Mike Gremer
Senior Manager Technical Services and Program Management Office at VCE- Claim this Profile
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Moses J. P.
I had the pleasure of reporting directly to Mike Gremer for the better part of my 3+ years at VCE. Mike is a very detailed, execution-focused and personable manager that is keen to balance the business, process and people that report to him. In addition to being my manager, I consider Mike to be my mentor, and a key reason for my career advancement. Therefore, I strongly recommend Mike (to the highest degree possible) for any role he might consider to pursue. I sincerely believe any organization could greatly benefit from his professionalism, consistent positive approach, and would be fortunate to have him on their leadership / management team.
Jim McMahan
Mike is the model by which all managers should be compared. Mike provides the leadership and guidance that a team of senior contributors requires. He leads when needed, he guides when needed, and he allows his team to work thier respective programs. When I need to escalate an issue, Mike is there to help and provide assistance. Mike was the driving force behind the creation of the VCE Program Management Office (PMO). Mike crafted the foundation, and then looked to his team to help bring the PMO and the product life-cycle to life. This Lifecycle process is now the framwork by which all products, solutions, and services throughout the company are released. I will gladly work with Mike again anytime in the future.
Moses J. P.
I had the pleasure of reporting directly to Mike Gremer for the better part of my 3+ years at VCE. Mike is a very detailed, execution-focused and personable manager that is keen to balance the business, process and people that report to him. In addition to being my manager, I consider Mike to be my mentor, and a key reason for my career advancement. Therefore, I strongly recommend Mike (to the highest degree possible) for any role he might consider to pursue. I sincerely believe any organization could greatly benefit from his professionalism, consistent positive approach, and would be fortunate to have him on their leadership / management team.
Jim McMahan
Mike is the model by which all managers should be compared. Mike provides the leadership and guidance that a team of senior contributors requires. He leads when needed, he guides when needed, and he allows his team to work thier respective programs. When I need to escalate an issue, Mike is there to help and provide assistance. Mike was the driving force behind the creation of the VCE Program Management Office (PMO). Mike crafted the foundation, and then looked to his team to help bring the PMO and the product life-cycle to life. This Lifecycle process is now the framwork by which all products, solutions, and services throughout the company are released. I will gladly work with Mike again anytime in the future.
Moses J. P.
I had the pleasure of reporting directly to Mike Gremer for the better part of my 3+ years at VCE. Mike is a very detailed, execution-focused and personable manager that is keen to balance the business, process and people that report to him. In addition to being my manager, I consider Mike to be my mentor, and a key reason for my career advancement. Therefore, I strongly recommend Mike (to the highest degree possible) for any role he might consider to pursue. I sincerely believe any organization could greatly benefit from his professionalism, consistent positive approach, and would be fortunate to have him on their leadership / management team.
Jim McMahan
Mike is the model by which all managers should be compared. Mike provides the leadership and guidance that a team of senior contributors requires. He leads when needed, he guides when needed, and he allows his team to work thier respective programs. When I need to escalate an issue, Mike is there to help and provide assistance. Mike was the driving force behind the creation of the VCE Program Management Office (PMO). Mike crafted the foundation, and then looked to his team to help bring the PMO and the product life-cycle to life. This Lifecycle process is now the framwork by which all products, solutions, and services throughout the company are released. I will gladly work with Mike again anytime in the future.
Moses J. P.
I had the pleasure of reporting directly to Mike Gremer for the better part of my 3+ years at VCE. Mike is a very detailed, execution-focused and personable manager that is keen to balance the business, process and people that report to him. In addition to being my manager, I consider Mike to be my mentor, and a key reason for my career advancement. Therefore, I strongly recommend Mike (to the highest degree possible) for any role he might consider to pursue. I sincerely believe any organization could greatly benefit from his professionalism, consistent positive approach, and would be fortunate to have him on their leadership / management team.
Jim McMahan
Mike is the model by which all managers should be compared. Mike provides the leadership and guidance that a team of senior contributors requires. He leads when needed, he guides when needed, and he allows his team to work thier respective programs. When I need to escalate an issue, Mike is there to help and provide assistance. Mike was the driving force behind the creation of the VCE Program Management Office (PMO). Mike crafted the foundation, and then looked to his team to help bring the PMO and the product life-cycle to life. This Lifecycle process is now the framwork by which all products, solutions, and services throughout the company are released. I will gladly work with Mike again anytime in the future.
Credentials
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Project Management Certificate George Washington University School of Business
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Experience
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VCE
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Manager Technical Services and Program Management Office
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Oct 2010 - Present
Part of startup team that created product and solution development infrastructure for newly formed Converged Infrastructure company that grew from zero to $2.2B in revenue in five years. • Formed company’s first Program Management Office including 5 program managers. • Developed and put into production company wide solution/product development processes. • Team drove development and release of 20 plus solutions and products. • Drove evolution of process as company grew and portfolio expanded into software. • Managed pre-sales process that enabled sales of non-standard product configurations. Show less
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Cisco
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Manager, Technical Services
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Oct 2003 - Oct 2010
Managed operations and supported Systems teams with Lab Management, Technical Writing and Program Management Support. Over the next few years Enterprise, Commercial and Vertical Solution Development support was added as these groups combined under one umbrella. Established Operations model for organization including operations reviews and manager’s meetings, and prioritization process. Drove productivity increases allowing team to support twice as many project teams without increasing headcount. On average supported 20-26 active projects at a time and produced over 200 technical documents per year such as Cisco Validated Design Guides and White Papers.• Drove operations including budget, operations reviews and lab management.• Defined and implemented support processes for Commercial, Enterprise & Vertical segments.• Represented team on CMO Operations Council Show less
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Senior Program Manager
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Oct 2000 - Sep 2003
Created new team of Program Managers and Technical Writers to support newly formed Enterprise Systems Engineering team. Managed interview and hiring process to form team. Successfully completed multiple projects related to Storage and e-Commerce and drove the creation of the ESE commit process for project initiation and execution. Formed a similar team in the Service Provider segment including hiring, process definition, and stakeholder relationship building. Three major Metro Ethernet phases completed during this time.• Enterprise and Service Provider teams built and successfully functioning.• Created development life cycle process for validated solutions.• Three major project teams formed and six projects completed.• Mentored 5 new Program Managers that joined teams during this time Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Marketing Manager
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Aug 1998 - Oct 2000
Managed Product Marketing activities for workgroup class ethernet switches. Managed successful launches of six new switches over 10 month time period. Created strategic marketing messages for product line. Drove marketing requirements in product development teams. Assisted in creating migration plans for customers moving from IBM product lines to those of strategic partners. • Communicated marketing requirements as representative on Product Development Team. • Selected to represent division on Corporate Marketing Leadership team. • Spokesperson for product road map and direction to press and analysts. Show less
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Wandel and Goltermann
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RTP, North Carolina
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Director Product Management
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1996 - 1998
Created new Product Management team for $55 million dollar Test and Measurement division. Led all recruiting and hiring of 5 person Product Marketing team. Established Product Marketing and Management processes within the division. P&L responsibility for all product lines. Developed new format for all marketing collateral. • Formed Product Management team. • Created strategic plan. • Managed the launch of new software applications and hardware platforms. • New software based product won “Best of Show” at Interop 1998 in Las Vegas Show less
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Education
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1994 - 1998
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
MBA, Business -
1976 - 1980
University of South Florida
BSES, Engineering with Option in Compter Science
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