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Chief
Software Officer, BRANDON ALBERS
develops our advanced software
applications for virtual teambuilding.
Brandon is proficient in a dozen
programming languages including Java, C++,
C#, and many other web technologies. He
placed third in the world for the 1996
"problem solving and programming
international competitions" of the
American Computer Science League. He has
created text comparison tools in multiple
languages based on longest common
subsequence algorithms for Logos Research
Systems. As a manager and efficiency
expert for United Parcel Service, he
trained operational supervisors in
leadership and management methodologies.
He has also dabbled in text to speech
conversion and digital library systems.
Brandon plays competitive soccer and he
thrives on theological debate and outdoor
activities. Other than his extensive
programming work, he enjoys spending time
with his spouse and newborn
daughter. Chief
Technology Officer, JOHN CHEN creates
our advanced hardware applications and
addresses the complex interactions between
humans and their
technology.
In the
past, John was a software design engineer,
test developer, and program manager for
Microsoft specializing in online
communications such as "LAN Manager" and
the most notable, fastest selling
client/server email program: "Microsoft
Exchange." During the 1990's, he used his
knowledge of engineering and his
collaborative people skills to bring
virtual teams together for solving some of
the more difficult cross-group performance
problems. He innovated unique performance
analysis systems, that led to one server
growing from the support of a single
person to over 22,000 simultaneous users.
He assisted others to develop new software
applications, which resulted in two US
patents. In addition, he helped people
find their best roles on teams and this
grew into leading a special retention
project that involved coaching employees
into new distinctions and new careers at
Microsoft.
John
enjoys snowboarding, mountaineering,
motorcycle riding, car racing, flying,
bungee jumping, skydiving, and teaching
martial arts in his spare time. When not
doing extensive reading, he spends his
free time with his 3 children and lovely
spouse. Chief
Facilitation Officer, MIKE GASS
organizes our electronic facilitation
training and uses his therapeutic talents
to work with the most challenging
teams.
Mike
is a Professor at the University of New
Hampshire, where he has been honored
several times by the institution with
awards for teaching, research, and public
policy. He has also received many other
professional awards such as AEE's
Experiential Teacher Award in 1998 and
their Kurt Hahn Award in
2002.
He is
the creator of, and a Principal at, The
Brown Center (specializing in face to face
experiential learning and facilitation
training). He has authored over a dozen
books and a hundred articles on
facilitation and leadership. His
presentations about facilitation and
therapy are "standing room only" at
international conferences. He currently
assists companies with the training face
to face and electronic facilitation
staff.
He
also volunteers some of his time as a
licensed family therapist using systems
thinking approaches. In his spare time,
Mike enjoys rock climbing, backcountry
running, soccer, reading, and coaching
youth sports. Chief
Psychometrics Officer, LEE GILLIS
handles our research and instrumentation,
while also advising on the integration of
online communication with internet
experiences.
Lee is
a Professor at Georgia College and State
University, where he has received two
awards for teaching excellence and
distinguished professor. In 2000, he was
similarly honored with AEE's highest award
as Experiential Practitioner of the
Year.
He has
authored several books and numerous
articles on facilitation and experiential
learning. His presentations on therapy and
facilitation are in demand at conferences
around the world. He currently consults in
areas of research, evaluation, personal
relationships, group dynamics, change, and
communication with many international
organizations.
He is
also a licensed psychologist who
volunteers his time to work with troubled
youth and their families. Lee enjoys
brewing beer and paddling kayaks in his
spare time. Chief
Development Officer, ENDA LOGAN is
responsible for new program creation. As
managing director of The Fifth Business,
he has demonstrated a career-long
commitment to innovative training
strategies and for promoting Information
Technology (IT) and long term Knowledge
Management (KM). He has developed
just-in-time IT training for a broad oil
and gas industry, created a multimedia
division for computer-based training, and
helped create the First Person Computing
philosophy for self-sustaining IT
engagement. His personal consulting work
includes extended communications and
training assignments to implement two
major international projects for with
Royal Dutch Shell's sixty business units
around the globe, including New Ways of
Working and the Shell Open University. He
has also worked with Conoco, BP, Amerada
Hess, Marathon and Coopers & Lybrand
to create new and better KM learning
environments.
He
lives in Aberdeen Scotland and travels
throughout the world consulting with
clients and contributing to international
conferences on a variety of subject
matters including virtual business
development, IT literacy programme
development, and corporate university
development. Chief
Communications Officer, RACHAEL MATHESON
is in charge of online communications
and technology training. Having worked in
the field of Information Technology for
the last fifteen years, she has extensive
experience in training, multimedia
development, corporate communications and
virtual technologies. Her clients are
international companies such as British
Petroleum (Virtual Teamwork Project),
Shell (Enhanced Technology Programme), and
Amerada Hess. She has also created a
number of CD-ROM, Intranet, and
audio-video e-learning programmes for
Brown & Root, BP Australia, BP
Colombia, Marathon Oil, SAIC, SEMA and
Conoco UK.
Rachael
has refined the practical implementation
of Just-in-Time training models and
spearheaded the virtual training provision
within the oil and gas sector. In 1995 she
managed the training contribution to the
"Virtual Teamwork Project" for BP
Exploration, which aimed to introduce
videoconference technology to specific
sectors of their global business. Her team
developed and delivered the first such
training program, using video conferencing
technology and supported a BP coaching
network whose primary objective was to
increase business efficiency through the
use of new technology. She currently
manages the exclusive contract with
British Telecom to provide a virtual
training service to its
customers. Chief
Business Officer, RICH PARKER is
responsible for our business development
and cultivation of new relationships. As
managing partner and co-founder of
BigMindMedia he has directed the
organization's strategy from a web
development company to it's current focus
as an Internet communications and
consulting company with their asynchronous
meeting program called "Catalyst!" He has
designed and developed the online business
strategy for over two dozen companies
during the dot com era in the 90's. Many
of which are currently still in business.
Rich has an extensive background in
education, sales, and customer relations.
Originally a public high school teacher,
he is the former director of sales and
marketing for Whidbey Telephone Company
Internet division, and as manager of the
digital imaging division for Kits Camera
Corporation he developed the company's
first Internet strategy. In his spare time
Rich enjoys play time with his two
daughters and wonderful wife, baseball,
fly fishing, hiking, camping and
bicycling. Chief
Marketing Officer, TOM YOUNG manages
our custom range of virtual teambuilding
programs and the promotion of
VirtualTeamworks.com to international
businesses.
Tom
brings a rich history of executive
positions from his many years of work in
business. He has been Vice-Presidents for
Human Resources and Information Technology
with Canadian Tire (named ICCP Company of
the Year in 1996). He was also
Vice-President for MIS with the Vancouver
Stock Exchange (where he was honored with
the 1990 Canadian Software System Award
for his ground breaking work with
International Computerized Trading). He
was CIO and MIS Director for Family
Insurance and for BC Gas (where he was
named to the Canadian top ten CIO list in
1994), and he was also Marketing Manager
for IBM and International Consultant for
Price Waterhouse.
Tom is
on the National Judging Committee for the
Canadian Information Productivity Award,
the HRMA, and the Business Advisory
Council of the Open Learning Agency. He
volunteers with several non-profit groups,
is a certified conflict resolution
specialist, and enjoys hiking, golf, and
fishing in his spare time. |
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