Mike Martin
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Sean Clinton Madison
Mike has been a consistent facilitator of Computer End User classes for Thomson Reuters for years. He added soft skill classes to his portfolio, making his Effective Presentations class, our most popular. His breadth and depth of knowledge, his patient demeanor, and his rapport with students have resulted in superlative level 1 evaluations. His business savvy makes him an ease to work with for me and the company. His flexibility to surpass expectations has afforded me the ability to expand his scope of work by flying him around the country as a premier trainer for hard to please customers. He facilitates face to face and virtually, round the clock, enabling us to use his skills to facilitate classes to our global employee base, regardless of time zone or culture.
Neal Strand
St. Paul Training has been an excellent training partner at General Mills for many years. Their ability to deliver consistent, top quality training on a variety of technical subjects has been an asset to internal training groups. General Mills leveraged St. Paul Training expertise on dozens of Microsoft Office courses, Skype for Business, Online Meeting Skills, Presentations Skills, SAP Basic Skills, New Hire Onboarding, and more. They are excellent at delivering exactly what is requested and frequently have suggestions for new or improved curriculum. They are great to work with to develop, plan, adapt, deliver, and refine coursework to maximize learner understanding both in the physical classroom and the online classroom. One recent example of this is the development and delivery of the Office 365 Power Hour class. Mike Martin worked closely with GMI to create a course which touched on many of the new software features while applying real world GMI examples in a delivery package that maximized the learners time and impact. This course was then delivered online dozens of times to over 1000 employees while frequently tweaking the program as the technology changed. As a facilitator, Mike always strives to improve each session whether by more relevant examples or better technical delivery. In the classroom, Mike Martin is adept at quickly reading an audience and modifying curriculum on-the-fly to adjust to the learner’s needs. His laid back and energetic delivery style puts learners at ease and keeps their attention. Mike consistently has very high survey rating and is always looking to improve. Quality course development, adaptability, reliability, and excellent product delivery are why I highly recommend St. Paul training for any training needs.
Sean Clinton Madison
Mike has been a consistent facilitator of Computer End User classes for Thomson Reuters for years. He added soft skill classes to his portfolio, making his Effective Presentations class, our most popular. His breadth and depth of knowledge, his patient demeanor, and his rapport with students have resulted in superlative level 1 evaluations. His business savvy makes him an ease to work with for me and the company. His flexibility to surpass expectations has afforded me the ability to expand his scope of work by flying him around the country as a premier trainer for hard to please customers. He facilitates face to face and virtually, round the clock, enabling us to use his skills to facilitate classes to our global employee base, regardless of time zone or culture.
Neal Strand
St. Paul Training has been an excellent training partner at General Mills for many years. Their ability to deliver consistent, top quality training on a variety of technical subjects has been an asset to internal training groups. General Mills leveraged St. Paul Training expertise on dozens of Microsoft Office courses, Skype for Business, Online Meeting Skills, Presentations Skills, SAP Basic Skills, New Hire Onboarding, and more. They are excellent at delivering exactly what is requested and frequently have suggestions for new or improved curriculum. They are great to work with to develop, plan, adapt, deliver, and refine coursework to maximize learner understanding both in the physical classroom and the online classroom. One recent example of this is the development and delivery of the Office 365 Power Hour class. Mike Martin worked closely with GMI to create a course which touched on many of the new software features while applying real world GMI examples in a delivery package that maximized the learners time and impact. This course was then delivered online dozens of times to over 1000 employees while frequently tweaking the program as the technology changed. As a facilitator, Mike always strives to improve each session whether by more relevant examples or better technical delivery. In the classroom, Mike Martin is adept at quickly reading an audience and modifying curriculum on-the-fly to adjust to the learner’s needs. His laid back and energetic delivery style puts learners at ease and keeps their attention. Mike consistently has very high survey rating and is always looking to improve. Quality course development, adaptability, reliability, and excellent product delivery are why I highly recommend St. Paul training for any training needs.
Sean Clinton Madison
Mike has been a consistent facilitator of Computer End User classes for Thomson Reuters for years. He added soft skill classes to his portfolio, making his Effective Presentations class, our most popular. His breadth and depth of knowledge, his patient demeanor, and his rapport with students have resulted in superlative level 1 evaluations. His business savvy makes him an ease to work with for me and the company. His flexibility to surpass expectations has afforded me the ability to expand his scope of work by flying him around the country as a premier trainer for hard to please customers. He facilitates face to face and virtually, round the clock, enabling us to use his skills to facilitate classes to our global employee base, regardless of time zone or culture.
