Organizational L&D Leader  |  AI-Enabled Workforce Capability  |  U.S. Army Veteran

Adam Leibler
Resume

Louisville, KY  ·  linkedin.com/in/adamleibler

Professional Summary

Strategic L&D and OD leader with 15+ years building capability systems — not just programs — that strengthen leadership, scale culture, and drive measurable performance. Proven player-coach who pairs hands-on execution with enterprise strategy: owned end-to-end learning programs at Twitch, led LMS and capability transformation at Terminix, and currently advises federal and enterprise clients on AI-enabled learning and organizational effectiveness. Combines 5+ years of direct people leadership (including U.S. Army team command) with a CPTD-track talent development credential and a 4.0 B.S. in Organizational Leadership & Learning. Fluent in AI as an organizational capability — not just a production tool.

Recognition & Awards

Brandon Hall Award — Excellence in Learning

Best Use of Games and Simulation in Learning  ·  ELB Learning

U.S. Army Award for Maintenance Excellence

European Theater — Satellite Communications Certification Training

Core Competencies

  • Learning & OD Strategy: Capability roadmapping, leadership & manager development, organizational diagnostics, career architecture & succession planning.
  • Change Management & Transformation: Enterprise change leadership, stakeholder influence, distributed/remote-first team leadership, vendor & partner management.
  • AI-Enabled Learning & Capability: AI adoption program design, generative AI workflow integration, workforce AI readiness — built Undrift (undrift.io).
  • LMS / LXP Strategy & Administration: Workday Learn, Cornerstone, Moodle — governance, implementation, compliance reporting, learner analytics.
  • Learning Design & Development: Adult learning theory (ADDIE, SAM, Agile), Kirkpatrick & ROI measurement, Section 508 / WCAG 2.1, IACET standards.
  • Executive Communication: C-suite and senior stakeholder alignment, program reporting tied to business outcomes, cross-functional influence without authority.

Professional Experience

Learning & Development Consultant (Player-Coach) Oct 2022 – Present

Leibler Learning LLC  Louisville, KY (Remote)

Clients: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) · U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) · Frontdoor · Diversified

  • Strategic Advisory & OD: Act as trusted L&D and OD advisor to senior leaders across federal agencies and enterprise clients — diagnosing capability gaps, recommending targeted interventions, and shaping multi-year learning roadmaps aligned to mission and business priorities.
  • Enterprise Learning Architecture: Designed and executed end-to-end L&D strategies for organizations ranging from 400 to 10,000+ employees, integrating learning into performance management, career development, and business transformation — not as a standalone function.
  • AI as Organizational Capability: Led adoption of AI-enabled workflows across client engagements, building team fluency in generative AI tools and integrating them into content development, facilitation, and learner feedback loops — accelerating production timelines by 40% while raising quality standards.
  • Manager Enablement: Designed manager enablement programs and performance support tools for Frontdoor, helping frontline leaders navigate matrixed environments with clear role expectations and skill-building pathways.
Senior Program Manager, Engineering Education Mar 2021 – Oct 2022

Twitch Interactive (Amazon)  San Francisco, CA (Remote)

  • End-to-End Program Ownership: Owned the flagship engineering education program for a 500+ person global engineering organization — strategy, roadmap, content, facilitation, budget, stakeholder alignment, and measurement — operating as an internal business unit with clear KPIs.
  • Leadership & Manager Development: Partnered with Engineering, Product, and HR leadership to diagnose manager capability gaps and design blended leadership and technical development pathways, reducing new-hire time-to-first-contribution to under 30 days.
  • Distributed / Remote-First Operating Model: Built and scaled learning initiatives for a globally distributed SaaS engineering org, embedding development directly into team workflows rather than running isolated programs.
  • Cross-Functional Influence: Mentored engineering SMEs and internal facilitators, establishing instructional design quality standards and coaching leaders on how to build capability within their own teams.
Instructional Designer II / LMS Administrator Sep 2017 – Mar 2021

Terminix International (ServiceMaster)  Memphis, TN

  • LMS Transformation: Led the Workday Learn LMS transition from legacy systems for a 10,000+ employee workforce — including governance standards, content migration, compliance reporting architecture, and ongoing platform administration.
  • Enterprise Capability Building: Designed and delivered blended learning for field operations, call centers, and corporate functions spanning 5,000+ frontline employees, supporting onboarding, compliance, systems adoption, and performance improvement.
  • Needs Analysis & Program Design: Partnered with department leaders on skill gap analyses and needs assessments, translating business challenges into targeted learning interventions with measurable performance outcomes.
Senior E-Learning Developer Jul 2012 – Apr 2016

ELB Learning (formerly eLearning Brothers)  Remote

  • Brandon Hall Award: Earned Brandon Hall Award for Excellence in Learning (Best Use of Games and Simulation) for award-winning Fortune 500 client work.
  • Scalable Design Systems: Built a modular library of interactive templates used by thousands of subscribers worldwide, establishing standards and best practices for the Articulate ecosystem.
  • Client Advisory: Served as instructional design authority for enterprise clients, advising on learning strategy, technology selection, and scalable program architecture.
Satellite Communications Operator / Maintainer (SGT E-5, 31S) Aug 1998 – Nov 2005

U.S. Army  Fort Eisenhower, GA · Stuttgart, Germany (2 Overseas Tours) | TS/SCI (Inactive)

  • Direct People Leadership: Led 4+ personnel for 5+ years across two overseas tours — accountable for individual performance, technical readiness, professional development, and mission execution in high-stakes field environments.
  • Capability Building Under Pressure: Trained and certified team members on VHF/UHF/SHF/EHF SATCOM terminals including MILSTAR and AN/GSC-40, achieving 95% system reliability improvement. Recognized with the U.S. Army Award for Maintenance Excellence.
  • Accountability & Operations: Managed $1M+ in equipment accountability to DOD standards; authored technical documentation and SOPs. Awarded 3× Army Achievement Medal.

Education & Credentials

B.S., Organizational Leadership and Learning

University of Louisville  ·  4.0 GPA

Expected Dec 2026

A.A., Liberal Arts

University of South Carolina

CPTD Candidate

Certified Professional in Talent Development — Association for Talent Development

Articulate Community Hero

Professional Affiliations: ATD · ISPI · eLearning Guild

Builder: Undrift (undrift.io)

AI co-facilitator for meetings — built to solve a real organizational problem

Technical & Platform Expertise

L&D & OD Systems

Workday Learn, Cornerstone, Moodle, SAP Litmos, Salesforce — LMS/LXP strategy, governance, and administration

Design & Authoring

Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Vyond, Camtasia, Veed.io — scenario design, simulation, blended modalities

AI & Multimedia

Generative AI workflows, synthetic avatars, AI voiceovers, Adobe Creative Suite (PS, AI, Premiere, AE)

Standards & Methods

ADDIE, SAM, Agile, Kirkpatrick L1–L4, xAPI/SCORM, Section 508, WCAG 2.1, IACET compliance

Let's Connect

You've seen the background, the approach, and the outcomes. If any of it resonates — whether you're building an L&D function, scaling an OD practice, or just want to think through a hard organizational problem — I'd genuinely enjoy the conversation. My inbox is open.