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American Express americanexpress.com (external link, opens in a new window)

Banking · Official site: American Express Category on the old site: BANKS

banks
Capital One capitalone.com (external link, opens in a new window)

Banking · Official site: Capital One Category on the old site: BANKS

banks
Chat GPT chatgpt.com (external link, opens in a new window)

Official site: Chat GPT Category on the old site: AI

ai
Claude code claude.ai (external link, opens in a new window)

Official site: Claude code Category on the old site: AI

ai
Cursor cursor.com (external link, opens in a new window)

Official site: Cursor Category on the old site: AI

ai

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A system gets bypassed three months after go-live — and it is never because staff resisted it

Say "the floor won't cooperate" and the investigation stops. The real chain has three links — bad item codes, unabsorbed variances, and the fact that you did make them slower.

· project-management · manufacturing-digitalization

Three things you can verify

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Credentials Certified

PMP — Project Management Professional

Certificate holder

PMP certified. The methodology underneath a dozen real projects, not a certificate on a wall.

  • The methodology underneath a dozen real projects — scope, risk register, change control, stakeholder matrix
  • My project plans and acceptance templates are written in this vocabulary
Credentials Certified

NPDP — New Product Development Professional

Certificate holder

NPDP certified, covering new products end to end — from spotting the opportunity to launch.

  • Covers new products end to end, from spotting the opportunity to launch
  • I use it on my own products to decide what to build first and what to validate first
Credentials Certified

CCNA — Cisco Certified Network Associate

Certificate holder

Cisco CCNA certified. Networking and infrastructure are the groundwork under every systems project I have run since.

  • Systematic training in networking, routing and infrastructure
  • On systems like WMS / LES it means I can talk to the ops and network people directly
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