Michael W Cox

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About Michael W Cox

Are your teams improving the quality, speed, profitability and predictability of your work? My agile approach upgrades teams by focusing on what works and avoiding unnecessary overhead. It starts with building a rapport and listening. My formula: Rapport + Clear and High Expectations + Follow Up + Recognition = Success. That makes the work fun, sustainable and rewarding. I am a Swiss Army leader who has led programs of all sizes, types, and methodologies. I've managed people and programs with 15+ cross-functional teams across the world along with enterprise efforts for tens of thousands of users. I love to learn, research and dive into a challenge. If it's not hard, it's not fun! I've also written and customized code. I have deep experience in program management, PMO, agile/waterfall/hybrid projects, vendor management, risk management, content management systems, quality management systems, translation management systems, marketing automation, content quality automation, cross-functional teams, accessibility, virtual teams, localization, machine translation, APIs & integrations, digital marketing, artificial intelligence, process optimization, privacy, security, SaaS implementations and FDA compliance systems. Managers, customers and peers see my strengths as firm but pleasant, professional & trustworthy, knowledgeable & insightful, highly respected, thorough with details, prioritizes effectively, skilled communicator, persistent in getting answers, great understanding of issues, prompt & approachable, goes above & beyond, friendly & positive, vast experience, extremely organized, brings an upbeat attitude, and great at following up. The Gallup StrengthsFinder® survey determined that I am a.* Learner – Continuously improving * Achiever – Works hard; productive * Responsibility – Own what I do with honesty & loyalty * Relator – Finds deep satisfaction in working with others * Activator – Turns thoughts into actions I'm ready to help! browntownmike@gmail.com