GUIDANCE TECHNOLOGY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Senior Instructor

Dan is a lifelong project manager and trainer with extensive experience in managing software development projects. Based upon this experience, he has adopted Agile as the primary approach for developing and implementing software. Though the role of the professional project manager is changing dramatically through these approaches, Dan coaches organizations on how to transition project teams and leadership to an Agile environment. Dan has over 20 years of experience providing world class project management for strategic projects, direct P& L experience managing up to 50 million dollar software development project budgets, experience managing multi-million dollar outsourced software development efforts and strong, demonstrated, results-driven leadership skills including ability to communicate a clear vision, build strong teams, and drive necessary change within organizations. With extensive experience providing coaching and training across industries and the ability to manage relationships at the executive level, Dan knows what it takes to succeed. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a Certified Project Management Professional, Professional Scrum Master, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, Certified Scrum Product Owner, and Certified Professional Scrum Developer.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Recruiting Director

Since 1996, Mike has been working in the fast-paced world of technical staffing. Beginning his career in Silicon Valley, Mike placed some of the very first JAVA developers in the country. Over the years, Mike has worked in many of the top markets across the US and specializes in placing technology resources. Mike prides himself on the relationships that he builds, both with clients and candidates. In fact, most of his work comes directly from referrals. Specializing in the technology arena across the board, Mike's placements include Software Developers and Architects, Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Network Engineers, Systems Administrators, DBAs, QA Testers, as well as Project Managers and even Senior Technology Directors and CTOs to name a few. While technology remains his primary focus, over the years he has placed COO's, Financial Analysts, Healthcare Executives, HR Professionals, and more! Mike holds a Bachelors of Communications from the University of New Hampshire.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Member of the Leadership Team
• President

Graduating from the University of Massachusetts with a degree in Operations Management, Todd studied Lean, Kanban and Agile techniques as they applied to the manufacturing industry. After college, Todd knew that his calling was in the technology field, but at the time, he didn't know where he could apply his studies to his career. After working in various roles on software development teams, it wasn't until 2001 where Todd had the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the co-founder of Scrum, Ken Schwaber. It was at this time that everything he had learned in college came full circle and he was able to see how Lean, Kanban and Agile methods could be applied to building software products. Combining his Operations background with Project Management and Agile methods, Todd has been able to train and coach companies to deliver value to their stakeholders while eliminating wastes. Todd holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is a Professional Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Professional. He also sits on the Operations and Information Management Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts.