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Rob Sharpe
Director, Sales Training and Recruiting, Black & Decker
Rob Sharpe is the Director of Commercial Training & Recruiting at the Black & Decker Corporation. In his current role, Rob oversees Black & Decker’s largest corporate recruiting and training center – Black & Decker University. From this Towson, Maryland based facility Rob is charged with creating a global collaborative environment in which he and the “BDU Team” can engage with Black & Decker associates, business partners, end using customers and training professionals across a variety of training formats and environments.
Rob is credited with launching Black & Decker’s first, Leadership Development Program in 2003. This program and much of Rob’s thought leadership have helped to re-shape the new global standard of management for the 100 year old manufacturer.
Most recently Rob has played an instrumental role in shifting the organizations focus to training efficiencies surrounding both Formal and Informal knowledge transfer through the leverage of technology.
A native of Towson, Maryland, Rob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Towson University and boasts a 15 year career at Black & Decker in various Sales, Marketing, Management and Training responsibilities.
