Our Staff:

• Alysia Barnes-Poteat

  As one of ASPE's national account managers, Alysia has cultivated relationships with start-up to Fortune 500 companies across the country. She continually works hard to please her clients and always has a great sense of humor. With her understated, off-the-cuff remarks, it shouldn't surprise us that she performed stand-up comedy in middle and high school. Alysia attended North Carolina A&T State University where she earned a degree in marketing and a computer science minor.

• Frank Beanland

  Frank is ASPE's CFO. He has 20 years of experience in the IT industry in various capacities of CFO, accounting, finance, commercial, business development, technical support, account management, systems integration and entrepreneurial management. As a partner and Chief Financial Officer for Csoft International, Frank used 15 years in the retail systems industry to build and run a profitable startup software organization developing the premier Point-of-Sale solution for the retail industry and a new E-Commerce POS solution for the Wireless Telco and ASP market. He sold Csoft International to Marconi Commerce Systems in 1999.

• Sarah Broyer

  Sarah is the Operations Manager at ASPE. She has over 15 years of experience in the training industry, having held various positions throughout logistics and operations. From customer and instructor travel to course material production and shipping to facility booking, there isn't a problem Sarah hasn't seen or dealt with. Claiming Burlington, VT as her hometown, Sarah is one of two New Englanders at ASPE. While in the frigid Northeast, she attended Champlain College where she earned a degree in Business Management before finding her way to much more enjoyable NC climate.

• Elisabeth Burns

  Elisabeth is our Director of Operations. The Elon University graduate wears many hats with that title and is constantly busy establishing partnerships, communicating with students, and keeping everyone organized. With all those responsibilities, she also manages to enjoy some free time cooking, golfing, skiing and traveling. She may call Wisconsin home, but North Carolina has grown on her – her favorite movie is Shag. Another fun fact: she and her twin sister were born in different counties.

• Bob Clarke

  As ASPE Director of Federal Enterprises, Bob is located in his hometown of Falls Church, Virginia. His vast experience in the government sector, and years inside (and outside) the beltway give him a unique perspective of federal training needs. Bob earned his BA from The University of Virginia and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. A collector of LPs, Bob is a self-proclaimed audiophile who enjoys jazz, rock, classical and other genres. While not working, or engaged in a heady conversation about music or video, Bob likes to travel to locales with unique architecture and culture.

• Melanie Cleary

  Melanie is the Assistant Product Manager for the ASPE-IT division. She made her way to NC via Georgia College & State University where she earned a degree in Marketing & Management. After school, Melanie found herself working for one of the country's largest hotel chains as a Customer Service representative. After spending time with the ASPE Customer Service, Melanie found herself ready for a new challenge with Product Management. When she's not working or reading (she's in 2 book clubs…nerd), Melanie enjoys yoga/pilates, gardening, cooking new things with her hubby, and traveling to different places.

• Katie Cothran

  Katie is a Marketing Manager at ASPE. A graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication and avid Carolina fan, she's one of the only Tar Heels in a pack of wolves and devils. Despite congenial office rivalries, her leadership and management of the company's direct mail marketing efforts is a driving force behind the company's success. When not at the office, Katie can be found playing volleyball, relaxing near water, spoiling her dog, or taking various trips across the country.

• Chris Crawley

    

• Laura Daughtry

  Laura is a Marketing Specialist at ASPE, and is one of the newer members of the Marketing team. While attending NC State University to earn a degree in Communications, she was a Foursquare Campus Ambassador and even worked for a period of time as a producer at the university radio station's local music show. Laura splits her time at ASPE between building emails that inform customers of the courses coming to their area and creating mail plans that segment where brochures are sent.

• Taylor Dellostretto

  Taylor is a training advisor for the Northeast, Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest. A native of Mount Olive, NJ, Taylor graduated from McDaniel College in Maryland with a degree in business administration and sports management before moving to North Carolina. With an athletic background (he once swam against Michael Phelps), Taylor has become ASPE's all-star at various ASPE outings and charity events. He has proved to be a great team player on the field and in the office.

• Steve Knier

  Steve Knier is ASPE's CEO. He has 21 years of experience in the training of technical and business professionals. Formerly, he was CEO of American Research Group, Inc., one of the largest privately held technical training companies in North America. He was also founder and CEO of Perceptex, a multimedia technical training company. He served as president of American Institute, Inc., an international training company instrumental in introducing one of the industry's first voice/data communication certification programs. He also co-founded National Business Institute and Professional Education Systems Inc., U.S.-based training companies that provided B2B professional development courses, legal education, and financial and business training.

• Chris Knotts, PMP

  Chris is a media and communication specialist responsible for the creative lead on many of ASPE's marketing initiatives. He has 10 years of experience in the fields of graphic communication, design, and project management, and has performed creative campaign work for many training companies, as well as corporate clients such as Cisco, Coca-Cola, and Hilton hotels, to name a few. He graduated from East Carolina University's School of Art with a BA in communication arts. He works odd hours, enjoys debating ASPE's president on metaphysics, is an accomplished organic gardener, and an aficionado of 1970s funk.

• Traci Lester

  Traci, another one of our NC State grads, is an Electronic Marketing Specialist at ASPE. She is a Google AdWords Certified Professional, and is the lead on most of the electronic marketing initiatives at ASPE. When she is not engaged in a music debate with her coworkers (she was a singer in a previous life), Traci can be found wearing one of her many ASPE hats. On any given day you may see her in AdWords creating new campaigns, making website updates through DreamWeaver, on social media engaging with ASPE customers & instructors, or neck deep in HTML building an email to be sent to ASPE customers informing them of the courses coming to their area.

• David Mantica

  David, ASPE's President, has 20 years of experience in B2B continuing education. He has managed the initiation, development and delivery of more than 300 expert-led classes on topics in software development, IT, telecom, finance, healthcare, and marketing. David was instrumental in the development of the industry's first VoIP-enabled live online public training, and chaired CompTIA's Learning Alliance formulation committee. He has participated in and supported the work of numerous certifying bodies including the Scrum Alliance, PMI, IIBA, TrueSecure, and CompTIA. David is a regular speaker at IIBA and PMI chapters, and has presented at Comdex Chicago, OSP Conference, ACUTA conference, and 1-jobs Career Fairs.

