Who we are

Taruna Goel, Associate

Taruna has over 11 years of experience in learning and development positions involving technical writing, content development, instructional design (elearning, classroom, and blended), and training management.

As a senior instructional designer, she has designed and developed more than 100 training programs for Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, HP, and Intel in the area of IT application, sales and support, and soft skills training.

Taruna holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from Lucknow University, India. She regularly blogs at http://tarunagoel.blogspot.com.

Recent projects includes:

  • Developing competency-based provincial assessment questions for trade apprenticeship programs in accordance with the Red Seal Program, executed for the Resource Training Organization (RTO) in British Columbia, Canada.


  • Designing a workshop to promote food safety regarding livestock and meat production in remote communities as a part of a larger initiative, the Remote Sites Consultation Project, for the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport in B.C., Canada.


  • Designing and developing several soft skills classroom training to support the front office and retail staff of the world’s second largest retailer making foray into the cash-and-carry business in India.


  • Designing and developing task-based online training modules on customized IT applications for a global leader in production technology in the U.S.


  • Designing a comprehensive ITES/BPO training curriculum to support the Government-led ICT strategy in Ghana, Africa.


  • Designing and developing technical and functional competency dictionaries and detailed job role profiles for a leading provider of human resources outsourcing and consulting services in India.

Her expertise includes:

  • Training team leadership


  • Needs assessment


  • Analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training


  • Mentoring, coaching, and recruiting

President:

Jim Tallman

Managing Partner:

Dan McFaull

Associates:

Gunnar Mardon

Curt B. Cain

Taruna Goel

Michael McGrath

Cindy Mooney

Cory Chen

Thom Quine

Winsome Parris

David Lemiski

Kathryn Barker

Doug Taylor

Yvonne Stiver-Macleod

Linda Waddell

 

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