Project Management Senior Consultant

MICHAEL A. LESKO

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Seeking position in Senior Management, Team Leadership or Executive Consultant. I have over 30 years’ experience as an Independent Corporate Trainer & Executive Consultant specializing in training “soft business” skills including Management, Leadership, Communication Skills, Time Management Skills, Introduction to Project Management, and Fostering Innovation & Creativity. Experience in Middle Management, Training Middle Management & Executive Leadership Skills. Certified in CAPM and PMP from PMI, Camtasia from TechSmith Software.

Government Security Clearance: Secret (Active); Top Secret (Active); Top Secret w/ Poly (Active)

EXPERIENCE

DATES: JUNE 2020 – PRESENT

JOB TITLE, SENIOR CONSULTANT – Guidehouse Consulting – Tysons Corner, va

Developed, wrote, & conducted training programs related to a variety of topics including Leadership, Team Building, Management. Provided consulting, strategic and operational planning and development for a large government agency in the areas of leadership, and plan implementation in accordance with federal and Executive Order guidelines. Researched, wrote and published articles for the directorate website. Created electronic learning programs for Oracle Human Capital Management System and the NSA.

DATE: SEPT. 1993 – JUNE 2020

JOB TITLE, SENIOR CONSULTANT AND CORPORATE TRAINER – APPLIED MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

Wrote, developed and presented over 120 training programs per year over 25 years in the areas of leadership, management, time management, project management and a variety of other business topics. Training programs included: “How to Manage People”, “Managing Subject Matter Experts”, “Making the Transition to Management”, “Conducting Effective Meetings”, “Coping with Negativity”, “Leading Innovation & Change”, “Project Management”, and many other topics. Customers have included: Fred Pryor Seminars; Daimler/Benz of Germany; Nike South Africa; Walmart; IBM; Australia Federal Government; US Department of Defense; and many others.

DATE: April 1980 - SEPT. 1993

JOB TITLE, Various Leadership positions held – International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM Corp)

Positions held included: Financial Analyst, Accounts Receivable Manager, Office Operations Manager, Branch Manager, Location Manager, Support Director, Divisional Vice-President

EDUCATION

JUNE 1978

DEGREE TITLE, National College of Education, Evanston, Il

BA Degree with dual major in Education & Mathematics. Graduated Summa Cum Laude; GPA: 3.95

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Certification

CAPM Certification (1998)

Camtasia TechSmith Certification (2025)

Myers-Briggs Certification (2016)

PMP Certification (2001)

Public Speaking, Teaching

Developing Innovative Training

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