Computer System Validation’s principal, David Nettleton is an industry leader, author, and teacher for 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, HIPAA, software validation, and computer system validation. He is involved with the development, purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of computerized systems used in FDA-compliant applications. His most popular book is Risk Based Software Validation – Ten Easy Steps, which provides fill-in-the-blank templates for completing a COTS software validation project. He has completed more than 300 mission-critical laboratory, clinical, and manufacturing software implementation projects. Services are available to guide companies to create and maintain the systems and procedures required to pass regulatory audits: product features, vendor audits, software validation, SOPs, training, gap analysis, remediation plans, and project management.
Ronald Adler is the president-CEO of Laurdan Associates, Inc., a veteran-owned, human resource management consulting firm specializing in HR audits, employment practices liability risk management, HR metrics and benchmarking, strategic HR-business issues, and unemployment insurance. He has more than three decades of HR consulting experience working with U.S. and international firms, small businesses and non-profits, insurance companies and brokers, and employer organizations.
Jason Dinesen (EA, LPA) is a tax nerd, entrepreneur, tax expert, and a well-known presenter of continuing education courses. He has an impeccable acumen for tax subjects, by virtue of which, he is known to create very well-researched course materials helping individuals and businesses with accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation, and business advisory in various industries.
Known for his sharp tax interpretations, he is one of the quickest to bring the analysis of the latest tax updates and IRS guidance to the professional community. Jason has coached over 200,000 accounting, tax, and HR professionals on various topics of accounting, individual taxation, corporate taxation, professional ethics, and much more.
He has presented over dozens of webinars on Form 1099 (MISC & R); marriage in the tax code; tax updates; the new Form W-4, payroll updates, filing status, tax credit, and other issues relating to the modern-day household setting.
He also teaches 2 classes at Simpson College, Individual Income Tax and Business Analytics.
Jason always had a knack for radio shows and he features regularly as an anchor for Radio Iowa. To reinvent this aptitude, he has recently started his own series of podcasts on myCPE ‘The Jason Show’, an edutainment podcast series that also provides continuing credits to the listeners.
Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting, and pro bono environments.
Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area. Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country. Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers and e-books addressing various HR compliance topics.
Diane holds a Master’s Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.
Ginette Collazo, Ph. D. is an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience specializing in Engineering Psychology and Human Reliability. These disciplines study the interaction between human behavior and productivity. She has held positions leading Training and Human Reliability programs in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturing Industry.
Mike Thomas has worked in the IT training business since 1989. He is a subject matter expert in a range of technologies including Microsoft Office and Apple Mac. In 2012 He founded theexceltrainer.co.uk where he has produced nearly 200 written and video-based Excel tutorials. He has recorded several Excel training courses and in his career delivered hundreds of courses and webinars on a wide variety of technology-related topics.
Mike is a Fellow of The Learning and Performance Institute and has worked with and for a large number of global and UK-based companies and organizations across a diverse range of sectors. In addition to training, he also designs and develops Microsoft Office-based solutions that automate key business tasks and processes.
Doug Keipper is Vice President, BSA/AML Officer at BankSouth.
Bob Oberstein is uniquely qualified with over 50 years of Labor Relations experience on both sides of the table at both private and public sector organizations where he has conducted countless investigations. Bob was also the Director of the Labor Management Relations program at Ottawa University, Phoenix, where he also served as Ombudsman for all student, faculty and staff complaints that often involved conducting internal investigations.
Bob has several published articles to his credit in addition to his arbitration awards and has also been recognized in ‘Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers’. Additionally, Bob served on several boards, commissions, and panels where he participated in resolving or adjudicating all manner of workplace issues in a variety of industries. In all these capacities as well as being both mediator and arbitrator Bob often reviewed investigations to determine if they had been properly performed and had merit.
Dr. Michael C. Redmond, PhD, is a certified project manager, PMP, has two master certifications in business continuity/disaster recovery MBCP and FBCI and is certified in emergency management. She is active in cyber security and holds multiple ISO certifications (ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management, ISO/IEC 27032 Lead Cyber Security Manger, ISO/IEC 27035 Security Incident Response, ISO/IEC 22301 Business Continuity Management Systems, ISO/IEC 21500 Project Management, and ISO/IEC 41001 Environmental Management). She is an international consultant, speaker and published author.
Her past experience includes 13 years as a senior manager with Deloitte, KPMG and Chubb in the areas of: compliance, crisis management, business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency management, internal audit/ gap analysis. She was a business continuity/disaster recovery manager with the Bank of New York. She consults for clients in diverse industries such as banking, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, hospitals, government agencies, colleges and universities, law firms, and media.
Dr. Redmond spent 4 years on active duty with the army and 18 1/2 years as National Guard and Reserve before retiring as a major. She is a graduate of Command & General Staff College (Fort Leavenworth), attended civil affairs courses at the US Army JFK School of Special Warfare and is Hazmat trained and DOD certified. The White House honored Dr. Redmond at a luncheon as one of the Top Women in Her Field of Business Continuity.