• Aileen Martello

  A customer service specialist, Aileen is an effective communicator and core asset to ASPE. Not only does she help our customers, she helps all of us at ASPE when we need her. From taking registrations to moderating virtual course sessions, her responsibilities are many and diverse. Her experience from running her own catering business for seven years gives her a great mind for business and communication. Fortunately for us at ASPE, Aileen also shares her culinary skills on a regular basis.

• Tom McGraw

  Tom is a Training Advisor for the Great Plains, Southwest, and California. He is a local boy who found his way to ASPE after graduating from Duke University with a degree in Psychology. Tom embodies the 'ultimate nice guy' (except for when you rag on his Blue Devils). He's a Cameron Crazy at heart, but will still shake your hand, say good game, and be sympathetic that your team lost...he's that nice and it's kind of annoying :). If you're lucky enough to have Tom as your Training Advisor, be sure to ask him about his distant relation to the famous singer by the same last name.

• Carin Mills

  As a product manager, Carin oversees the strategy for all our ASPE-SDLC courses. From content development to scheduling, Carin leads the way for our business analysis, product management, agile and software testing courses. Along with that comes the responsibility of managing all of those instructors, and as you can imagine that is quite a challenge. Despite the enormous amount of responsibility and pressure we place on her (including carrying the ASPE team in various golf tournaments), she always surpasses expectations. A graduate of Rutgers University, Carin settled in Easton, PA. Maybe that's how she manages everything we throw at her – she doesn't have to see us every day.

• JT Moore

  JT Moore is the VP of Marketing at ASPE. His passion for the NC State Wolfpack is only exceeded by his love for Marketing. A man of few words, and often a wallflower, spark up a conversation about marketing, social media, SEO, Google, or the like and it will be hard to get him to shut up. That same passion is evident in his work. JT was instrumental in developing ASPE's electronic marketing initiative that lead to the integrated marketing approach the company runs on today. He is a regular contributor to the various ASPE blogs and often presents for the ASPE-ROI web seminar series. Reach out to JT on twitter: @j_t_moore

• Jackie Myers

  Jackie is the Operations Specialist, Enterprise Services at ASPE. She manages the logistics associated with our onsite training sessions, which in English means she is the liaison between ASPE and our onsite customers. From facilitating checklists and paperwork to gathering attendee contact information and necessary follow-up info, Jackie is often the behind-the-scenes resource and has her hands in a lot of the dirty work. She is also a sports fanatic, and the loudest Packers fan in the office (she's part of the rather large Green Bay native crew here at ASPE). Before making her way to ASPE, Jackie attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN where she earned a degree in Marketing and International Marketing.

• Clay Pernell
  Vice President, Sales

  As VP of Sales, Clay Pernell has more than 20 years of diverse sales management experience in the B2C and B2B sectors. He has previously held senior sales leadership positions in both the retail and research content industries. Clay has a successful track record of growing revenue year-after-year, in addition to the development of countless award winning sales associates. Clay has successfully called upon Fortune 500 companies and negotiated enterprise solutions. He brings a wealth of experience in market analysis, team development and new business development.

• TJ Seiple

  TJ is the general manager of our AHC and AHSI training divisions. He brings more than 20 years of marketing and training industry experience, and was fundamental in establishing the direct mail marketing process vital to ASPE's success over the years. When Jess isn't hanging out with Snookie, The Situation, and the rest of the Jersey Shore crew (he's a remote employee located in NJ), he spends his time running and working on the side as an architectural preservationist. One of his recent projects is the renovation and preservation of an historic bridge in his hometown.

• Becki Strader

  Becki is a National Account Manager at ASPE. She is a results-driven leader, as well as an effective contributor to the account management team. As a dedicated member of the team, Becki's efforts are focused on our IT enterprise solutions. She is from Stevens Point, NC, and attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she earned a B.A. in Communications. She is proud of her three beautiful children and likes to garden in her spare time.

• Jennie Sykes

    

• Brian Thigpen

    

• Derek Toomes

  A talented designer and artist, Derek is an integral part of the ASPE marketing team. Derek earned his bachelor's in Fine Arts from UNC-Greensboro, and is an active member of the NC art community. His creativity and skillset are a huge asset to the team. However, Derek's biggest contribution may be his pure entertainment value. His self-described hobbies include "watching movies, reading and lurking." It's hard to describe Derek, but if you imagine the manchild of a Capital One Viking and a starving artist, you'd be pretty close. When asked for something interesting about himself nobody knows, he said: "I often play dead while at home, but it goes unnoticed." He might be quiet at home, but he sure makes up for it at the office.

• John Voorhees

  John is the general manager of the ASPE-IT and ASPE-ROI product lines. His extensive experience in product management and business development enables him to transform ideas into successful products and services. Before earning his M.A. at James Madison University, John earned his B.A. at The College of William & Mary. He has been a board member of the Microsoft Global Partner Advosory Council and the CompTIA Executive Learning Council. While John has become a successful leader in the training industry, he's also had time to master another craft: He used to be the frontman of a local Raleigh band called Skinny Atlas.

• Amy Wainwright

  Amy is a Marketing Intern at ASPE, and is the youngest member of the Marketing team. She is a Senior at NC State University majoring in Marketing, who is also minoring in Art and Design. Amy battles internally to balance her passion for creative and her draw to the business side of things. Because of this, she brings an evolving skillset that allows her to take part in projects of both types at ASPE.

• Theresa West

  As a training advisor, Theresa is responsible for training in the South and Southeastern United States. While maintaining great rapport with her clients, Theresa's sassy sense of humor keeps the office in high spirits. A graduate of Meredith College, Theresa was born in Trinidad and grew up in Swansboro, NC. Breaking records and being a great team player are nothing new to Theresa. Her name is listed in her high school gym individually and as part of the team for breaking track records.

