IBM i Training and services. Focus on modern programming techniques on IBM i. Consulting services. imPower Technologies was co-founded in 2016 by IBM i educator and author Jim Buck and Michelle Lyons to prepare the next generation of IBM i professionals. Organizations looking for candidates with current IBM i platform skills can leverage imPower Technologies' training programs to train programmers with legacy IBM skills as well as candidates with non IBM backgrounds on the latest RPG techniques, tools and the IBM i operating system. This can be a powerful first step to any modernization efforts.As a College instructor for 15 years, Jim introduced students to the IBM i platform and he successfully equipped them with the necessary tools to work on the IBM i platform. imPower Technologies will fulfill Jim's longtime desire to broaden his reach to educate many more students on the IBM i platform.