Greg Stratton is a Information Security Consultant at AAA Life Insurance Company - retired at AAA Life Insurance Company. He possess expertise in software development, agile methodologies, enterprise software, scrum, testing and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Greg was the best manager I have had over my career and I learned many valuable lessons from him. He taught me to never use the word "no" as people do not like to hear that, instead remember that anything is possible given the correct people and resources. So answer with what it would take to make the no a yes - this empowers the questioner to make an educated decision.", "Greg has been one of the best software development managers in my career. He has the rare gift of combining the manager role with personal openness, friendliness, and the great passion to deliver quality products. He is easily approachable, and every developer on his team could always freely express concerns, or share their personal or work-related issues to Greg without worrying about possible negative consequences. Greg also very easily and positively accepts criticism or suggestions from his subordinates and adjust his role to make it most supportive for his development teams. With many years of experience in leading release engineering teams, Greg is an expert in many aspects of Application Lifecycle Management and software development processes. He is very knowledgeable in the procedures and practices of deploying applications on different platforms and in different environments. In the last years, he has been involved in the Agile Development Methodology, and helped his teams to move from the waterfall processes to scrum. I am sure that Greg would be a great asset for any company involved in software development and he’d be a pleasure for his colleagues to work with.", and "Some people are good at managing those above them, some are good at managing those below them, but when you work for a manager who can do both that’s a rare treat. Greg is one of the few that can effectively do both. He also has the rare ability to know when to work “on the business” (strategy/process) and when to work “in the business” (making sure projects/products are lining up with their goals and the goals of the company). Greg is well versed in a wide variety of technologies so, as a Software Architect, I can have the high level business conversations that are necessary to design a solution that meets the business objects, and then turn on a dime to effectively play the devils advocate and challenge the proposed solutions at a technical level to help ensure they are on track. Greg has the necessary sixth sense to know when to let a team self manage a project and when to step in and help guide it/keep it on track to deliver quality on time. On top of that he is a pleasure to work with and to work for. A winning combination!"