Carolyn Troiano is a FDA Compliance Consultant for Validation, 21 CFR Part 11 (Electronic Records/Signatures) and Data Integrity.
Her experience includes more than 34 years in IT/ Business, Marketing & Compliance leadership and management roles at a variety of Fortune 100 companies, across multiple industries.
Her successes include building and managing teams and business units at multiple “greenfield” sites in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and IT consulting industries, as well as in the public sector. She has weathered numerous layoffs, mergers and acquisitions, and demonstrated very strong leadership skills in helping staff get through difficult times.
Her role has often been that of a liaison between technical and business staff, translating business needs into people, process and technical solutions, and developing ROI and risk models used to support funding.
Paul R. Hales, J.D. is widely known for his ability to explain HIPAA compliance clearly in plain language. Paul is a graduate of Columbia University Law School, a Senior Counselor of the Missouri Bar, and licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He manages an international HIPAA privacy and security practice and is the author of all content in The HIPAA E-Tool® with separate editions for Covered Entities, Business Associates, Health Plans, and Third Party Administrators.
Johannes Sundlo is a seasoned HR Management professional with extensive experience in the technology industry. Over the last few years, he has established himself as a thought leader in AI and the future of work, earning a spot among the Top 100 influential figures in HR Tech.
A power user of generative AI tools, Johannes has trained hundreds of HR professionals in the past few months. He has shared his knowledge and experience in using AI tools through hands-on sessions; both webinars and in-person seminars. These sessions have immensely helped participants increase their productivity at work.
Johannes brings a wealth of experience in driving innovation in human resources. With a significant tenure at Spotify and a successful transition into consulting, his journey is characterized by guiding diverse companies toward transformative growth.
He is currently ‘People Director’ at Avalanche Gaming Studios and is known for his innovative approach to HR. He is committed to staying up-to-date with the latest HR practices and frequently shares his insights through his newsletter, FullStack HR.
Reuben Bernard is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has nearly two decades of experience in B2B digital marketing, product marketing, event marketing, developing and implementing GTM strategies, hiring and building world-class teams, new business ideation, and driving businesses to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets.
A power user of AI tools, he has shared his knowledge and experience with hundreds of working professionals and small business owners through webinars and in-person seminars. These sessions have immensely helped participants increase their productivity through the use of AI tools.
His experience includes working at leading tech companies, including startups, mid-size, and Fortune 1000 companies. A considerable portion of his work experience had been at US-based companies with businesses catering to the North American markets. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor, teaching Business Strategy, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, and is a Member of the Board of Studies, at the Pondicherry Technological University, India.
Dr. William Mack Copeland, MS, JD, Ph.D., LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse-related services. He is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Will, is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics. Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, Ohio, and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. A former hospital chief executive officer, he is also a recipient of the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent’s Award.
Alan Murray is a Microsoft MVP and an Excel & Power BI trainer. He has been training for over 20 years for businesses around the world.
He is the founder of the Computergaga blog and YouTube channel. It has over 650 videos and more than 45 million views. He regularly shares new Excel tips and tutorials.
He is the author of the “Advanced Excel Formulas” and “Advanced Excel Success” books, showing how to get to the next level in your Excel journey.
Alan uses a fun and relaxed style of training that gets to the point and uses real-world practical examples uncovered from his experience of training and developing software for businesses.
Tom Fragale is a computer professional with over 30 years of professional experience. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and a Microsoft Certified Expert in Excel. He has trained over 30,000 business people in on-line webinars, public seminars, and on-site training.
His clients include many Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, military bases, and companies large and small across many industries, including manufacturing, banking, pharmaceutical, education, retail, etc. He started his career as a database application programmer and has served as a consultant and project manager on many successful projects. His topics of expertise include: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Crystal Reports, SQL Server, Visio, QuickBooks, and SharePoint, among others. His passion is training people and helping people get the most out of their computers, and he is a published author having written a book on Microsoft Access. He graduated in 1988 from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA with a BA in Computer Science.
Justin brings over 20 years of wide-arranging experience in compliance, training, and regulations. He has previously worked in the Head of Compliance Training function for Macquarie Group, UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of China, and GRC Solutions. Justin also runs his own Compliance Training company focusing on US & International regulations.
Justin also worked for FINRA, a US regulator, where he created Examiner University to train examiners on how to perform their function. He also serves as an advisor for the Global Compliance Institute (GCI) and instructs at the Barret School of Business and various compliance training providers.
Martin J. “Dev” Strischek is Principal of Devon Risk Advisory Group based near Atlanta, Georgia. He advises, trains, and develops risk management solutions and recommendations for financial organizations on a range of issues and topics (credit risk management, credit culture, credit policy, credit and lending training, etc.).
Dev is also a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB’s) Private Company Council (PCC). PCC’s purpose is to evaluate and recommend to FASB revisions to current and proposed generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that are more appropriate for privately held firms. He also serves as the PCC’s representative to FASB’s Credit Losses Transition Resource Group supporting the new current expected credit loss (CECL) standard.
