ROADSHOW ROADIES:

Tom Stimson, President, The Stimson Group

Tom Stimson chose management consulting for one very compelling reason, "It gives me the opportunity to teach others things I am passionate about like process and vision-based management." Since 1981, Tom has held or performed just about every role available in the Live Events and Audiovisual industries. He has more than 25 years of experience as a senior manager or executive, and is especially adept at designing work flow systems. "The key to an efficient process is to understand the deliverable and never lose sight of that goal. Everything extra that gets added along the way will often become the noise that we have to fix later on".

Tom is the 2010 president of InfoComm International and has been on the InfoComm board of directors since 2005. He is published regularly in trade magazines and serves as a keynote speaker at industry events. Tom holds a Master of Business Administration from Baylor University in Texas and a CTS certification from InfoComm. If that’s not enough, he majored in Theater at Texas A&M University and is a Black Belt instructor in Taekwondo.

Andre LeJeune, Senior Staff Instructor, InfoComm International

LeJeune has more than 30 years of staging and presentation expertise. Specializing in staging for national corporations, he has produced projects that incorporate the latest meeting techniques and technologies, including large-scale sound, lighting and video presentation systems. Most recently LeJeune was Senior Director of Training at MVP International.

"Whether producing a presentation for 50 or 500, the Rental/Staging professional is always walking a fine line between Business and Show Business," said LeJeune. "I look forward to visiting companies and listening to their needs so we can develop a program that will serve them best."

Duffy Wilbert, Senior Vice President, InfoComm International

Wilbert oversees membership recruitment, retention and general association sales as well as the association’s market research and industry outreach initiatives. He joined InfoComm International in 2003.

A 30-year veteran of the audiovisual industry, he is no stranger to the association. Wilbert has served in multiple volunteer capacities over the years, including six years as Chairman of the Professional Education and Training Committee. He also has developed courses for the Institute for Professional Development and served more than a dozen years as an InfoComm faculty member conducting courses on sales, video and system design. Wilbert has been honored as the association’s Educator of the Year and holds lifetime certification as a Communication Technology Specialist.

Prior to joining InfoComm, Wilbert worked for 13 years in the professional divisions of Sony Electronics in varying capacities including market development, sales, and operations.