Mark Place
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Mark Place is a
senior consultant and founding principal of the Latitude Consulting Group, an
e-Business consultancy. He is responsible for analyzing business needs,
developing project requirements and design specifications, and ultimately for
solving his client’s business challenges through the creative use of technical
and human resources. Mark began his career at Latitude in 1999 as a Senior Architect.
Since then he has played a key role in developing solutions for a diverse group
of Fortune 500 clients from a variety of industries, including automotive, banking,
oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, software, and supply chain automation. Mark has
over fifteen years of commercial software development experience, and has been
involved in the creation of numerous software products used by millions.
Prior to joining Latitiude, Mark was a founder, Vice President
of Development, and Chief Technology Officer of Computer Support Technologies,
where he conceived, designed, and developed an award-winning technical support
system combining Internet and artificial intelligence technologies. Mark is a
graduate of
Eastern
Michigan University,
where he received a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is married
and lives in
Hamburg, Michigan. Mark is an active private pilot
and enjoys traveling, cooking, and woodworking.
Articles by Mark Place
(4/9/07)
For many years, industrial organizations have used statistical methods and disciplines such as Six Sigma to identify the root causes of problems and to achieve continuous improvement goals. Training departments can adapt these methods into a model for learning improvement, if they also implement a learning intelligence system. Read this article to find out how!