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The Learning Providers
Corporation (LPRO)
Officially
incorporated in September 2002, The Learning Providers Corporation
brings
together a strong, experienced team of learning practitioners and
information
technology
experts/advisors, who have worked together in a variety of activities
over the
past decade:
Jane Armstrong, Ph.D
For the past 20 years, Dr. Armstrong has
provided collaborative leadership in cross-disciplinary program development
efforts addressing strategic state and national technology issues, including
enhanced awareness of and needed links between technology industry workforce
needs and higher education instructional systems. Building upon leadership
positions in university human resources, Armstrong has regularly been involved
in roles fostering society's transition to an information age offering flexible
work environments and electronic learning:
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Founder
of a consulting group offering technology tools for workplace
productivity,
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Director of Strategic
Technology Initiatives, The Texas A&M University System,
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Associate
Director for Texas A&M’s Academy for Advanced Telecommunications & Learning
Technologies,
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Vice
President for the Houston Advanced Research Center, a university research
consortium,
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Assistant
Director for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), a state agency
focused on engineering R&D,
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Assistant Director of Personnel
and Employment Manager, Texas A&M University.
As Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration and
Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University, most of the graduate courses
which Dr. Armstrong taught were simultaneous, interactive videoconference
delivery to multiple remote sites and/or web-assisted courses. Recent
courses included Strategic Planning in HRD, Program Evaluation: Applications
for 21st Century HRD, Procurement & Management of Contracts & Grants,
Communications in HRD, and Training Task Analysis.
A native Texan, Dr. Armstrong received baccalaureate and masters degrees at
Texas Tech University and a doctoral degree in higher educational administration
from Texas A&M University.
Recent Leadership and Research Activities:
§ Graduate
Faculty Member, University of Phoenix - Online, Masters Program in
Adult Education & Distance Learning (MAEDL) and School of Advanced
Studies (SAS) Doctoral Program, 2004 - on-going.
§ President,
Brazos Valley Technology Alliance, 2002-3.
§ Inducted
into Kolbe Copper Circle, recognizing 10+ years as Certified Kolbe
consultant, 2001.
§ Phase
II Research Program Leader, Defining Prototype ICM Competencies,
National Knowledge Management & Intellectual Property Taskforce, 2001.
§ Project
Director, Texas Webmaster and Database Administrator Curriculum
Development Project to validate skill standards and design skill-based
curriculum for technical and community colleges; this 1999-2000 State Leadership
Grant was funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
§ Project
Resource, completion of
Customer Service Specialist Skill Standards Project,
a 1998-99 State Leadership Grant funded by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
§
Co-Chair and Speaker, Texas
Technology Summit 2000 (Austin)
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Co-Chair, Texas Technology
Skills Summit 1998(Dallas)
§
Telecom Industry Coordinator,
Texas Technology Summit 1996 (Austin)
§ Work
Group Leader, Electronic Learning Incentives Program, TAMU Academy for
Advanced Telecommunications & Learning Technology, 1996-1998.
Juan Jose Gonzalez
Juan Jose Gonzalez holds a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
from
the Monterrey Institute of Technology, graduate studies in Strategic
Planning at
Harvard University, completed the Entrepreneurial Program sponsored by
the Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and is currently at the
last stage of completing his MBA at the Mays Business School at Texas
A&M
University.
Prior to his MBA studies, he worked at CEMEX, second largest cement
manufacturer in the world, managing the implementation of IT tools to
align all operational activities with CEMEX global strategies. In
1997, he
joined Pulsar International Ventures were I was strongly involved in
the
launch of Dextra Technologies, an IT consulting firm, in Silicon
Valley. To his
benefit, he has enjoyed great business experiences while supporting
various
early-stage companies in Mexico and Silicon Valley.
Additionally, Mr. Gonzalez has been strongly involved in other
ventures such as
Merkafon, a 2000 seat telemarketing company located in Mexico and DFW,
and Encanto Networks, an ASP in Silicon Valley. Juan Jose Gonzalez
brings
strong experience and insights to LPRO in managing complex projects
under multiple
technology scenarios.
Jose M. Quintana
Career Summary
A Texas A&M University graduate, Mr. Quintana received a BS in
Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics and Statistics in 1986.
Mr. Quintana is currently serving as Chief Technology Officer of
Westcar Consulting Group, Inc. (a company that he co-founded in 1998 -
www.westcar.com). Westcar develops custom Enterprise and
Organizational Development Solutions for Fortune 500 companies like
Nokia, Novartis, Sun Microsystems, Verizon, and Nortel, to name a few.
As Westcar’s CTO, Mr. Quintana has been responsible for architecting
all major organizational development solutions delivered to Westcar’s
corporate customers including multi-source feedback and assessment,
personal development, leadership development, and executive
performance tracking systems.
