Riley Inks

Learning Engineering Leader · Enterprise learning systems, governance, & measurement

Austin, TX
rileyhartwellinks@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/rileyinks

Now

Learning Engineering Leader, Tesla — Gigafactory Texas · Nov 2022 to present

Most senior leader of the learning engineering discipline at Tesla, embedded in Production rather than HR. Own the processes and systems that run enterprise training at industrial scale. Team of up to 12 across two management layers. 380,000+ training hours to 120,000+ learners. $50M+ in documented operational impact using Phillips and Kirkpatrick methodology with isolation of effects.

Before

Learning Experience Designer, Google via TaskUs · 2022
Training & Development Specialist, Kelly · 2021–22
Teacher, La Grange High School · 2020–21
Learning Measurement & Assessment, Elite Reader Academy, Shanghai · 2019–20
Learning Program Manager, New Pathway Education, Shanghai · 2015–19
Philosophy Lecturer, Texas State University & Alamo Colleges · 2009–14

Education

M.A. Applied Philosophy & Ethics, Texas State University
M.A. Political Science, Texas State University
B.A. Political Science & Philosophy, Texas State University