Hi, I'm Gene Johnson. Clients hire me when they are faced with real problems they want and need to solve. If you are looking for a significant change that makes you rethink the values and practices which lead you to your current problems, I’m your guy. I won’t impose un-tailored “best practice” solutions upon you, or use the latest techniques or tools just because they’re cool or emerging. Instead, I’ll understand your unique context, creatively craft unique, elegant, sustainable solutions, use what works, and discard what doesn't. My experience from the “front lines”, insight and empathy allow me to rapidly understand your context and align with your goals, which ensure our solutions fit your unique context, works to your best interests, and are sustained.In 2000 I founded Fairhaven Solutions, a business and IT services company helping clients become nimble, reliable and efficient by empowering their teams and dramatically increasing operational efficiency. Our clients include Home Depot, Clorox, JetBlue, L-3 Communications, Bank of New York Mellon, The Street, Standard and Poor’s, Gap Inc. Direct, Nationwide Insurance, and UBS Investment Bank.I have over 30 years of software development experience including both commercial product development and enterprise-wide system development. I’ve presented both nationally and locally, including presenting at Agile 2010 and an appearance on “The Next Wave” TV series hosted by Leonard Nimoy. I am a certified ScrumMaster (CSM), certified in Scaled Agile Framework as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), and I am a founding member of PMI’s Agile Formation Steering Committee. I specialize in change leadership, team building and process development in cutting edge software environments with a pragmatic blend of Agile, Systems Thinking and Lean values. I earned a Masters in Systems Engineering and reside in a northern suburb of Columbus with my childhood sweetheart (my wife).