Russ Davis

Russell has held numerous facilitator/leadership positions with companies such as Cisco Systems Inc., Network Equipment Technologies, and IBM (…25 plus years). Russell is a veteran of the UNITED STATES NAVY and is a published author in the field of Organizational Psychology. Russell has an extensive background in Business Operations Management, Organizational Development/Effectiveness which includes successes in leading and managing efforts related to organizational and operational change, organizational design, team effectiveness modeling, employee pulse assessment/action planning, diagnosing-changing organizational culture, linking organizational strategy to business outcomes, metrics development, process creation, improvement, troubleshooting, strategy development (…using BOST), strategy mapping and balance scorecard workshops and growing enterprise project and change management maturity.Russell also enjoys lecturing at local universities on topics such as Organizational Culture and Leadership, Diagnosing-Changing Organizational Culture, Leading Change, Establishing Project Management Maturity, Intrinsic Motivation-what drives Employee Engagement and Psychological contracts.Russell has a passion for the arts. He not only plays the acoustic/electric guitar but enjoys attending musicals. Russell has a passion for competition – he competes in Ironman Triathlons, marathons, and cycling.Russell and family live in Pleasanton California (…wife Carla and son Dominic).Education:D.B.A. Business Administration (Organization Psychology research): Columbia Southern University.M.B.A. Management focus with minor in Corporate Finance: Notre Dame da Namur UniversityB.S.B.A with a minor in Economics: Notre Dame da Namur UniversityMaster’s Project Management Certificate: George Washington UniversitySix Sigma LEAN & DFSS: Villanova UniversityCertified Project/Program Manager: Stanford University, Graduate School of BusinessConverting Strategy into Execution: Stanford University, Graduate School of BusinessStrategy Execution Framework: Stanford University, Graduate School of Business