DAVID TONKIN
Barber in Philadelphia, PA

Professional Training & Coaching

Unisys Jan 1998 - Apr 2010 - Director, Training Design & Development Unisys Jan 1996 - Dec 1997 - Manager, Trade Show & Seminar Marketing Unisys Feb 1994 - Dec 1995 - Principal Consultant, Client Training Practice Unisys Jan 1986 - Jan 1994 - Manager / Director, Education Technology & Performance Support Unisys Jan 1981 - Dec 1985 - South African & Worldwide Customer Education Manager

Meticulous strategic and tactical planning, Methodical ROI optimization, Trusted advisor status consulting ability, Aligning training needs with business strategies, Measurable learning-effectiveness and retention, Creative writing, media design and global public-speaking, Business training thought leadership

Verbal, visual and written communications techniques improvement. Writing a historically-linked novel set in South Africa between 1971 and 1991 ... when Nelson Mandela was released.

Honored with the “Excellence and Innovation in Corporate Learning” award in February 2008 at the 9th Annual Corporate University Xchange Awards. This prestigious award is co-sponsored by The Wharton School of Business and Training Magazine., Authored and delivered keynote addresses, presentations and learning thought leadership white-papers at US, European, Latin American and African business training conferences and symposiums such as:, - The 7th World Congress on Education (1991) - Brussels, Belgium , - Training in the 1990’s - London, United Kingdom , - The South African Computer Society Annual Symposium 1992 – Johannesburg, South Africa, - CUBE/USE Spring 1992 - Atlanta, GA , - National Society for Performance and Instruction Annual Conference 1994 - San Francisco, CA, - INTERACTIVE’94 - San Jose, CA