: Learning & Development for Eastman Kodak
Company, my job has been to manage / lead 14 professionals to
assess learning needs, design, procure and deliver effective
learning solutions for Kodak Leaders, Employees, Dealers, and
Customers. Some of the topic areas include:
Leadership/Supervision/Management, Sales, Marketing, Service,
Product,
e-Business / e-Commerce, Diversity, Inclusion, Intercultural/Global
skills, iPDP (Integrated Product Delivery Program), etc.
Before this current position, I worked as an Education Specialist,
Education Consultant and Curriculum Manager for Leadership
Development and also for Re-engineering in Kodak.
I have been at Kodak for 11 years.
Previous Experience:
- Manager of Technical (engineering) Training Design – Xerox
Corporation.
Led international teams to develop & deliver world-wide education
programs.
- Owner of Consulting Business – LAI Associates – worked for:
Xerox, Kodak, GM, New York State Governor’s Office of Employee
Relations, (taught for) Cornell University, University of Rochester,
Rochester Institute of Technology, etc.
- Director of Training – HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking
Company) –
Designed & conducted Supervisory & Customer Service Training.
Also worked in HR as a Compensation Analyst, & Employment
Representative (pre-employment screening for Staffing). Started my
career as a Customer Service Representative.
Education: M.S. from the University of Rochester
Family:
- Husband Lee – Business Owner, Advanced Energy Systems
- Son Michael – M.I.T., Corporate Strategy Analyst for Liberty Mutual in
Boston, Massachusetts
(29 years old – graduated from Cornell University)
- Daughter Alicia – Program Assistant for Graduate Students at
Cornell University, Peace Corps worked in Education & Community
Development in SouthEast Asia: Thailand (27 years old) –
Cornell Graduate Programs.
Networks/Affiliations:
- Kodak WFKE (Women’s Forum), APEX (Asia Pacific Exchange),
NNS (Network NorthStar), HOLA (Hispanic Network), NACK (Native
American Network)
- Past President: Literacy Volunteers and American Society for
Training & Development
LuAnn Irwin
Mentoring:
Mentoring is a tremendous resource available to all Kodak
employees. It has been a way to learn new skills & knowledge, receive
guidance and ideas, learn about Kodak, develop capabilities and
Network with a variety of people.
My best experience as a Mentee has been learning from my Father
– who taught me, expected a lot and made me feel important. I
hope to continue that tradition.
As a Mentor – I have been able to meet new people, learn from
them and feel like I have made a positive difference in their growth
& development.
As a Mentee – my role is to: do the work that is needed to make me
successful. I can receive guidance – but I have to make things
happen for myself by being pro-active, making decisions and taking
appropriate risks.
Career Mapping:
I have done Career Planning & Mapping every 5-10 years to made
sure that I continued on track to what I want to accomplish. We used
the EDP (Employee Development Plan) to review Plans quarterly.
The Career Mapping that we completed in WFKE (Women’s Forum
for Kodak Employees) has been helpful to identify the
additional things that we need to do to stay on track toward our goal
(s). Because of this – I continue to love what I do and find it hard to
stop working because I enjoy it so much.
Fun:
I love to learn, read and travel with my family. In the past three years
I have been to India, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, Sicily,
Greece, Egypt, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China, Hawaii, &
Alaska. We have been to 49 of the 50 States and 23 countries so
far.
I love meeting people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
As a Mentor, I have enjoyed mentoring employees and managers
from WFKE (Women’s Forum), APEX (Asia Pacific Exchange), and
NACK (Native American) Networks. My Shanghai Mentoring Quad
has been a successful example of virtual cross-cultural mentoring.
We all learn a great deal from each other and grow skills that
ensure success.
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