David Chilcott

Principal

David has an unusual set of skills that encompasses both the deeply technical and the deeply human aspects of both software and organizational development. David has been designing and building custom business applications since 1989. He’s the lead Agile Evangelist as well as the chief systems analyst and designer for Outformations.

His ability to abstract and capture complex system requirements and application flow, combined with his relational database application development experience, ensures that every Outformations solution has a solid, lasting foundation. His technical skills include use case and UML modeling; Unified Process, Scrum and other Agile development methodologies; application architecture and design; web and desktop application development; and various DBMS systems.

In addition to his background as a system architect, David holds a degree in group dynamics, and has completed formal training in creative problem solving, advanced group facilitation and Non-Violent Communication (NVC). Using this experience, he leads focused, task-oriented client design sessions. His collaboration and communication skills support effective Agile project management and team facilitation, training, mentoring and consulting.

David is the founder of Outformations and a principal. He is a board member of the national Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) and the founder of the Bay Area Agile Project Leadership Network (BayAPLN) local chapter. He is a past president of the Bay Area Association of Database Developers and a member of the Bay Area Organization Development Network (BAodn).

Don Robins

Principal

With over twenty years experience in custom business application development, Don has designed, built and delivered countless custom business solutions for clients of all sizes in a wide range of industries including biotech, aeronautics, transportation, manufacturing, human resources, import/export, medical, pharmaceutical, legal, broadcasting, entertainment, labor relations, land trusts, retail, real estate, financial, publishing, technology and education.

A native New Yorker and graduate of Cornell University first introduced to computers in 1975, he is experienced in designing and building custom data centric business applications for Windows desktop and Web platforms, with skills and expertise in requirements gathering, Agile practices, team mentoring and reusable application development frameworks and their implementation.

As Application Technology Director for Outformations, Inc., his current focus is on building Enterprise Line of Business (LOB) SmartClient and Rich Internet Applications (RIA) using Winforms, WPF and Silverlight, and leveraging reusable architectural patterns, frameworks, and toolsets such as IdeaBlade's DevForce and Microsoft's Prism, Unity and Entity Framework. He and his teams have also designed and built applications utilizing Web Services in ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and constructed Business Intelligence (BI) systems leveraging Microsoft's SQL Server tools for Analysis Services (SSAS), Integration Services (SSIS) and Reporting Services (SSRS).

He has a wide variety of experience with legacy database and application development technologies including Lotus Notes/Domino, DB2, ASP(c) with VB/COM and ColdFusion, and his desktop development platforms have included Access, VBA, VB3-6 and Visual FoxPro.

Don is a principal of Outformations, and former director, Vice President and President of the Bay Area Association of Database Developers (BAADD) for which he has led the .NET Developers User Group since August 2002.

Michael Bell

Senior Consultant

Michael leads the Outformations organizational effectiveness and strategic change practice specializing in leadership development and global cultural competence.

He designs state-of-the-art training, leadership development programs and organizational change initiatives for corporate divisions and regional offices. He is an international consultant and executive coach with special expertise in organizational assessment, team-building and mentoring programs. He is an expert helping organizations to understand their cultures and their need for transformational learning.

Michael is a faculty member for Rockwood Leadership program and a graduate of Cornell University. Michael is a core member of two national think tanks, Fetzer Institute’s “Healing the Heart of Diversity” and the “Bohmian Dialogue Research Group.”

Michael is also an advanced facilitator using the conflict resolution model of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication (PNDC)

Ken Nangle

Senior Consultant

Ken is a seasoned entrepreneur, business development executive, CIO and technology strategist working with executives from industries including financial services, software development, marketing, healthcare, and mortgage banking.

Ken has owned a 55 person Information Technology consulting company specializing in business process improvement for major corporate clients.

During his twenty-six year IT career, Ken started and developed three successful consulting companies, and before entering the information technology field Ken spent three years in executive recruitment placing executives in the food service and hospitality industry, successfully ran several restaurants and owned and operated a 450 seat jazz club/restaurant.

Susan Strasburger

Senior Consultant

Susan Strasburger leads the Outformations executive coaching and facilitation training practice. With over eighteen years of experience working with top US-based global corporations, Susan excels at designing customized, effective learning processes that lead to strategic personal and organizational changes. Modeling what she teaches, Susan partners with internal clients to strengthen their capacity to become exceptional leaders in their organization - through high-potential leadership, leadership facilitation skills, team development initiatives, train-the-trainer programs, as well as individual coaching and conflict-resolution interventions.

Susan is a Certified Master Coach through Interaction Associates, MBTI Practitioner through CPP, Diversity Leader through Equity Institute, and an advanced practitioner of Non-Violent Communication. She hold degrees from Yale University and Mills College, and will be completing her PhD in Psychology in the summer of 2008, focusing on presence, paradox and transformation in the workplace.

Neil Redding

Senior Consultant

Neil is a seasoned technologist and software developer with nearly twenty years of experience spanning multiple industries. He has a track record of helping companies improve their businesses through the application of best-fit technology, agile project management and adept engagement skills.

In his current role as Technology Strategist, Neil helps teams leverage the best technologies for realizing their strategic goals. From creative concept through strategy, design, and implementation, Neil works closely with all contributors to ensure key decisions are aligned with technical feasibility.

In a world of increasingly interconnected websites, functional ads and branded widgets, social networks, mobile technologies and beyond, the success of your interactive projects depends on the digital choices you make. Grounded in his software development and leadership experience with firms from Silicon Valley to Wall Street to Madison Avenue, Neil provides strategic guidance and technical project management that support the successful deployment of your interactive projects.