Training Doyens

Buddy Peacock Buddy Peacock Owner & Founder of Your Agile Coach, LLC Years of Experience:  30+ Years Areas of Expertise:  Agile Development, Agile Transition, and Project Management Buddy Peacock  has been in the IT industry for over 30 years and owned his own software development company for 20 years.  He has managed some very large IT projects and has been a proponent of Agile development since before the Agile manifesto was written. He has a passion for teaching and that has been his main stay since selling his company. He was a co-author of the SBOK.  He has traveled the world teaching and coaching Agile transition as well as traditional project management techniques.

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee International Event Speaker, MC, Author Years of Experience:  29+ Years Areas of Expertise:  Time Management, Employee Training, Retention and Motivation, Generational Diversity, Client Retention, and Career Growth Bruce Lee  has been educating and inspiring audiences with practical and proven information they can immediately implement into the personal and professional lives and for improved business growth or efficiency. A varied business and leadership background provides him proven experience that clients can relate to. The solid business background from a good cross section of industry includes:  Charter Bank branch management, with special projects assigned from time to time of mortgage lending departments and seasonal savings bond drives, Manager / Resident Representative for the VISA credit card Division of a legacy Bank, in charge of the entire Province of Alberta  Senior marketing representative for a fully integrated Canadian oil and gas

Bob Churilla Bob Churilla Partner and Co-founder of Conflict Resolution Professionals Group Years of Experience:  17+ Years Areas of Expertise:  Conflict Management (Mediation, Arbitration and Facilitation), Conflict Coaching and Communication Training Dr. Bob Churilla  has been a mediator for over 17 years. Bob has mediated employment, family, insurance and personal injury claims. During this time, he has mediated cases for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as well as for numerous government agencies including the United States Postal Service, Veterans Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Labor and other departments. Bob is also a certified trainer for the Mediation Training Institute International and presents seminars on managing workplace conflict. His training background also includes offerings in negotiation and conflict resolution.  Bob has taught at a number of local

Bill Humbert Bill Humbert Owner/Speaker at Provocative Thinking Consulting, INC Years of Experience:  36+ Years Areas of Expertise:  Talent Acquisition and Career Transition Bill Humbert , is one of the rare individuals who is an active Recruiter for over 36 years and an active Sr. Career Transition Consultant.  He speaks to audiences on both sides of the desk – Recruiters and Candidates. He knows and understands the predicaments each side faces.  Recognized as an expert in both talent acquisition and career transition, he has 76 Live Television interviews, including on CNN’s Headline News.  He has been quoted in the NY Times and internationally in The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the published author of RecruiterGuy’s Guide To Finding a Job and has signed a publishing contract for writing a series of books under the RecruiterGuy.com Seriesbanner – The first of the RecruiterGuy.com Series will be released in February 2018 – Employee 5.0  Secrets Of A Suc

Biagio Sciacca Biagio Sciacca Owner of Intelligent Motivation, Inc Years of Experience:  39+ Years Areas of Expertise:  Management, Leadership, Hiring and Staff Development Biagio Sciacca , known to his friends as Bill, was a lifelong resident of Pittston, PA. He is the owner of Intelligent Motivation, Inc. a global consulting and training firm specializing in management and leadership training as well as psychological assessment for hiring and staff development. He is the author of several books relating to goal setting, and his third book, Provocative Leadership, is publishing soon. Now residing in Tamarindo, Costa Rica, he divides his time between his international clients, writing his next book and wandering aimlessly on the beach.

Axel Meierhoefer Axel Meierhoefer, PhD CEO of Axel Meierhoefer Consulting LLC Years of Experience:  39+ years Areas of Expertise:  Leadership Development and Strategic Program Management Dr. Axel Meierhoefer is internationally recognized as an expert in leadership development, strategic program management.  He has created multiple courses, workshops, coaching and mentoring programs and facilitates as faculty for the American Management Association, The Training Associates, and directly for large companies like Johnson & Johnson, ASML, Bayer, and many more.  Dr. Meierhoefer has developed web-based and online education training programs that are distributed in several countries and many of his coaching and mentoring clients have gone on to extremely successful careers, including becoming CEO’s of renown companies around the world.  Dr. Meierhoefer has written and participated in the writing of several books, is frequently invited to podcasts and media events and frequ

Barry Stevens Barry Stevens President of TBD America Years of Experience:  30+ Years  Areas of Expertise:  Clean Energy, Biofuels, Water Remediation and Nuclear Waste Disposal Dr. Barry Stevens  has over 30 years of highly productive experience leading globally competitive technology companies to higher levels of profitability and growth. Barry founded and served as President of TBD America, a global Technology Business Development consulting group serving the public and private sectors in clean energy, biofuels, water remediation and nuclear waste disposal.  Prior to TBD America, Dr. Stevens held executive positions with the National Hydrogen Fund, Superior Concrete Products; Radio Shack; Alcon Laboratories; Eastman Technology a division of Eastman Kodak, and CBS Records. Earlier in his career, Barry taught chemistry at Rutgers University, University of Nevada in Reno, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Stevens raised $112 million in investments from institut