• Kinzie Wyche

  Kinzie is a National Account Manager at ASPE. Her dedication and leadership among the account management team is surpassed only by her devotion to her clients. Kinzie goes above and beyond to help clients discover the best skills-based training solution for them. The thing she most enjoys about her job is building long lasting relationships. Kinzie enjoys spending time with her family, boating and reading. She is originally from Asheboro, NC, and graduated from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a communications degree.

• Jennifer Zacke

  Jennifer is an accountant at ASPE. We gave her the chance to sexify her title, but in true accounting fashion, she didn't care (and actually didn't give us any bio info either). Jennifer made her way to ASPE and North Carolina via Miami, so it's always a treat when she (aka her husband) whips up a unique Latin dish for our company food parties. In the accounting department, Jennifer's sarcastic and witty disposition is the perfect complement to Frank's outgoing personality and wild antics (PSYCH!!).

Our Instructors:

• Jacob Anderson

  Jacob Anderson has worked in the financial/banking industry, public safety, and e-commerce industries. Within these industries it is his involvement with multi-functional teams, cross-location teams, and web based development that make him a sought after instructor. Jacob's career took off in 1999 when he was employed by eBay, Inc. as a senior accounting manager. He left eBay in 2006 to take a Software Project Manager and ScrumMaster position where he worked simultaneously with eight development teams to successfully release six different products over a one year period while implementing Agile methodologies in to their teams. Jacob's current role is a full time Agile coach and trainer. Jacob became a Certified ScrumMaster in 2008.

• Mark Arntz

  Mark Arntz is a certified project management professional (PMP) and CSM with 22+ years of experience in information systems development and support, including a background emphasizing the implementation of System Development Life Cycle methodologies & other project management tools. He is an IT industry professional with experience in areas including project management, application management, software development, business analysis, operations management, and more. Mark is currently an ASPE, Inc. instructor in classes including Agile Boot Camp, Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile, Agile PMI-ACP Certification, Agile PM, and Agile Essentials. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring others to help them reach their full potential.

• Kris Ashton

  Kris Ashton has more than 20 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Network Engineer and Database Administrator. This rich experience supports her unique talent for developing smart solutions that produce strong results for customers and clients. She helps clients incorporate technology, process and people into their project success strategies. Kris was the co-author of Inside DOS 6.2, as well as a contributing author to Inside OS/2 and Mastering Windows NT Server. She currently holds Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Certified Technical Trainer ratings. Kris is a partner in a Denver technology-based consulting firm where she does "everything except write code."

• Rod Ashton

  Rodney Ashton has over 25 years experience in the IT and training world. He has been an IT Manager, Product Manager, Project Manager, Business/Methods Analyst, Consultant, and Trainer & Facilitator. Rod has consulted with, or trained, a wide range of organizations and software companies ranging from start-up companies to organizations in the Fortune 100. He has participated in a wide range of development and deployment projects including enterprise HR systems, computer/web-based training systems, international currency exchange systems, POS systems and web-based systems. Rod's passion is teaching management how to implement an agile development methodology into their IT organizations and then coaching them to success.

• Marc Balcer

  Marc Balcer is a software architect, author and teacher who uses model-driven approaches to analyze, develop and manage projects in subject matters like medical instrumentation, telecommunications management, financial services and transportation logistics. Marc specializes in using model-driven approaches and service-oriented architectures to create cloud computing platforms. Marc is the co-author of Executable UML: A Foundation for Model-Driven Development and Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies. He has developed and taught courses for Project Technology and ModelCompilers.com.

• Bonnie Baldus

  Bonnie Baldus has 16 years of experience in the project management and business analysis field as well as 13 years of experience in project management, leadership, and business analysis training. She is a member of the Project Management Institute, The American Society of Training and Development, and The International Institute of Business Analysis. Bonnie is also a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute and is in the process of pursuing her CBAP. She has worked for several reputable employers including Sogetti, SHAZAM Network, Applied Communications, Inc., Midwest Project Partners, and Principal Financial Group.

• Rob Borgstedte

  Robert Borgstedte graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree. \He is PMP Certified and he is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Robert has held a wide array of positions in his respective field including Design Tech, Project Analyst, and Senior Project Analyst. He has had the opportunity to work for the Lower Colorado River Authority and with companies including Cognitive Technologies and P Cubed. Over the years Robert has worked on multiple field construction projects and IT projects, both implementing and upgrading software. Robert has been training for 10 years and teaches Project Management Utilizing SharePoint Server, SharePoint Administration, and SharePoint Customization.

• Peter Borsella

  Peter Borsella is an IT professional with 22 years of experience in application development and IT leadership. Peter has a Master's Certificate in Applied Project Management from Villanova University. He is a Project Management Professional (certified by the PMI) and a Certified ScrumMaster Trainer (certified by the Scrum Alliance). Peter has had extensive experience in software development, project management, and executive management working for companies such as First Data Corporation, eFunds Corporation, Hilton Hotels, the Department of Defense, Citrix, Raytheon, and Sony. Peter has been training professionally since 2006 and is currently teaching Certified ScrumMaster and Product Owner courses.

• Kelly Bruns

  Kelley Bruns is a PMP and a certified Development Dimensions International Facilitator with over 25 years of experience. Kelley's expertise lies in needs analysis, research, project management, problem identification, problem solving, curriculum development, instructional design, facilitation, succession management, and instructor-led training. As a consultant for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. and training manager for Windsor Windows & Doors, Kelley analyzed, developed, designed, facilitated, and evaluated web-based training for sales representatives as well as new employee orientation and trainer programs. As manager of education and communication at Firestone Agricultural Tire, she managed and maintained learning and development for over 1,600 employees.