Neal Strand
St. Paul Training has been an excellent training partner at General Mills for many years. Their ability to deliver consistent, top quality training on a variety of technical subjects has been an asset to internal training groups. General Mills leveraged St. Paul Training expertise on dozens of Microsoft Office courses, Skype for Business, Online Meeting Skills, Presentations Skills, SAP Basic Skills, New Hire Onboarding, and more. They are excellent at delivering exactly what is requested and frequently have suggestions for new or improved curriculum. They are great to work with to develop, plan, adapt, deliver, and refine coursework to maximize learner understanding both in the physical classroom and the online classroom. One recent example of this is the development and delivery of the Office 365 Power Hour class. Mike Martin worked closely with GMI to create a course which touched on many of the new software features while applying real world GMI examples in a delivery package that maximized the learners time and impact. This course was then delivered online dozens of times to over 1000 employees while frequently tweaking the program as the technology changed. As a facilitator, Mike always strives to improve each session whether by more relevant examples or better technical delivery. In the classroom, Mike Martin is adept at quickly reading an audience and modifying curriculum on-the-fly to adjust to the learner’s needs. His laid back and energetic delivery style puts learners at ease and keeps their attention. Mike consistently has very high survey rating and is always looking to improve. Quality course development, adaptability, reliability, and excellent product delivery are why I highly recommend St. Paul training for any training needs.
Sean Clinton Madison
Mike has been a consistent facilitator of Computer End User classes for Thomson Reuters for years. He added soft skill classes to his portfolio, making his Effective Presentations class, our most popular. His breadth and depth of knowledge, his patient demeanor, and his rapport with students have resulted in superlative level 1 evaluations. His business savvy makes him an ease to work with for me and the company. His flexibility to surpass expectations has afforded me the ability to expand his scope of work by flying him around the country as a premier trainer for hard to please customers. He facilitates face to face and virtually, round the clock, enabling us to use his skills to facilitate classes to our global employee base, regardless of time zone or culture.
Neal Strand
St. Paul Training has been an excellent training partner at General Mills for many years. Their ability to deliver consistent, top quality training on a variety of technical subjects has been an asset to internal training groups. General Mills leveraged St. Paul Training expertise on dozens of Microsoft Office courses, Skype for Business, Online Meeting Skills, Presentations Skills, SAP Basic Skills, New Hire Onboarding, and more. They are excellent at delivering exactly what is requested and frequently have suggestions for new or improved curriculum. They are great to work with to develop, plan, adapt, deliver, and refine coursework to maximize learner understanding both in the physical classroom and the online classroom. One recent example of this is the development and delivery of the Office 365 Power Hour class. Mike Martin worked closely with GMI to create a course which touched on many of the new software features while applying real world GMI examples in a delivery package that maximized the learners time and impact. This course was then delivered online dozens of times to over 1000 employees while frequently tweaking the program as the technology changed. As a facilitator, Mike always strives to improve each session whether by more relevant examples or better technical delivery. In the classroom, Mike Martin is adept at quickly reading an audience and modifying curriculum on-the-fly to adjust to the learner’s needs. His laid back and energetic delivery style puts learners at ease and keeps their attention. Mike consistently has very high survey rating and is always looking to improve. Quality course development, adaptability, reliability, and excellent product delivery are why I highly recommend St. Paul training for any training needs.
Experience
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New Horizons of Minnesota
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Microsoft Certified Trainer
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Nov 2018 - Present
Mike specializes in Microsoft applications including Power BI and Power Pivot. He also instructs essential skill courses including Leadership, Communications, Customer Service, Time Management, and Presentation Skills. Mike specializes in Microsoft applications including Power BI and Power Pivot. He also instructs essential skill courses including Leadership, Communications, Customer Service, Time Management, and Presentation Skills.
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Owner
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May 2001 - Nov 2018
• Founder, Director, Consultant and Lead Trainer • Provide national software and soft skills training • Grew SPT into a international training provider for major U.S. companies • Also started a division to provide technical services, communication tools and website development • Founder, Director, Consultant and Lead Trainer • Provide national software and soft skills training • Grew SPT into a international training provider for major U.S. companies • Also started a division to provide technical services, communication tools and website development
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General Mills
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Contracted IT Trainer with General Mills
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2011 - Oct 2018
Work as a corporate instructor at General Mills World Headquarters. Facilitate and create IT classes for all employees worldwide. Helped develop and improve the classroom training in Minneapolis and virtual training experience for General Mills other locations, e.g., Canada, France and India. Facilitate classes in Excel, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, Outlook, Project, Visio, Access, Word, OneNote and SharePoint. Also consult individuals and groups on special projects. Work as a corporate instructor at General Mills World Headquarters. Facilitate and create IT classes for all employees worldwide. Helped develop and improve the classroom training in Minneapolis and virtual training experience for General Mills other locations, e.g., Canada, France and India. Facilitate classes in Excel, PowerPoint, Presentation Skills, Outlook, Project, Visio, Access, Word, OneNote and SharePoint. Also consult individuals and groups on special projects.
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Representative
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Oct 1996 - Apr 2001
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CompUSA
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Retail
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300 - 400 Employee
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Corporate Sales Representative
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1991 - 1996
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Education
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University of Saint Thomas
Bachelor of Arts, Majors: Business Administration, Communications - Minor: Theology -
Minnetonka High School