Barbara J Bruno Barbara J Bruno CEO, Good as Gold Training, Inc Years of Experience:  44+ years Areas of Expertise:  Staffing and Recruiting, Talent Acquisition and Sales Barbara J Bruno  is internationally recognized as one of the top experts in the Staffing and Recruiting, Talent Acquisition and Sales Professions.  She has created fourteen recruiting and talent acquisition courses for LinkedIn Learning, which have been approved for their Enterprise clients’ continuing education curriculum.  She also participates in the LinkedIn Insider Group. Barb writes continuing education courses for Tech Serve Alliance, the National Association of Personnel Services and the CPA Profession through CPD Formula Canadian. Barb has developed web-based training programs that are distributed in several countries and 100% of her Tutor clients have increased efficiency and profits.  She writes for numerous publications and authors one of the most widely read online publications, The No BS

Audrey Halpern Audrey Halpern is a Owner, ARH Employee Training Years of Experience:  20+ years  Areas of Expertise:  Soft Skills Training, Facilitation, and Content Development Audrey Halpern  is a soft skills training facilitator consultant with 20+ years of experience. Audrey’s is currently a  faculty member of American Management Association where she trains productivity and communication skills.

Arthur J Murray is a CEO, Applied Knowledge Sciences, Inc Years of Experience:  25+ years Areas of Expertise:  Transforming traditional organizations into knowledge-sharing enterprises For over thirty years,  Art Murray  and his teams have helped organizations around the worldtransform intoknowledge enterprises.  A knowledge engineer by trade, he has the unique ability to capture and grow deeply embedded personal and institutional knowledge.  His many clients include government agencies, non-profit organizations, and companies of all sizes in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.  He has advised government leaders in ministries of defense, law enforcement, higher education, public health, and whole-of-government in making the transition to a knowledge-based economy.  One of the many projects he has led is the transformation of the Pan American Region of the World Health Organization into a knowledge-sharing enterprise, improving their ability to respond to health t

ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D is the President and Founder, Diamond Associates Years of Experience:  37+ years Areas of Expertise:  Planning, Change Management, Conflict Resolution, System Streamlining, Communication, People and Project Management ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D.  is an internationally recognized Leadership, Management, Professional Development, and  Organizational Development (O-D) consultant specializing in people and processes in the workplace. Multifaceted, Dr. Diamond has extensive experience in a wide range of disciplines (business, education, management, marketing, business ownership, psychology – and some economics and law as well). This enables her to see things from a variety of angles and to cleave to the essence of a problem quickly, offering her clients creative and practical solutions. As the President and Founder of her consulting firm, Diamond Associates, which was established in 1981, Dr. Diamond’s clients range from boards of directo

OVERVIEW Understand your potential legal risk and compliance obligations with respect to consumer credit reporting. Many financial institutions which furnish consumer credit information on a periodic basis to Credit Reporting Agencies (CRAs) experience challenges in furnishing data in the  Metro 2®  format. Most credit reporting disputes are handled through the  E-OSCAR/ACDV  system, which has had recent updates that affect data furnishers' legal obligations in regard to these disputes. This is an active area of litigation and regulatory scrutiny that is consistently being reviewed by examiners and regulators. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND This webinar will help attendees better understand their potential legal risk and compliance obligations with respect to consumer credit reporting. Special problems related to the Metro 2 credit reporting guidelines, bankruptcies, disputed accounts and identity theft will also be addressed. AREAS COVERED METRO 2 CREDIT REPORTING GUI

Alison Balter Alison Balter is the President at InfoTech Services Group Years of Experience:  32+ years Areas of Expertise:  Microsoft Access, SQL, Windows and Web Applications Development Alison Balter  is a leading author of Microsoft Access books and SQL Server books, including Access 2013 Absolute Beginners Guide, Alison Balter’s Mastering Access 2007 Development, Teach Yourself T-SQL , a developer video training series on Access 2013, and a user video training series on Access 2013, all for SAMS Publishing. She also authored an Access Developer video series for Experts Exchange where she also has published numerous articles. Alison is a highly experienced developer and independent trainer. She loves to take highly technical material and explain it in a way that everyone can understand. Alison develops applications using Access and SQL Server. She specializes in teaching others how to develop Windows and Web applications. During her 32 years in the computer industry,

Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to bring revolutionary changes to a number of industries, including healthcare industry. The technology has already impacted the industry in significant ways and experts are working to turn more possibilities into reality. So far Internet of Things has mainly assisted in improving care with telemonitoring and remote monitoring applications. Additionally, some initiatives have also been taken in the field of tracking and maintenance of healthcare assets. However, this could be considered just the beginning and to make the use of IoT omnipresent in the healthcare industry more efforts are required. Researchers are working on more advanced approaches to use  IoT for digital transformation of healthcare.  Take a look at how IoT can make significant impacts on the healthcare industry: Alerts and Tracking In case of life threatening situations, one-time alerts are critical. With the help of IoT, devices can gather importan

  Business Communications Effective communication is important in every aspect of life and it is especially crucial in business. Be it a start up or an established organization,  good communication skills  are must to succeed. However, it’s important to understand what type of communication skill is required for which situation. Regardless of the industry, effective interactions drive the business towards success, for which you must have the right skills and expertise. Every member of an organization must be able to express his or her ideas, opinions or recommendations to the co-workers as well as to the people collaborating with the organization for business. And, being a successful professional means mastering multiple types of business communication. Take a look at the types of business communications: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication involves building a strong relationship with key stakeholders, based on trust. This skill helps employees bond w