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We believe exceptional education comes from exceptional instructors. That's why we assemble a roster of industry-leading experts who bring decades of hands-on experience directly to your training sessions.
Why our instructors make the difference
Proven track records
Our instructors are seasoned professionals who have navigated every challenge you face. From community institution presidents to regulatory compliance veterans, each brings authentic expertise earned through years in the trenches.
Subject matter expertise across all disciplines
Our instructors deliver specialized knowledge that directly applies to your daily responsibilities. Get training in a wide variety of disciplines, including: Regulatory compliance and risk management, commercial and consumer lending, operations and technology, leadership and management, and BSA/AML and fraud prevention.
Decades of industry knowledge
With decades of collective experience across our instructor network, you’re learning from professionals who have led institutions through regulatory changes, managed risk in volatile markets, built successful lending programs, and mentored the next generation of banking professionals.
Up-to-date industry intelligence
Regulations and best practices evolve constantly. Our instructors stay current with industry changes, ensuring you receive the most relevant and timely information available.
Real-world application, not just theory
Our instructors share practical solutions that work because they’ve implemented them successfully. You’ll gain insights from actual case studies, proven strategies, and lessons learned from real-world scenarios.
Engaging, interactive learning experiences
Our expert instructors use engaging delivery methods, real-world examples, and interactive discussions that keep you invested in your professional development.
Meet the best instructors in the industry
Transform your expertise with training from industry professionals who have been where you are and achieved where you want to go. Here is some background on just a few of our dedicated instructors.
Carl Pry
“Carl makes complex compliance topics easy”
Carl Pry is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and Certified Risk Professional (CRP) who is a Senior Advisor for Asurity Advisors in Washington, DC. Through his more than 35-year working career, as well as through his experience as a banking attorney and officer, he has provided a variety of regulatory compliance and financial performance services to financial institutions and other clients throughout the country. He has written extensively regarding consumer and commercial compliance, tax, audit, and financial institution legal issues, and is a frequent contributor to and currently serves as the Chair of the Editorial Advisory Board for the ABA Bank Compliance magazine. He has spoken at scores of banking, compliance, and state bar associations, and has conducted training sessions for financial institutions across the country.
Kevin Olsen
“Kevin makes payment actually fun to learn. His energy is unmatched!”
Kevin Olsen is the Payments Professor bringing enthusiasm and motivation to presentations. Viewing the world as a classroom which is exemplified in the professor’s “edutainment” (when education is motivating, informative, and fun) style of training as he seeks to educate and inform all on the latest developments and trends in the fascinating world of electronic payments Kevin develops programs, presentations, and articles designed to orient and educate financial professionals on a multitude of electronic payment topics. Kevin is also a certified business coach helping lead organizations to innovate and communicate in the ever-changing world of payments, including building of payment strategies with a focus on product development and use cases for faster payments (RTP & FedNow).
Among his many certifications, Kevin is an Accredited ACH Professional (AAP), an Accredited Payments Risk Professional (APRP), an NCP (National Check Payments Certification) as well as an NCP Certified Trainer and a Certified High-Performance Coach (CHPC), and holds a masters in industrial organizational psychology from Liberty University.
Andrea Lambert
“Andrea is clear, practical, and engaging.”
Andrea Lambert is currently lending her skills as a trainer and consultant as a member of the 3PR staff. Andrea has over 20 years of banking experience with a broad range of financial and operational skills. She began her banking career as a part-time teller and bookkeeper as she completed her B.S. in Finance from Illinois State University. In 2005, she started a seven-year career with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as an associate national bank examiner, becoming familiar with rules and regulations, best practices, and success strategies as they relate to the call report process and the banking industry as a whole. In 2012, Andrea filled the cashier position at a local community bank. During the ten years she worked there, she was responsible for ensuring the accuracy of various operational components of the bank, with a focus on call report preparation.
Tom Carlin
“Tom broke down complex credit concepts in a way that actually made sense.”
An authority on financial and credit risk, Mr. Carlin is a Managing Partner at Eensight. He has worked with major banks, insurance companies and regulatory agencies over the last twenty years, designing and teaching financial topics including: basic, intermediate and advanced credit and financial statement analysis, business lending for branch bankers, accounting for bankers, basic intermediate and advanced cash flow analysis, loan structuring, consumer lending and trade finance. His audiences include business bankers, recent graduates going through the organizations basic credit training program, senior management personnel who need to know the basics of accounting and financial statement analysis, middle market lenders with many years of experience and regulatory agency personnel. Each program he designs and teaches is tailored to the individual customer with the products, procedures and culture of the organization incorporated into the course design. The complexity and intensity of the programs are adjusted to reflect the needs of the participants and the logistical training issues faced by the organization.
He is the author of Financial Statement Analysis published by the American Bankers Association in 1994. He is also the author of Consumer Lending, published by The Center for Financial Training in 2015.
He has designed and taught programs in risk analysis for Citibank, Wells Fargo, American International Group, Capital One, Chase Manhattan Bank, First Tennessee, M & T, Union Bank, and The Bank of China. He has also taught the Credit Risk Analysis Program at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Prior to Eensight, Mr. Carlin was a Regional Director for Omega Performance Corporation. He was also a Vice President with Bankers Trust in New York. He was responsible for marketing credit and trade finance products to corporate clients and correspondent banks worldwide.
Mr. Carlin has a Master of International Management degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University.
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