I'm a business consultant mostly helping firms involved with software development. I ensure executives and development teams succeed. . .• Articulated strategic vision, core principals and policies – where ‘articulate’ doesn’t mean just saying something well; but rather establishes processes and structures that ensure these top-level imperatives are understood, implemented, and consistently and accountably reflected throughout the firm.• Listened and learned. Set direction, embraced change, championed and rewarded those who drove value creation or demonstrated courage.• Drove compliance with principles and policies, applicable laws, rules and regulations, to exceed ethical standards and external expectations.• Undertook budgeting responsibility, planning, review, approval and oversight. Provided for resource acquisition, and operational control over resources.• Drove talent accusation, retention and growth – hiring, performance evaluations, coaching, and disciplinary actions. Ensured associates are well-informed and respected. Empowered team members at all levels to make decisions. Ensured a compassionate, professional, productive, and transparent culture.• Managed, influenced and negotiated with senior leaders across functions to establish and achieve goals.• Helped leaders and associates create/adopt effective process and overcome low-value distractions.• Resolved complicated and unique issues in dynamic situations – utilizing personal in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures, internal and external sources of expertise, and relevant analytic tools.• Communicated and negotiated with external parties to bring value out of the void and order out of chaos.• Ensured we deliver on promises, deliver world-class products and deliver world-class customer service.• Fulfilled CEO, CTO, COO and CMO responsibilities.• Represented my client’s senior executive management and engineering to their clients and partners. Negotiated with, and provided technical leadership to their clients and partners.• Represented my client’s senior executive management to their own technical employees, contractors and consultants. Ensured appropriate communication, insight and expectations between all parties.• Used both hard technical and soft skills to align multiple departments (even separate corporations) into successful, effective solutions.• Designed and implemented workflows to automate product/service-proposal and project-proposal evaluation, approval and management processes – prioritizing financial discipline and accountability.• Wrote a LOT of code!