Larry Nettleton

Current

Owner at The Wooden Horse

Past

Trainer/Analyst at National Student Loans Service Centre
owner at Larry Nettleton Photogaphy (Sole Proprietorship)

Education

Mohawk College
Sheridan College
State University of New York College at Buffalo

University of Toronto - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
University of Guelph

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Connections

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Industry

Furniture

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Larry Nettleton’s Summary

I have a few goals:

1. enjoy my grandson
2. create comfort and ease through custom furniture for the home, office, and garden.
3. build furniture for the physically challenged and plus sized people.
4. design toys that become an icon for style, durability, and safety.
5. to continue to teach children and adults as opportunities arise.
Larry Nettleton has been involved with children and adults throughtout his teaching career. Now, as a cabinet maker and owner of The Wooden Horse, Custom Wood Products Co, he sees that the safety and wellbeing of his clients are natural outcomes. His designs and construction methods, not only satisfies the requirements of the customer, but guarantees the security of the user. His company makes custom furniture for the home, office, and garden. Special consideration is given to those with physical challenges. Children’s toys compliment larger works.

Larry Nettleton’s Specialties:

expertise in design, planning from concept to production, outside of the box and bun thinking, somewhat of a renaissance man

Larry Nettleton’s Experience

Owner

The Wooden Horse

(Furniture industry)

Currently holds this position
Trainer/Analyst

National Student Loans Service Centre

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)

April 1996 — August 2004 (8 years 5 months)

•Provided accurate information and financial solutions
•Served as a subject matter expert in several areas.
•Wrote articles for management and staff on subjects such as: ‘Motivation in the Workplace’, ‘Attention Deficit Disorder in the Workplace’, and ‘How to Deal with Different Personality Characteristics in your Agents’
•Designed, developed, and delivered training sessions to call centre CSRs, team leaders, and out source representatives over three years.
•Revamped product training. Resulted in cost savings by reducing material consumption and permitted just-in-time training. Examples include IVR workshops, and Learn the LAN interactive self-learning module.
•In the selection of candidates for training, liaised with temporary agencies.
•Significantly improved the quality of new trainees coming into the call centre. Using high-level knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Lotus Notes, manuals and instruction aids were prepared.
owner
Larry Nettleton Photogaphy (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Photography industry)

June 1984 — August 1987 (3 years 3 months)

commercial photography; pet photography; wedding photography

Larry Nettleton’s Education

Mohawk College

diploma , Cabinetry , 1998 — 2000
Sheridan College

diploma , Commercial Photography , 1985 — 1987
State University of New York College at Buffalo

M. Ed. , Fine Arts/History , 1981 — 1984
University of Toronto - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

B.ED. , Fine Arts , 1975 — 1976
University of Guelph

1970 — 1975