• Dave Caccamo

  Dave Caccamo has over 30 years of experience in engineering, economics and project management. Dave has worked as a nuclear-trained submarine officer, an acquisition project manager with a Chicago-based consulting firm, the vice president of finance for a startup technical consulting firm, and an assistant professor of business and economics. He developed the school's business administration major, served as a committee chair for the college's accreditation self-study, and served in the collateral roles of director of academic computing and director of information technology. Dave has an exceptional ability to make complex business and engineering concepts understandable to executives, managers and technicians through his fundamental modeling of subject matter.

• Karen Carder-Jones

  Karen is an IT executive with 20+ years of project management experience. She has had the privilege of working for several reputable companies including the Department of Defense as a Senior IT Specialist, Engineering, Management & Integration, Inc. as the Technical Advisor to Department of Homeland Security for Engineering. Karen has demonstrated expertise in all areas of project management including integration, scope, cost, schedule, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement. Karen has been a member of Project Management Institute since 2004.

• Tom Carpenter

  Tom Carpenter has been working in IT for almost 20 years. He has worked for companies including Sun Television and Appliance and Ashland Chemical starting as a computer analyst and working his way up to systems analyst. His responsibilities have included designing operating systems configuration deployment throughout organizations as well as supporting programmers making sure their applications worked. Tom holds certifications with Microsoft, Cisco, the CWNP program and ComTia. He has also written several books on various certification technologies, server administration, SQL server, and SharePoint. Currently, he teaches Windows 7 administration courses, Server administration courses, and Microsoft SQL Server administration. Tom has also begun to start teaching some SharePoint courses.

• Christy Clement

  Christy is a project manager with 7 years in software project management. She is a Certified ScrumMaster and a GE Six Sigma Blackbelt. Christy has been managing software projects since 2003 and implementing Agile with companies since 2008. For General Electric she worked as a process engineer and design engineer. Christy also worked as an internal project management consultant at Glencourt, an engineering project management consultant at Speakeasy, and a project manager at Seven Simple Machines. She has extensive Agile coaching experience and has acted as ScrumMaster, project manager, business analyst, and product owner in various teams. Currently, Christy teaches several courses including Agile Boot Camp, Agile Project Management, and Agile Requirements.

• Alan Cline

  Alan Cline is a PMP with 20+ years of experience leading large organizations to success. Alan is a senior development and technology manager that specializes in delivering process improvements, productivity, and customer satisfaction through the integration of political, psychological, and cultural forces with technology. He is known for building new and easy-to-use practices by applying industry-wide concepts, theory and experience.

• Ross Curtin

  Ross has worked in the software development arena most of his career. He has managed the development of about a dozen software titles in the past with teams as large as 60 and budgets as large as 15 Million. Ross has worked in software development for 20+ years with companies including Interro Inc., Access Software, Microsoft Inc., and i2i Inc. Within these companies he has had roles including professional support, manager of client services, lead program manager, and general manager. Ross currently serves as Executive Director of Program Management for a leading online broker of both retail and private label customers. He currently instructs classes including Agile Boot Camp and Interrogatory Biofeedback.

• Tiffany Dahlberg

  Tiffany has over 20 years of experience in helping organizations improve their processes, better manage projects, and communicate more effectively. She is a certified PMP with the Project Management Institute. Tiffany has worked for several reputable employers including AT&T, Primestar, and TIAA-CREF and has held the positions of operator, consultant, quality and program implementation specialist, senior business analyst and business owner. Her responsibilities have included task/technical training, business analysis, and project management. She has also been responsible for requirements gathering, customer retention and satisfaction, program implementation, quality, negotiation, and business management.

• Steve Davis

  Steve has over 18 years of professional IT experience and extensive hands on experience with all aspects of the application development cycle utilizing a myriad of methodologies. He also has experience as a business analyst, technical analyst, systems engineer, and project lead and has participated in the development and deployment of large enterprise systems and custom-built ecommerce solutions. As a Director of Professional Services, Steve has significant experience with PMO Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Team Development, Business Analysis, and more. He has over 7 years of Agile Implementation, Coaching and Training experience, working with over 200 Agile teams and organizations ranging from Fortune 500 to start-up. Steve is a Certified Scrum Practitioner.

• Erik Easton

  With over 14 years in the enterprise software industry, Erik has held several key roles as Developer, Manager, Trainer, Project Manager, Software Architect, and ScrumMaster. As a Certified ScrumMaster for over 3 years, he has been responsible for off-shore development, holding daily Scrums. Erik has successfully led a team from Waterfall to Agile, delivering 100% promised, on time. He currently teaches Agile Boot Camp, Agile Project Management, and Agile Requirements courses.

• Rand Eaton

  With over 19 years in the IT industry, Rand specializes in Financial and Banking, Retail and eCommerce spaces. Rand is a Certified Scrum Professional and has completed and been certified as Scrum Master and Product Owner. He has previously worked as Operations Director of a custom software company putting the lessons of Agile to actual practice for companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 500.

• Michelle Ellis

  Michelle Ellis is an IT consultant and technical trainer with 20 years of experience. Specializing in threat identification and mitigation, Michelle currently consults for organizations in the financial and shipping sectors. In addition to being a certified technical trainer, Michelle holds many industry certifications including MCSA, MCSE, Network+, Security+, and CTP. In recent years, Michelle has delivered training to thousands of attendees including all branches of the US Armed Forces, a variety of government agencies, Level3, AT&T, Verizon, SBC, the state of Florida Emergency Response, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Booze Allen Hamilton.

• Russ Fletcher

  Russ Fletcher has been working with technology business ventures since 1988. After earning his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, he immediately began to focus on the business side of new technology. Russ has extensive experience in software analysis, and in the problems faced by and solutions available to different financial institutions. His business background has provided a practical and efficient approach to local Internet politics, as well as to campaign strategy.

• Bill Gaiennie

  Bill Gaiennie is an experienced industry consultant and executive manager of IT projects with a distinguished track record of consistent implementation success and efficiency. He has received certificates in Project Management in Technology, Management, Leadership, & Team Building in the Project Environment, Project Monitoring & Control, Project Risk Management, and Microsoft Project and Project Central. Bill is an Agile expert, trainer and Agile practitioner and has led teams in a wide array of management and methodology based initiatives.

