Dan Strakal is a Senior Instructional Designer/Trainer at the Department of Energy (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a Certified Leadership/Employee Development consultant & change management practitioner.
Dan's diverse experience in the private, government & higher education sectors includes:
- Consulting for DOE National Training Center in Albuquerque, NM
- Senior training specialist supporting at the Hanford Nuclear Facility in Richland, WA
- Senior OD specialist at Energy NW’s commercial nuclear power plant in Richland, WA
- Senior manager of organizational development at Fortune 100 company Waste Management, Inc
- Manager of organizational learning at New Mexico's major utility company PNM Resources
- Assistant director of technical careers at the University of Notre Dame
- Visiting assistant professor at Oklahoma State University’s Adult Education department
He is a Certified Professional in Talent Development, Certified Master Trainer, & Certified Virtual Training Designer/Facilitator/Producer (Association for Talent Development) & also holds credentials as a Certified Instructional Trainer (Board of Certified Safety Professionals), Certified Change Management Practitioner (PROSCI), Certified Facilitator for Crucial Conversations/Getting Things Done/Power of Habit (Crucial Learning/Vital Smarts), MBTI, DiSC Practitioner & others.
- Ed.D. Adult Learning, Montana State University
- M.Ed. Training Management, Idaho State University
- M.S. Technical/Project Management, University of Idaho
