Lorna Riley, award-winning Certified Speaking Professional, is the CEO/Founder of Chart Learning Solutions. Over the past 25 years, she has developed over 80 training programs, authored 9 books, CD albums, three coaching guides, on-line assessments, and 220 on-demand courses in Sales, Customer Service, and Leadership. Winner of five productivity awards, Lorna conducts high-impact customized keynotes, workshops, and seminars to audiences worldwide, based on knowledge she used to increase productivity by 600{17ed4b947b5ecd6da9d3a7b807fdef29c56bf028a610db6111fa8d721e8c087a}. Her programs are backed by over 60 years of combined research. Work experiences include sales executive, sales trainer, business owner, musician, teacher, computer graphic artist, insurance adjuster, retail marketer, administrator, marketing director, published author, and banking officer. This diversity has given her a unique perspective on the common denominators of success that she shares internationally.
Category: Project Management
Stephen Hobbs
For 40+ years, Stephen has worked with and in corporate, government, and non-profits as a senior manager, trusted workplace educator and board of governance director.
His consulting business, WELLth Learning Network, came about as a result of Stephen’s years of discovering “what works” when it comes to developing a healthy corporate culture and productive organizations.
He combines his talents as a EdD in adult learning, a practitioner, writer, workshop presenter, speaker, decision facilitator and mentor to work with and educate executives and mid-level managers & leaders to improve, focus and strengthen personal, group, team, and organizational approaches to creating the well-living workplace™.
His work has taken him to Western Australia, eastern Africa, Asia, and across North America.
He serves as a Leadership Development instructor at The Banff Centre, mentor to many senior managers and consultant in the areas of leadership/management development, strategic mapping and tactical planning, and generally increasing clarity of organizational culture.
He has published books and eBooks in support of his work. He publishes weekly blog posts about managing and leading organizational group via mentoring/facilitating and groups/teams – www.wellthblog.com
Anil Saxena
Anil Saxena helps companies exceed their goals by creating and leading exciting, innovative, and practical training programs that drive lower employee turnover, ensure inclusion, and increase overall organizational effectiveness.
Anil focuses on developing and leading high impact programs that utilize a variety of methods focusing on the creation of diverse and inclusive work environments. He has effectively performed all major functions of the training process from analysis to evaluation, project management to performance consultant, classroom training to web-based training. He has consulted with both internal and external clients in a variety of industries, including learning and organizational development, energy, pharmaceutical, medical and financial services. His experience includes years of blended/web-based training, designing and developing both live and web-based learning for global software roll-outs, implementation of new organizational processes, and roll-outs of diversity programs. He brings both business and instructional perspectives to the design of learning and information architecture, and is skilled in working with geographically-dispersed project teams and Subject Matter Experts.
Anil has created and led development programs for over 17 years. He is a certified High Impact coach and trainer, a Joint Application Design facilitator, and is certified by both Rush Systems and IBM as a focus group facilitator. He is an inaugural member of Northwestern University�s Learning and Organizational Change program, and he earned his bachelor�s degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Mike Hillyard
18 years trade experience. Course development and implication experience. Project Management for Construction Turnarounds, Maintanance and New Construction in the oil and gas feild from Trade level to Superintendent level. Experience in other facets of Piping trades such as QC, Materials Management, and Safety.
Mehadi Sayed
Mehadi Sayed has extensive experience in global sourcing, Business Analysis, New Media and Information Technology consulting. He has authored and taught courses in Business Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, IT Project Management, Systems Security, New Media and related topics. Mehadi has delivered guest lectures and talks on subjects such as Information Privacy, Cyber Security, Emerging Technologies and Computer Security.
Gene Scott
I am an experienced Leadership and Project Management Facilitator / Trainer with expertise in healthcare, financial, energy and manufacturing industries. Some of my past accomplishments are development and rollout of a Project Management Methodology including training and development of over 10,000 associates. My passion is developing individuals and organizations to the achieve success with projects and engagements including complex and troubled projects, while expanding one�s horizons to opportunities that are thought unimaginable.
Carlos Gutiérrez
20 years of experience in animal nutrition and business administration running my own company. I crrently own a 52 rooms hotel by the beach in Costa Rica. I have been teaching at the Universidad of Costa Rica for a few years.
Tara Stuart
FTTS provides training development, instruction, and consulting services for simulator and classroom-based settings, covering generic and site-specific content. We provide quality, economical solutions to fulfill the training needs of power industry clients. We will provide the appropriate training consultation and guidance based on each client’s goals while keeping in mind the client’s limitations and constraints.