• Isaac Gottlieb

  A professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, Dr. Gottlieb holds a Ph.D., a Master of Philosophy and a Master of Science from the Industrial Engineering departments at Columbia University. Previously he was a professor of Management Science and Management Information Systems and the director of the International Executive MBA and the Director of Instructional Technology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Dr. Gottlieb is the author of the book Next Generation Excel: Next Generation Excel: Modeling in Excel for Analysts and MBAs (Wiley Finance, 2009)

• Scott Hannum

  Scott Hannum's career took off when he took a job as National Marketing Services Manager with The National Hot Rod Association in Glendora, CA. He administrated programs and serviced national and international marketing clients for the world's largest automotive sanctioning body, the NHRA. After a year Scott was promoted to Director of Advertising and Promotions. He was later hired as founding Director of marketing and sales for Bank of Boulder Bankcard. There Scott was able to create a unique niche in the market place and within the first year positioned their in-house sales department as number one in the country. He has spoken and consulted internationally for companies such as The American Management Assoc, Rockhurst University, Systemation, Inc. and others.

• Steven Henning

  Steven has 20+ years of experience in public accounting, securities litigation, consulting, and teaching. He has worked as an audit manager for a Big Four accounting firm and as a manager of acquisitions and corporate financial planning for a global provider of logistics and transportation solutions. Steven is an accomplished educator, having served as an accounting professor for several years at the University of Colorado. He most recently taught at Southern Methodist University. Throughout his career, Steven has received several teaching awards and published numerous articles.

• Andy Huneycutt

  Andy Huneycutt has 3+ years of experience working in IT and 6+ years of experience in corporate training. Andy has worked for a couple of companies including Red Robin Gourmet Burger, Int. He has held roles such as Lead Certified Designated Trainer and Certified Designated Trainer. Andy has been training for over 6 years. He is currently an IT instructor for ASPE, Inc. and teaches SharePoint Server 2010 Boot Camp. Andy strives to make sure his students leave the class with skills that will help them in their own profession.

• Chuck Hughes

  Chuck Hughes, founder of the South Florida SharePoint User Group and co-founder of the SharePoint Saturday event in South Florida, has been working with SharePoint and web technologies for around 10 years. His core skills include: SharePoint Architect, SharePoint migrations and administration, site branding and design methods, Planning, Taxonomy, Governance, Search Engine Optimization, Governance, and more. Chuck has certifications in Mindsharp, MCTS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration), and MCTS (Windows Shared-Services 3.0: Configuration).

• Angela Johnson

  Angela Johnson has 16+ years of experience in IT and software development working with teams of all sizes and for clients located all over the globe in industries that range from manufacturing, retail and healthcare to banking and financial services. Angela is a Certified Scrum Professional, Scrum Developer, Scrum Product Owner, ScrumMaster, and Project Management Professional. An active and contributing member to both PMI and the Scrum Alliance, Angela facilitates the Agile Local Interest Group for PMI – Minnesota and regularly contributes to the MN Scrum Experience Group.

• Billie Johnson

  Billie Johnson has over 20 years of experience in the field of business analysis spanning financial, manufacturing, consulting, education, and government industries. Billie has worked for several major organizations including CCPace and Freddie Mac. Her responsibilities have included defining organizational and individual management system functional requirements, creating and maintaining a Domain Business Vision and Baseline Architecture, fostering and maintaining domain key stakeholder relationships, applying business architecture principles, and ensuring that release level content decisions and artifacts were aligned with the Domain vision and architecture. Billie received her CBAP® certification in May 2007 and is currently a Business Analysis instructor, coach, and mentor.

• Bob Keith

  Bob Keith has more than 30 years of IT expertise, encompassing business analysis, process development and delivery, project management, and program management consulting. He has been a project manager for more than 100 IT projects, actively using the business analysis techniques of process and data modeling in their delivery. His experience includes full project life cycle activities, program management, PMI and CMM policies, standards and procedures, and project assessments. Bob is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by PMI and a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) by IIBA.

• Bruce Kellogg

  Bruce Kellogg has 20+ years of experience in IT and 4+ years of experience as an Agile Coach. As a leader in an Agile community, Bruce has had experience consulting with many organizations and teams on their Agile transformation and practices using Scrum. He has trained over 200 people and teaches courses including Effective Use Cases, Agile Boot Camp, and Agile Project Management.

• Mike Kelly

  Mike is an industry-leading software testing expert. He is a regular conference speaker on topics including: agile, performance, usability, exploratory testing, and test management and is the co-author of the book How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing. Mike is a past president and director for the Association for Software Testing and is the founder of the Indianapolis Workshops on Software Testing. He has built and managed development teams at both startups and Fortune 500 companies. Mike regularly coaches companies and individuals on how to implement agile development and testing practices, and regularly consults in project and test management.

• Kevin Klinemeier

  Kevin Klinemeier has been developing, leading, and architecting software applications for over fifteen years. In that time, he has led the creation of both internal and customer-facing projects as Software Architect and Agile Advocate. Kevin has worked in team environments from co-located teams of five developers to teams of 120 developers, QA, and analysts distributed across the United States and offshore. Kevin is adept in expressing the activities and practices involved in Agile processes and development, as well as the tangible benefits to be expected in following or adapting those processes.

• Alan Koch

  Alan Koch has spent the last 27 years in the software development field. He spent 13 years with the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. In that time he became familiar with the Capability Maturity Model, earned the authorization to teach the Personal Software Process and worked with Watts Humphrey in pilot testing the Team Software Process. In addition, Alan has spent 14 years designing, developing and maintaining software, 5+ years in Quality Assurance, including establishing & managing a QA department, and 7 years in Software Process Improvement. Alan is an SEI-authorized PSP instructor and TSP Coach Candidate and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Brian Langan

  Brian Langan specializes in training and security consulting. He works to create a comprehensive plan for a company's security needs and advise which are the most appropriate security products and services based on the client requirements, implement roll-outs, and more. Brian has been incremental in the development of a custom curriculum on Windows networking, security, troubleshooting, and databases.

