Chuck Dickemann

Expert people and business management coach/consultant with decades of documented success in servant leadership, managing multi-million dollar projects, mentoring supporting managers, and launching high-value, market-defining products.

Highly effective in understanding the customer, and explaining complex concepts and research in easy-to-understand language.

History of improving operations efficiency, process optimization, culture evolution, customer engagement, and software lifecycle management.

Most recently, Chuck has been a Senior Business SME, Management Consultant, and PMO Lead of Project Managers to manage project timelines, mitigate risk, and improve operations; also a trusted advisor to the client supporting strategic discussions and outlining tactics for optimum execution.

Having managed staffs as large as 55 people, he takes a steady-handed, positive approach to people-leadership, culture enhancement and mentorship. Philosophically, a positive team member who regards ambiguity as opportunity; and embodies integrity and transparency.

Some specific highlights include:

- Recruited a staff of 35+ broadcast and producing professionals, and launched a $650 million project that grew subscriptions almost 40% YoY.
- As a PMO, shifted from Waterfall to Agile resulting in 30% improvement in on-time product delivery.
- As a Product Manager, co-designed an operational workflow that netted savings of $250k in year one and targeted another $200k savings in year two.
- As Project Manager, repaired two Fed Contract relationships. Improved CPARS from unsatisfactory to Very Good/Exceptional.

Other soft-skills:
- Interacting with stakeholders and customers (both internal and external) to build trust
- The ability to listen -- In order to understand customer goals and needs
- Copywriting experience with a keen sense of grammar and the ability to articulate complex concepts

A graduate of Colgate University, Chuck lives in Virginia with his wife. Their two sons and their wives and children live nearby.