Chief Research Officer, Co-Founder

Dr. Ken Nowack is a licensed psychologist (PSY 13758) and President & Chief Research Officer of Envisia Learning. He provides strategic vision/leadership, conceptual product design and development, research, public relations, and advanced client relations.

Ken has over thirty years of experience in the development and validation of human resource systems, assessment tools, organizational climate surveys, questionnaires, simulations, and tests. He has developed 360° feedback systems, assessment centers, employee selection, succession planning, performance appraisal, and management development training programs for a number of clients in the public, private and not for profit sectors.

Ken has conducted research and published extensively in the areas of 360-degree feedback systems, health psychology, survey research, training evaluation, assessment and personnel testing. He has also authored numerous assessment instruments and interactive software programs.

Dr. Nowack is an active participant in professional associations and has made numerous presentations to both national and local association conferences and community groups.

His active association memberships include:

• American Psychological Association
• California Psychological Association
• Society of Consulting Psychology
• Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• American Society of Training and Development
• Personnel Testing Council of Southern California
• Society of Human Resource Management
• Society for Behavioral Medicine

Ken also serves as Chief Learning Officer of Organizational Performance Dimensions and is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Educational Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles where he is a lecturer at the Anderson School of Management. Ken also serves as Associate Editor (APA Division 13) of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

Andy is an accomplished entrepreneur and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Envisia Learning. He provides the company's strategic vision/leadership, directs finance, operations, and technology, and manages all director-level staff.

A prodigy who began his professional career at an early age, Andy has over fifteen years of experience in directing entrepreneurial companies providing technology solutions to the business sector. In 1996, he founded Chromatic Concepts, Inc., a company that specializes in the development of client-server applications. During his tenure there, he personally guided the company's growth, managed the company to year-over-year profitability.

Andy has designed proprietary learning management, CRM, accounting and human resources survey, assessment and scoring software systems being used internationally today.

Andy attended the University of California, Los Angeles and previously founded Chromatic Concepts, Inc. where he and his team developed custom, web-based applications for companies across a variety of industries.

Managing Director, UK

Matt has nearly 20 years’ experience in working within the testing and assessment arena covering individual, team and organisational assessments, with specific expertise in the areas of 360 degree feedback, psychometric testing, organisational surveys and bespoke assessment development.

Matt was formerly Managing Director for ConsultingTools (later re-launched as Synermetric) a company which he helped form in 2001 and one that acted as a long standing strategic partner and global distributor for the Envisia Learning product set until Envisia Learning acquired that part of the business from ConsultingTools in 2014.

Matt is responsible for providing strategic leadership and product and marketing insight at a global level, works with clients on more complex bespoke development projects and manages the UK and International operations side of the business from our office in Cambridge (UK).

He’s worked with and supported organisations internationally on wide ranging projects delivering either standalone assessments or integrated solutions covering a range of industries with projects ranging in size from a single participant to projects with thousands of people running in multiple countries in different languages and continues to work closely with a number of clients delivering large scale projects.

Matt has a BA (Hons.) Degree in Marketing and Information Technology.

Andrew is a business psychologist who brings a breadth of practical experience, critical inquiry and creative thinking to the development and implementation of talent management applications. Andrew draws on an extensive network of informed and trusted experts and specialists and practitioners for the rapid analysis and design of practical solutions.

• Andrew led AM Azure Consulting for 24 years. AM Azure was a successful independent business psychology practice that has combined high levels of client retention with innovative evidence-based practice. Envisia Learning acquired AM Azure Consulting in September, 2018.
• Pioneered the rethink of 360 feedback methodology to improve impact with greater organisational efficiency.
• Coordinated a consortium of organisations to challenge talent and succession management practice and facilitate the shift from conventional charting to more flexible ways of identifying and developing talent.
• Provided consistent thought leadership in publications and articles, professional debate and social media to reinforce evidence based practice within the assessment industry.
• Established a reputation as the “go to” trusted advisor for other consultancies to support the design and evaluation of on line talent management applications.

Andrew has an MA (Hons) 2:1 Psychology, Edinburgh University as well as 5 Higher Levels (Biology (A), English (A), Chemistry (A), Mathematics (B), Physics (B))

Project Coordinator

Mylene has been part of the Envisia Learning team for over 10 years. Her primary role is a client support specialist. Mylene has extensive customer service experience and in her role with Envisia Learning provides support and customer care to our clients at a global level and ensures projects run smoothly.

Prior to joining Envisia Learning, Mylene worked for 5 years in the Education sector, teaching at a high school before a career change. Mylene has a Bachelors in Secondary Education with a major in History.

Outside of Envisia, Mylene enjoys long walks in the beach and serene parks, it gives her time to appreciate nature. She also loves to get involved in community-run projects that aim to improve livelihood of underprivileged members in her neighbourhood. She felt that it is her civic responsibility to help in her own little way and hoping to leave domino effect in the long run.

Project Manager

Hazel joined Envisia Learning as a client services coordinator, providing our clients with bespoke 360 assessment tools as well as delivering the company’s UK, European and Asian projects.