• Dan London

  ROI Instructor

• John Longo

  John Longo is a financial professional with 16 years experience in the field. He holds a B.A. in Economics & Computer Science, an MBA in Finance, and a PhD in Finance from Rutgers University. He has also been a CFA Charterholder since 1998. John has extensive experience managing money for high net worth investors around the world. His corporate training clients have included well-known banks such as Bank of America, Citigroup, and Morgan Keegan. John is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School and was previously a Vice President and investment strategist at Merrill Lynch & Co.

• Dennis Luhn

  Aside from being the co-inventor for several U.S. Patents, Dennis has experience as a Senior Executive, Agile/Scum Coach and Mentor, Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Portfolio Manager, Engineering Manager, and individual contributor. Dennis has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).

• David Mack

  David Mack is a senior consultant and trainer with 14+ years of experience implementing enterprise project management systems. He is an expert on the topics of Microsoft Project Server 2007 Installation & Implementation and Project Management Training and is one of the authors of the training materials used for the MS Project and Project Server training curriculum.

• Don May

  Don May has over 20 years of experience in Shareholder value management, capital budgeting, valuation of acquisitions, valuation of damages, and expert witness. He received his masters in Finance and later obtained a PhD in Finance and Economics at the University of Chicago. Don brings a dynamic combination of academic and real-world experience to the classroom creating an enriching learning experience.

• Bobby McDonald

  Bobby McDonald is a digital marketing professional with over a decade of experience in assisting businesses of all sizes realize their content marketing, social media marketing, SEO, leads and conversion goals. He received a bachelor degree in Psychology from NC State University and later obtained an MBA from East Carolina University. Bobby teaches his students the skills and strategies necessary for their organizations to be successful online and to surpass their digital marketing goals.

• James McNatt

  James has worked for many companies including: JPB Enterprises/Catalyst IT Services, Hamilton Technologies, and most recently the National Center for Continuing Education (NCCE). He worked as a Consultant for portfolio companies of investment banking organizations while at JPB Enterprises. He then worked as a Course Director for 'Building a Financial Model in Excel for Corporate Finance and Securities Analysis' for the company Hamilton Technologies. James' work as a Course Director led to his job with NCCE as a Course Director for 'Modeling Integrated Financial Statement Projections'. He currently works for both Hamilton Technologies and NCCE, and is an instructor for ASPE, Inc.

• Mary McNeely

  Mary Lynn is an experienced business and systems analyst, project manager, business and technical instructor. With over 17 years in the industry, Mary Lynn is experienced in eliciting and documenting business requirements, functional requirements, change control, and managing requirements for IT and business. She has developed and delivered workshops in project management skills and methodologies and is an experienced instructor for business analysis and writing requirements.

• Cody Meche

  Cody Meche has 7 years of experience in the IT field as a Business Analyst, Project Manager and ScrumMaster. In utilizing both Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies, Cody has gained the experience required to determine a project's minimum requirements, while maximizing efficiency to ensure delivery of quality products on time and within budget. He has a superior ability to identify and document the business requirements determined by product owners and uses these skills to prioritize project goals, ensuring successful delivery.

• Kate Megaw

  Kate Megaw is a certified in PMP and CSM with over 12 years of experience. She is currently the COO for The Braintrust Consulting group. She coaches teams through product backlogs, sprint planning, and daily scrum. She also works on training project management courses and business development. Kate has been training for over 6 years and has trained approximately 2000 people in Microsoft Office and 250+ in Project Management. She teaches courses in PMP Exam Prep, Communication Skills, Agile Project Management, and Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Jeremy Meredith

  Jeremy Meredith is a proven management professional in both traditional and Agile software development methodologies with experience in network marketing, events management, warehousing and distribution. For the past seven years Jeremy has worked at XanGo LLC as a Business Relationship Manager. He works to improve process and manage development of software tools for Operations and Events, Distributor Relations and Compliance. Jeremy also manages data mapping, mapping validation and data conversion for CRM applications.

• Stuart Miller

  Stuart Miller is a solutions-driven, adaptable, PMI-certified project manager. He is a team-oriented leader in the use of project management and software solutions. Stuart currently works with the City of Aurora Water Department as a scheduler/ estimator and project manager. He trains and develops project managers and manages organization development projects. He also develops scheduling and estimating procedures and databases. Stuart is proficient in both owner and contractor roles, with projects involving numerous public and private stakeholders and government entities.

• Leslie Morse

  Leslie Morse has 10+ years of experience in information technology and digital business stategy. She currently works as an Independent Consulter in Business Analysis and Agile Software Development Methodology. She assists organizations with optimizing IT processes increasing efficiency, quality, and delivering business value. She also aids organizations with implementing and improving Agile software development practice. Her diverse experience working in a start-up, small business, Fortune 500 and Fortune 50 organizations across a variety of industries, partnered with her passion for high quality analysis and process optimization, makes her well suited for assisting organizations and individuals with embracing Agile.

• Andy Painter

  Andy Painter has over 15 years of experience in Project Management, Quality Assurance, Team Development, Development, and more. He has a wealth of experience with Agile implementation, coaching, training and working with agile teams of varying size and maturity. Andy is an outstanding leader with proven mentoring, team building, analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. He has a unique ability to work at a very detailed level, coaching project teams while communicating effectively and building trust with senior executives.

• John Pantone

  John Pantone has been in Information Technology for over 40 years. His role has included work with industries and systems as diverse as the electronics, aerospace, biotech, banking & financial, telecommunications, and transportation. John has played an active role in the development of Object Oriented Technology, and has contributed to the development of Object Oriented Analysis & Design Notation and Methodologies (OMT and UML), Object Oriented programming languages, commercial database management systems and Object Oriented Analysis and Design Tools.

