Featured instructors

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Patrick Loner

IT & Networking

Patrick has been working as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, network administrator, and network consultant in some capacity for nearly 20 years. I have many years of experience in Windows networks with client and server operating systems. Not only have I worked extensively with these systems but I have also taught others to do the same and guided many students towards Microsoft, CompTIA and Cisco certifications. 

Shon Gerber

Shon Gerber

Cyber Security

Shon Gerber is certified in CISSP, SecurityPlus, and NetworkPlus. He currently works for a Multi-National Corporation in various security roles including Senior Security Architect, Security Operations Center – Manager, and Chief Information Security Officer. Shon has a military background of 24 years in service for the US Air Force where he went from flying B-1 Bombers to commanding an 82-person Air Force Red Team tasked with both physical and network security penetration testing. He’s passionate about his work and brings that passion to his instruction.

Nichole Hoskins Goudreau

Nichole Hoskins Goudreau

Business Skills

Nichole has been a licensed attorney since 2002 and has advanced training in trial advocacy. She has worked in both criminal and civil legal environments, both as a prosecutor and as a private attorney. She has also trained hundreds of future criminal justice professionals as an instructor and has developed continuing legal education programs for attorneys.

Angela Kegler

Angela Kegler, PhD

Business Skills

Since 2004, Angela has provided training to organizations of all sizes around the world. As a scholar-practitioner, Angela is sought after by many organizations to provide training programs and consultative development strategies because her programs are known to result in positive organizational improvement. Angela is part of the Duquesne University alumni where she earned her MBA and MS in Leadership and Business Ethics. In addition, Angela has her PhD in Organizational Development and Leadership from Capella University. 

Kozhi Makai

Dr. Kozhi Makai

Business Skills

Kozhi has a BA in psychology and speech communication, a Master’s in business communication and a PhD in applied management and decision sciences. All this has enabled him to help many people become more effective in the workplace by teaching the important correlation between communication, behavior and business. Kozhi’s goal is to help people function more efficiently at work, which in turn helps them function more effectively in their day to day lives.

Susan Schmit

Susan Schmit

Business Skills

Susan is a technically trained CPA who has spent much of her professional career at the Manufacturing Controller for the fortune 500 company, Corning Incorporated. She has held various technical and manufacturing accounting rolls, such as serving as the President of ECT Solutions. She was also a college professor of accounting for 5 years. Susan currently works as a Controller at Persistent Systems.

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Clay Hambright

Project Management

Meet Clay Hambright, a seasoned professional with a strong background in project management and leadership. With certifications as a Project Management Professional and Scrum Master, Clay brings a wealth of expertise to the financial technology sector. Currently, Clay serves as a program/project manager and consultant, specializing in the Financial Technology Sector. His impressive portfolio boasts a wide range of enterprise initiatives for financial institutions. 

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Christopher Mckinney

Project Management

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, is a Lean SixSigma Black Belt, holds the Diploma in Quality Management Certification, is Project Management Professional and a Project Management Institute PMP Authorized Training Partner.  After spending 21 years and six months in the military he retired and began working as an Accounts/Program Manager for his organizations Department of Defense accounts. He is the founder of Opsynergy LLC and ClosertotheHole.com – a workshop that teaches organizational resilience.  

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Rich Weller

Project Management

Rich Weller is a Project, Program and Portfolio Management Solution Specialist.  He has nearly 30 years’ experience in planning and delivering successful project, program and portfolio management initiatives. He has been a college instructor nearly 20 years, teaching multiple courses in Business as well as Project Management.  He is also a frequent speaker at PMI, MPUG, Scaled Agile as well as other industry events. He has led multiple transformation programs and spearheaded the Agile transformation program for MIGSO | PCUBED North America which has included multiple classes at multiple locations and virtually with over 500 certifications authorized to date.

Adolfo Rodriguez

Adolfo Rodriguez

Project Management

Adolfo is a Computer Science Engineer with a Master’s in Management from Harvard. With 12 years of experience in consulting for Fortune 500 companies, he specializes in managing large-scale transformation programs across various industries. Adolfo holds certifications as a Project Manager, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner, and ITIL Practitioner. He has also been recognized by Microsoft as a Solutions Associate in data management and analytics.