JC Lamkin, CNA, PMP

President

Gypsy Lane Technologies and Technically Speaking Radio

Postal: POB 44617, Philadelphia, PA 19144

E: pr [at] TechnicallySpeakingRadio [dot] com

O: (215) 843-1039

W: http://TechnicallySpeakingRadio.com

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Raised in Philadelphia, PA, JC serves as President, Exec Producer & Host at Technically Speaking Radio on  Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET

Areas of Expertise

•Project Management

•Risk assessment and mitigation

•Change Management

•Communications

•Tech systems development

Education

•Certified Project Manager (PMP)

•Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Years in Industry

Over 10 years in IT management, project management and community development

Professional Responsibilities

President & CEO of Gypsy Lane Technologies

President, Executive Producer & Host of the “Technically Speaking Radio” program

Professional Accomplishments

Contributor, Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3), http://www.pmpsvc.com/opm3.pdf

Product management: Directly responsible for assigned project revenue (upwards of $5M) and client satisfaction with the projects and deliverables for multiple teams.

Solution Concept to Execution: Unique competency in translating business issues into customer solutions including opportunity identification, requirements development, software development management, delivery, support, and analysis.

Innovative Application of Technology: Unique capability to understand capabilities of technology to solve a particular business problem or create business opportunity.

Product development: 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.

Teaming and collaboration: Specialize in creating cross-functional, cross-organizational teams with the customer to identify, prioritize, and design solutions for business requirements.

Strong quantitative analysis skills to lend insight to highly ambiguous and sensitive business problems.

Strong project and team management skills on highly complex projects with rapid results.

Advanced communication skills across all media: email, issue papers, presentations, web content.

Community Service Accomplishments

Led Computer Training course for seniors at Potters House Mission

Co-Chair Tribute to Women in Ministries

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

Most Recent  Speaking Engagements

PA Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs Business Exchange

The Montgomery County Woman-Owned Business Network

National Coalition of 100 Black Women

Appeared in the following publications

Redbook Magazine January 2008

USA Today

Philadelphia Inquirer – Who’s on the Board

Germantown Courier

SCOOP Newspaper

Modeled for Naturally You! Magazine

Current Board Memberships

2nd vice Chair, African American United Fund

2nd vice Chair, Philadelphia Congress of the National Congress of Black Women

Board Member of the Liberation Fellowship CDC

Past Board Memberships

Former Board member of the Germantown Community Collaborative Board

Former executive committee member of the Urban League Young Professionals

Former executive committee Toastmaster (“SmithKline Speecham” Chapter)

Memberships

Member of the Project Management Institute

Member of BDPA

Member of Black Public Issues Forum

Most Recent Awards, Nominations, Honors

2007 Technology Council Gala Nomination for Educator of the Year

2006 nominee – Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania

2006 recipient of the Business Award, Philadelphia Women’s Opportunity Resource Center

2006 recipient of the Cheyney University’s Community Leader Award

2006 recipient of the Anita T. Conner Award in Media/Public relations

2006 finalist for the Best New Air Talent, Achievement in Radio award through the March of Dimes