Shawn Presson

About Shawn Presson

I’m driven by a deep commitment to setting teams up for success and bringing clarity to complex transformation efforts. My career began in software development and technical project leadership, evolved into framework consulting, and expanded into leading Project Management Offices across diverse organizations.I’ve supported teams around the world through hands‑on coaching, training, and organizational assessments, consistently earning feedback that I make complex ideas simple, actionable, and accessible. My strength in pattern recognition and analogy‑driven communication enables me to collaborate effectively across highly technical domains—including software, aerospace, steel, electronics, nuclear energy, and railcar manufacturing—and guide them toward meaningful, sustainable change.

Experience

1. Principal Consultant

   Ispi Llc

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Support strategic transformation planning, lead workshops and kaizen events, assess the state of the practice.

Education

• SEI/Carnegie Mellon University

  CMMI Instructor Track; SCAMPI Lead Track; High Maturity with Statistics

• Asbury University

  Bachelor of Sciences

  1984 — 1987

Skills

• Cmm
• Proposal Management
• Project Management
• Supplier Quality
• Testing
• New Business Development
• Software Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Business Process Improvement
• Sdlc
• Mindful Leadership
• Configuration Management
• Quality Management
• Lean Transformation
• Program Management
• Scaled Agile Framework
• Quality Control
• Quality Assurance
• Behavior Driven Development (Bdd)
• Extreme Programming
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Leading Organizational Change
• Technical Training
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Iv&V
• Agile Project Management
• Devops
• Food Manufacturing
• Project Planning
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Methodologies
• Proposal Writing
• Management
• Change Management
• IT Strategy
• Software Quality Assurance