Recent Relevant Activities:
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Project Principal and Architect, Novartis Corporation
“LeaderView Development Suite,” Competency-Based Multisource
Survey System that derives and imparts Best Development Opportunities
(Profiling and Gap Analysis System) to global top “fast track’
executives at Novartis Corporation. The system also integrates the
“LeaderView Development Planning Plus”; a set of enterprise tools
targeted for Novartis top 2,000 executives (deployed world-wide – in
use mostly in the USA and Europe)- March 2001
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Project Principal and Architect, Novartis Corporation
“myDevelopment,” a Learner Centric Development Planning System;
targeted for Novartis’ full employee base of 70,000+ self-learners
(deployed world-wide – in use in over 10 countries) - August 2001
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Project Principal and Architect, Sun Microsystems
Corporation “Sun Leadership Development Tool,” 360 Survey
System, a set of enterprise tools targeted for Sun’s top 1,000
executives (deployed world-wide – in use mostly in the USA and
Europe)- May 2000
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Project Principal, Sun Microsystems Corporation “Sun
Development Planner Plus,” a Personal Development System for
Managers and Executives, targeted for Sun’s full employee base of
40,000+ self learners (deployed world-wide – in use mostly in the USA
and Europe)- March 2000
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Project Principal, Nokia Corporation “Nokia
Development Planner,” a Personal Development System for Managers
and Executives, targeted for Nokia’s top 7,000 managers and executives
(deployed world-wide – in use mostly in the USA, Asia and Europe)-
April 2000
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Project Principal, Premier Health Corporation
“MultiSource Feedback System,” an Enterprise Multi Source Survey
tool; targeted for Premier’s top of 700 Managers and Executives -
April 2000
§
Project
Principal, eLearning Strategies Workshop and deliverables for
St. Mary’s Seminary, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, 2002.
§
Project
Advisor, Texas Webmaster and Database Administrator Curriculum
Development Project to validate skill standards and design
skill-based curriculum for technical and community colleges; this
1999-2000 State Leadership Grant was funded at Texas A&M University by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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Project
Advisor, Cure4Kids Learning Portal Demonstration Project
developed by the Learning Providers Corporation for the International
Outreach Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 2000.
Natalie Smith
Natalie Smith is the Assistant
Director of Employer Relations at the Texas A&M University Career
Center. She has worked with students and employers during all stages
of the job search and employment process. Smith is also a Certified
Training Professional, receiving the certification from chapters of
the American Society of Training and Development, the International
Society for Performance and Instruction, and the Texas A&M University
Department of Educational Human Resource Development. Smith has a
B.S. in Speech Communication from Texas A&M University and a M.S. in
Educational Human Resource Development from Texas A&M University.
Workforce and
Career Related Initiatives:
Texas A&M
University Career Center, 2001–Present.
Responsible for
the management of the interview scheduling process, which includes
working with staff, students, and employers to facilitate the
process. In addition, Smith educates and advises students on all
aspects of the job search process from establishing a career path to
building a resume and developing interviewing skills. She also
teaches a Career Awareness class to primarily freshmen and sophomores
who are trying to decide on a course of study and a career path to
pursue. As part of her graduate studies, Smith developed an
instructional design project for the Career Center, the purpose being
to lead students through the on-line orientation, registration, and
interview sign-up process.
Texas Agricultural
Extension Service, Strengthening Youth and Families Through
Entrepreneurial Enterprise Development (T-TEEMS Grant), 2000–2001.
Smith
served as the Evaluation Assistant on this state-strengthening grant,
which had the purpose of supporting and sustaining community-based
projects for children, youth, and families at risk in three targeted
communities. In this capacity, she assisted Dr. Walter Stenning as
they evaluated the grant on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
Smith also developed an evaluation plan for all of the counties to
utilize in order to assess and analyze each event that was conducted
for the project.
Walter Stenning, Ph.D.
Dr. Stenning has been
involved in the conceptualization, design, development, and evaluation
of training programs in multiple settings for 40 years. He has
consulted with multiple agencies both in the United States and
Internationally in the areas of training, design, and development. He
is currently serving as Professor of Human Resource Development in the
Department of Educational Human Resource Development at Texas A&M
University. Dr. Stenning has former students in professional positions
throughout the United States and through multiple countries in the
world. A great majority of his former students are involved in
various aspects of workforce development.
Major ISD Initiatives:
Texas A&M University,
Professor of Human Resource Development, 1991-Present.
While at Texas A&M University, Dr. Stenning has designed numerous
graduate courses in the areas of research, statistics, design,
training, and evaluation. He has, over the last 10 years, managed
approximately $700,000 of externally funded research. A great
majority of this research was in developing or evaluating workforce
training programs in the United States. Further, he has carried out a
series of study programs, taking students to England, Scotland,
Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand to review governmental training
programs from a cross-cultural perspective.
Texas A&M University,
Professor of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Psychology,
1972–1992.
Dr. Stenning had a dual appointment in these departments, where he
designed and taught courses similar to those in Human Resource
Development. He was awarded Outstanding Teacher in 1987. Further,
from 1985-1986, he was a managing team leader for the United States
Information Agency as a Senior Fulbright Scholar in the African
country of Malwi. During his time there, he worked with government
and non-government agencies to restructure aspects of their education
structure to make the college graduates more competitive within the
evolving economy of a newly independent country. He has worked on
similar activities in other countries, including the Dominican
Republic and Mexico.
Consulting, 1972 –
Present.
Dr. Stenning consults on a regular basis with private
and government agencies in developing training programs for diverse
populations. He has been under contract to the following federal
agencies: United States Department of Education, United States Justice
Department, United States Marshal Service, United States Secret
Service, and United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Further, he consults with numerous state and local agencies. He has
designed competencies for law enforcement agencies for entry level
patrol officers and competencies for jailers into the corrections
field.
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