• Jon Parks

  Jon Parks has 14+ years of experience in the professional field. He has worked for companies including N.C. Department of Transportation, N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles, Wake County Government, S&A Cherokee, and Dijital Farm. Jon has held positions in these companies including Public Information Officer, Chief Public Information Officer, Business Analyst, Digital Media Manager, and Electronic Publishing Manager. Jon has 14+ years of experience training over 300 people. He is currently an ROI instructor for ASPE, Inc. teaching Google Online Marketing Boot Camp and Social Media Boot Camp.

• Sherry Pate

  Sherry Pate has over 20 years of IT experience ranging from project management, data warehousing, user interface design, application design, and development. Her experience in project management and business analysis includes product evaluations, requirements, scope definition, project schedule, and budget development, resource allocation, portfolio management, program management, and PMO. Sherry is an accomplished instructor, facilitator, and course developer, and has been certified as a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) since 2003. Sherry's enthusiasm, knowledge and experience make her classes not only educational, but enjoyable and upbeat.

• Paul Pinto

  Paul Pinto has devoted the past 26 years to the field of outsourcing and advisory services. Paul is focused on providing outsourcing advisory and solution development services to clients in the Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Software, and Business Services sectors. He has developed business cases, facilitated vendor selections, led contract negotiations, led outsourced/offshore development efforts, and performed compliance audits for a variety of fortune 2000 clients. Paul is an expert in the functional area of Application Development and Maintenance Outsourcing (ADMO), a leader in the Software and Business Services industry, and a market-maker with regard to leveraging low-cost locations across Asia.

• Brian Rabon

  Brian Rabon is an IT professional with over 13 years of industry experience. He is President of The Braintrust Consulting Group and is an Adjunct Instructor at University of Alabama at Birmingham where he leads clients of the Information Engineering and Management Master's Degree Program through the world of Business Process Modeling and Technical Project Management. Brian is an avid author, writing for organizations such as the Birmingham Business Journal and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also serves on the Board of Directors for TechBirmingham as VP of Programs for PMI Birmingham and as the founder of Agile Birmingham.

• Kevin Reilly

  Kevin Reilly has been working in the Information Technology industry for over 18 years as a Software Trainer, Software Implementation Specialist and Project Manager. He has experience in all phases the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as in various project management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile/Scrum and Kanban. Kevin possesses a B.S. Degree in Business Administration and a B.S. Degree in Computer Information Science. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by the Scrum Alliance.

• Greg Reinhart

  With more than 30 years of business experience, Greg Reinhart knows firsthand the challenges faced by project managers in today's fast-paced technical, sales and corporate environments. For more than 22 years he has educated thousands of clients in the US as well as Asia, Africa, and Europe in financial analysis, relationship selling, presentation skills, negotiation, facilitation and more. His design, development and delivery talent makes him a valuable addition to any project manager who wants to increase proficiency. Greg holds his PMP certificate from the Project Management Institute as well as his Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt.

• Mary Repetto

  Mary Repetto leverages thirty years of experience in working with customers to understand needs and then effectively manage the delivery of the solution. She specializes in the delivery of project management workshops, business analysis workshops and soft skills workshops. Mary brings a global perspective to the job as well, having worked for Fortune 500 companies in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Mary holds a B.S. in Business (Marketing), a Master's in Business Administration (Finance), and a Master's Certificate in Project Management. While implementing Six Sigma practices for clients, she obtained her Greenbelt from Villanova University.

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• Jill Richards

  Jill Richards has over 20 years of experience managing large, complex projects and facilitating business requirements gathering processes. She is the founder and president of Inovacent Solutions, LLC, a Michigan based company specializing in innovative project and program management techniques, services, and training, with an emphasis on business requirements analysis. Jill has a 100% success rate in turning around troubled projects. She has been a featured speaker at international project management events and functions, and has been interviewed by several world renowned Project Management publications for her expertise.

• Tom Robbins

  A Microsoft Certified Trainer and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer, Tom Robbins has 25+ years in the telecommunications and IT industry and has been training 15+ years. He has worked for companies including Bell Northern Research, Nortel, Universal Studios, MCA Records, Disney, Warner Bros, RBC Bank, and more. Tom focuses on the Microsoft Enterprise suite of products and pulls from over 15 years of experience as a motivational speaker and life counselor. He teaches several courses including SharePoint Project Management 2007 and 2010, Exchange 2010, SharePoint 2010, Server 2008, and SharePoint 2010 Boot Camp.

• Michael Saad

  Michael Saad has 16+ years of experience in the E-Commerce field. He has worked for companies including John Deere, Armstrong, and Ingersoll-Rand. Michael worked with John Deere for 9 years in positions including Interactive Marketing Manager, E-Business Analyst, Sales & Marketing Manager, and Inside Sales Representative. Michael has been a trainer for 2+ years and has trained over 5,000 people. He teaches courses including website search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click marketing, website design and development, e-mail marketing, online marketing, and social media marketing.

• Juan Santa-Coloma

  Juan Santa-Coloma has an extensive background in gathering management and end user needs leading to the formulation of relevant requirements and the deployment of cost/effective solutions aligned with the business direction. He has a successful track record in the application of business process modeling and analysis techniques and methods in major business process transformation initiatives. Juan's background includes the application of quantitative techniques in the development of models for support of business operations and decision making.

• Bob Schatz

  Bob Schatz specializes in training, consulting and coaching in the practice of successfully using agile project management techniques to transform their organizations and improve the performance of their software development projects. He is a leader in successfully implementing agile development techniques, such as Scrum and XP, and driving culture changes in organizations. Bob often speaks at industry events talking about the benefits and challenges of bringing agile techniques into an organization. He has a strong passion for creating great products and motivated teams.

