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HUMAN RESOURCES

Get to Know the Learning and Development Team

by Lisa Koehler, Manager Learning and Development

Learning and development (L&D), a subset of HR, aims to improve group and individual performance by increasing
and honing skills and knowledge. L&D's goal is to be a critical component within the global Loram enterprise. By
doing this, we will begin to see the value derived from investing in L&D by developing our people, leveraging and
investing in technology, and improving processes.

Let’s meet the team…
Josh Gunderson has worked with Loram for eight years and trains and credentials. He is a training specialist, who
focuses on training and administering for the LMS system. Josh is currently working on the Amtrak, Cornerstone,
and new hire training projects.
Nicole (Nicki) Phillips has been with Loram for two years and manages projects and creates training for OEMs.
She is an instructional designer, which means she designs and develops training for customers both internally and
externally. She has worked with the VALE and India Rail projects along with the Basic to Intermediate Rail Grind-
ing 201 eLearnings.
Dolores Smith has been with Loram for one year and she manages projects and facilitates training. As a training
specialist her focus is to lead the initiative in process improvements for learning and development at Loram.
Dolores has worked on the BART project, shop project, and new hire training project.
Lisa Koehler has been with Loram eight months and is accountable for leading the execution of the L&D strate-
gies. She is the learning and development manager and leverages opportunities for Loram’s growth in technical
and professional development, career enhancement and metrics. She is a strong leader in driving process im-
provement.
Some of our accomplishments:

• Trained 138 new hires in 2021
• Automation within Cornerstone
• Processed over 1000 individual credential cards in 2021
• Created training for VALE
• Created beginning – intermediate rail grinding 201 eLearning
• Created shop training
• Made significant modifications to new hire training
• Created OJT training for BART
• Streamlined training requests through SysAid

Some of the training and projects in the pipeline:

• Continually improve new hire training class • Firefighting
• India Rail / Vandhana • Pinch point
• Advanced Rail Grinding • Eye Safety

• AMTRAK • CPR
• UK – Cornerstone transfer from Whitebolt

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