Whit Tice {LION}

Current

• Organizational Effectiveness at Boeing
• Professional Technology, Business, and People Consultant at Whit's Consulting Initiatives

Past

• Experienced Consultant at Moreland Partners
• MBA and MPOD Candidate at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
• Extreme Blue MBA Intern at IBM

• Testing Lead and Information System Security Officer at 21st Century Systems, Inc.
• Quality Assurance Engineer at 21st Century Systems, Inc.
• Quality Assurance Research Technician at Acceleration Software International

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Education

• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management
• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management
• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

• University of Evansville
• Harlaxton College
• Charles Wright Academy

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• My Grad Speech

Whit Tice {LION}’s Summary

I am an MBA (2008) and MPOD graduate (2009) with several years of work in software and management consulting arenas. I have demonstrated leadership, team coordination, standard and process adherence, and problem solving. The combination of my MBA and Computer Science degrees and work experience allows me to bridge the gap between business and technology. The MPOD degree gives me the tools and experience to bring it all together through organizational development. My experience and education allow me to effectively drive and implement projects through solid decision making, incorporation of stakeholders at the right time and place, and follow through to ensure organizational evolution brings it all together.

Right now, I am working in Organizational Effectiveness. The role is still evolving so more details will come soon. Recently, I was with Moreland Partners as a consultant. There and with other consulting initiatives, I continue to focus on the following:
• Organizational change management and project management activities to ensure direction, fit, and results
• Strategic alignment of resources and capabilities to win in the market
• Sustainability initiatives to cultivate and develop improvement for people, planet, and profit
• Coaching individuals for career advancement, visioning, and leadership development

Prior to that, my next most recent work experience was with IBM Extreme Blue where I was able to employ both my business and organizational behavior education to lead my team and be Extreme.

I am seeking a leadership positions in the greater Seattle and Bellevue areas that will build on my experience and education and open to short term consulting opportunities.

Whit Tice {LION}’s Specialties:

Specialist in leveraging the technical, business, and people aspects to drive a project through CS, MBA, and MPOD degrees

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic & Tactical Planning
Project Management…Workflow Design
Business Process Re-Engineering…Communications
Change Management…IT Systems Management
Efficiency & Productivity Improvements
Systems Security…Audit Compliance
Team Building…Mentoring…Training
Coaching…Facilitating
Design…Development…Implementation

Whit Tice {LION}’s Experience

• Organizational Effectiveness

  Boeing

  (Public Company; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Professional Technology, Business, and People Consultant

  Whit's Consulting Initiatives

  (Management Consulting industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  • Technology and systems consulting
  • Strategy consulting including marketing, organizational, and corporate strategy development
  • Project Management
  • Process Consulting
  • Change Management
  • Organizational Development, Appreciative Inquiry consulting
  • Personal Coaching including visioning, strategy, tactics, and focus

• Experienced Consultant

  Moreland Partners

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 3 months)

  • Project management/change management activities
  • Designed ERP project organizational change management plan including communications plan, requirements, and delivery structure
  • Lead and managed business process reengineering team
  • Created project team estimates, tracking and coordination processes, and multi-team collaboration platform
  • Business process reengineering, design and implementation
  • Oracle v11i implementation, modeling, troubleshooting
  • Functional application design and guidance
  • Telecommunications/Network expense management

• MBA and MPOD Candidate

  Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 10 months)

  MBA Class of 2008
  MPOD Class of 2009

• Extreme Blue MBA Intern

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Lead team of 3 to redesign administrative functionality and reinforce online participation of the Apache Geronimo community.
  • Researched and presented best practices for successful online communities through study and conducting interviews
  • Assessed Apache Geronimo and presented recommendations for strategic direction, focus, and energy to community
  • Led daily “scrum” meetings to focus on speed driven Agile development, facilitated goal setting, and managed project team
  • Tracked team progress and coordinated milestone efforts with project mentors and sponsors
  • Pitched project and performed demonstration for executives at Expo events in Raleigh, NC, and Armonk, NY
  • Graduated from SSME Boot camp through researching and presenting on tasked materials

