Stephen A.

About Stephen A.

Stephen is an experienced management professional leading consulting engagements for private and public sector organizations in the areas of strategy, technology transformation, data governance, workforce development, change management and advanced technology adoption.As an entrepreneur and enthusiast of advanced technology, Stephen has also worked with DAOs, IoT, Blockchain, DeFi and Artificial Intelligence. He also advises startups globally with Stanford GSB’s LISA Incubator/Accelerator and Banco SantanderX Explorer. Stephen currently serves as a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and the Bank of America Advisory Panel.AREAS OF EXPERTISE/ SELECT SKILLS• Strategic Advisory• Technology Transformation• Organizational Strategy• Workforce Planning• Change Management• Foresight / Forecasting• Custom Software Development • Business Process Re-engineering• Startup Advisory• ERP Advisory• Agile developmentCERTIFICATIONS / METHODOLOGIES• Strategic Foresight• Scaled Agile Framework 3.0 SPC certification -(SAFe)• Certified ScrumMaster – Scrum Alliance• Certified Scrum Product Owner – Scrum Alliance• Applying Organizational Change and Leadership to Agile Transformations –cPrime• Design Thinking – Pluralsight.com• Customer Journey Mapping• Google Sprint Methodology• Lean Method• Kanban• KaizenASSESSMENTS / TOOLS• StrengthsFinder 2.0• DISC Assessment• AI Assistants (Chatbots)- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok• Canva • HubSpot• Internet of Things (IoT) – Helium Networks• Distributed Exchanges (DEX)• Distributed Autonomous Organizations (DAO)• Blockchain (DLT)• Google Cloud Platform• Rational Tools• Microsoft Office• Microsoft Visio• Miro• Jira• Slack• Video conferencing tools: MS Teams, Google Meets, Zoom, WebexConnect with me using: s••••••@emergenceconsultinginc.com LION – LinkedIn Open Networker

Experience

1. Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member

   Harvard Business Review

   Mar 2024 — Present

   A member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals.

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Executive Education

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics; Concentration in Environmental Science

Skills

• Program Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Agile Application Development
• Rational Soda
• Csm
• Microsoft Office
• Business Planning
• Rational Clear Quest
• Network Deployment
• Rapid Prototyping
• Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Portuguese
• Business Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• System Testing
• Strategy
• Cspo
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• IT Enabled Business Transformation
• Design Thinking
• Sap
• Change Management
• Sharepoint
• Management Consulting
• Rational Software Architect
• Websphere Business Modeler
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Crm
• Rational Clear Case
• Finance
• Scrum
• Xactware
• Consulting
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Safe
• Dancik
• Visio