Mike Dalessandro

About Mike Dalessandro

Who Am I? A client-focused craftsman with a bias toward action and a get-it-done attitude. My passion is to roll up my sleeves to design strategies and implement tactics that successfully guide people through organizational change and improve organizational performance. I am skilled at working across the organization with a penchant for collaborating with frontline teams who have direct interaction with customers. My most fascinating business endeavor has been to experience Kaizen directly from Toyota Motor Corporation masters in Tokyo, Nagoya, and the Toyota Institute in Mikabi, Japan. My professional experience includes:* Designing and implementing solutions for managing change from organizational restructuring, merger and acquisition activity, large-scale systems implementations, and outsourcing initiatives * Managing and co-leading enterprise-wide and business unit focused initiatives * Teaming across organizational levels, functions, and geographies * Exceeding internal and external clients’ expectations My core competencies include:* Tolerance for ambiguity * Interpersonal savvy * Organizational agility * Self-knowledge * Listening * Planning * Priority setting A Prosci Certified Change Management Practitioner

Experience

1. Sr Organizational Change Manager

   BECU

   May 2025 — Present

Education

• Illinois State University

  BA English & History

• DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business

  MBA, with Distinction

• Monterey Institute of International Studies

  MA, with Distinction

Skills

• Project Management
• Leadership Development
• Change Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Priority Setting
• Management
• Talent Management
• Organizational Design
• Program Management
• Organizational Agility
• Planning
• Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Organizational Development
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Enterprise Software
• Consulting