Senior Management
Dr. Peter J. Rizza, Jr., President & CEO
Dr. Rizza has over 30 years of experience in technology-mediated instruction, with special focus on learning models and knowledge transfer strategies. He served as manager of Courseware Design for the Control Data PLATO project, where he contributed to many of the interactive design standards used today. In 1985, Dr. Rizza formed the Princeton Center for Education Services, Inc. to help companies design performance support systems, training management systems, and create rapid development tools. He has personally authored hundreds of computer-mediated courses and has presented professional papers on instructional design strategies throughout the world. Dr. Rizza holds a B.S. and M.Ed. in Mathematics/Education from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instructional Systems from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Rizza is currently the Vice President of Operations for the MidNJ-ASTD Chapter1097, the CEO of Princeton Center for Education Services, Inc., and President of the Training Factory, Inc., as well member of the Corporate Advisory Council for Bloomsburg University – Institute for Interactive Technology, the Author of the Mathematics Curriculum for New Century Education Corporation, and Author of the book "A Models Based Approach to Computer Based Training Design and Development".
Karl G. Kelly, Vice President of Research & Development
Karl is one of the principals of Princeton Center for Education Services, Inc. and has been with the company for over 25 years. His substantial background in database design has guided his approach to knowledge capture and representation and is reflected in the products he has developed. During that time he managed and was responsible for all software design, development, and documentation. His creative accomplishments include the following:
- Personalized Education Management System for schools,
- Education Support System a multi-tiered (District/School) system for administration – attendance, grade reporting, scheduling, etc.,
- Instructional Management System – managing students progress vis-a-vis, curriculum, assignments, and assessments,
- Process Design Tool for the petrochemical industry,
- a collaborative information exchange system for the pharmaceutical industry,
- a support application for software development, problem and license tracking,
- SAPorter, a software applications simulator add-on to ExpressTrain,
- HyPerformance, a performance support knowledgebase for the steel industry
- an SOP mapping and revision tracking system for pharmaceutical manufacturing, and of course
- the ExpressTrain product line.
His effort in the organizing the R&D group within Princeton Center for Education Services was instrumental in enabling it to meet the requirements of the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) software audit. With Princeton Center for Education Services he divides his time between product improvement, and consulting – primarily content development and technical writing. He holds a B.S and M.Ed in Language Arts Education (English teacher) and ABD in Instructional Systems.
Bob DeCarlo, Vice President of Sales
Bob DeCarlo has thirty years of management experience. Prior to his current position as Sales & Marketing VP at the Princeton Center for Education Services, he held senior management positions at Unisys, AT&T and Bowne Business Solutions.
Bob led the AT&T Network Operations Education & Training organization in the design and development of all performance support initiatives including blended learning, on-the-job training, interactive multimedia performance support systems, knowledge management and quality management systems. His training development team received AT&T’s President Award for their contribution to the firm’s Malcolm Baldrige Award.
He is President and Board of Directors Leader of the Mid-NJ American Society for Training and Development, a Gerson Lehrman Group Scholar, and Judge for the American Business Awards.
Bob graduated from West Virginia University with honors and completed Advanced Management Programs at Wharton and Duke.