• Jim Schiel

  Jim Schiel has over 25 years of experience in software development, R&D management, Agile Development, and Scrum in highly regulated industries (healthcare, telecommunications). He has been a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) since 2005 and a Certified Scrum Professional (CSM) and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) since 2006. Jim has been training for over 5 years and has trained more than 1,100 students. He currently teaches Certified Scrum Master courses, Certified Scrum Product Owner courses, and provides workshops on advanced Scrum techniques, user stories, agile in management, and more.

• Gina Schwalm

  Gina Schwalm has successfully managed Information Technology implementations and methodology rollouts in multiple industries for over 25 years. Gina is adept at managing, working and training in a virtual and global environment enabling her to be effective in all aspects of consulting and program management. She is considered an expert in consultancy techniques, project management, information systems, life cycle methodology development, project recovery, and program/project office set-up.

• Jeremy Smith

  Jeremy Smith is a seasoned professional with a rich background in digital marketing, which includes a double degree in Business Administration and Spanish from East Carolina University and further study at Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. Jeremy possesses a unique ability to make sure my clients have the know-how to keep their businesses relevant in today's marketplace with the use of emerging technologies, digital marketing, and social media. He teaches his students to make sense of social media marketing, brand management, lead generation, forming strategic alliances, and techniques that get things done instead of just creating bluster.

• Jim Smith

  Jim Schiel has over 25 years of experience in software development, R&D management, Agile Development, and Scrum in highly regulated industries (healthcare, telecommunications). He has been a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) since 2005 and a Certified Scrum Professional (CSM) and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) since 2006. Jim has been training for over 5 years and has trained more than 1,100 students. He currently teaches Certified Scrum Master courses, Certified Scrum Product Owner courses, and provides workshops on advanced Scrum techniques, user stories, agile in management, and more.

• Rob Snowden

  Rob Snowden has 25 years of experience in Systems Development activities and has worked as a requirements analyst, requirements manager, management consultant, project manager and JAD facilitator. He is an expert in subject matters including project management, requirements analysis and business analysis. Rob is an accomplished instructor, teaching courses in requirements development, use cases, strategic planning, project planning and facilitating JAD sessions. He has conducted and facilitated hundreds of JAD requirements sessions, project planning workshops, strategic planning events, problem solving off sites and many other types of effective, collaborative meetings in both the United States and Great Britain.

• Richard Stewart

  Richard Stewart is a systems consultant and IT trainer based in Augusta, Georgia. He has 15+ years of experience designing computer systems and network infrastructures for small business applications. He has been teaching technology since 1994. With extensive experience of the Microsoft Windows client and server platforms, Richard also has a working knowledge and understanding of the Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Currently, Richard serves as a senior consultant and trainer for The Mercury Professional Group, based in Charlotte, NC and specializes in curriculum for SharePoint 2007 Administration, SharePoint for Project Management, and SharePoint 2007 Customization.

• Dee Thomas

  Dee Thomas is an accomplished Project Manager with over 25 years of experience in the IT and training industries. Her background includes serving in various capacities of technical support, systems integration, customer service, and managing projects from planning to acceptance. Dee has successfully developed and delivered Project Management seminars to IT professionals and business leaders throughout the United States. In addition to PMP, she holds certification in CompTIA IT Project Management and Microsoft Project Expert. Dolores has been delivering PMP Certification classes for more than five years.

• Richard Vail

  A PMI certified PMP since 2001 and founder and owner of Vail Training Associates, Richard Vail has an extensive list of qualifications and experience spanning over 20 years. Richard has been a member of PMI since 1995 and has served as Director of Training for the Central Ohio Chapter since 2002. Having taught courses in 47 states and eight foreign countries, Richard takes pride in being a high quality, low maintenance contract trainer and believes it is his extensive experience in the project management field as well as in the training field that sets him apart from other instructors.

• Kathy Vieth

  After working at IBM for 18 years as Vice President of Product Development, Kathy Vieth took a different path and started her own private mortgage company. She was responsible for over $40,000,000 in individual production, as well as, the business management for the company. Since selling her business, Kathy is a public speaker on topics of business and personal development and has taught courses at Colorado Mountain College.

• Louisa Visconti

  Louisa Visconti is an accomplished facilitator and instructor with over twenty years of experience. She began her career with systems software development and application program support for the Department of Defense and has since consulted with both small and mid-size corporations to streamline work flow, improve communications and increase profits. Louisa provides training in Business Analysis, Eliciting and Writing Requirements, and Developing Use Cases. She has designed and conducted training in IT, Project Management, Supervisory Skills, Negotiation Skills, Stress Management, Business Development, and Customer Service.

• Mark Weinstein

  Mark Weinstein has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He serves as a consultant specializing in enterprise messaging and groupware collaboration. In addition to being a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Mark holds certifications as a Microsoft MCP, MCSA, MCSA+Security, MCSA+Messaging, MCSE, MCSE+Security, and MCSE+Messaging. Mark has been working with Microsoft's messaging platforms since their earliest incarnations and has managed messaging environments ranging in size from fifty to hundreds of thousands of user accounts.

• Mary Zarba

  Mary Zarba is a dynamic professional with over 28 years of experience. Over the years Mary demonstrated an expertise in the development and management of multiple site medical practices which led her to launch Head First Training & Consulting, LLC in 2007. Head First is an independent contracting and consulting firm providing training for Business Analysts and IT Project Managers in key communication skills, project management, leadership techniques and problem solving skills as well as management consulting for medical group practices to optimize cash flow, explore innovative IT options, and troubleshoot problematic processes.

• Ray Zeillman

  Ray Zeillmann has been providing Consultancy Services and Professional Skills Training for over 30 years. While at IBM he was responsible for managing development projects involved with IBM SNA Communication Controllers, Token Ring Local Area Networks, telephony solutions as well as a comprehensive family of Asynchronous Transfer Mode products. He has helped to design and deliver numerous training programs for both IBM and EducatePlus and has worked with multiple branches of the US government via onsite training. Ray currently specializes in Professional Skills Training on the topics of PMP Certification prep, Advanced Project Management, Leadership, Advanced Management Skills, and Communication and Negotiation.