These former cover stars have advanced their contributions in learning within their organizations or started development adventures in new ones.
by Site Staff
August 15, 2012
Cliff Purington (November 2003)
Then: Director of Learning and Development, Rockwell Collins
Now: Retired
After a career in the United States Air Force, leadership positions at Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins and Carmeuse, Cliff Purington retired in 2010 and spends his time in Saint Petersburg, Fla., with his wife, two cats, dog and parrot.
Quote: “Learning needs in a mining environment centered on skills needed to operate heavy excavation and earth-moving equipment, maintenance and critical processes. Of course we also had the standard management, leadership and supervisor development programs. While I had no mining experience, I have always held one belief everywhere I’ve worked: People are people. The only thing different from company to company is the work itself.”