User:Osmondr

Overview

Robert (Bob) Osmond is an Associate Partner and Service Area Leader in the IBM Global Business Services division. He brings fifteen years of extensive experience in training, learning/knowledge management, and organizational change for enterprise application deployments and business transformation. Presently he leads the IBM Public Sector HCM Learning Solutions group and is the Managing Partner for the IBM team supporting the US Army Distributed Learning System (DLS) which provides training for 2 million Soldiers and units. He has worked with many commercial and public sector clients on a consulting basis providing a variety of services, including systems deployment, training development/delivery, instructional design, project management, e-Learning, knowledge management, change integration, and software testing.

Having served on more than 20 enterprise application engagements and with two degrees in Industrial Systems Engineering, he has a deep knowledge of human performance and the integration of people and complex business processes and environments. He further specializes in the application and management of advanced learning/knowledge solutions such as e-Learning, learning management systems (LMS), knowledge/content management, virtual classroom deployment, media-rich simulations, and electronic performance support systems (online help). He has supported many international projects and has deployed and/or led the deployment of global solutions in the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Mexico, South Africa, and China.

Employment History

IBM Corporation, Baltimore, MD, January 2001 to present.

RWD Technologies, Columbia, MD, June 1995 to January 2001.

Virginia Productivity and Quality Center, Blacksburg, VA, November 1990 to June 1995.

Education

M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Va Tech, Blacksburg, VA

B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Va Tech, Blacksburg, VA