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<p><strong>JC Lamkin, CNA, PMP</strong></p>
<p>President</p>
<p>Gypsy Lane Technologies and Technically Speaking Radio</p>
<p>E: pr [at] TechnicallySpeakingRadio [dot] com</p>
<p>O: (215) 843-1039 x4</p>
<p>W: <a href="http://TechnicallySpeakingRadio.com" target="_blank">http://TechnicallySpeakingRadio.com</a></p>
<p>W:  <a href="http://gltmypc.com" target="_blank">http://gltmypc.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.blackexperts.com/profiles/jc_lamkin.html">Black Tech Expert</a></p>
<p><a href="http://FabulousAndTechfilled.com">FabulousAndTechfilled.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Technically-Speaking-Jc-Lamkin-phila-radio">Technically Speaking Radio Podcasts</a></p>
<p><a href="http://twitter.com/JCLamkin">On Twitter</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Technically-Speaking-Radio/27038287945" target="_blank">On Facebook</a></p>
<p><a href="http://blog.techpodcasts.com/2010/01/tpnw-2010-17-01-40-successful-job-search-results-using-technology.html" target="_blank">On TechPodcasts: Technology and Successful Job Search Results</a></p>
<p><a href="http://blog.techpodcasts.com/2009/09/tpn-weekly-23-%E2%80%93-big-tech-tools-on-a-small-tech-budget.html" target="_blank">On TechPodcasts: Tech Tools on a Budget</a></p>
<p>Raised in Philadelphia, PA, JC serves as President, Exec Producer &amp; Host at Technically Speaking Radio on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m.</p>
<p>Author of <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ofBsSxxY45wC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=fabulous+and+tech-filled+volume+1&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=zI_VBXBS94&amp;sig=pyQ-ghX_C6yoSmiZM6DsIgBj9QE&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=UbxgS8ryAs-ilAfMuaXjCw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=&amp;f=false">Fabulous &amp; Tech-filled, Volume 1</a><br />
<strong>Areas of Expertise</strong></p>
<p>•Corporate &amp; Government Contracts</p>
<p>•Project Management</p>
<p>•Risk assessment and mitigation</p>
<p>•Change Management</p>
<p>•Communications</p>
<p>•Tech systems development &amp; team building</p>
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>•Villanova University</p>
<p>•University of the Sciences</p>
<p>•Certified Project Manager (PMP)</p>
<p>•Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)</p>
<p><strong>Years in Industry</strong></p>
<p>Over 15 years in IT management, project management and community development</p>
<p><strong>Professional Responsibilities</strong></p>
<p>President &amp; CEO of Gypsy Lane Technologies</p>
<p>President, Executive Producer &amp; Host of the “Technically Speaking Radio” program</p>
<p><strong>Professional Accomplishments</strong></p>
<p>Contributor, Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3), <a href="http://www.pmpsvc.com/opm3.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.pmpsvc.com/opm3.pdf</a></p>
<p><strong>Product management:</strong> Directly responsible for assigned project revenue (upwards of $25M) and client satisfaction with the projects and deliverables for multiple teams.</p>
<p><strong>Solution Concept to Execution:</strong> Unique competency in translating business issues into customer solutions including opportunity identification, requirements development, software development management, delivery, support, and analysis.</p>
<p><strong>Innovative Application of Technology:</strong> Unique capability to understand capabilities of technology to solve a particular business problem or create business opportunity.</p>
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<p><strong>Product development:</strong> Full lifecycle experience in scoping, designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise scale business application and business intelligence software, using both waterfall and iterative development methodologies.</p>
<p><strong>Teaming and collaboration:</strong> Specialize in creating cross-functional, cross-organizational teams with the customer to identify, prioritize, and design solutions for business requirements.</p>
<p>Strong quantitative analysis skills to lend insight to highly ambiguous and sensitive business problems.</p>
<p>Strong project and team management skills on highly complex projects with rapid results.</p>
<p>Advanced communication skills across all media: email, issue papers, presentations, web content.</p>
<p><strong>Community Service Accomplishments</strong></p>
<p>Led Computer Training course for seniors at Potters House Mission</p>
<p>Co-Chair Tribute to Women in Ministries</p>
<p>Spear-headed in-service tech community event: “Taking technology to the streets”. Results: Job search, voter registration, resume creation and uploading resumes for non-computer savvy citizens</p>
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<p><strong>Most Recent  Speaking Engagements</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.searchcampphilly.com/2009-event-guide.pdf">SearchCampPhilly</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.podfeed.net/episode/Podcamp+Philly...this+week+during+the+Technically+Speaking+Radio+on+88.1+FM+WPEB/1996155">PodCampPhilly</a></p>
<p>PA Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs Business Exchange</p>
<p><a href="http://philadelphia-social-networking.eventbrite.com/">Mt. Airy Business Association</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.1888pressrelease.com/tech-leader-panelist-at-congressional-black-caucus-annual-le-pr-73059.html">Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference</a></p>
<p>The Montgomery County Woman-Owned Business Network</p>
<p>Greater Germantown Business Association</p>
<p><a href="http://networking.bizjournals.com/post/philadelphia/Women_Led_Businesses/blog/youve_got_social_media_questions_shes_got_answers.html">National Alliance of Market Developers</a></p>
<p>National Coalition of 100 Black Women</p>
<p>African American United Fund</p>
<p><strong>Appeared in the following publications</strong></p>
<p>Redbook Magazine</p>
<p>USA Today</p>
<p><a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://tools.businessweek.com/career-change/tpnw-2010-17-01-40-successful-job-search-results-using-technology/6314568563335739137-1798bc53a8b20a860bead9384452960b/">Newsweek</a></p>
<p>Philadelphia Inquirer</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blackspeakers.com/black_business_experts_speakers.html">African American Business Experts</a></p>
<p><strong>Current Board Memberships</strong></p>
<p>2nd vice Chair, Philadelphia Congress of the National Congress of Black Women</p>
<p>Board Member of the Liberation Fellowship CDC</p>
<p><strong>Past Board Memberships</strong></p>
<p>2nd vice Chair, African American United Fund</p>
<p>Former Board member of the Germantown Community Collaborative Board</p>
<p>Former executive committee member of the Urban League Young Professionals</p>
<p>Former executive committee Toastmaster (“SmithKline Speecham” Chapter)</p>
<p><strong>Memberships</strong></p>
<p>Member of the Project Management Institute</p>
<p>Member of BDPA</p>
<p>Member of Black Public Issues Forum</p>
<p><strong>Most Recent Awards, Nominations, Honors</strong></p>
<p>2007 Technology Council Gala Nomination for Educator of the Year</p>
<p>2006 nominee &#8211; Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania</p>
<p>2006 recipient of the Business Award, Philadelphia Women’s Opportunity Resource Center</p>
<p>2006 recipient of the Cheyney University’s Community Leader Award</p>
<p>2006 recipient of the Anita T. Conner Award in Media/Public relations</p>
<p>2006 finalist for the Best New Air Talent, Achievement in Radio award through the March of Dimes</p>
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