 | Buttressing our engagingonline courses is a wealth of adult learning, web-based training(WBT), and enterprise operations experience. President
S. Troy Davidson, CTM As an undergrad at TexasA&M University and member ofthe Corps of Cadets, Troy was exposed toadditionalleadership classes covering such topics as Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits ofHighly Effective People. It wasn’t until his financialservicesexperience spanning ten years at Great Southern Life and AIG that herealized the potential these leadership classes held – if onlyadditional financial life skills topics were included. As e-business manager forthe life division of the world’slargest insurer, Troy honed his technical, operational, and businessskills resulting in successful solutions for a field force of over70,000 agents including multi-million dollar projects. During this timehe joined Toastmasters International earning Competent Toastmaster(CTM) honors and, as an internal technology consultant and industrystandards advocate, presented at ACORD’s 2003 Annual Conference onbehalf of AIG and Hooper Holmes/Portamedic and at Microsoft’s 2004Financial Services Sales Meeting in partnership with Blue FrogSolutions. At Homeland Securitycontractor and e-learning company K2Share,Troy learned the ropes of a small technology business while serving asE-Learning Program Manager and Director of Managed Services. Herestructured IT and Support departments, and refocused the Securitydepartment all to establish them as centers of excellence amongHomeland Security contractors. Additionally, he led the e-learningprogram out of a negative margin situation through cost savings,temporary subcontracting, selling outsourcing services, recuperatinglost revenue from runaway projects, and an emphasis on stringentpricing and project controls. The experience gained in contracting,forecasting, pricing, prospecting, and running a cash flow businesscoupled with continued technology exposure into the disciplines ofadult learning were exactly the missing ingredients this innovatorneeded. Working with federal, state, and private clients including theDept. of Homeland Security, Texas Dept. ofEmergency Management, Pier1,Texas A&M, LSU, New Mexico Tech, Texas Health Resources, DavidWeekley Homes, and Standard Pacific Homes, Troy forged solidrelationships based on communication, anticipating client needs, andexceeding customary expectations. Specifically, his e-learning workincluded managing custom content creation and delivery forinstructor-led training (ILT) and web-based training (WBT), technicaldocumentation, and Preceptor™, the company’s learning management system(LMS). As you can see, Troydeveloped and fine-tuned the concept thatled to the creation of Crosswise Learning, LLC over the course of aboutfourteen years. As President, he is responsible for all facets ofestablishing, running, and promoting the company. Snapshot: - Education:
- TexasA&M University, BA in Sociology
- Experience:
- 12 yrs at small, medium,large, and global companies
- 11 yrs in technology positions
- 10yrs financial services industry
- 10yrs relationship-building and vendor, project, product, and accountmanagement
- 2 yrsbusiness development, multi-line program management,pricing, and contracting
ChiefLearning Officer
Jim Moshinskie, Ph.D.,CPT Certified PerformanceTechnologist (CPT) - International Society of Performance Improvement(ISPI) Troy first met Dr.Moshinskie (“Dr. Mo”) while supporting theirmutual client at the time, David Weekley Homes, and has been impressedever since. Dr. Mo’s experience blends traditional adultlearningtheory in both teaching and instructional design with availabletechnologies. As you will see below, his career has grown along withthe computer industry itself starting with the computers and softwaredevelopment tools of the early 1980s, and continuing today. With overfifty courses and more than twenty publications to his credit, Dr. Mohas been internationally recognized by such varied organizations asToyota, Conoco, Boy Scouts of America, World Bank, McGraw-Hill, BaylorUniversity, YoungLife, American Society of Training &Development(ASTD), Society of Advanced Learning Technologies (SALT), TexasAssociation of Educational Technology (TAET), ISPI, Canada PostalService, Texas A&M University, Organon, FisherScientific, Black& Decker, The Hartford, and David Weekley Homes. He has servedinconsultative roles, on boards, and in numerous leadership capacities,and continues to innovate with cutting edge content development anddelivery. As Chief Learning Officer for Crosswise Learning, Dr. Modirects instructional design and overall learning outcome strategy. The following arehighlights from Dr. Mo’s extensive professional vita: BaylorUniversity – Hankamer School of Business
