Alan Geiss
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López
I have worked with Alan for several years and projects. All of them successfully managed with no delays and 110% meeting the expectations. This 10% belongs to FUN. Yes, everyone had a lot of fun under his leadership. Apart from his great experience in project management, specially within the IT function, I would highlight many other things that make Alan the person and professional he is. He takes care of people. Real care, for the whole team. If the team is happy, the project will be successful as everyone will do and give their best. I will always remember this sentence from Alan. Empathy and Charisma are in my opinion 2 of his key competences as a leader as well. That is how I perceived him. Through empathy and charisma he achieves great results. He is very demanding and he will make you proud and part of the great results. Will always give you credit for your success. "If you want to grow and move forward, you need to make sure to prepare someone to replace you." Another sentence I will never forget and I will always practise because I believe is so true. I can only say I really enjoyed and loved the times we worked together, I learnt and took with me many learnings (and 2 great sentences) and yeah, we had a lot of fun while working really really hard those project days. Thank you Alan for all you helped me grow and for letting me be part of your team back then.
Bill McGough
I'm writing a recommendation on behalf of Alan - in summary, Alan is uniquely skilled in that he brings three elements together which is not typical; 1. a combination of IT and business perspective - definitely strong on business acumen and also depth of knowledge of crop and marketing strategies and commercial processes beyond IT/Digital, 2. Large-scale international program/transformation experience, and 3. a strong orientation on developing the broader organization; whether Program Management, Mentoring, Coaching, etc. Alan would be a strong asset to any organization!
Debbie Smith
I had the opportunity to work with Alan on several integration projects while we were both at Bayer. Alan is a great project leader. He would set his team up for success by selecting resources who would deliver. He would lead by example and would motivate others to get the job done even if it was tight deadlines. He always made the team members feel important and recognized their efforts. If you are looking for an extraordinary project manager who delivers every time, then Alan is your guy.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López
I have worked with Alan for several years and projects. All of them successfully managed with no delays and 110% meeting the expectations. This 10% belongs to FUN. Yes, everyone had a lot of fun under his leadership. Apart from his great experience in project management, specially within the IT function, I would highlight many other things that make Alan the person and professional he is. He takes care of people. Real care, for the whole team. If the team is happy, the project will be successful as everyone will do and give their best. I will always remember this sentence from Alan. Empathy and Charisma are in my opinion 2 of his key competences as a leader as well. That is how I perceived him. Through empathy and charisma he achieves great results. He is very demanding and he will make you proud and part of the great results. Will always give you credit for your success. "If you want to grow and move forward, you need to make sure to prepare someone to replace you." Another sentence I will never forget and I will always practise because I believe is so true. I can only say I really enjoyed and loved the times we worked together, I learnt and took with me many learnings (and 2 great sentences) and yeah, we had a lot of fun while working really really hard those project days. Thank you Alan for all you helped me grow and for letting me be part of your team back then.
Bill McGough
I'm writing a recommendation on behalf of Alan - in summary, Alan is uniquely skilled in that he brings three elements together which is not typical; 1. a combination of IT and business perspective - definitely strong on business acumen and also depth of knowledge of crop and marketing strategies and commercial processes beyond IT/Digital, 2. Large-scale international program/transformation experience, and 3. a strong orientation on developing the broader organization; whether Program Management, Mentoring, Coaching, etc. Alan would be a strong asset to any organization!
Debbie Smith
I had the opportunity to work with Alan on several integration projects while we were both at Bayer. Alan is a great project leader. He would set his team up for success by selecting resources who would deliver. He would lead by example and would motivate others to get the job done even if it was tight deadlines. He always made the team members feel important and recognized their efforts. If you are looking for an extraordinary project manager who delivers every time, then Alan is your guy.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López
I have worked with Alan for several years and projects. All of them successfully managed with no delays and 110% meeting the expectations. This 10% belongs to FUN. Yes, everyone had a lot of fun under his leadership. Apart from his great experience in project management, specially within the IT function, I would highlight many other things that make Alan the person and professional he is. He takes care of people. Real care, for the whole team. If the team is happy, the project will be successful as everyone will do and give their best. I will always remember this sentence from Alan. Empathy and Charisma are in my opinion 2 of his key competences as a leader as well. That is how I perceived him. Through empathy and charisma he achieves great results. He is very demanding and he will make you proud and part of the great results. Will always give you credit for your success. "If you want to grow and move forward, you need to make sure to prepare someone to replace you." Another sentence I will never forget and I will always practise because I believe is so true. I can only say I really enjoyed and loved the times we worked together, I learnt and took with me many learnings (and 2 great sentences) and yeah, we had a lot of fun while working really really hard those project days. Thank you Alan for all you helped me grow and for letting me be part of your team back then.
