Executive Team

Tom Anderson

CEO and Managing Partner

With 27 years of corporate management experience in various industries and a track record of successful corporate turnarounds, Tom brings leadership and strategy to the 360training.com team. Prior to acquiring 360training.com in March of 2018, Tom served as CEO for multiple globally recognized businesses, including Redhawk Corp., Exeter Finance, Education Dynamics, and Upromise.

Samantha Montalbano

COO and Managing Partner

Samantha's history of managing large operations and building strong leadership teams makes her the perfect COO for 360training.com. Over the years, Samantha has continually showcased her ability to lead departments, grow revenue, and increase profits across a wide array of industries. As COO at 360training.com, Samantha will lead Operations and Compliance to meet and exceed our goals.

William R. Paape

Chief Financial Officer

Bill brings over 30 years of broad-based financial and operational experience to our executive team. Prior to joining 360training.com, Bill served as CFO for a wide-variety of successful companies including Lifesize Inc., Santé Ventures, Bloomfire, SolarBridge Technologies, and ViaVideo Communications. Bill's financial planning and management abilities are a tremendous asset to 360training.com.

Venkat Gaddipati

Chief Technology Officer

Venkat Gaddipati has over 30 years of experience creating and transforming technology organizations for maximum efficiency. Most recently, Venkat served as CTO at Aberdeen Group where he built a technology team from scratch. Venkat also has a proven track record of creating outstanding products and solutions widely used by both businesses and consumers.

Andrew Stross

Chief People Officer

For 25 years, Andrew has acted as a trusted advisor to leaders, managers and associates. He possesses a unique ability to bring people in the room to create solutions, with a positive impact to a company's bottom-line performance and culture. Andrew started his career in public service and management consulting. He then worked in leadership roles at Capital One Financial Services, Nationwide Insurance, Education Dynamics and ADT Security. His expertise includes people strategy, data analytics, performance management, associate development, compensation, operations and benefits.

Ryan Linders

Chief Marketing Officer

As Chief Marketing Officer, Ryan will be responsible for the overall marketing strategy for 360training and its additional e-learning brands as the company continues on a path of accelerated growth. This includes overseeing the e-commerce, brand, PR, digital and traditional media strategies for 360training and its industry-specific training sites, OSHACampus and Learn2Serve. Ryan joins 360training's executive team with more than 20 years of experience leading digital and consumer-centric marketing teams at Whole Foods Market, Sally Beauty, JCPenney, Pier 1 Imports, and Chuck E. Cheese.