- Director, CorporateE-Learning Center, Institute of Emerging Technologies
- Accenture Professor of Human Performance, IS Dept, Hankamer School of Business Chair, Continuing Education
- Coordinator, Performance Improvement Technologies major within the Information Systems Department
- Member, Ethics Committee
BaylorUniversity - Additional
- Facilitator, Soc. for Human Resource Mgmt Learning System cert.courses, Continuing Ed
- Member, University Staff Development Advisory Counsel
- Member, Instructional Technology Roundtable
- Member, Technology Standards Board
- Member, Webmasters Roundtable
- Member, University Continuing Education Advisory Committee
- Colloquium Presenter, 1996, 1997, and 1998
- Faculty Advisor, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Social Fraternity
- Baylor University Faculty Advisor of the Year, 1998
- Baylor Professor of the Year by the Interfraternity Council, 2001
- Welcome Week 1996 Motivational Speaker
- Parents Weekend 2000 Speaker
OtherPostsecondary - Teaching
- Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&MUniversity, College of Medicine
- Program Dir and Lead Instructor, Texas A&M University, HealthSciences Center EMS Education Program
- Texas State Health Department, Texas EMS Administrator
- Adjunct Faculty, McLennan Community College
Web-BasedTraining (WBT) Programs - Online Learning,McGraw-Hill, 1998
- CreatingContent using the ROPES Model, VUEpoint Performance Learning Systems,1998
- BusinessUnit Strategy (BUS), AT Kearney, 1998
- BasicTelephony, Bell Atlantic, 1998
- TimeManagement, MCI, 1998
- 1998Toyota T-100, Toyota University, 1998
- SellingBuyer Protection Plans, Toyota University, 1998
- DataModeling, Baylor University, 1999
- ChemicalSolvents and Sales Techniques, FisherScientific University, 1999
- BusinessLiteracy, Conoco University, 1999
- EmployeeDevelopment Online, Conoco University, 1999
- ToyotaTotal Quality Management, Toyota University, 1999
- APrimer on Web-Based Training, VuePoint Corporation, 2000
- HomeownerPortfolio, David Weekley Homes, 2000
- TrustSelling, Parts A & B, David Weekley Homes, 2000
- ZeroDefects, DPR Construction - San Francisco, 2001
- CommonOperating Environment, Conoco University, 2001
- Introductionto SPIRIT, NorthWestern Corporation, 2001
- DeWalt101, Black & Decker University, 2001
- CanadaXpresspost, Canada Postal Service, 2001
- Howto Keep eLearners from eScaping, Accenture, 2002
- NuvaRing, Organon, 2002
- NewEmployee Orientation, APL, 2002
- OnlineMentoring Program, WorldBank, 2003
- eLearningCertification Courses, University of Toyota, 2003
- eLearningcourses, YoungLife, 2004
- eLearningcourses, Boy Scouts of America, 2004
ProfessionalMemberships - Member, Eta Sigma Gamma,honorary health educational fraternity
- Member,Heart of Texas Chapter of the American Society of Training andDevelopment (ASTD), 1992-present
- National ASTD membersince 1993
- NationalForum Leader, 1996 Trends and Issues in Instructional Tech. for theNatl. ASTD Forum Series
- Localchapter Treasurer, 1995
- President-Elect,1996
- President,1997
- MembershipVice President, 1998, 1999
- NationalMember, International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI); localmember, Austin Chapter
- Certified PerformanceTechnologist, 2002
- 2003International Conference Committee Member, Boston, MA
- BoardMember, Texas Alliance for Education, since 1993
- Chair, CurriculumCommittee, Governor's Select Committee for Shots Across Texas,1993-1994
- BoardMember, Texas Association of Educational Technology (TAET), since 1996
- Newsletter Editor,since 1996
- JournalEditor, since 1997
- StateConference Chair, 2000
- President-Elect,2000
- StatePresident, 2001-2002
- Proceedingseditor, State Conferences of the Texas Association of EducationalTechnology (TAET), since 1996.
- Nationalmember, Society of Technical Communications (STC); local member, Dallaschapter
- Reviewer,The Journal of Distance Learning, 2004
Education
- Arkansas State University, BS in Journalism, minor in History
- Southwest Texas State University, MS in Health Professions
- Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Dissertation studied effects ofcomputer-based interactive videodisc instruction when selected symbolicelements were varied.
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