Dr. Levine has had over thirty years of experience as a trainer, course developer and consultant. He has a Doctorate in Instructional Design from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.; a Master's in Education and a B.S in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

At Raytheon Data Systems Dr. Levine had responsibilities for sales, product knowledge and technical training for all product lines within the Raytheon Data Systems Training Center. When Raytheon closed the Data Systems Division, Chuck taught outplacement classes and coordinated the outplacement effort for the 3000 employees in the division.  At Honeywell Chuck lead the team that implemented the Field Engineering Distance Learning System and had responsibility for both system management and instructional development. He established one of the first distance learning systems utilizing both video and audio instructional media. At Westinghouse he had the responsibility for developing self-instructional programs in content areas ranging from Welding to Ambulance Attendant.

 

Dr. Levine has had a long association with the Technical Instructors' at The University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, where he teaches in their public seminar series and conducts in-house training programs such as Managing the Training Function, Instructional Design and Evaluation Techniques. He also has taught courses such as Introduction to Computers and Introduction to Data Communication in the Evening Division at  Stonehill College in Easton, MA, and  taught train-the-trainer and ISO9000 seminars at Bryant College in Smithfield, RI. Chuck has also presented at many national Training and ASTD Conferences on the subject of On The Job Training and Instructional Design. Chuck also holds a State of Massachusetts Secondary Science and Math Teaching Certification

 

In 1986 Chuck formed Instructional Design Associates, a consulting and course development company specializing in instructor training,  working with companies re-engineering their training departments and helping companies adapt to significant culture or product changes. Some of Dr. Levine's significant clients and projects are:

 

LEXUS DIVISION, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TORRANCE, CA.

                -COORDINATION/DEVELOPMENT OF DIVISION WIDE (PARTS, SERVICE, SALES, TECHNICAL AND COMPUTER) TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR LAUNCH OF LEXUS VEHICLE, DIVISION WIDE TRAINING AUDIT, CREATION OF CORPORATE TRAINING STRATEGIES AND PLANS, COURSE DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS

 

STATE STREET CORPORATION, BOSTON, MA; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; KANSAS CITY, KS 

                - OJT TRAINER WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATION FOR MUTUAL FUNDS PROCESSING AND TRUST FLOATERS AND TRAINERS

 

LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD INSURANCE COMPANY,  MINNEAPOLIS, MN

                -DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING SYSTEM, TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMS, COURSE DEVELOPMENT

                  CONSULTATION AND CHECKLIST DEVELOPMENT FOR POLICY SERVICE DIVISION PERSONNEL.

 

NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH, INC, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

                - CONSULTATION IN DESIGNING OJT SYSTEM, DEVELOPMENT OF OJT PROCEDURES, OJT TRAINING PROGRAMS

 

m&m / MARS, INC, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA;  WACO, TEXAS; ALBANY, GA; CHICAGO& BURR RIDGE IL; HACKETTSTOWN, NJ

                - OJT TRAINER TRAINING FOR CANDY PRODUCTION PERSONNEL AND SUPERVISORS

 

ABB - COMBUSTION ENGINEERING INC., WINDSOR, CT

                -TRAINING DEPARTMENT TRAINING AUDIT, TRAINING DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL AND INSTRUCTOR

                   TRAINING AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR POWER PLANT TRAINERS

 

OSRAM SYLVANIA INC, DANVERS, MA; HILLSBORO, NH; WARREN, ST. MARYS & TOWANDA, PA; WALDOBORO, ME

                -OJT TRAINER PROGRAMS AND ISO9000 CHECKLIST DEVELOPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING PERSONNEL

 

WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION, MILWAUKEE, WI

                -EVALUATION TEST DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR NUCLEAR AND COAL/GAS POWER PLANT DEVELOPERS/INSTRUCTORS

 

MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO, DETROIT, MI; ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO, CHICAGO, ILL,

                -DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS, ON-SITE FACILITATION AND INSTRUCTION OF YEAR LONG MULTIPLE SESSION CORPORATE CULTURE CHANGE PROGRAMS DEALING WITH SALES, COMPETITION, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND DEREGULATION IN THE TELEPHONE UTILITIES MARKET SEGMENT. PROGRAMS WERE AIMED AT LARGE CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT.

 

BASF INC., Automotive Refinish Division, SOUTHFILED, MI; Chemicals, Division, MT. OLIVE, NJ

                -TRAINING DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AUDIT; INSTRUCTOR TRAINING AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

                 PROGRAMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE DIV; SALES TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CHEMICALS DIVISION.

