A little about me follows:

Fred Koos, MSEE, MIT-ACE, PE, SPC, PMP

​Portfolio, Program, and Project Leader | Strategic Transformation Driver | Lean-Agile Expert | Consultant, Instructor, Coach, and Mentor | Innovative Engineer, Manager, and Leader

SOME KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

​My passion is achieving strategic goals by leveraging technology and business innovation with product/portfolio/program/project leadership, management, and relentless execution.

My desire is to serve people: team members, customers, employees, and communities.

My relentless learning supports valuable contributions at increasingly higher levels.

My diligence, loyalty, and collaboration have driven a continuous chain of accomplishments in all phases of the product lifecycle, with key roles in engineering, operations, management, and leadership.  I leverage my experience from industries including technology, automotive, healthcare, construction, education, and the government.  I appyly the breadth and depth of my experience within a holistic innovation framework enabling significant business improvements, with some highlighted below.  Let’s collaborate and keep thriving!

DETAILS

My passion is achieving strategic goals by leveraging technology and business innovation with product/portfolio/program/project leadership, management, and relentless execution, as evidenced by
Successfully leading a program to earn $1B+ in revenue
Leading a global collaborative improvement of product development and program management, contributing to 300% improvement for 500 programs & projects in 4 years
Leading the Lean Portfolio Operations and Professional Development of business agility transformation, leveraging Lean Thinking, Systems Thinking, and Scaled Agile approaches; this portfolio includes 80 programs with 600 staff realigning their work in improved ways, focused on strategic goals and KPIs
Designing electrical/electronic systems for millions of vehicles with awards, including Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year” and JD Power quality awards
Patent earned for innovative automotive electrical/electronic safety system

My desire to serve people spans decades, consistently, as evidenced by
Humbly being elected president of multiple organizations, including for the 1700-member Pittsburgh PMI chapter
Serving in the Air Force, Active Duty and Reserve for 20 years
Leading a PMO to increase customer satisfaction, resulting in increased demand for PMO services, driving 600% growth in PMO staff with a high retention rate
Instructing and coaching with many courses where I’ve helped 4,000 attendees
Often being told that I’m the person who people come to for help and support

My relentless learning supports valuable contributions at increasingly higher levels as evidenced by extensive reading, research, self-learning, and 28 degrees, certifications, licenses, and teaching enablement credentials including information in the Education and Certifications page here.

I look forward to discussing opportunities to collaborate and make groundbreaking progress towards more strategic goals!

Fred B. Koos

FK@FredKoos.US