Bill McGough
I'm writing a recommendation on behalf of Alan - in summary, Alan is uniquely skilled in that he brings three elements together which is not typical; 1. a combination of IT and business perspective - definitely strong on business acumen and also depth of knowledge of crop and marketing strategies and commercial processes beyond IT/Digital, 2. Large-scale international program/transformation experience, and 3. a strong orientation on developing the broader organization; whether Program Management, Mentoring, Coaching, etc. Alan would be a strong asset to any organization!
Debbie Smith
I had the opportunity to work with Alan on several integration projects while we were both at Bayer. Alan is a great project leader. He would set his team up for success by selecting resources who would deliver. He would lead by example and would motivate others to get the job done even if it was tight deadlines. He always made the team members feel important and recognized their efforts. If you are looking for an extraordinary project manager who delivers every time, then Alan is your guy.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez López
I have worked with Alan for several years and projects. All of them successfully managed with no delays and 110% meeting the expectations. This 10% belongs to FUN. Yes, everyone had a lot of fun under his leadership. Apart from his great experience in project management, specially within the IT function, I would highlight many other things that make Alan the person and professional he is. He takes care of people. Real care, for the whole team. If the team is happy, the project will be successful as everyone will do and give their best. I will always remember this sentence from Alan. Empathy and Charisma are in my opinion 2 of his key competences as a leader as well. That is how I perceived him. Through empathy and charisma he achieves great results. He is very demanding and he will make you proud and part of the great results. Will always give you credit for your success. "If you want to grow and move forward, you need to make sure to prepare someone to replace you." Another sentence I will never forget and I will always practise because I believe is so true. I can only say I really enjoyed and loved the times we worked together, I learnt and took with me many learnings (and 2 great sentences) and yeah, we had a lot of fun while working really really hard those project days. Thank you Alan for all you helped me grow and for letting me be part of your team back then.
Bill McGough
I'm writing a recommendation on behalf of Alan - in summary, Alan is uniquely skilled in that he brings three elements together which is not typical; 1. a combination of IT and business perspective - definitely strong on business acumen and also depth of knowledge of crop and marketing strategies and commercial processes beyond IT/Digital, 2. Large-scale international program/transformation experience, and 3. a strong orientation on developing the broader organization; whether Program Management, Mentoring, Coaching, etc. Alan would be a strong asset to any organization!
Debbie Smith
I had the opportunity to work with Alan on several integration projects while we were both at Bayer. Alan is a great project leader. He would set his team up for success by selecting resources who would deliver. He would lead by example and would motivate others to get the job done even if it was tight deadlines. He always made the team members feel important and recognized their efforts. If you are looking for an extraordinary project manager who delivers every time, then Alan is your guy.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional
Project Management InstituteFeb, 2008- Oct, 2024
Experience
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PM Solutions / PM College
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Trainer & Consultant
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Jun 2022 - Present
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TAILORED SOLUTIONS LLC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Author
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Jan 2020 - Present
This book helps project managers deal with "messed up" situations they might find themselves in. If you are ever asked to rescue a project, you might want to read this book first. If you would like to manage a project where you didn't feel like pulling your hair out, you might want to read this book. If you would like to become more effective and more efficient in managing projects in the future, you might want to read this book. If you are an experienced project manager and would like to be entertained by stories of other project managers "train wrecks", you will want to read this book.
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Bayer CropScience
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Germany
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Business Partner Marketing & Sales Grower Focused
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Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
Responsible for IT Project Portfolio Marketing & Sales North America. Leading special projects as requested by the business. Single point of contact for IT strategy and operations.
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Director of Process and Application Services
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2017
Manage US IT Project Portfolio - Develop, Coach and Mentor Project Managers at Bayer - Develop training programs for Project Management and Leadership at Bayer - Focus on maturing Portfolio, Program and Project management practice
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Information Technology Business Relationship Manager
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
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Self Employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Consultant
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Jun 1991 - Jan 2000
Assist clients with the development of software applications and solutions. Assist clients with the development of software applications and solutions.
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IBM
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales and Marketing
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Jan 1987 - Jun 1991
Assist clients with all IT needs including hardware, software and processes. Assist clients with all IT needs including hardware, software and processes.
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Education
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Kaw Area Vocational Technical School
Computer Programming, Information Technology