dpatti
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Bio
Donald Patti is a Coach and Consultant for Cedar Point Consulting, a business coaching and consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area, where he assists organizations in applying Lean and Agile to develop new products and services as well as improve organizational performance. He is the creator of Lean Strategy, a lightweight approach for small businesses to develop and execute their business strategy.
Known for his strong business and technology acumen, Mr. Patti has successfully founded and grown two entrepreneurial businesses during his career and consulted to well-respected organizations that include HP, Daimler Benz, JPMorgan Chase, CheckFree, Navy Federal, the Hearst Corporation, Marriott, Verizon, the College Board and the US Federal Government.
Donald's strengths lay in his ability to tailor Agile and Lean techniques to the unique needs of each client and situation. He has successfully adapted Agile for use by a number of organizations, while also developing Lean Strategy for use with Cedar Point Consulting clients.
Mr. Patti has an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Information Systems from the University of Maryland’s RH Smith School of Business, earned his BA in Business Economics and Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
He is certified in a number of areas, including:
* Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP) by the Balanced Scorecard Institute;
* Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) & Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) by the Scrum Alliance;
* Lean Six Sigma Black Belt by Moresteam University;
* SAFe Agilist by the Scaled Agile Academy;
* Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) with the American Society for Quality;
* Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute™;
* Certified Solutions Advisor by IBM;
Mr. Patti lives with his family in the Washington, DC area, where he enjoys trail-running, reading, playing music and open-wheel racing.