 

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, EAU CLAIRE, WI

                - SEMINARS ON "OJT TRAINING TECHNIQUES AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING" FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

 

SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS, INC.; DIV. SIEMENS CORP., PISCATAWAY, N.J.

                -MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY TRAINING DURING CORPORATE REFOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

 

NORTHWEST AIRLINES,  ST. PAUL, MN

                -WORKSHOPS ON SAFETY TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR AIRLINE INDUSTRY MAINTENANCE TRAINERS

 

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR INSTITUTES, EAU CLAIRE & MENOMONIE, WI

                -INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT/COURSE DEVELOPMENT/MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SEMINARS FOR TECHNICAL INSTRUCTORS

 

C.F. INDUSTRIES (CHEMICAL FERTILIZER),  LONG GROVE, IL

                -SEMINARS ON "CONDUCTING SAFETY MEETINGS" AND TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SUPERVISORS

                  AT PLANTS IN NEW ORLEANS, LA; TAMPA, FL; AND MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA

 

CATERPILLAR COMPANY, PEORIA, ILL

                -MANUFACTURING INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR SUPERVISORS, FOREMEN AND UNION PERSONNEL DURING CORPORATE DELEGATION OF TRAINING DOWN TO THE SHOP FLOOR

 

GULFSTRTEAM AEROSPACE CORP., SAVANNAH, GA

            - TRAINING AUDIT OF CORPORATE WIDE TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER

 

NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM, WESTBORO, MA

            - OJT TRAINING SEMINARS FOR POWER PLANT (SALEM STATION) OPERATORS, I&C PERSONNEL AND GENERAL FOREMEN

-  CONDUCTED / DESIGNED "TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM" DEALING WITH PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITION AS PART OF CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING

 

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, TORRANCE, CA

                -INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR MAINTENANCE TRAINING COURSE DEVELOPERS

                -TRAINING MATERIALS AUDIT; FIELD INSTRUCTOR ACTIVITIES SURVEY

 

JOHNSON MATTHEY ELECTRONICS / CRAY RESEARCH CORPORATION, CHIPEWA FALLS, WI

                - TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS FOR COMPUTER/PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURING SUPERVISORS/FORMEN

 

BAILEY CONTROLS COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OH

                - TRAINING AUDIT OF SERVICE TRAINING ACTIVITIES, CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS

                - INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SEMINARS FOR SERVICE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS

 

ALLISON TRANSMISSION DIVISION, GENERAL MOTORS,  INDIANAPOLIS, IN

                -OJT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR TOOL AND DIE MAKERS AND PRODUCTION PERSONNEL

 

MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, CO, CHICAGO, IL

                -INSTRUCTOR TRAINING FOR SPC SUPERVISOR/TRAINERS

 

FORD NEW HOLLAND CO. (DIV. FIAT), NEW HOLLAND, PA

            - INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SEMINARS FOR MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY SUPERVISORS

 

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, WASHINGTON, D.C.

                -DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS SEMINAR; INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING

 

AFFINITY HEALTH SYSTEMS,  APPLETON, WI

                -OJT, COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS

 

HEINZ, INC., PITTSBURGH, PA

                -INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS SETTING UP NEW FACTORY PRODUCTION LINES

 

SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION ARSENAL, SCRANTON, PA

                - TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR SPC MANUFACTURING TRAINERS

 

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA; IDS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN,

                -INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT/COURSE DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS DURING CORPORATE/DEPARTMENT RESTRUCTURING

 

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, BEAVERTON, OR

                - TRAINING FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PRODUCT INSTRUCTOR; COURSE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

 

S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. (JOHNSON WAX),  RACINE, WI.

                - INSTRUCTOR TRAINING SEMINARS FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERVISORS

 

ERDLEN, BOGRAD, INC, WELLESLEY, MA; HURST ASSOCIATES, BOSTON, MA, BISHOP & CO., WELLESLEY, MA,

                -OUTPLACEMENT(JOB SEARCH) TRAINING AT GENERAL ELECTRIC, STOP & SHOP (BRADLEES), CULLINET, HONEYWELL

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

"ON THE JOB TRAINING: INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT" ; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING &

DEVELOPMENT, INFO-LINE SERIES, AUGUST 1997;  ASTD, ALEXANDRIA, VA.

 

"UNRAVELING THE FIVE MYTHS OF OJT"; TECHNICAL AND SKILLS TRAINING; VOLUME 7, No. 3, APRIL, 1996, P. 14-17; ASTD

PUBLICATIONS, WASHINGTON, DC

 

"CORPORATE UNIVERSITY OR CORPORATE COLLEGE - WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?"; CORPORATE UNIVERSITY

REVIEW,  VOLUME 4, No. 2; MARCH / APRIL 1996; P.34-35;  ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS, McLEAN, VA.

