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As the exclusive publisher of the MBTI assessment, CPP provides training experiences that are both engaging and highly informative.
Michael Segovia Michael Segovia is a credentialed MBTI® Master Practitioner and the lead facilitator for CPP’s four day MBTI® Certification Program... More >
Catherine Rains In her role as a CPP Professional Services Solutions Consultant, Catherine works with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and... More >
Michael Segovia is a credentialed MBTI® Master Practitioner and the lead facilitator for CPP’s four day MBTI® Certification Program. Michael also facilitates CPP’s FIRO® and Strong Interest Inventory® Certification Programs as well as customized in house trainings, working with clients in the entertainment, research & development, hospitality, technology, communications, energy, security, legal, transportation, health care and education industries.
Over his 25-year career at CPP, Michael has also served as senior brand manager for products including the Strong Interest Inventory®, CPI™, and FIRO-B® instruments. He has directed CPP’s qualifications processes and represented CPP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Common Exam Revision, Exam Procedures, and Type Community committees. Prior to his current role, Michael served as CPP’s divisional director of international sales.
Michael has presented both research and application sessions at the International Association of Career Management Professionals Global Conference, the National Career Development Association Conference, the Association of Psychological Type International Conference, and the International Career Development Conference. He has facilitated workshops on the MBTI, FIRO-B, and Strong instruments in the United States, China, Russia, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Belgium, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. He has appeared on Talk Radio, You Auto Know, The Jill Tracey Show, Dubai City 7 TV, Dubai Morning Live radio, Retirement TV’s What’s Next, and Wall Street Journal podcasts to discuss assessment issues in career management, training, and development, and has been quoted in publications including, Fast Company, Inc., Training, Workforce, Triple Pundit, and the Wall Street Journal.
Michael received his master’s degree in clinical psychology from Trinity University, specializing in assessment administration and interpretation. He also served as chair of the Industrial and Organizational Division for the Association of Test Publishers.
Certifications and Qualifications
In her role as a CPP Professional Services Solutions Consultant, Catherine works with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and nonprofit organizations to develop and facilitate organizational development initiatives and team-building interventions. With over 25 years’ experience as an assessment and organizational trainer, her expertise includes instructional design, stand-up training, program development, train-the-trainer sessions, and team-building strategies. Catherine is a MBTI® Master Practitioner and a qualified facilitator of CPP’s MBTI® Certification and FIRO® Certification training programs. She is also an expert on interpreting the Strong Interest Inventory® assessment and using it in combination with the MBTI® tool. During her 19-year tenure at CPP, she has been a regular speaker at numerous conferences, including those of the, National Association of Colleges and Employers, the National Career Development Association, First Year Experience, the Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association.
Prior to joining CPP, Catherine was director of career services at Winthrop University in South Carolina and associate director of co-op and career development at Long Island University, where she developed expertise in using the MBTI and Strong assessments with students and adult clients. She served as president of the South Carolina Association of Colleges and Employers and was professional development chair for the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers. She also worked as a market research coordinator for Business Products Consulting Group and held several other organizational marketing positions prior to discovering her life’s calling as an organizational trainer and career development coach.
Catherine has a master’s degree in counseling from C. W. Post, Long Island University, specializing in career development.