
Executive Project Manager at IBM
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Executive Project Manager at IBM
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
John Langlois led the team that planned and delivered one of the most successful programs in the history of notebook computing - ThinkPad® T-series. His projects received numerous Editor Choice product awards while garnering the highest levels of customer satisfaction. John earned IBM’s most prestigious corporate award for outstanding project performance.
John specializes in nurturing projects targeted at new markets. He possesses a unique ability to see patterns of dysfunctional behavior in organizations and to identify the variables that most influence team performance. John is a popular speaker at conferences on diverse subjects such as optimizing project portfolios, scheduling risk analysis, managing dysfunctional teams and building a strong project matrix.
Project Management, Portfolio Management, Strategy
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
1983 — Present (25 years)
Prioritize Power Systems solutions portfolio.
Lead worldwide teams to deliver complex projects to market.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
MS, Economics, 1982 — 1983
1978 — 1982
High School, 1974 — 1978
project management, teams, leadership, strategy
Project Management Institute (PMI), Standford Certified Project Manager (SCPM)
Recognized by IBM® Corporate Excellence Award as one of top 25 Project Managers in the company.