Contributors
Joseph Bagley
Kellyann Few
Gunnar Hellekson
Joe Bagley received both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Texas A&M in Commerce, Texas.
Kellyann Few is the Chief Environmental Officer of Earthlite Management Strategies, LLC. She is an
He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Expert, Wave 4, Raytheon Company, May 2000.
Environmental Engineer and successful business development expert striving to share her knowledge of the entrepreneurship process to empower the community of striving entrepreneurs. Ms. Few has over 20 years of experience creating process improvement solutions for the Federal Government in a variety of sector areas.
Gunnar Hellekson is the Chief Technology Strategist for Red Hat’s US Public Sector group, where he works with systems integrators and government agencies to encourage the use of open source software in government.
He spent most of his career in the Defense industry including LTV Aerospace and Defense, E-Systems, Raytheon Company and Kaman Aerospace. His experience includes Quality Management, Lean Six Sigma Project Management and Manufacturing Engineering Project Management. He currently just finished mentoring Engineering graduate students at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio for their Green Belt certification project at The Composites Group where he is currently employed.
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Hellekson is co-chair of Open Source for America and has been named one of Federal Computer Week’s Fed 100 and one of the FedScoop 50 for industry innovation. Hellekson’s topics of expertise include crossdomain security, edge innovation and interagency collaboration through the open source model. Prior to joining Red Hat, Hellekson worked as a developer, systems administrator and IT director for a series of internet businesses. He has also been a business and IT consultant to not-forprofit organizations in New York City. During that time, he spearheaded the reform of safety regulations for New York’s electrical utilities.
Tim Masterson
Michael A. Mobley
Annie Muller
Mark Tolbert, PMP
Tim Masterson runs Artizmo Tech a custom software development firm based in Hampton Virginia specializing in mobile applications.
Michael Mobley is a business executive with over 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, finance, marketing and operations. Mr. Mobley is currently Managing Partner of Obsidian Management, a consulting firm founded in 2001 that provides business advisory services, strategic planning, leadership training and executive coaching to small businesses.
Annie Muller is a PMP/PMI certified project manager with globally diverse background in consulting, technology, leadership. Annie’s industry experiences include Banking, Retail, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Insurance, and Education. Annie possesses strong technology organizational and communication skills, and is committed to promoting global team collaboration, and providing cost-effective solutions.
Mark has over 30 years’ experience in I.T., including 27 years at Hewlett-Packard. He successfully managed support programs and projects within HP Services from 1994 through 2007. The programs and projects included a large E-Selling program, a multivendor support program for a large telecommunications company, data center relocation projects, and Mobile Device Management programs.
You can connect with him on Twitter @timmasterson or at www.artizmotech.com
Michael served on the board of the Development Credit Fund in Baltimore, and was a member of the Investment Committee of The Reinvestment Fund, a Philadelphia-based venture capital firm. Michael has won several awards for his professional and community activities. He was the SBA Journalist of the Year for the state of Maryland in 2009. Michael received his B.A. in Economics from Columbia University, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is currently working on his doctorate in business at the University of Phoenix.
Annie’s goal is to ensure companies are empowered with scalable solutions for present & future needs in governance, technology, program and project management, and ICD-9 to ICD-10 compliance.
Mark earned his PMP in 1995, and has been very active in the Washington, DC PMI chapter for the past 16 years. He has served on a number of board positions and currently serves as the trustee for the chapter. Mark is very passionate about project management, and believes adopting the best project management practices and skills is crucial to the success of enterprises today. Mark has been teaching PMP Prep classes since 2007. Mark has designed a new PMP Prep program, built on core ideas and best practices he has learned.
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