On a mission to recruit 10,000,000 missionaries to Humanize the world!Senior Partner - Founder Ventivia. President and Chairman of the Board, UMANIAMOApproach to training and leadership development:Attends to the challenges of todayDemonstrates command of evidence and relevant technologiesPeople first, applying the best available science and wisdomEasy to teach, remember, and applyInclusive - honoring strengthsEnlivens the Heart Produced first in the world program, the UMANIAMO (let’s humanize) Festival event in Matera, Italy combining cutting edge digital and sound technology with immersive graphics to visualize the interactions of our collective human hearts. This program included collaborations from the Institute of HeartMath in California, local foundations, members of the city, business owners, artists, and the media. Designed and delivered leadership development and Agile training programs in Federal, Educational, and State Agencies for more than 1,000 leaders and team members. Implemented a "Lean-Agility" University approach in 3 organizations to include soft skills, leadership, DEI, Agile (hands-on), design thinking (hands-on), and practical neuroscience for team performance.Built strong stakeholder relationships and delivered impactful training programs.Drove performance improvements across various organizations, including the Maryland Library System and the College Board.

For almost 60 years, the Potomac Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement has been on the leading edge of evidence-based professional development in the fields of Human Performance Innovation, and Organizational Health & Effectiveness in the Washington DC metropolitan area. In keeping with our promise to be the trusted source for evidence-based practices, we need to shake things up a bit now and clear a path toward a more courageous, inclusive, and agile ISPI Potomac.Created the Performance Innovation Design Studio, an Agile and Design Thinking "lab" for hands on application of Agile Product and Project Management for Leadership and Team Development programs. Conducted a full lifecycle market analysis and designed the first Courageous Agility Certification Program specifically designed for Government Leaders and Staff Members.ISPI Potomac, founded on the Native American lands of the Piscataway, Nacotchtank (Anacostan), and Manahoac peoples of North America.

For more than 60 years, ISPI has helped people and organizations make a difference. To their co-workers and clients. Their communities. Their world. By providing tools and strategies for effective and universal improvement, we are helping our members create bigger impact, make greater contributions, and, ultimately, make our world a better place to be.Our 10 StandardsThere are 10 standards that competent practitioners follow in the practice of human performance technology.Standard 1: Focus on Results or OutcomesStandard 2: Take a Systemic ViewStandard 3: Add ValueStandard 4: Work in Partnership with Clients and StakeholdersStandard 5: Determine Need or OpportunityStandard 6: Determine CauseStandard 7: Design Solutions including Implementation and EvaluationStandard 8: Ensure Solutions’ Conformity and FeasibilityStandard 9: Implement SolutionsStandard 10: Evaluate Results and ImpactResponsible for the Global engagement of ISPI Chapters to include communications, leadership development, innovation, networking, chapter affiliation management, facilitation of quarterly leadership development programs, dissemination/training of modern Agile leadership and human centered approaches to grow membership.

Created the Lean-Agility Academy to deliver agile training programs at the team and product level. Developed and facilitated leadership and soft skills development for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and leaders across the technology enterprise. Developed/Delivered innovative programs such as "Problem Solve like a BOSS," Neuroscience of High Performing Teams, Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset, Quarterly Agility Health Big Room Continuous Improvement.Conducted comprehensive change impact assessments and used data analytics to inform decision-making.Improved processes and communication efforts, driving significant organizational improvements.

Co-creating an internal Lean Agility Academy for The College Board, a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity.Developed several real-world scenarios as part of the Lean Agile Academy and worked with more than 300 members of the Operations Team to develop recommendations for some of their most challenging problems. Also provided hands-on Lean Agile Training to Business Operations, including Human Resources, Research, Psychometrics, Advanced Placement, and Operations.Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education.

Appointed to International Director of Organizational Transcendence August 2015 to support the development of methods, practices, theories, and research to help organizations transcend current limitations and to fully express their latent collective human potential for the benefit of all. Board of Advisors Member advisors supporting the development of an international standard for the art and science of Organizational Change Management.

Led human capital transformation initiatives impacting over 250,000 personnel.Developed Organizational Change Management and Human Capital Plans, improving project turnaround times by 60%.Conducted an Organizational Assessment, Organizational Network Analysis, and Performance Engineering Model resulting in the development of a comprehensive view of the Human Architecture across the Marine Corps Enterprise Network. This was published as the Human Performance Architecture Framework in 2015. Since then the framwork has been renamed as the UMANIAMO SMARTER Framework for Humanizing the workplace.Conducted a comprehensive review of non-tactical IT roles globally, enhancing organizational efficiency.

Applied Agile Scrum to lead teams of adult learners in undergraduate and graduate capstone business strategy courses. Research and teaching focus: Organizational Transcendence, Scaling Agile, Organizational Network Analysis, Human Equity, Management 3.0, Lean Start-Up, and Design Thinking.Taught thousands of adult learners to actively apply innovative strategy tools to help their organizations succeed.Recent Comments from Students:“Thank you for challenging us, for helping us learn a new concept about accomplishing goals (Scrum), and for the encouragement. It's been one heck of a ride.”“Thank you for introducing us to SCRUM and for guiding us along the way and seeing us to the finish line. I could not have asked for a better class to end this journey.""Thank you Professor your knowledge is gold.""I am glad I chose this class to end my journey with UOP. Thank you for your wealth of knowledge.""Thank you for all the pearls of wisdom and guidance. You planted the seeds of success, now I have to keep the weeds from taking over the garden!""You are a great professor, and I thoroughly enjoyed your tutelage and conversation.  This is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding and fun classes I have completed in my degree program."  "To get your students to accomplish difficult and challenging assignments but enjoy the journey, I would say you have mastered Chip Conley's focusing on the intangibles."I don't believe that accurate problem solving can occur without an understanding of how work actually gets done. The "hidden" network is where work happens. What we usually do in organizations (like in many fields) is treat symptoms without fully understanding the wholeness of the system.

Develop strategically aligned organizational change and agile improvement strategies for Governmental Agencies and Commercial IT Services. Senior organizational change management professional for enterprise IT finance and HR service areas.Managed and executed change management for Deltek, Costpoint, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and Cognos implementation to 44,000 employees with supervisory responsibility for a team of consultants.Developed and delivered on-site training to more than 17,000 Deltek users in SAIC locations.Managed and executed training and change management for PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, and Deltek platforms.CMMI lead for Organizational Training for Enterprise IT.

Develop and support Manpower, Personnel, and Training, Maintenance Planning, and Performance Based Logistics processes for the Marine Corps Systems Command, Assistant Commander for Lifecycle Logistics.Facilitated the Lean Six Sigma analysis and redesign of the MARCORSYSCOM Manpower, Personnel & Training Process. Developed Manpower, Personnel, and Training, Maintenance Planning, Supportability Demonstration, and Performance Based Logistics instructor-led courses for Lifecycle Logistics certification training.Certified Reliability Centered Maintenance facilitator.