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USERTECH/Canterbury's first official client was the Mobil Oil Corporation. At the time, Mobil was implementing one of the first globally integrated, proprietary Human Resource and Payroll Systems (HURIS). The project, and our role in it, proved to be eminently successful, and it was the first of many with Mobil for our fledgling organization.

From there, the company began to expand, and our band of full-time writers and editors began managing larger engagements for AT&T, Kraft Foods, and other notable clients. At that same time USERTECH/Canterbury began its ongoing association with e-Learning, custom building one of the earliest PC-hosted computer-based training modules.

Through the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, USERTECH/Canterbury expanded our geographical reach to serve more clients in the West and Mid-West. We continued our focus on traditional training and documentation engagements, while simultaneously adding more client-server technology to augment our delivery channels —e-Learning meets CD/ROM and Local Area Networks.

In 1994, USERTECH/Canterbury was acquired by the Ceridian Corporation—the HR/Payroll people from Minneapolis, MN. This period saw USERTECH/Canterbury grow significantly as more and more organizations sought to implement new technology in advance of Year 2000 and asked USERTECH/Canterbury for training and performance support for those initiatives. We also helped our clients exploit Web-based opportunities; the next great expression of e-Learning.

In 2001, USERTECH/Canterbury became a part of Canterbury Consulting Group, a Medford, NJ corporation specializing in training and technology for the domestic corporate market. To this mix, USERTECH/Canterbury brings:

superior instructional design expertise
custom learning development talent
a rich tradition of technical application
It is these skills, along with a proud history and national presence that have helped us achieve a position of both prominence and excellence in the performance support market.

The people of USERTECH/Canterbury recognize the inherent value of establishing and nurturing a continuous learning culture within any organization. And more specifically, we understand the importance of the human being in the ultimate success of any endeavor. In fact, our founding quote is as valid today as it was in 1979: