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Chris C. A. Martell
I build enterprise Learning & Development functions from the ground up — and make them run better than anyone thought possible.
Why Hire Chris
✓ I build training functions from scratch. I’ve stood up centralized L&D operations more than once: defining the strategy, hiring the team, and proving the value in business terms from day one.
✓ I finish under budget and ahead of schedule. I rescued a multi-year, cross-tower SAP/S4HANA rollout that had fallen behind — and closed it out early, without adding headcount.
✓ I lead teams at scale. I’ve hired, coached, and managed teams of up to 50 trainers, training leads, and developers, with clear goals, KPIs, and development plans for each person.
✓ I design for every kind of learner. From desk-based engineers and product teams to field technicians and executive leaders, I build blended learning — classroom, virtual, eLearning, and on-the-job — grounded in real instructional design theory.
✓ I speak both training and operations. My background spans regulated utilities, manufacturing, and technology rollouts, so I partner naturally with compliance, safety, and operations stakeholders — not just HR.
By The Numbers
23+
Years in Learning & Development
50
Trainers & developers led on one team
99%+
Learner satisfaction & knowledge transfer
400
Employees onboarded in a 3-week window
What I’ve Built (Select Highlights)
E Source — Senior Consultant (Training Lead)
2025 – 2026
Led User Readiness for an enterprise Planning and Licensing software rollout across 10+ departments of internal users, contractors, and vendors — and partnered with the Testing Lead to build an integrated UAT/training regimen that recovered 8+ weeks of lost project time.
Eversource Energy — Development & Enterprise Training Lead (Contractor)
2019 – 2024
Built and led enterprise training projects from the ground up. Hired and managed a team of up to 50 trainers, training leads, and developers; broke records with 99%+ learner satisfaction scores; rescued a stalled SAP implementation; and onboarded 400 employees across 13 systems during an acquisition, all in three weeks flat without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Camlock Systems — Project Manager & Product Manager
2018 – 2019, returned for special 1-year project 2022-2023
Directed international product, training, and onboarding programs across manufacturing, quality, and sales teams in three global offices. Reduced a 200-page catalog to a 1-page infographic, and cut a 120-day vendor delay down to 30 days. I also patented a new casino security product along the way.
SolarCity / Tesla – Field Energy Consultant
2016
Collaborated across towers to push project completion rates to 92%, nearly double the company average of 50%.
Core Skills & Systems
- Planning & Managing Cross-Functional Projects
- Training Strategy, Building Development Programs and L&D Teams
- Identifying Skills Gaps & Needs Analysis
- Data-driven Decision Making & Continuous Improvement
- Leading In-person Seminars and Training
- Curating Training Content & Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Enterprise systems I’ve trained on and managed rollouts for: SAP and S/4HANA, Maximo, WalkMe, PowerBase and PBField, Enterprise Permitting and Licensing, Metering Applications/AMI, ClickSchedule and ClickMobile, Scribe, Microsoft Outlook, Teams & SharePoint.
Education
MS.Ed, Curriculum & Instruction – Learning Design & Technology
Purdue University · 3.94 GPA
B.A., Philosophy — Cum Laude
University of Massachusetts, Amherst · 3.5 GPA
Let’s Build Something Good
If you need someone to build, rescue, or scale a Learning & Development function, I’d love to hear about how I can help.
Pine Meadow, CT • 860-830-6153 • chris@chriscamartell.com