Management

KDC has an experienced management team that
you can trust for all of your corporate training needs.

KDC's managers bring decades of corporate experience, including significant training and education expertise, to the business. That experience, along with a fresh industry perspective that infuses a customer-centric focus throughout the company's operations, means that you can trust KDC with all of your corporate training needs.

W. Jeffery Tuomi, Chief Executive Officer

Jeff Tuomi brings a quarter century of business success to KDC, with substantial experience in both the education and technology fields. Whether executing difficult turnarounds, integrating complicated acquisitions, or establishing startup businesses, at the core of Jeff's success is an ability to identify customers' strategic needs.

Before joining KDC, Jeff founded and grew a pair of innovative Web-based firms. GateSure is an innovative provider of security solutions for upscale gated communities; CapSure provides automated data backup solutions and was sold to Tenet Data. Prior to those startups, Jeff led the successful turnaround of a large plastics manufacturer, leading to the profitable sale of that business to Sonoco.

During the late 1990s, Jeff served as national sales manager for Oracle Corporation's Education Division and followed that with operating responsibilities for a large Oracle consulting and education firm. Prior to that, he lived in London and directed worldwide marketing and European distribution for a Fortune 500 firm.

While living in the U.K., Jeff completed database management studies at Oxford University. He also holds a B.S. degree from Georgia Tech and is a graduate of both the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School and the U.S. Naval Submarine School.

John N. Cox, President

As KDC's day-to-day operations leader, John Cox instills a can-do attitude throughout the organization. Mr. Cox also serves as the president of EdEvent, a closely aligned firm that leverages classroom training by deploying browser-based content that's delivered at the "moment of need."

Throughout much of his career, John has excelled at driving the success and growth of small and startup businesses. Prior to joining KDC, John consulted with Internet-based CRM "loyalty" database applications and Internet marketing campaigns for targeted search-engine-optimization. He also led a leveraged buyout of a software company that developed feature-rich multimedia courses teaching personal computer skills that ultimately was loaded onto some five million Dell desktop computers. 

Lori Erlacher, Business Development Manager

Lori Erlacher is a seasoned meeting specialist with a strong record of success in the hospitality industry, including tenures with the Sheraton and Radisson hotel chains. In her role as a Business Development Manager, Lori serves as KDC's event coordination specialist, drawing on her meeting experience and extensive contacts to ensure trouble-free customer training sessions. Lori also draws on her overseas experience, including a management position at conference hotel in Europe, to bring valuable international capabilities to KDC customers with a global presence.

Chuck Hendricks, Facility/IT Manager

As KDC's networking expert, Chuck Hendricks leverages his degree in Network Administration, multiple certifications, and years of hands-on experience to provide customers with secure, reliable connectivity regardless of their technical needs. Chuck's extensive background in hotel management, along with his emphasis on teamwork, translates into a proactive environment that heads-off potential problems and ensures a trouble-free customer experience. Chuck strives to exceed client and student expectations by bringing a sense of urgency, and a healthy dose of fun, to every interaction.

Cody Garvin, Facility Manager

Cody Garvin brings his considerable technical skills to bear on ensuring that KDC's technology needs are met – wherever and whenever. Cody manages the company's internal networks and server infrastructure, working in tandem with Facility/IT Manager Chuck Hendricks to deliver a foundation for flawless training sessions throughout the KDC system. He works to coordinate all technological needs within the company and for our customers. He also serves as the onsite manager at our Atlanta facility, ready to handle any IT or student need that arises.

Prior to joining KDC, Cody spent three years configuring and installing complex control systems as a systems engineer and project manager. He holds a computer engineering degree from Georgia Tech.