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I am a certified Executive Coach, having completed the Columbia University Coaching Certification Program (cohort XIII) in 2015. Since then, I have coached professionals from mid-leadership to executives. I am a certified practitioner for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the NBI™ (Neethling Brain Instruments). I have also completed specialized study of coaching adults with ADD via the ADD Coach Academy.My executive coaching approach draws upon my experiences as a corporate executive, having served in leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies such as IHG Hotels & Resorts, McKesson, Delta Airlines, and Coca-Cola Enterprises. These two parts of my professional self are symbiotic: My corporate leadership career informs my coaching. My formal certification in coaching makes me a better leader. Pulling it all together makes me a better servant leader and a mentor-coach who has personally navigated what you are facing.Our Talks:Real growth comes from embracing and finding strength within all parts of who we are: a whole-self approach. Our talks focus on you and follow a discovery process while allowing for real talk about what is important to you today. As your mentor-coach, I draw upon my whole life and career experience – as a person, a friend, a husband, a parent, an employee, a boss, an executive coach – and offer that to you.Expand your influence, hone your brand, and build a life of excellence today. Discover more at www.coachingbybruce.com and contact me at bruce@coachingbybruce.com.

Thriving Teams Institute is an organizational and team development firm that specializes in helping cross-functional, technical, and entrepreneurial teams operate at their best.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

L3 leader from CEO of $4.6B company. Lead and deliver strategy design, annual planning, capability maps, and operational governance. Drive success of 80-20 operating model with 1,164 external resources and 236 internal employees in the U.S., Central America, South America, UK, Belgium, China, Philippines, and India. Lead financial planning and forecasting of capital budget and operating budget.

Irving, Texas, Us

L3 leader from CEO of $208B Fortune 7 company. Executive leader of global team of 45 employees. Responsible for McKesson’s Cybersecurity Protection Program to ensure the company can fulfill its mission to make a positive difference in the lives of patients. Led financial planning and forecasting of budget.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Independent Consultant and Program Manager establishing the Global Privacy Office’s Data Protection Program. Provided strategy development, program delivery, and process improvement to transform from crisis response to a best-in-class business-as-usual function.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

L3 leader from CEO of $44B Fortune 69 company. Transformed 1,100+ workforce from low performing into a competitive advantage. Designed strategy and directed operations Directed financial planning and forecasting of budget.

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

While I enjoyed all aspects of my job with Coca-Cola European Partners, my favorite part was the role I played in looking at scenarios from various angles, measuring the impacts of each, and tailoring meaningful solutions and strategies for the enterprise.I had the privilege of working with our CIO and IT Executives on strategic planning and executive communications, and steering IT project management and investment processes. Producing our annual global conference, managing workforce development, and fostering employee engagement were also points of pride for me in this role.A few of my accomplishments include:• Delivered employee engagement successes, including a 97% participation rate, 84% overall engagement score, 93% diversity and inclusion rating, and an improvement in 7 of 12 engagement categories • Established the organization as Information Week 500’s Top 100 Places to Work in IT and progressed to Computerworld’s #4 Overall in Small U.S Employer category as a result of strategic direction in IT public relations• Directed a multi-year program to reduce fixed cost budget by $5M in the first year and $800K annually thereafter through strict adherence to system decommissioning processes• Delivered balanced OPEX budget of $117M and Capital budget of $40M while allowing an increase in strategic investment and holding 1.4% of IT net revenue for the corporation • Credited with producing a $12M reduction in annual fixed cost budget by setting internal labor targets and leading workforce to financial goal initiatives • Key member of team behind the Development and Innovation Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a program that partnered developers, students, and faculty• Spearheaded the University Intern Program to revitalize the workforce and recruit new talent, attracting 26 interns• Produced strategic workshops, global leader conferences, and symposiums featuring special guests and TED speakers

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Senior Manager, Global Security GRC at Coca-Cola EnterprisesSeptember 2006 - December 2009To ensure that I created measurable and sustainable compliance changes at Coca-Cola Enterprises, I endeavored to evolve the dynamic between the IT and Audit departments. Acting as a cross-functional diplomat, I helped establish common ground that players on both sides could support: A shared desire to reduce technology risk that could lead to embarrassing outages or data breaches. I created an environment of achievement and delivered the following changes:• Successfully delivered on CIO mandate within first 12 months leading IT security to mitigate and close 150 audit findings on technology risks that dated back five years• Achieved continuous compliance in access controls while serving as Segregation of Duties rulebook owner and IT sponsor of role-based access to SOX-significant SAP systems specific to Finance, HR, and Procurement • Facilitated legal data preservation and e-Discovery to support General Counsel, Legal Security, and Human Resources• Developed and implemented security policy training and procedures, increasing compliance through awareness• Credited with developing and maintaining critical information security framework covering user provisioning / administration, vulnerability / threat protection, incident detection /response, and records / information management

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

My key takeaway from my first experiences with Coca-Cola Enterprises was this: Plan the work and work the plan.I arrived at this lesson after being assigned to projects where schedules and scope were more like guidelines than rules. With this mindset, an evolving skill set, and a lot of tenacity, I development my reputation as a go-to person within the organization.A notable achievement from this time is:• Turned around a $5M failing sales reporting project by negotiating scope and schedule with the customer, generating a success-driven workforce, and maintaining deadline / budget targets through the remainder of the project.

Dublin 2, Ie

As Program Manager, I led a collection of software projects Accenture was developing for several departments in BellSouth. The bulk of my activities centered on serving as a liaison between BellSouth business customers and Accenture’s development teams to ensure that we delivered upgrades and minor fix work streams without a hitch.An example of the value I created at BellSouth includes: • Delivered the eRepair program that reduced monthly help desk calls and work tickets 30% in four months, three times the expected value in an accelerated schedule.

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Within a year of joining Predictive Systems, I was a manager at the national level with my hand in everything from project management and process engineering, to business analysis, and technical documentation. Valuable leadership experience I gained from Predictive includes:• On-site account leaders with a team of 16 on-site engineers and writers to design and launch web-hosting services.

Working at AC Software was a change of pace for me, but my talents in communications allowed me to make impactful contributions as I leaped into the technology world. It was an excellent chance to stretch my skills as a leader and to help a small company grow. In this role, I designed customer-centric strategies and delivered communications that increased market awareness and maximized brand visibility.

Annapolis, Md, Us

I started my career in magazine publishing, and this has set me apart in my corporate and IT industry career. I see communication as a differentiator and a means to achievement for workforce engagement and Board support.As Associate Editor for the Naval History magazine and Proceedings magazine, I wrote and edited monthly articles and features, managed monthly columns, and oversaw various elements of the membership and newsstand magazines. Interviewing and representing internationally respected authors and public figures also played a big part in my work with the Institute.

Pensacola, Fl, Us

During this early career role, I wrote and edited articles and managed production for membership magazines and newsletters. I also gained some of my first experiences with event coordination in planning and producing national seminars and lectures with up to 2,000 attendees and featuring special guests Alan Shepard, James Lovell, Neil Armstrong, and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin.