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Dave Basarab, Founder of Dave Basarab Consulting, is an accomplished, highly respected trainer, evaluator, author, teacher, inventor and thought leader. As Virtual Chief Learning Architect, Dave has developed some of the most innovative approaches to training and evaluation in the marketplace today. Dave's products, services, and methodologies help companies get a bigger bang for their training bucks.

Dave regularly helps his clients maximize their training ROI by as much as 200 to 300% using his innovative Predictive Evaluation (PE) Model. Predictive Evaluation is the first and only training and evaluation approach to add the element of prediction . Trainers and business leaders can now successfully use PE to predict training’s results, value, intention, adoption and impact, allowing them to make smarter, more strategic training and evaluation investments. Dave's newest training evaluation book, Predictive Evaluation , spotlights this pioneering new model in predicting training success, and is a follow up to his best seller, The Training Evaluation Process .

Dave has elevated the training experience by offering a Complete Learning to Performance System , a unique soup-to-nuts approach that's changing the way companies implement training. While Dave offers each training element separately, his complete system combines a variety of key elements - pre-training (materials/template development, work process redesign), post-training (transfer/adoption), and the unusual step of training the company's executives, resulting in a more robust, well-rounded solution. This methodology works with any content - time management, sales, project management - for organizations in any industry. According to Dave, this innovative recipe is the key to successful training and adoption.

Additionally, Dave excels at crafting best-in-class Enterprise Learning Plans . He believes that learning investments require a long-term focus and an ability to balance the tradeoffs between profits today for greater returns in the future. Having the right learning strategy will increase an organization’s ability to create value. Dave has extensive experience managing every step of the process, including reviewing competency assessment data, identifying trends, outlining ideal "Master Performers" requirements, identifying knowledge gaps and developing or revising Strategic Learning Plans accordingly. His efforts help companies understand the training needed to get target populations to ideal states and prepare them for future roles.

Companies that need more flexible training will appreciate Dave's groundbreaking Learning Bursts training method, which allows participants to learn in short bursts, anywhere at any time. Each Learning Burst covers one topic in an online "mini-course" that combines an 8 to 10-minute audio cast and a PDF workbook of relevant simulations, quizzes, interactive exercises and case studies. The Learning Burst methodology saves companies tremendous time and money while still providing the robust benefits of a classroom-based training program.

A tremendously popular trainer and speaker , Dave is often praised for his dynamic, creative and engaging style. He presents material in innovative, interactive ways, and his messages are compelling, timely, relevant and memorable.

He has held high-level training and evaluation positions at NCR, Motorola, Ingersoll Rand and Pitney Bowes. His clients include AT&T, Ameriprise Financial, Ingersoll Rand, the Cheesecake Factory, BNSF Railroad, among many others.

Dave's innovative training programs have earned him the coveted Chief Learning Officer Innovator of the Year Award and, while at Pitney Bowes, his efforts helped that organization secure a spot on the prestigious Training Magazine’s Top 100 Companies list. He was also showcased in a Wall Street Journal article about business simulations in leadership development.

Dave has presented to the industry's leading organizations, including the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). He will also present about his innovative Predictive Evaluation method at the upcoming Training Magazine conference.

He regularly contributes articles and other content to the industry's most prestigious publications, including Performance Improvement Journal, Chief Learning Officer, Training Magazine and more.

Dave graduated from The University of Akron School of Education with a degree in Secondary Mathematics and Business Education. He received his Masters Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Dayton. Now based in Atlanta, he’s the founder of Dave Basarab Consulting, V.A.L.E. Consulting, LLC and co-founder of The Learning Burst Academy . He serves as the President of the National Board of Directors for Berrett-Koehler Publisher’s Authors Co-op .