Toby Getsch
Seattle, WA ▪
toby@getsch.net ▪ (425)
785-7554
Project Management / Program Management
Project Team
Leadership, Process Management, Technical Depth
Senior Project
Management Consultant experienced in the guidance and management
of successful business technology projects. Experience with top-talent
corporate organizations addressing complex, difficult governance
and technology challenges. Demonstrated professional competence
in the following areas:
SharePoint ▪ Program
Management ▪ Business Process Management ▪ Vendor Management
Process Improvement ▪ Change Management ▪ Business Requirements Gathering ▪ Communication Planning
Career History
& Select Accomplishments
J Street
Technology; Bellevue,
WA
(jstreettech.com)
Program Manager
2010
Technical Program Manager and SharePoint MCTS working to grow J Street's SharePoint competency and increase the many related business opportunities.
Inetium;
Bloomington, MN
(inetium.com)
Information Worker Consultant
2008 – 2010
Delivered technology planning and
deployment services to clientele, including The Toro Company, Mediacom,
LifeSource, Minnesota Department of Human Services and Learner Publishing.
With depth of technical knowledge and excellence in service, assisted
organizations in solving business issues. Successfully implemented
technology solutions, helping organizations understand breadth of
technology offerings and how features map to expressed needs. Select
projects included the following:
Minnesota Dept of Public
Safety (MN DPS) via
Orthogonal
Software; St. Paul,
MN
(www.dps.state.mn.us)
IT Consultant
2008
In onsite vendor role, managed
successful six-week proof of concept project to define and validate
technology implementation goals for communication and collaboration
solution within Public Affairs department that could scale to offer
a branded technology solution across MN DPS. Collaborated with Communication
and IT departments and System Architect to plan budget and allocate
resources to build key functionality. Demonstrated solution set
up with examples of desired functionality that Division evangelized
across Department to secure buy-in and co-funding.
ECG Management
Consultants; Seattle,
WA
(ecgmc.com)
Knowledge Manager
2007 – 2008
Recruited to gather business requirements,
plan and implement technology and training business process improvements
for national consulting services Company.
Drug
Free Business; Bothell,
WA
(drugfreebusiness.org)
Technology Strategist
2004 – 2006
Managed IT strategy, business architecture,
service delivery, procurement and maintenance functions for a multi-million
dollar company.
Microsoft
via
Kelly
Services; Redmond,
WA
(wmvhd.com)
Production Manager, Digital Media
Division 2003
– 2004
In onsite contractor role, served
as primary contact for virtual team of 100+ Vendors and Strategic
Partners that contributed to early adoption of High Definition DVDs
using Company’s WMV HD platform.
Career
Professionals; Edina,
MN
(gocpi.com)
IS Coordinator
1999 – 2002
Coordinated all Marketing campaigns,
IT and communications infrastructure systems for a multi-million
dollar employment service. Architected, deployed and maintained
proprietary candidate tracking and recruiter workflow management
system. System improved management of quality resume traffic from
approx. 200 to greater than 2000/month, with ability to be scalable
to accommodate future growth.
Performark;
Bloomington, MN
(performark.com)
Associate Manager, Business Development
1999
Introduced online surveys that
automated manual processes. As Project Manager, innovated process
to deliver an innovative, scalable solution that increased accuracy
of data and reduced resource work load.
Toby
Getsch Consulting; Minneapolis,
MN / Bellevue, WA
(getsch.net)
Owner / Consultant
1999 – 2006
Provided IT consulting, online
marketing and communications analysis services to small businesses
and non-profit organizations.
Education & Certification
B.A., Speech Communications
(Pending Sr. Project), University
of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
A.A.,
Normandale College;
Bloomington, MN
Microsoft Certified Technology
Specialist (MCTS), WSS
3.0 and MOSS 2007
Last update: April, 2010. Also available: CaseStudy.pdf