Wayne Bridges

I am a US Navy veteran, pre-sales technical expert, and education leader, always looking for ways in which I can influence customer success and provide direct revenue impact and operational efficiencies.
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I have spent my career in jobs that allowed me to provide learning experience leadership and direct enablement for customers, partners, and colleagues. I have a strong foundation in curriculum development and instructional design, combined with roles requiring deep expertise in specific technical domains, that allows me to bring a learner’s mindset to the process of understanding systems and processes.

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Certifications and Credentials

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt possesses a thorough understanding of all aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Method including a high-level of competence in the subject matters contained within the phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) as defined by the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge.

Extreme Ownership Academy Leader

This curriculum provides 12 courses that teach the fundamental leadership principles from the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, delivered by the authors, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Designed for leaders at every level of an organization, including the senior executive team, mid-level managers, front line leaders, individual contributors. These principles help any organization radically improve performance, accomplish the mission, and win.

Dichotomy of Leadership Course

Mastering the Dichotomy of Leadership requires understanding when to lead and when to follow; when to aggressively maneuver and when to pause and let things develop; when to detach and let the team run and when to dive into the details and micromanage

VMware Certified Professional - Digital Workspace

the VCP-DW examination validates that a badge earner can install, configure, manage, maintain, optimize, and perform basic troubleshooting of VMware Workspace ONE and related solutions, as well as properly identify and differentiate any needed supporting products and components.

VMware Certified Professional - Desktop Management

The VCP-DM  certification badge validates earners have the proven skills in performing in-depth configuration and management of VMware Horizon environments.

VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure

The VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure Knowledge badge shows you have the expertise required to deploy, configure and manage Horizon Cloud running on the Microsoft Azure platform. This badge also shows you have learned to manage virtual desktops, applications and online services to your end users via Horizon Cloud.

Educator Certification - State of Missouri

Certified to teach grades 9-12 English Language Arts and Grades 5-12 Technology and Engineering. Provisional Administrator Credential for Missouri has currently expired, but is renewable through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, with job offer for principal or director level position.

Educator Certification - State of Texas

Certified to teach grades 8-12 English Language Arts and Reading, Grades 8-12 Trade and Industrial Education, and Grades EC-12 Technology Principal Credential for EC-12.

Certificate of Ministry - Universal Life Church

The Universal Life Church Ministries is a nondenominational nonprofit religious organization open to people from all belief systems, creeds, and cultures. The ULC, recognizing the importance of maintaining open hearts and minds, embraces any individual, no matter his or her spiritual background, who wishes to become a member of this family of faith. The ULC has also become renowned for its role as a champion of religious freedom, social justice, and spiritual expression.

Online Courses

Learning Microlearning

Join the 3700+ students in my Udemy course to create engaging mobile microlearning content with EdApp.
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How to Improve Your Focus at Work

Find out why we struggle to focus at work and learn how to optimize your body and mind to stay fresh throughout the day. Then, discover how clearing space can affect your concentration. Finally, learn to identify energy-draining sources and behavior, including multitasking.
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Setting Goals That Actually Work

What does it really mean to set a goal, and how do you actually stick to it? Over the next few lessons, you’ll learn in detail about the goal-setting process, as well as methods to keep you on track.
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FREE

Time Management Essentials

It’s a perennial dilemma: How do we make the most of the time we have? Time is both precious and fleeting, and many of us feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day.
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A Guide to Managing Remote Teams

This course helps managers transition from in-person to virtual workspaces. Overhaul your management toolkit with targeted techniques for hiring, increasing accountability, improving communication, and keeping remote workers connected.
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A Guide to Effective Meetings

Unnecessary and unproductive meetings waste significant time in the workplace. Yet we all rely on meetings to communicate and collaborate with our teams, coworkers, and clients regularly.
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Leading Remote Learning

The learning environment has changed dramatically and permanently. Let us show you how to adapt and thrive in new paradigms of instruction.
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$399.99

Building and Managing the Google Classroom

Learn to harness the power of Google apps and devices to empower student learning in your classroom.
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$399.99

Building and Managing the Apple Classroom

In this course, learn how to best leverage iPads, Macs, iPhones, Apple TVs, and even Apple Watches for instruction.
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$399.99

Videos

Workspace ONE UEM Application Lists and Compliance

This video series was designed for state government, local government, and education institutions who need to block access to specific applications from their devices.
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Microlearning Product Design

This design exercise video was created to develop a microlearning tool to be used by VMware field engineers for JIT learning of specific product sets.
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Microlearning Prototype

This prototype was create for a field engineering proof of concept of microlearning as a mechanism for engineers to gain JIT (Just In Time)learning on specific product sets
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Day Zero Onboarding User Experience

Workspace ONE now includes a Day Zero Onboarding component that allows you to create a first-login experience unique to your organization. Take a look at the end-user experience in this video.
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Workspace ONE Access Authenticator App MFA Demo

Wayne Bridges' shows multiple-factor authentication (MFA) in VMware Workspace ONE Access.
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Workspace ONE Assist Demo

VMware Workspace ONE Assist, together with Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch, enables you to remotely access and troubleshoot devices in real time. Workspace ONE Assist is privacy-friendly. End users can accept, pause, and end a remote session at any time for privacy reasons.
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Workspace ONE Access Webinar Series

What does VMware and ZTNA look like? Explore a real world use case of VMware and what Zero Trust can look like for your end users. Learn how to be Enterprise Secure and consumer simple.
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