Ida Byrd-Hill

Ida Byrd-Hill is CEO responsible for strategy, business development and government relations at Automation Workz. She initially created technological courses in AI & data analytics, cybersecurity ops, network engineering, and Internet of Things, increasing front-liners average annual salaries from $31,200 to $67,250. Approximately 80% of the company's graduates are employed in the tech field, with 30% earning over $80,000 annually, and its highest graduates earning $166,000 and $130,000 annually after 3 years of employment. This success has earned Automation Workz, Inc. a place on the Intelligent . com Top 10 US Cybersecurity Boot camp list 2022 and 2023.

The Automation Workz secret weapon is its SenseiiWyze Apps – Life Culture Audit, a vision boarding app and Senseii Games, a block-based puzzle maze game that measures logic, applied Geometry and applied Algebra.

Ida Byrd-Hill is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with a BA in economics, and a graduate of the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University with an MBA in strategy/people management. Ida has 30 years of business experience in Behavioral Economics, Economic Strategy, Business Development, Financial Management, Investment Analyses, Government Relations, People Management, Executive Search, DEI, Compensation & Benefits, Automation/Computer Programming, Technology Training, Product Development, and Community Outreach.

She is a member of Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, CEO Talent Council, Chair of West Michigan African American Tech Readiness Collaborative. She is also a member of the Electric Vehicle Jobs Academy, National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC), Society of Automotive Analysts and Society Human Resources Management (SHRM).