Okta

Leading the Developer Velocity project (#1 engineering initiative) to break down our monolith to improve speed for all developers. I also formed and now lead an architecture committee comprised of chief and principal architects, allowing us to promote long term technical excellence and decision making for the organization.

Engineering Principal Technical Program Manager

Edgio

Completed the merger of Yahoo + Limelight to form Edgio which now serves nearly 20% of the world's internet traffic.

Manager, Technical Program Management, CTO Org

Yahoo

Managed, mentored, and led a team of 10 Technical Project Managers. Orchestrated company wide planning events for 22 teams and 142+ engineering/product people across multiple locations and time zones.

Manager, Strategic Programs, Technical Program Management

Built out the global platform at scale and reduced business exposure to disaster scenarios within Yahoo Edgecast. I additionally built and led the innovation labs arm within the company from the ground up, producing unique forward looking projects that have earned patents.

Senior Technical Program Manager, Strategic Programs

Verizon Media

TechOps agile focused role where I led a team of 4 Technical Project Managers within the PMO. My team and I successfully completed agile transformations in operations.

Manager, Technical Project Management Office

Managed the strategic partner and infrastructure program around the world, building infrastructure at the edge of the internet in new and emerging markets.

Sr. Technical Project Manager

Planed and built datacenter infrastructure at the edge of the internet in major cities and markets across the globe to increase performance for end users “eyeballs” of the internet—from streaming video, images, applications, credit card transactions, and more.

Technical Project Manager

Southern California Edison (SCE)

A mix of engineering and project management: I was responsible for executing high voltage multi-million dollar substation projects that provide power for northern LA, eastern LA, and southern Orange counties. Worked with teams of 15-50 stakeholders regularly to complete engineering on 90+ substation projects to date. Work impacted millions of customers within the region. Fun fact: I had a big part in the effort to restore nationwide grid stability after San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was shut down.

Project Engineer

I write about program management in an effort to challenge what we know about it. My goal is for you to make a bigger impact as a program and project leader. I write a newsletter that breaks down program tactics that you can use (link in bio).

Note: My direct message response time is slow on LinkedIn. Please email me for a faster response.

My work experience (the regular LinkedIn stuff):
12 years of leading infrastructure and software projects at scale. 3 years leading direct reports with the last team being 10 people. I lead organizational process creation, strategic programs, and implementation of right-sized agile frameworks appropriate for the organization's use case (agile as a tool, not a dogma).

Matt McDannel

Andy Kaufman

People and Projects Podcast

Succeeding in business often comes down to your ability to lead people and deliver results. Anyone can talk a good game. But at the end of the day you have to deliver. Rarely can you do that on your own, which is why we must excel at leading people.

Welcome to the People and Projects Podcast where we provide interviews and insights to help you lead people and deliver projects. This podcast focuses on the intersection of People and Projects--where work gets done in the real world. 

I have the privilege of helping organizations around the world who want to improve their ability to deliver projects and lead teams. I have worked with people from organizations across industries and cultures, helping them deliver their projects, become more confident leaders, take focused action, and achieve results. 

Join me as I interview leading thinkers and practitioners from around the world on subjects related to project management and leadership. You'll hear from experts such as Adam Grant, Robert Cialdini, Dan Pink, Roger L. Martin, Amy Cuddy, Daniel Shapiro, John Kotter, Jim Kouzes, Michael Bungay Stanier, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Morten T. Hansen, and more.

Podcasts are a great resource to pour into your personal development (and earning PDUs if you hold a project management certification from PMI). And you can't beat the price (free!). You are invited to listen to each episode on your favorite app or on the web (https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com). 

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments!

Host

INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE & DEVELOPMENT INC.

We provide project management and leadership keynotes and workshops to organizations around the world. Our typical customer wants to improve their ability to deliver projects and lead teams. 

We have helped improve project management processes and leadership skills of employees at organizations such as United Nations, NASA, Microsoft, AT&T, Northern Trust, McDonald's, AbbVie, ExxonMobil, University of Pennsylvania, and many others across dozens of industries.

The Institute brings together exceptionally talented keynote speakers, trainers, and coaches from across North America to deliver the performance improvement you need.

Learn more about our keynote presentations at https://i-leadonline.com/keynotes

President

Loyola University Chicago

Adjunct faculty for the Healthcare MBA and Executive MBA programs, leading graduate-level classes on leadership and project management. I also have the privilege of partnering with the Executive Education group on client initiatives related to project management and leadership.

Adjunct Faculty, Quinlan School of Business

ACNielsen

Responsible for managing one of ACNielsen’s highest margin businesses, with margins growing each year.

Provided executive leadership to Systems department while representing the technology interests on a cross-functional leadership team.

Increased customer satisfaction by working closely with clients to understand their needs and support implementations in the field.

Vice President, U.S. Systems

CCC Information Services Inc.

Responsible for leading the business and technical development of CCC's strategic information business.

Provided leadership for CCC's Web browser based information delivery strategy, including CCC's corporate web site.

First warehouse delivery made in less than 6 months using a small team, proven tools, and rapid application development techniques.  Solution was rolled out to 140+ users in less than 2 weeks.

Helped develop an offshore outsourcing strategy that substantially increased productivity while cutting consulting costs.

Director, Product Development

Responsible for team developing the Nielsen Workstation – Nielsen Marketing Research’s successful international decision support tool.

Worked closely with the business and end users around the world to develop product plans that addressed key global business priorities.

Director of Workstation Development

Baxter

Responsible for the team developing the Doctor’s Office Manager family of products.

Started as an RPG programmer on IBM System/36, and moved to be a lead PC developer, using Assembler, C, and BASIC languages.

Manager of Product Development

Brokerage Systems Inc.

Programmer/Analyst

𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘒𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 & 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢, & 𝘈𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼! Most people know me as a keynote speaker and author on leadership and project management. I lead our team as the President of the Institute for Leadership Excellence & Development Inc. We work with organizations around the world, helping them improve their ability to deliver projects & lead teams.

I’ve had the privilege of delivering keynotes and workshops to hundreds of thousands of people over the years, on every continent except Antarctica! Our focus is to help you and your organization learn practical skills to manage projects, sponsor projects, and lead people.

We are committed to helping you maximize your potential and the potential of your organization. 

I’m a certified trainer and author of "Navigating the Winds of Change: Staying on Course in Business & in Life", "Shining the Light on The Secret", and an e-book entitled "How to Organize Your Inbox & Get Rid of E-Mail Clutter", all published by Zurich Press. I’m a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI®). 

One of the joys of my job is hosting 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 (https://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com) which provides interviews and insights to help listeners lead people and deliver projects. We are in the Top 50 All Time Management Podcasts in multiple countries.

𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘪-𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Specialties: KEYWORDS: Project management, keynote speaker, leadership, leadership keynotes, project management training in Chicago and around the world, international keynote speaker, conflict management, risk management, team-building, meeting facilitation, Christian, retrospectives (Post-Mortems, Lessons Learned, Key Learnings)

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