About Us
The Learning Pad LLC mission is to challenge and guide learners in their quest for knowledge and to motivate them toward self-realization, to improve their skills, and to enable them to develop wage-earning opportunities.
The Learning Pad LLC Goals and Objectives
- The Learning Pad LLC idea began with a dedication to small classrooms, individual attention, and the firm goal of helping as many people as possible to complete IT certifications and health care certification training, provide professionals with CEU educational hours within their profession, and assist corporations to develop their current and future staff. Taught by Certified professionals, The Learning Pad LLC strives to open doors for students who need quality training to take a step forward with their lives.
- The Learning Pad LLC is to be a leader within the Central Texas Region in educational opportunities and customer satisfaction in job placement assistance, forming partnerships with existing businesses in supplying fully educated and certified staff members.
Business Philosophy
The Learning Pad LLC is to be honest and direct, to establish business and working relationships within the community.
The Learning Pad LLC will market directly to business to business corporations and individuals looking to increase their skill sets and/or CEU's required for their certifications or license.
Management Profile
Kenneth Dublin — CEO/President
Kenneth Dublin started The Learning Pad with a dream of assisting individuals and businesses in their learning initiatives. His passion for helping people achieve their goals began years ago in school when he was a professional fitness instructor. For the past 13 years Kenneth has worked in the education field. He worked for Dell and the State of Texas developing in-house curricula, training aids, and facilitating training which led him to become a specialist in Technology Enabled Learning and Education Process Design. Kenneth’s hobbies include spending quality time camping and boating with his family.
Angela Faith Jones—Office Manager/Testing Proctor
Angela moved to Austin on August 6th, 1999 from a very small town in south Mississippi. She now calls Austin her home. She has over 19 + years in the Administrative/ Office Managerial Field, including multiple industries, including the health care industry. She works closely with the Texas Workforce Commission Career Schools and Colleges to ensure The Learning Pad students receive the most current curriculum and learning materials. Angela is also The Learning Pad’s test administrator and student advisor.
She is happily married & the proud Mom of 2 teenage boys and a step-daughter. She enjoys spending time with the family and pets. She is a very outgoing person and LOVES working with people and learning new things.
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Matt Varner — CISO/IT Instructor
Matt may not own a TV but he’s really into technology. He bought his first computer in the 80's and his knowledge spans Commodore Amigas, Macs, Windows, Linux, and U.S. Navy computers (which he tells “sea” stories about). Discovering online gaming in the early 90's gave Matt experience in everything from building gaming boxes to setting up and troubleshooting networks. His curiosity in how things work, coupled with his broad technical experience with everything from Oracle databases to network scanners, lend to his expertise in the information security field. He holds a computer science and computer information systems degree. His certifications include CompTIA Security+, Network+, A+, Microsoft Certified Professional in multiple OSes, as well as, several vendor certifications. Matt enjoys learning, teaching and creating student exercises based on the belief that hands on experience is the key to learning.
Rebecca Marbury — Allied Healthcare
Rebecca teaches the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Program. She has nineteen years of experience in the medical field, including pediatrics, phlebotomy, radiology, anesthesia and surgery, ECG, coding and diabetic patient education. She received her training at the University of Houston and Austin Community College and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Holistic Nutrition. She is married and has a son and a daughter. Her hobbies are singing, writing and spending time with her family.
Leon Brown — Allied Healthcare
Leon Brown is The Learning Pad Phlebotomy and EKG instructor. Leon has worked in the medical field since 1970. He received phlebotomy training in 1974, and was certified in 1994 through Seton Medical Center and the American Association of Phlebotomy Technicians. Leon is also a lab manager at a research facility where he provides ECG and Phlebotomy training to research staff. Leon enjoys spending time with his son and two dogs. He is an avid gardener and breeds fancy guppies. Leon's favorite pastime is assisting students to attain their health career goals.
Mike Pauzer— Business Development/Admissions
Mike Pauzer comes to The Learning Pad with a strong technical background and years of sales and marketing experience. Originally hailing from the northeast, Mike attended Penn State University and Monmouth University. He started his technical career at AT&T Bell Laboratories and helped develop and promote leading edge telecommunications products. His passion for mentoring and education directed him to The Learning Pad and his position as Director of Admissions. Mike enjoys exploring the Texas countryside and spending quality time with his wife and kids.