Senior Director Learning Architecture
Cincinnati Area
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- Sr. Director Learning Architecture at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Founder/Principle at Human Performance Outfitters, LLC
- Past
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- Director Learning Methods & Technologies at Roche Diagnostics Corporation
- Director Training Development at Winstar Communications
- Group Manager - Applications & Technology at Sprint - University of Excellence
- Education
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- University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
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Gary Wise’s Summary
I am a learning and performance improvement professional with a rich background in learning strategy development and integration of holistic learning methods through the use of technology. A formal background in performance consulting drives my emphasis on building sustainable performance as the primary outcome of my learning solutions.
Sustained capability is dependent upon creation of a continuous learning environment (CLE). There are three critical categories of attributes that must be assessed:
- SPACE (emphasis on the knowledge worker, their work context, and other critical stakeholders engaged in the learner's path to competency)
- MEDIA (emphasis on building the most compelling blend of media to maximize effectiveness in the application of training, information and knowledge along their learning continuum)
- SYSTEMS (emphasis on building the most impactful blend of technologies as influenced by the combined environmental attributes of "space" and "media" necessary to drive sustainable performance)
Simply put, my job is to provide seamless, frictionless, ubiquitous access to the right learning - by the right learner - at the right time - in the right amount - in the right format - to/from the right devices.
After surviving several LMS and virtual classroom implementations as a consumer, victim of circumstance, and as a consultant, I can say with confidence that technology cannot lead a CLE solutions effort...the work and learning environments must define technology requirements. Introducing technology into an organization when it is "ready" does not translate into the organization being at a state of "readiness". Being "ready" will get you through deployment, but "readiness" will greatly improve your chances for a sustainable implementation.
Gary Wise’s Specialties:
Served as strategic planner and technology roadmap developer in past Director-plus level roles. As a successful learning and performance strategist, I have become a Change Agent and an advocate for leading Change, not just managing it. A key capability I possess is the ability to assess client readiness and create critical mass for leveraging learning solutions to ensure sustainable implementation follows successful deployment.
Gary Wise’s Experience
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Sr. Director Learning Architecture
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
In this role I am responsible for all learning architecture. Currently, that includes two LMS platforms, content authoring tools, digital classrooms, virtual learning & collaboration space, rich-media content repositories, assessment tools, and innovation through new technologies and Web 2.0 tools. Focus is internal, external and cross-discipline with local entities including collaboration with University of Cincinnati College of Medicine As leader of a newly formed team, we are actively involved in the creation of our own state of readiness to support a high velocity, continuous learning environment. The best part of this job is being on a team that pursues a very noble mission - improve the health of children.
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Founder/Principle
Human Performance Outfitters, LLC
(E-Learning industry)
October 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Human Performance Outfitters, LLC. is a learning and performance consultancy that equips organizations to assess learning readiness where there exists an organizational commitment to plan, prioritize, develop and implement holistic learning and performance strategy as a corporate initiative.
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Director Learning Methods & Technologies
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Biotechnology industry)
September 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 1 month)
Responsible for development, deployment and implementation of Learning Strategy for US with scalability for inclusion on global scale. Responsible to impact critical performance consulting skills to training staff to enable outcomes-based, measurable, sustainable learning solutions.
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Director Training Development
Winstar Communications
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 1998 — May 2001 (3 years 3 months)
Responsible for development of effective training systems, delivery methodologies and curriculum for all sales and marketing employees world-wide. Responsible for design, deployment and implementation of in-house developed LMS with virtual classroom and content management peripherals. This company went Chapter 11 in July of 2001.
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Group Manager - Applications & Technology
Sprint - University of Excellence
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1990 — March 1998 (8 years 3 months)
Internal performance consultant for University of Excellence responsible for development and implementation of learning strategy within Sales and Marketing headquarters staff.
Gary Wise’s Education
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University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
1970 — 1975
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Gary Wise’s Interests:
Restoration of a 1979 Corvette, Writing, Gardening, Good Cigars, & Fly Fishing - not necessarily in that order...
Gary Wise’s Honors:
Human Performance Improvement - HPI Certification
Harry R. Karp Award - Interface Conference - McGraw-Hill
President's Club - Outstanding Sales - Sprint Communications
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