• Testing Lead and Information System Security Officer

  21st Century Systems, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Lead and coordinated Testing and Quality Assurance teams with Development teams for 13 projects to meet deadlines and provide thorough project assessments. Granted Top Secret clearance and oversaw all 5 classified systems use, auditing, and administration.
  • Interviewed applicants and assisted with selection and final decision
  • Supervised, mentored and trained 6 new employees
  • Directed 4 employees through the creation and finalization of a project’s user manual
  • Created and gave post-product test cycle presentations to Development and Testing teams
  • Gained expertise in Common Operating Environment User Interface Specifications standards and procedures
  • Served as administrator for redesign and improvement of all 21 testing databases
  • Performed Stress, Performance, Regression, Functional, and Requirement testing on 12 projects
  • Analyzed functionality and design to report problems and suggest improvements on all tested projects

• Quality Assurance Engineer

  21st Century Systems, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  Ensured quality work done at all levels in project lifecycles and company technical operations.
  • Reviewed Requirement, Design, and other project documents for 20 projects
  • Drafted and revised Process and Procedure documents for Development, Quality Assurance, and Testing departments

• Quality Assurance Research Technician

  Acceleration Software International

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year)

  • Overcame daily virus threats through multiple levels of coordination with the Antivirus team and customers.
  • Published reports, warnings and recommendations to customers on virus activity and solutions.
  • Wrote Antivirus “Cleaner” code.
  • Fielded advanced customer service issues and restored damaged system functionality.

Whit Tice {LION}’s Education

• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

  Master's , Positive Organizational Development and Change , 2007 — 2009

• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

  Certification , Organizational Development , 2008 — 2008

  Certified in June 2008 as Facilitator/Coach by the Hay Group in the ECI, ESCI, and LSI instruments (Emotional Intelligence and Learning Style tools)

• Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

  Master's , Business Administration , 2006 — 2008

  Awards Received:
  Scott S. Cowen Student Leadership Award, Spring 2008
  Graduate Business Student Association’s President Award, Fall 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Graduate Business Student Association President, Professional Student Representative for Faculty Senate, IT Club President, Entrepreneurship Club Strategy and Planning Representative

• University of Evansville

  BS , Computer Science , 1999 — 2003

  Volunteer Activities:
  Tri-State Food Bank, Evansville Rescue Mission, Habitat For Humanity, Little Sisters of the Poor, Easter Seals, Evansville Carson Center After School Care

  Activities and Societies:

  Resident Assistant, Phi Kappa Tau Vice President, Numerous other Phi Kappa Tau leadership roles, Circle K Vice President, Frisbee Club President and Founder, ACM member

• Harlaxton College

  Study Abroad in Granthamshire England 2000 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Activities Board

• Charles Wright Academy

  1993 — 1999

Additional Information

Whit Tice {LION}’s Websites:

• My Grad Speech

Whit Tice {LION}’s Interests:

Linked In, Rock Climbing, Martial Arts, Ultimate Frisbee, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Strategy, Visioning, Appreciative Inquiry, Sustainability, Organizational Development, OD, Organizational Behavior, OB, Technology, Communications, Management, Managing as Designing

Whit Tice {LION}’s Groups:

NOHRC - SHRM

•    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
•    IBM Extreme Blue
•    CWRU - WSOM - MPOD 4
•    HR Net Group
•    H.R. Professionals
•    Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
•    Best Practice Exchange
•    Case Western Reserve University
•    Network of Organizational Change Managers
•    KindExcellence
•    Phi Kappa Tau Alumni Networkers
•    University of Evansville Alumni Network
•    Phi Kappa Tau Alumni Network
•    University of Evansville
•    Case Weatherhead MOD MPOD Alumni Network
•    KindExcellence Executive Club North Central USA
•    BAWB Global Forum 2009
•    Global Sustainability and Turnaround Professionals

Whit Tice {LION}’s Honors:

Honors:
University of Evansville Deans List
University of Evansville Merit Scholar

Awards:
Scott S. Cowen Student Leadership Award received Spring 2008
Graduate Business Student Association’s President Award received Fall 2006
Phi Kappa Tau Senior of the Year received Spring 2003
Phi Kappa Tau Rusher of the Year received Spring 2003
University of Evansville Residence Life Spring Hall Participation Award received Spring 2003
University of Evansville Residence Life Program of the Month received October 2002
Phi Kappa Tau Certificate of Merit received Spring 2001
Phi Kappa Tau Associate of the Year received Spring 2000

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