“John has demonstrated himself to be resourceful and results-driven, and he brings the operational skill, financial acumen, and software industry experience we prize within our leadership team,” said Doug Donovan, CEO of Interplay Learning. “He is also someone who understands how to cast a vision organization-wide — a must for our rapidly-growing company.”

Interplay Learning provides workforce development and professional certification opportunities for the skilled trades, leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) simulations to provide trades education with built-in flexibility and opportunities for customization, the press release said.

“There is a growing need for training within the trades, and Interplay Learning meets that need with robust, results-oriented solutions,” said Pumpelly. “Interplay is on the cutting edge, and it’s exciting to develop and implement strategies to help them maintain their market growth and fulfill their mission of building better careers and better lives.”