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About Us
Career Academy
Career
Academy
was established in 1999 to help people deal with changes and acquire
the
knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st Century. We
are the
global leader in self paced computer technology training solutions
for the
IT Professional, providing the most complete and up to date
self-paced
certification and job related training library available.
Career Academy blends technical know-how and a quality knowledge base
and
implements that blend throughout the four corners of the globe. It
empowers you with complete control over the learning process. Learn
via
OnDemand Training whenever you want. We have recreated the classroom
experience for students who are not able to fit a class schedule into
their
busy lifestyle. Career Academy provides you the finest instructor
led
lectures with the latest Technological trends in content development
and
delivery to help create your own unique learning.
Our Management
Team
Samson Chu is
the
co-Founder and CEO of Career Academy, a global leader in on-demand
training
solutions for IT and business professionals. As CEO, Samson oversees
and
drives the overall direction of the company. Samson led the efforts
in
establishing an exclusive video training content partnership between
Career
Academy and the world's largest training organization - New Horizons
Computer Learning Centers with over 350 locations worldwide. He has
also
led the company forming an exclusive content partnership with the
well
known Information security training and certification leader -
EC-Council.
Samson plays a key role at Career Academy in developing strategic
partnership with training industry leaders.
Samson has a background in computer science and holds numerous
industry
standard information technology certifications. Before founding
Career
Academy, Samson was involved with many large and small technology
consulting companies. He brings over 17 years of hands-on IT
consulting,
management and training experience. He also implemented and
supervised the
network integration for many large bank mergers as well as IT
security and
system design for government and commercial sectors.
Joel Kestenberg
is
co-Founder and President of Career Academy, the world leader in video
based
course production and training content delivery services. At Career
Academy
Joel has assisted in managing and supporting the strong growth which
the
company has experienced since its inception. He brings to the
company a
strong skillset focused on legal, financial, business development and
sales
related strategies. Joel possesses an expert level knowledge in
technology
and technological trends which was gleaned through his work in the
field as
a Microsoft Certified Professional.
Joel has over 25 years of business development and management
experience
developed through his involvement in various business endeavors. A
few of
his major entrepreneurial accomplishments prior to co-founding Career
Academy are founding and operating the largest tennis academy in the
New
England region and developing and implementing travel membership
programs
focused on providing discount travel services to large corporations
and
professional associations.
LihWen Lin
joined
Career Academy in 2002 as the CFO of Career Academy. She holds a
Master's
Degree from Boston University. With nearly 20 years of work
experience in
the accounting and financial field, she has worked in a variety of
organizations from small businesses, non-profit organizations to
hedge fund
management corporations.
LihWen also possesses extensive
operational management experience which was instrumental in the
implementation of Career Academy's day to day operating procedures.
Cathy Knight
joined
CareerAcademy.com, Inc. in July 2003 as Vice President of Sales and
Business Development. Ms. Knight's focus is building a strong team to
build
relationships in all market segments for the distribution of the
Career
Academy product line. She began her sales and marketing career in
1979,
building a reputation for sales and marketing success in several
diverse
industries, before entering into the Technology training industry 15
years
ago.
Ms. Knight has received awards for sales and business development
success
in several companies, and is known in the technology industry for her
proven market penetration techniques, strategic sales process
planning and
vendor and customer relationship management. Her earlier successes
were at
Specialized Solutions, Stampede Worldwide, Zac Catalog, a division of
Systemax, and Arch Communications, applying her expertise in the
successful
introduction of new products, and developing and managing new channel
partners. Ms. Knight holds degrees in Marketing and Early Childhood
Education.
Kevin Stuart joined Career Academy in 2008 as a Multimedia
Developer and over the years has quickly climbed the ranks becoming
the Director of Operations. As Director of Operations, he manages the
Video Production, Software Development, Web site enhancements, Social
Media Marketing, Technical Support and Customer Service departments
making sure all operations run smoothly and successfully for Career
Academy. He works closely with the CEO, Production Team and
Instructional contractors on all video production related matters. He
is in constant contact with various clients for video production
requests and or development requests. He manages all video related
projects from post-production to release.
Tony Buonopane
brings
25 Years of Development Experience and Business know how to Career
Academy.
As Director of Software Development, Tony is directly responsible
for all
Application Enhancements, IT Infrastructure, Database Planning and
Maintenance, Software Development Life Cycle implementation, as well
as
Application Integrations with outside Vendors.
Tony currently holds 34 Microsoft Certifications including 7 MCPD
(Microsoft Certified Professional Developer) in .NET, an MCT
(Microsoft
Certified Trainer), and numerous MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology
Specialist) and MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) in
Database
Development and Management. He has owned and operated several
successful
Business's over the years for Software Development and Internet
Commerce
and has done direct Consulting with numerous Corporations and Private
entities. He also has an in-depth background in Accounting, Finance,
Operations, and Business Management with a firm belief in the
importance of
Customer Service and End User collaboration.
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"Career Academy's Visual Studio.NET
training videos are excellent. the extra information - web site references,
tips, techniques, and other general historical information - really made the
difference. The classroom like presentations are superb. I give this product a
high endorsement. "
Roger Bundy
Chief Technology Officer,
Co-Founder
Southern California
.NET User Group
www.SocalNETug.org
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