I welcome invitations, open to networking with pros in all industries: bernard-rice@att.net. I have an unusually wide experience base, and am always open to new and exciting possibilities. I'm a quick study, a strong communicator with a passion for clarity, a big-picture, conceptual thinker, who has patience for detail work.I 'm a trainer and instructional designer. From my home office I create instructional modules and conduct training in software, finance, health care, and motivation, all over North America and beyond. I will travel. I'm an independent consultant who still considers permanent opportunities.Prior to founding Results Matter, Inc., I was in Investment Management with a Fortune 500 financial services company, where I served as Worldwide System Stability Manager and Documentation Specialist, specializing in just-in-time project delivery and support dealing with a wide variety of applications and infrastructure platforms, including intranet sites for End User Computing and a financial Product Encyclopedia. I am a professional actor, a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, with hundreds of stage appearances in many dozens of roles to my credit, here and in Germany. I’ve appeared in movies, industrial films, national television commercials, and I’m a working voice-over artist. I’m a produced playwright (Network Playwright with Chicago Dramatists, Dramatists Guild member), a working stage director, composer, and a former resident member of the Illinois Theatre Center. I began my professional life as a psychotherapist. As an Illinois Registered Social Worker, I conceived planned, implemented, and achieved funding for a variety of innovative social service programs.I’ve had many other gratifying professional experiences, including directing a summer camp, teaching and tutoring grade school through college level, and working with persons with special needs. I was once part of a team conducting wildlife research studies.