Barry Shields

Sr. Manager, Online & Mobile Experience, Cisco Systems

Barry Shields leads Cisco’s talent management online and mobile experience team. The team is responsible for the design and development of online experiences and technical infrastructure for the Cisco Innovation Academy, Management & Leadership Development, Career Development, new hire programs, and the enterprise-wide learning portal. During his time at Cisco, Barry has led many strategic projects, such as Cisco’s strategic direction for sales knowledge management, as well as defining the standard learning infrastructure, business process, and content taxonomy for the enterprise. He holds a master’s degree in instructional systems from Florida State University and has been in the training industry since 1997.