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LEARN.NET ANNOUNCES NEW EVP; WILL OPEN CHICAGO OFFICE
Jeff Oberlin joins online training provider as Executive Vice President and General Manager; will also become the companys Chief Learning Officer
ATLANTA (PRWEB) July 9, 2003 - Learn.net, an Atlanta-based online learning management company, today announced that Jeff Oberlin has joined the company as Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the companys Enterprise Performance Solutions Division. In addition, Mr. Oberlin will open a new Learn.net office in Chicago, IL. Mr. Oberlin comes to Learn.net with more than 20 years of experience in corporate learning with Motorola, AT&T and
Thomson Corporation in Chicago.
Before joining Learn.net, Mr. Oberlin served as Director; Client Solutions for Thomson Enterprise Solutions, a division of Thomson Corporation created to address the needs of Global Fortune 500 businesses. Prior to working with Thompson, Mr. Oberlin held the position of Vice-President, Motorola University Colleges, where he was responsible for leading the Universitys products, services and R&D efforts to provide the right learning interventions to solve critical business issues for the $38 billion company.
Jeff Oberlins unique wealth of corporate learning experience and leadership positions brings additional strength to the Learn.net organization," said Ken Leddick, Chairman and CEO of Learn.net. His experience in training for Fortune 500 corporations gives Learn.net the added flexibility to better serve and support the needs of both large enterprises and mid-size customers."
Learn.net's Knowledge Measurement System (KMS) is a learning management system that combines traditional learning with electronic courseware and assessments. KMS' modular architecture has allowed Fortune 500 organizations to customize and configure the system to meet their unique needs. These clients can manage, track, report and evaluate an array of employee training activities, down to the individual learner level. In addition, Learn.net hosts and manages Web-based universities for clients via the Corporate Learning Solution (CLS), a cost-effective desktop training engine used by companies to power online learning programs for employees and clients.
Learn.net implementation teams help clients conduct a needs analysis, and based on the results, assist in crafting a curriculum tailored specifically for each client. The curriculum typically consists of a blend of the 3,500 standard courses available from Learn.nets content provider partners, courses created by Learn.nets instructional designers, and courses devised by the clients themselves.
About Learn.net
Learn.net has been developing and hosting Web-based training systems for large and medium-sized companies since 1995. Clients include Allstate Insurance Company, BellSouth Corporation, John Hancock Insurance Company, Fortis Family, J. Smith Lanier & Co. and others. Today, Learn.net hosts and manages corporate training for more than 175,000 users and offers more than 3,500 courses from leading training content providers including SkillSoft/SmartForce, NETg, WebCE and others. For more information visit www.learn.net.
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