Kineo US

Steve Lowenthal

Role

Steve is Kineo's US CEO and is responsible for the overall management of Kineo US. Steve is passionate about learning design and understands that companies begin and end with the client's success. Steve has spent the last 20 years working with organizations to design, develop and deliver e-learning solutions.

Career

Steve spent the first 7 years of his career at Berlitz International where he worked with Fortune 1000 companies to prepare their managers for international relocation and business travel with language and cultural training programs; he got the e-learning bug, working 8 years with Roger Schank at Cognitive Arts, where he managed relationships with large corporations including Wal-Mart, Enron (yes that Enron) and State Farm to design and develop an e-learning simulation to address performance issues; he went on to challenge Chief Learning Officers at the nation's top teaching hospitals to expand the use of e-learning and the sharing of knowledge to raise the standard of care as Director of the University Healthsystem Consortium Learning Exchange; and helped organizations mitigate legal, compliance and ethics risk through structured education and communication as a senior leader at SAI Global.

Personal

"I find it fascinating to learn about the unique culture and values of the organizations we work with, then helping those organizations extend those attributes to everything from solution design to look & feel to the words being used."

Cammy Bean

Role

Cammy is Kineo's VP of Learning Design. Working closely with client teams, Cammy takes the lead on learning design for our US clients.

Career

An e-learning veteran since the mid-90s, Cammy has worked in a wide range of industries, from financial services to retail and manufacturing. She has played the role of instructional designer, writer, project manager, and multimedia producer for clients such as BP, Barclays, Fidelity Investments, Putnam and Shaw's Supermarkets. See what Cammy's thinking about lately on her popular e-learning blog: Learning Visions (www.learningvisions.blogspot.com).

Personal

"I like stirring things up a bit - trying new approaches, playing with technology tools, and connecting with the e-learning community. Above all, I love collaborating with clients to create learning programs that don't bore learners to death and actually teach something. After all, e-learning always boils down to the people and not the technology."

Jonathan Newman

Role

Jonathan is Kineo's US Director of Moodle and Totara Solutions, where he works closely with clients to design, develop, and deliver cost effective online learning systems.

Career

Jonathan was formerly an e-Learning Account Manager and Development Team Leader at Catalyst IT, an IT services company which is part of the Totara's lead development team. During his four years at Catalyst, he led Moodle implementations for Intel, Gulf Agency Corporation, and several New Zealand public sector agencies (including Inland Revenue, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Social Development, Department of Conservation, and the Tertiary Education Commission). Prior to this, Jonathan was Brand and Technology Director for three years at Corebrand, a global brand strategy and communications consultancy headquartered in New York City. Jonathan's early interactive development experience includes three years at Digital Club Network (now eMusicLive), where he advanced from Site Author, to Developer, to Director of Technology and Production within three years. Jonathan's earliest experience in the e-Learning industry was in 2002 when he built a suite of SCORM modules for Novartis Pharmaceuticals as a freelance Flash developer.

Personal

"I love learning about the challenges that organisations are trying to meet, and developing and implementing innovative solutions to solve them. I am truly inspired by the amazing work that my teammates at Kineo have produced. It's really exciting working for such an experienced, focused, fast-paced, creative, energetic, and fun team. "