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Trainer1
Unit 26 Kimberley Court, Kimberley Road, LONDON, NW6 7SL
tel 020 7624 4844; fax 020 7264 4840; web www.trainer1.com

4th September 2008

Trainer1 develops its US-based operations

Trainer1, the vendor neutral e-learning specialist, is developing its US-based operations with the appointment of former Procter & Gamble (P&G) executive, David Ringo, as chief operations officer (COO) and Richard Lopasky as senior executive of sales in the new Trainer1 (USA) Inc.

Ringo, who has overseen Trainer1's relocation from offices in Pennsylvania to the Tampa area in Florida, is also heading up Trainer1's product and service offering to its US customers. As with Trainer1's UK operations, this includes:

• The design of e-learning materials

• The delivery of e-learning courses

• The supply of rapid application support

• The resale and distribution of ‘e-learning related' products and systems

Ringo, President and Founder of Intellagents, LLC, has spent over ten years working to develop e-learning and classroom-delivered training for employees at P&G's largest facility in the world. While at P&G, Ringo helped create, deliver and track training efforts for nearly 2,500 employees.

With well over 10,000 e-learning courses delivered per month, he acquired extensive experience with many authoring tools and tracking systems. Ringo also developed comprehensive training on a wide array of topics including safety, quality, leadership and technical skills.

After advancing training at P&G and developing e-learning modules, Ringo established Intellagents before joining Trainer1 in August 2008.

"Naturally, we're delighted to be expanding our operations in the USA – and we're delighted that David Ringo and Richard Lopasky will be helping us," commented Trainer1's Neil Lasher, who is also the President of the ASTD Global Network UK and a committee member of the eLearning Network (eLN), the UK's foremost professional association for users and developers of e-learning.

"We have taken this step in response to the growing demands for our products and services. We're delighted to say that we're experiencing this trend currently on both sides of the Atlantic," he added.

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About Trainer1

Trainer1 is an independent e-learning specialist and creator of sophisticated courseware for learning, with a long experience in computer delivered learning. In particular, Trainer1 has developed, supplies and supports:

• Authoring tools - for the creation of content, meeting SCORM, AICC, LRN, XML, and QTI standards. 

• Learning and Knowledge Management tools - for the management and distribution of content, including accreditation and reporting of data within existing databases. 

• Delivery systems for workflow learning - CSL. 

• Tools and libraries to create multimedia content, including image editors, easy to use Flash production tools, libraries of sound, graphics and animation. 

• Specialist training events to assist trainers become self sufficient in e-learning design and production. 

• Development services in the creation and maintenance of learning content.
  

Trainer1's client list includes major corporates such as ABN AMRO, Alliance & Leicester, Kraft Foods, Mitsubishi Corporation, Specsavers and Camelot, along with public sector clients including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for International Development, Kings College Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability and many local authorities. 

Trainer1 is privately owned and remains a small, friendly company providing high quality product combined with personal service to Blue Chip Companies, as well as small and medium sized enterprises. Trainer1 is a member of many e-learning organisations and works with standards bodies to ensure technology is meeting the needs of users worldwide, as well as the guidelines determined by the governing groups in the e-learning industry.

Further information from:

Trainer1 Offices and HQ located at 26 Kimberley Court, Kimberley Road, London NW6 7SL
USA Satellite office is located at Trainer1 House, 331 Little Creek Drive, Nazareth, PA 18064
Neil Lasher, Trainer1, +44 (0) 20 7624 4844

From USA: 1-888-4T1-4CSL (1-888-481-4275); www.trainer1.com

Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0) 1727 860405