Hazel now operates as a Project Manager, providing ongoing training and support to the client services team, carrying out quality control and helping to define and improve our customer service processes.

Having previously worked as a Legal & Compliance Assistant, and within Child Protection Services, Hazel keeps information security at the forefront and is responsible for maintaining our ISO 27001 Certification.

Hazel has a BSc (Hons.) Degree in Sociology.

Project Manager

Sinead works within the UK Cambridge office as a Project Manager. Her main responsibility is looking after and farming a small handful of Envisia’s enterprise customers.

She works closely with Dr Ken Nowack and the associate coaches to build and deliver Talent Development programmes to an international audience. These incorporate a wide variety of Envisia’s psychometric tools as well 1-2-1 coaching from our expanding pool. Throughout the duration of the programmes, she provides customer service and support to both the participants and coaches.

Sinead studied Psychology at the University of Sussex, where she focused on both Developmental Psychology and Neurobiology.

Danielle Conway

Client Relationship Manager

Danni joined Envisia Learning’s Cambridge, UK office following a role in hospitality, working as a Duty Manager for a luxury hotel chain. Danni brings high levels of customer service into her role within Envisia Learning where she operates as a client relationship manager.

Danni is responsible for providing excellent customer service to our clients at a global level, her role is to both ensure our clients and partners are satisfied with our service and are actively maximizing the benefits of our expertise, whilst providing support for our tools.

Having studied project management as a module at Nottingham Trent University, Danni is suited to this role at Envisia Learning. Her dissertation on reducing staff turnover in hospitality, project and event plans, along with numerous presentations and essays won her an award for Outstanding Academic contribution and Danni is now utilising these skills within her role at Envisia Learning.

Lead Software Developer

Filip plays a leading role in the work we do to develop complex custom solutions for the online assessment needs of our clients.

He directly manages the work of Envisia Learning’s global software development team during the entire development cycle. Filip ensures that all of the solutions we deliver are on time, on budget, and are of high quality. Whatever a client’s requirement, Filip will find a solution that works for all parties.

He works with, and maintains a close relationship with, our client management team globally to ensure customised client projects run smoothly and any issues that do occur are fixed quickly. Filip also works on continuously updating all of our platforms to ensure they remain up to date and include the latest technology and security.

Filip studied Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has over 14 years’ experience in software development for online assessment systems and over 10 years’ experience managing a team of back-end and front-end developers.

Implementation Manager

Ruth is Implementation Manager at Envisia Learning, overseeing the development of custom client projects and managing our portfolio of internal products. She works closely with our Relationship Managers and Programmers to ensure that our Programmers have all the information they need to build high quality custom solutions, efficiently for our clients. Ruth also focuses on Envisia Learning assessments. This includes managing product updates, creating sales, marketing and training materials, arranging accreditations, providing product demos, training and supporting clients.

Ruth is a Business Psychologist with a Psychology BSc and an MSc in Occupational Psychology. She is qualified to Level A (TUA) and Level B (TUP) in psychometric testing. She has a particular interest in psychometric assessments and assessments and platforms used for learning and development. She enjoys working with clients and experiencing the diverse range of programmes, where the implementation of Learning and Development assessment solutions is key.

In her spare time, Ruth enjoys spending time with her family and friends, walking her dog, cycling, swimming and skiing (when she gets the chance).

US Client Manager and Consultant‬

Vicki oversees client services for Envisia Learning, Inc. and is located in Florida from where she works with and manages client projects in the US and Americas. She has over 15 years of experience working in sales, marketing, product development, content development, consulting and key account management.

Vicki is a Mental Health Counselor and also manages Envisia Learning’s partner company LifeHub’s worklife balance and wellness oriented offering. Her background includes private practice as a mental health counsellor/marriage and family therapist, health coach, and executive coaching. Vicki was also Director of Utilisation Management for a Managed Behavioral Health Organisation and brings this wide variety of experience in both business and behavioural health to her work at Envisia Learning.

Vicki has her MS in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Marketing Manager

Andrea lives and breathes marketing. She is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic marketing plans to achieve Envisia Learning’s vision. With extensive experience in the technology-focused companies, Andrea brings innovative and strategic ideas …she is passionate about quality and improvement.

She holds a master’s degree in Marketing and Innovation and a bachelor’s degree in communications and Journalism with a specialisation in Corporate Communications.

Andrea loves travelling, dancing and technology.

Partner Manager

Anna serves as Partner Manager at Envisia Learning. Anna manages our global partner network from her base in Scotland (UK) and is responsible for managing client relationships with our key clients and partners, supporting with opportunities, client projects and training across the globe.

Anna has 10 years of experience in working with assessment and development solutions, having started her career in business development for a UK based leadership development consultancy where she worked securing assessment and development programmes, and later managing assessment projects, introducing existing and prospective clients to the tools and supporting them in their use of these for maximum benefit in the workplace. This gave Anna first-hand experience of working with Envisia Learning’s products prior to joining the company in 2014.

Having studied languages at Cambridge University, Anna has a passion for international projects and brings experience of working with over 30 different countries worldwide and adapting solutions to meet local market and client needs.