 

"THE EFFECTS OF COURSE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, INSTRUCTIONAL PRESENTATION MODE, TYPES OF

PRACTICE EXERCISES, AND THE COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES ON THE COMPLETION OF

SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL CORRESPONDENCE COURSES" DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF

AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D.C.; JUNE 1979

 

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

 

"THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COURSES QUICKLY";

TRAINING 2003 CONFERENCE; FEBRUARY 2003, ATLANTA, GEORGIA"

 

"HELP! WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OJT - A PLAN FOR SUCCESS"; TRAINING 2002 CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 2002; ATLANTA,

GEORGIA;

 

"HELP! WE'RE IMPLEMENTING OJT - A PLAN FOR SUCCESS"; TRAINING 2001 CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 2001; ATLANTA,

GEORGIA

 

"THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COURSES QUICKLY";

TRAINING 2001 CONFERENCE; FEBRUARY 2001, ATLANTA, GEORGIA"

 

"OJT IMPLEMENTATION CLINIC - THE PROBLEMS I'VE SEEN AND HOW TO AVOID THEM"; TRAINING 2000

CONFERENCE, FEBRUARY 2000; ATLANTA, GEORGIA

 

"THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COURSES QUICKLY";

TRAINING 2000 CONFERENCE; FEBRUARY 2000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

 

"DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE BASED OJT"; GMP/TEA BIANNUAL CONFERENCE,  OCTOBER 1999,

BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS

 

 "IMPLEMENTING OJT AND LIVING TO TELL ABOUT IT"; TRAINING 1999 CONFERENCE , FEBRUARY 1999, CHICAGO, IL.

 

 "HARNESSING THE POWER OF OJT: LESSONS FROM PAST EXPERIENCES"; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT (ASTD) NATIONAL TECHNICAL AND SKILLS TRAINING CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 1997,        ST. LOUIS, MO.

 

"IMPLEMENTING OJT SYSTEMS, LESSONS FROM PAST EXPERIENCES"; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT (ASTD) NATIONAL TECHNICAL AND SKILLS TRAINING CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 1996, CINCINNATI, OH

 

"HARNESSING THE POWER OF OJT: GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME"; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND

DEVELOPMENT (ASTD) NATIONAL TECHNICAL AND SKILLS TRAINING CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995, PHILADELPHIA, PA

 

"HARNESSING THE POWER OF OJT: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR A STRESS FREE IMPLEMENTATION";

 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (ASTD) NATIONAL TECHNICAL AND SKILLS TRAINING CONFERENCE,

 SEPTEMBER 28, 1994, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

 

"TRAINING IN THE 90'S"; ISA 1993 NATIONAL CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1993, MCCORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, IL

 

"LEARNING ON THE JOB: TRAINING AND RETRAINING THE EMPLOYEE", GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SEMINAR SERIES; BOSTON, MA.; OCTOBER 1988

 

"TRAINING PROGRAMS: ASSETS OR PROPS?", NEW ENGLAND HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL CONFERENCE ;

BOSTON, MA.; MAY 28, 1987

 

"CORRESPONDENCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH FINDINGS APPLIED TO OTHER STUDIES"; NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, 21ST ANNUAL MEETING, DETROIT, MI; APRIL 11, 1983

 

"ACADEMIC PREPARATION: HOW TO PREPARE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGISTS" SOCIETY FOR PERFORMANCE AND

INSTRUCTION IN NEW ENGLAND, ANNUAL MEETING; BOSTON, MA. SEPTEMBER, 1982

 

"EVALUATING TRAINING PROGRAMS"; ASTD REGION II CONFERENCE, BOSTON, MA, SEPTEMBER, 1981

 

"UTILIZATION OF EVALUATION TECHNIQUES TO SHORTEN THE ON-THE-JOB LEARNING CURVE" , AMERICAN

SOCIETY FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, REGIONAL ONE ANNUAL CONFERENCE; ROCHESTER NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1981

 

"BUILDING A MORE EFFECTIVE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE"; NATIONAL HOME STUDY COUNCIL, ANNUAL MEETING,

MIAMI, FLORIDA; JANUARY 1981

 

"JUSTIFYING AND BUILDING THE CORPORATE EDUCATION CENTER"; ASSOCIATION OF FIELD SERVICE MANAGERS,

NATIONAL CONFERENCE, PHOENIX, AZ., SEPTEMBER, 1980