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Robert Fuller, Human Resource and Operational Development Expert Named Vice President, Operational Development at K. A Parker & Associates, Inc.

Robert W. Fuller has been named Vice President, Operational Development of K. A Parker & Associates. Mr. Fuller comes to the company from Siemens Medical Division where he implemented several unique Human Resource/Operational Development initiatives that made a significant impact on that company's bottom line.

"Given his many accomplishments, Bob Fuller will be a formidable asset to our consulting practice, and we are very pleased that he is joining the company," says Kim Parker, Chairman and President of K. A Parker & Associates.

Mr. Fuller has over twenty-nine years of Human Resource and Operational Development experience. He has a proven track record with strategic staff in creating and implementing team empowerment programs. His implementations of interventions and inspirational contributions have evoked creative and innovative programs. They have changed the cultural dynamics to affect the bottom line through measurable results in large- and medium-sized businesses.

As a Manager of Development and Training at medical equipment manufacturer Siemens Medical, he significantly contributed to billion dollar sales and six-week reductions in receivables collections. He created selling programs that contributed to a 30% increase in commission sales. His certification programs, based on job competencies along with process improvements, have made a significant difference in this business. He developed and launched Internet training technologies that also cut training costs. His training programs and innovative approaches to training also contributed to measurable significant gains.

Certified in a number of leading methodologies from Covey, Lominger and Blanchard, he is a leader in his own right as a human resource development expert. He has consulted with, and has been a director of, a number of Fortune 500 companies. He has a track record of excellence in service to the business community in the training, education and counseling assessment fields.

After receiving his B.S. in Law/Economics at Oregon State University, he went on to receive his M.A. in Business from Rider University and his M.Div. in Counseling from Princeton.

Mr. Fuller can be reached through his e-mail at bfullerdevelopment@earthlink.net or by phone at 919-606-6371

About K. A Parker & Associates, Inc.

Parker & Associates, a consulting firm started by Kim Parker, is devoted to helping enterprises develop their full potential through process modeling, competency analysis, training gap analysis, problem-based training and mentoring programs. Parker & Associates has served large clients such as Unocal (Union Oil of California), North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Siemens, Nortel Networks and many medium and small business customers.

The company's Chairman and President, Mr. Kim Parker has thirty plus years of business, teaching and project management experience in the computer, networking and electronics fields. He has consulted with client company's senior management about software and hardware products and product development.

Mr. Parker has been Chairman and President of K. A Parker & Associates, Inc. for the last two and one-half years. Previously, he was Chairman and President of Business Process International, Inc. In those capacities he has successfully managed the corporate financial and legal affairs. Having trained over 10,000 clients he has influenced members of every major corporation, every military and government branch of service in fundamental computer networking principals. He has also developed course and test materials for these and other related computer networking and programming courses.

He is a published author of several articles on technical subjects and has developed and taught courses on Process Modeling and Project Management at North Carolina State University.

As a middle manager and senior project manager for two large international telecommunications firms he successfully managed the consolidation of two major manufacturing facilities using process modeling techniques, an international data repository over the Internet, several local area network implementations, financial, manufacturing and world-wide ordering software. He also developed corporate manufacturing process, an enterprise model, networking and personal computer standards.

In previously owned businesses he has had the opportunity to consult with many small and medium-sized businesses to gain a fundamental and practical business perspective.

After receiving his Bachelor of Engineering degree, majoring in Electrical Engineering and Math, from Youngstown State University, he went on to work in nuclear power contract engineering. Always the entrepreneur, he funded his college education by running an electronic repair business.

His professional associations have included IEEE, DAMA and ad-hoc programming groups for Visual Basic and Access. He has spoken at DPMA, ASM, AIIM and DAMA associations.

Mr. Parker has a long history of computer and network related skills in almost every hardware environment and programming capacity.

Mr. Parker can be reached at 919-369-2373.