Dave Neal

Dave Neal has helped develop thousands of employees and managers in organizations around the world.

Dave began his career as a training manager in 1990 with the newly launched AT&T Universal Card Services. In 1992, the company won the rigorous Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, with the training department receiving high praise in the judges’ assessment. Dave was promoted twice, ultimately overseeing the company’s benchmarking and quality training and education initiatives prior to starting his own instructional design business in 1995.

As President of J. D. Neal and Associates, Inc. and Seniorr Partner at 4th Street Training, Dave has produced courses for numerous organizations across industries: from a week-long leadership program for senior managers at a top fast food restaurant, to a comprehensive soft-skills curriculum for all supervisors and middle managers at a major retail company, to a multi-day orientation program for all crew members at one of the world’srnpremiere cruise lines.

Dave has trained employees at every level, and he specializes inrnsupervisory and leadership development. He created 4th Street Training's comprehensive Management Curriculum, which provides instructor-led, e-learning, and self-study courses on over twenty core leadership topics.

Dave received his Bachelors Degree in Anthropology from ther University of Florida in 1986 and his Master’s Degree in Literature from ther University of North Florida in 1989.