User:MikeTAbrams

Mike T. Abrams' 19 year career has always centered on People Development, Business Development and Information Technology. For the past three years he has served as Vice President Business Development and Learning Technology at TBD Consulting (http://www.tbdconsulting.com). He is a frequent speaker, consultant, and workshop leader in the area of Learning Innovation with Virtual Worlds/Social Media. He consults with companies to develop innovative people development programs that drive employee engagement, performance improvement and process effectiveness. He also provides solutions for healthcare providers to select, implement and train systems in their industry.

Before his work with TBD Consulting, he spent six years as an executive at Avnet (http://www.avnet.com), a Fortune 500 corporation, holding vice president positions in Corporate Training, Global Web Services, and eCommerce. He was an active trainer in their award winning international executive development program and taught courses in the US, Belgium, Germany, and the UK.

As an active member of the community, Mike has held board positions for the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) and most recently the Arizona Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (AZHIMSS). For the ASTD Valley of the Sun chapter he served on the Board for several years including Board President/Past President. Most recently he was named to the ASTD National Technology Team to assist in setting strategy for the future use of Technology in the training arena. In his service to the AzHIMSS Board of Directors, Mike has been selected to Chair the Communications Committee.

Mike holds both MBA and M.Ed degrees and is certified in Ken Blanchard's Situational Leadership II and Wilson Learning's Sales Excellence. Mike was recognized in July 2009 for ASTD National’s Recognition Program, "Sharing Our Success", for innovations in Virtual World Simulcasting. Mike was ranked #67 on InfoWorld’s 2001 Top 100 Business Innovators.

You may reach Mike via email (Mike.Abrams@tbdconsulting.com), SecondLife ("Milford Revnik"), Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/mikeabrams) or LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeabrams).