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Carpenter Technology Corporation is a leading producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels.

Global Award-winning Learning Advisor - Groundbreaking Author - International Speaker Jim partners with business leaders to build learning and development systems that help their people reach higher levels of performance sooner, while the company increases profits through greater productivity. Jim has a strong history at some of the most respected companies in the world for developing talent, first at IBM, then at GE and most recently at Carpenter Technology. Accomplishments: •Increased leadership bench strength by over 40% at CertainTeed Corporation by partnering with the CEO and leadership team to coach future general managers •Keynote speaker: "Leadership Learning Paths," at China Enterprise Training & Development Annual Conference April 2013, Wuxi, China •Improved user interface for on-line learning portal, driving up utilization from less than 3% to more than 22% at Elsevier •Drove improvement in time to proficiency by over 30% in sales and operations at CertainTeed •Accelerated ramp up of thousands of employees in hundreds of jobs at GE while on international assignment as Chief Learning Officer, GE India, expanding services in Eastern Europe & China •Co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “Learning Paths” (Wiley and ASTD, 2004) •Created award winning sales training at GE Capital •Pioneered the use of distance learning for technical vitality of engineers and scientists at IBM while holding leadership roles in quality improvement, and leadership development Specialties: Learning strategy, Leadership development, Talent management processes, Coaching senior leaders, Employee development, Team effectiveness, Organizational development, Change management, Problem solving, Learning programs, Quality improvement, Productivity improvement, Sales force effectiveness, Shared services and Outsourcing