To insure that the PPP process works smoothly for the PP Panel, the PP Manager and the PRA, we make the following recommendations:

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Nancy C. Adelis is President of Adelis Development Systems, a performance-consulting firm. She specializes in improving productivity through business-driven human resource initiatives.

In addition, as an Associate of HRD Press, Adelis Development Systems offers a complete process for building managerial competency, a "must" in a quality-driven environment.

Her firm serves a variety of global clients including Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Brookdale Hospital, NJ Department of Transportation and TNT Express. For the US Government, she has worked with the Department of Defense, specifically the US Army, the Defense Commissary Agency, DTRA, to name a few. She also conducts business internationally and is fluent in Spanish.

Prior to founding Adelis Development Systems in 1991, Ms. Adelis was the Director of Human Resources for PA Consulting Group a Princeton based consulting company. Before that, she held similar positions with Hoffmann-La Roche, RCA, and the US Office of Personnel Management. She has more than twenty-five years experience in performance based HR consulting.

Ms. Adelis is a certified Senior Professional of Human Resources and holds a Masters Degree from New York University. She Chairs the Advisory Council for Arts and Sciences at Brunswick College, NC and is a Board Member for Operation At Ease for US soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. She is an active member of the Society for HR Management and the American Society for Training & Development, and has been selected by the Who’s Who of American Executive Women.

As an Associate with Adelis Development Systems, Ms. Stephanie Scotti brings more than twenty five years of both public and private sector experience, her consulting experience includes Beneficial Finance, Coopers & Lybrand, PSE&G, Frigidaire, International Paper, Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Shell Chemical Company, Duke University, First Union National Bank, IBM ,Merck & Company, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Institutes of Health.

She has also provided NSPS training to DA organizations to include APG, Ft. Detrick, Ft. Monmouth, USACE Philadelphia and USACE NY.

Her services include:

• designing and administering feedback/measurement systems,
• designing and implementing learning and organizational development interventions.

Prior to her consulting position, Ms. Scotti was a Creative Director for a major performance improvement company and an internal consultant on performance and quality issues. Ms. Scotti holds a Masters Degree from Florida State University in organizational communications and management. She is a member of the American Society for Training and Development and the National Speakers Association.

Bonnie M. Westbrook, a management consultant and trainer for Adelis Development Systems, has more than 30 years of Federal Government experience, primarily in the human resources, training, and organizational development fields.   Prior to joining Adelis Development, she served as Assistant Bureau Chief for Management, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).  With a staff of 22, she managed the Bureau’s personnel, training, budget, planning, program reporting, and administrative support programs.

Prior to joining the FCC, Ms. Westbrook worked in a variety of leadership positions for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).  In both management and specialist positions, she functioned as an internal consultant regarding organizational effectiveness, human resources, and employee relation issues. 

Specifically in the performance management arena, she has developed performance appraisal and recognition systems for two federal agencies, including the training to implement the systems, and coached managers on dealing with performance and conduct problems. She has conducted numerous NSPS workshops for ISEC at Ft. Huachuca, Ft. Detrick, Ft. Belvoir, and Ft. Lee. In addition she has worked at USMA West Point, Special Ops, Ft. Bragg and the US Department of the Navy instructing in NSPS

Ms. Westbrook earned her Masters Degree and Advanced Graduate Specialist Degree in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland. She has presented at the National American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Conference, local ASTD chapter conferences, the Training Officers Conference, Organizational Development Network, and U.S. Office of Personnel Management Personnel Management Evaluation Conference.

NSPS  & DCIPS CLIENTS

With respect to NSPS Training, Adelis Development has served the US Army Corps of Engineers in a variety of Districts and Divisions (SAD, SAW, SAS, NAP, NAD,) in the implementation of the soft skills surrounding NSPS.  In addition, we have conducted this type of training for IMCOM, Ft. Drum, NY; IMCOM Germany, Special Ops, Ft. Bragg, NC,; CECOM, Ft. Monmouth, NJ; ISEC, Ft. Detrick, MD, Ft. Belvoir, VA, and Ft. Huachuca, AZ, Army Evaluations Center, APG, and Department of the Navy.

DCIPS clients include Fort Bragg – JSOC, USASOC, Fort Monmouth, IMCOM

In 2008-09 alone, Adelis Development has instructed more than 1500 participants on the NSPS system.

Training Evaluation Reports

SAMPLE

Class: WRITING SMART OBJECTIVES/

WRITING SELF ASSESSMENTS FOR SUPERVISORS

Location: Norfolk USACE

Instructors:  Nancy Adelis 

Dates: July 30, 2008

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Evaluation Averages:             Scale - 4-Excellent, 3-Good, 2-Average, 1-Poor

TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT

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Class: Writing SMART Objectives/Writing Self-Assessments

Location: NHC-DET-Boston, MA – US Navy

Instructors:  Bonnie Westbrook

Dates: June 19, 2008

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Evaluation Averages:             Scale - 4-Excellent, 3-Good, 2-Average, 1-Poor

TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT

Adelis Development Systems

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Class: Writing Self Assessments Under NSPS  

Location: US Army Evaluation Center – Alexandria, VA

Instructors: Stephanie Scotti

Dates: March 9, 2009 – Session 1

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Evaluation Averages:             Scale - 4-Excellent, 3-Good, 2-Average, 1-Poor

Class: Getting to Yes Under NSPS

Location: AG 1, Civilian Personnel, East region, Europe Area-Germany

Instructors:  Nancy Adelis

Dates: July 10, 11, 2008

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Evaluation Averages:             Scale - 4-Excellent,  3-Good,  2-Average,  1-Poor