Dev is the former SVP and senior credit policy officer at SunTrust Bank, Atlanta. He was responsible for developing, implementing, and administering credit policies for SunTrust’s wholesale lines of business–commercial, commercial real estate, corporate investment banking, capital markets, business banking and private wealth management.
Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award-winning businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group, which has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused learning journeys. Amber’s history in talent development includes authoring top-reviewed online learning courses for platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, Lecturio, and PluralSight, acting as Director of a national education leadership company, and coaching with professional sports team academies in Asia. In 2022, she published her first business adventure book “Uniquely Better” about building higher team performance.
Janette S Levey, “The Employer’s Lawyer” has over 20 years of legal experience, more than 10 of which she has spent in Employment Law. It was during her tenure as sole in-house counsel for a mid-size staffing company headquartered in Central New Jersey, with operations all over the continental US, that she truly developed her passion for Employment Law.
Janette operates under this core belief: It is possible, and it is in an employer’s best interest, to proactively solve workforce challenges before they become problems, before they result in lawsuits or steep fines caused by government audits.
Janette works with employers on most employment law issues, to ensure that employers are in the best position possible to avoid litigation, audits, employee relations problems, and the attendant, often exorbitant costs. Janette authors the firm’s weekly blog, where you can read each week, in plain English (not legalese) about issues impacting employers today. Janette has written articles on many different employment law issues for many publications, including EEO Insight, Staffing Industry Review, @Law, and Chief Legal Officer.
Janette is a contributing author to the legal treatise, Employment Contracts and Agreements: A Guide for Corporate Counsel, published by LexisNexis in 2024.
Janette currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Child and Family Resources of Morris County, New Jersey.
Richard E. Cascarino, MBA, CRMA, CIA, CISM, CFE, is well known in international auditing circles as one of the most knowledgeable practitioners in the field.
Richard is the Principal of Richard Cascarino & Associates, a highly successful audit training and consultancy company. He has worked extensively with banks across Africa, the USA, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean Isles.
He is a regular speaker at National and International conferences and has presented webinar series throughout Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the USA.
Richard is a Past President of the Institute of Internal Auditors in South Africa, was the founding Regional Director of the Southern African Region of the IIA-Inc, and is a member of ISACA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Richard was the chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Department of Public Enterprises in South Africa and served as chairman of the Audit Committee of Gauteng cluster 2 (Premier’s office, Shared Services and Health).
He is also a visiting Lecturer at the University of the Witwaters, and author of the book “Internal Auditing – an Integrated Approach”, 3rd edition Jan 2015, published by Juta Publishing. In addition, he is the author of the “Auditor’s Guide to IT Auditing”, “Corporate Fraud and Internal Control” and “Data Analytics for Internal Auditors”.
Chris DeVany is the founder and president of Pinnacle Performance Improvement Worldwide, a firm that focuses on management and organization development. Pinnacle’s clients include global organizations such as Visa International, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Aviva Insurance, and over 500 other organizations in 22 countries. He also has consulted to government agencies from the United States, the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom.
He has published numerous articles in publications ranging from ASTD/ Performance In Practice to Customer Service Management. His book, “90 Days to a High-Performance Team”, published by McGraw Hill has helped and continues to help thousands of executives, managers, and team leaders improve performance.
He has appeared hundreds of times on radio and television interview programs to talk on a variety of topics including Mergers and Acquisitions, change management, leadership, communication, team building, project management, and more. He has served or is currently serving as a board member of various associations such as the American Management Association, Institute of Management Consultants, National Speakers Association, and many others. Chris is also an award-winning Toastmasters International Competition speaker.
Chris has distinguished himself professionally by serving as a manager and trainer in various departments at organizations such as Prudential Insurance, Sprint, BayBank (now part of Bank of America), US Health Care, and Marriott Corporation.
Chris holds degrees in management studies and organizational behavior from Boston University. He has a rich cultural experience having traveled to 47 states and 22 countries in the course of his career.
Charles H. Paul is the President of CHP Consulting LLC – a regulatory, training, and technical documentation consulting firm. Charles has been a regulatory consultant for over 25 years and has published numerous white papers on various subjects from project management and technical writing to regulatory compliance in the life sciences. The firm works with domestic and international clients, designing solutions for complex training and documentation issues within the life sciences.
With over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Manish Gupta is a seasoned finance and business management professional, author, and founder. He was ranked among the 10 Best CFOs in Asia in 2024.
He has authored a comprehensive guide on budgeting and forecasting principles for hospitality, and founded eHotel Management School, an online platform that offers over 30 courses on various aspects of hospitality management to over 100,000 students.
As the chief financial officer at Htoo Hospitality, he manages the overall business for six destinations, 15 hotels, and 800+ room inventory, with a manpower strength of 1500+.
He also serves as the acting CEO and head of business, setting up strategies and steering the re-opening of key hotels post covid. He has successfully implemented ERP, management reporting systems, financial planning and analysis processes, and data visualization tools to optimize the operations and performance of hotels.
He is passionate about learning and development, innovation, business growth, and lean management, and aims to help one million professionals on finance, business management, and technology.