FTTS can develop the following to help you create or enhance your training program:
Student Manuals
Instructor Manuals
System Descriptions
Training Needs Analysis
Job and Task Analysis
Training Program Plans
Test Banks
Job Performance Measures
Qualification Guides
Operator Assessments
On-the-Job Training Modules
Operating Procedures
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) [Update Existing or Create New]
Plant Reference Documents (Job Aides)
We can develop training for any of the following types of plants, equipment, systems, or topics and more. Let us know what your issues are and we can recommend a solution!
Gas-fired, coal-fired, hydro
Combined cycle, simple cycle, conventional coal (sub and super-critical)
Basic plant science, instrumentation and control
Kartik Trivedi
Professional Engineer in Electrical. Experienced in teaching project management and planning and other electrical and instrumentation academic subjects. Practising professional in oil and gas projects in last 10 years. Studying towards completion of LLB.
Glen Vanderhaeghe
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Skilled in strategic financial planning, treasury, risk management, global strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, change management, turnaround leadership, global sales and marketing management, cross-functional team leadership and performance, mentoring and project management. In depth knowledge of MIS, networking, business continuity and IT strategies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 � PRESENT: CFO AEROSION LTD.
Established all financial and accounting sectors of Start-up Company in the Comminution industry. Directed all aspects of corporation�s financial, accounting, Insurance, IT and operations. Responsible for ongoing effective relationships with Board of Directors.
� Established banking relationships, responsible for implementation of Dynamics GP financial systems, Wennsoft job costing, Customer Relation Management system, budgeting process and financial and accounting policies for the company.
� Assisted in development and implemented the company�s strategic planning process with Board and Management.
� Working with Operations and Sales to establish product costing and production procedures to facilitate growth of sales.
2007 � 2008: CEO/CFO TAPEKO NATURAL FLAVORS INC. As CEO:
Requested by Tapeko Board of Directors to assume role of Chief Executive Officer in March 2008, I have since been involved in all facets of the Company’s operations and Management. The Boards’ decision was based upon the leadership qualities that I have demonstrated and the confidence that I have earned from the management team and key business partners.
As CFO:
Established all financial and accounting sectors of Start-up Company in Flavor industry. Directed all aspects of corporation�s financial, accounting, Insurance, IT and operations. Responsible for ongoing effective relationships with Board of Directors.
� Established banking relationships, responsible for implementation of Dynamics GP financial systems, budgeting process and financial and accounting policies for the company.
� Developed and implemented the company�s strategic planning process with Board and Management.
� Working with Operations to establish product costing and production procedures to facilitate growth of sales.
� Established operational procedures including Good Manufacturing processes and agreements with manufacturing centres.
� Directed sales efforts with respect to establishing new product suite.
� Directed the establishment of IP related to patented technology.
� Leading process of going public for January, 2009.
2005 � 2007: INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
For Tapeko Natural Flavors:
� Lead the raising of equity capital, including buyout of existing shareholders and providing working capital ($7.5 million package)
� Lead establishment of business plan and corresponding due diligence in raising equity capital
For Encore Business Solutions:
� Orchestrated investment strategy to spin off new business venture supporting sustainable bio fuels to attract new investment
� Established investment package for the new venture
For Shape Foods:
� Lead capital raise, including equity, debt and government related packages ($30 million). Lead negotiations on strategic partnering with large farm group to establish effective supply source for primary raw ingredient.
� Established corporate HR guidelines, crafted employment contracts for key employees, established Board, finance/accounting/IT policies for the organization
For Beaumont Select Corporations:
� Developed business plan to consolidate bakery operations
� Successfully lead purchase of one operation including leading the financial analysis, negotiation and due diligence processes.
2002 – 2005 CEO: SIMCOE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE SERVICES
Directed all aspects of corporation�s operations (annual sales volume $70m and 140 employees) and responsibility for effective handling of Board and Member relations.
1999 – 2001 CEO: AGRO PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
Directed corporation�s manufacturing operations (annual sales $100m and 300 employees), completed and presented a five-year strategic plan to board of directors, negotiated new investments to ensure profitable growth within company and was responsible for public company reporting requirements.
1974-1999 SASKATCHEWAN WHEAT POOL AND SUBSIDIARIES1990 � 1997 CFO: AGPRO GRAIN INC.
1997 � 1999 CFO & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: CANGRO PROCESSORS