Consulting Director at OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates)
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Consulting Director at OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates)
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- Associate/Sr. Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
- Management Consultant at ADI Technology (Now Perot Systems)
- Geoscientist at Roy F. Weston
- Education
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
- Wesleyan University
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Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker’s Summary
Jennifer Tucker (Consulting Director, OKA) is an experienced group facilitator and trainer, management consultant, and project manager. Past and current work includes facilitating technical and scientific work groups, conducting leadership development and teambuilding workshops, leading organizational assessments, and managing public outreach and communication projects.
Jenny is the author of the booklet "Introduction to Type and Project Management," part of the Introduction to Type Series from CPP, Inc.
Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker’s Specialties:
Organization development, workgroup facilitation, leadership development and training, teambuilding workshops, management consulting, strategic planning, project management
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) 2005
Qualified administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI), the Leadership Spectrum Profile (LSP), the Work Environment Scales (WES), Reversal Theory / Apter Motivational Styles Profile (AMSP), and FIRO-B.
Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker’s Experience
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Consulting Director
OKA (Otto Kroeger Associates)
(Management Consulting industry)
April 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Founded in 1977, OKA is a training and consulting firm specializing in leadership and team development. Expert in a variety of psychological instruments and group processes, OKA offers high-impact leadership and team development programs, and a variety of instrument qualification workshops. Jenny currently leads OKA's consulting practice. Recent projects have included:
* Strategic planning workshops with both government and commercial clients.
* Design and delivery of "Critical Conversations: Delivering Effective Feedback" workshops.
* An organization culture assessment and leadership development workshops with a non-profit association.
* MBTI and SDI team development workshops with several IT project teams.
* Teambuilding with senior leadership teams in the public and private sector.
* Ongoing management consulting with a large NIH biomedical informatics program. -
Associate/Sr. Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2001 — April 2006 (4 years 7 months)
While with Booz Allen, Jenny first served as a Program and Project Manager in the Information Technology Team; and then in the Organization Change team. Primary clients were in Federal government and included OPM, EPA, Census Bureau, and DoD. Example projects included:
* Organization assessments for a large DoD program office.
* Group facilitation and focus groups to support DoD information technology policy program.
* IT project management for projects at OPM and Census Bureau
* Leadership of a personality/team dynamics research project for Defense Acquisition University.
* Facilitation of scientific and emergency response policy teams at EPA. -
Management Consultant
ADI Technology (Now Perot Systems)
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)
July 1998 — October 2001 (3 years 4 months)
While with ADI, Jenny led several communications projects for the Department of Navy's Environmental, Safety and Health Programs, and Environmental Data Quality Program. She also facilitated a number of scientific and technical workgroups across DoD and other federal agencies.
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Geoscientist
Roy F. Weston
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)
July 1991 — August 1995 (4 years 2 months)
Field Geoscientist for the Installation Restoration Program and Underground Storage Tank assessment and cleanup effort at a large base closure site in New England.
Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker’s Education
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
PhD - In Progress, Science and Technology Studies, 2003 — 2009 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- Working on PhD - Research relates to the role of subjectivity and interpersonal dynamics in the construction of science and technology.
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Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
MS, Management, 1996 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Public Relations Director for University Bands and the "All-American" Marching Band (1996-1998)
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Wesleyan University
BA, Environmental Sciences, 1987 — 1991
Additional Information
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Jennifer (Jenny) Tucker’s Groups:
Project Management Institute, Northern Virginia Association of Psychological Type, International Reversal Theory Society, ASTD, CB-ODN
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Members of the Project Management Institute Washington, DC Chapter (PMIWDC) -
Wesleyan University Alumni Association -
Krannert School of Management Masters' Alumni
