Lola Adey

About Lola Adey

Amazon bestselling author & International speaker on AI. Leader of a global AI literacy movementB.Sc. Criminology and Criminal Justice You read that right! I did not take the technical nor traditional path. I took the human one.Today I run two organizations:1. Nard AI builds AI automation systems for SMBs that are losing leads to slow follow-up. Most of our clients are in HVAC, dental, law firms, real estate and busy executives across industries. VibeCode Africa is a global movement building a pipeline of African and alliedAI builders across the globe. We have trained professionals across Africa, North America and Europe.By day I serve as the AI Project Portfolio Manager for Lockheed Martin’s System Engineering Factory. By design I am building toward something bigger. What I have done so far: → Amazon bestselling co-author → Speaker at PMI, Strayer University and 40 more platforms→ Built 10+ Automations saving businesses time, money and risks→ Built an 50+ AI prototypes with zero coding background → Training a generation of African AI creators. Over people trained and countingAI has a transformative power and it is open to any one who makes the decision to truly use it as a leverage for their strategic benefit. If you run a service business and you are losing revenue because leads are falling through the cracks, follow-up is too slow, and your team is too stretched to chase every opportunity, let\'s build the system that covers that ground for you. If your organization is ready to equip its people with real AI skills, I work with PMOs, HR departments, customer success teams, and operations leaders who need training that actually sticks. And if you are (or interested in) building for Africa with AI, let\'s talk. VibeCode Africa is always looking for the right partners and allies DM me or book a call below.

Experience

1. Ai Portfolio Manager Agile Lead

   Lockheed Martin

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Driving enterprise AI adoption across a 100+ person engineering portfolio by aligning GenAI initiatives to strategic business outcomes. Reduced rework by 20% by shifting planning to stakeholder-derived objectives and measurable value metrics. Cut planning effort 50% by implementing LLM-supported drafting workflows. Increased stakeholder satisfaction by 12 points through improved transparency, traceability, and AI-enabled portfolio insights.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Bachelor's degree

• Florida Institute of Technology

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Cybersecurity