Maritime Professional Training (MPT) appointed Al Stiles as the school's Vice President of Curriculum Development in a newly expanded role focused on broadening MPT's course offerings in both on-campus and e-learning online settings.
Maritime Professional Training claims to be the largest private maritime training school in the U.S. and boats a diverse range of course offerings and comprehensive class schedules. The school opened its doors in 1983 and serves more than 10,000 students per year providing training for mariners pursuing careers in both the commercial and yachting maritime industries.
Stiles most recently worked with the Department of Justice for eight years as the Enterprise Learning Technologies Program Officer, which concluded 35 years of Federal Service. In that role he managed the DOJ's e-learning development and delivery for 110,000 DOJ employees working in over 50 Federal agencies including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Prisons, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. He previously also served as Director for the Center for Instructional Technology at the Department of Health and Human Services and as the Advanced Learning Program Officer/Chief Human Capital Office in the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, Stiles served 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, captained the USCG Cutter Spar (WLB 403), served as Chief of the Command and Operations at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and worked previously with the Simulation, Training, Assessment & Research (STAR) Center where he oversaw implementation of dramatic changes in Merchant Mariner training and licensing based on revisions of the international Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).
