Leadership

Tom has worked in the defense tech industry for over 20 years.  He is a graduate of Clemson University (BS Computer Science ‘03) and The Citadel (MBA ‘08) and is a certified PMP, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and GitLab Professional Services Engineer.  Tom has successfully transformed commercial, Federal and Department of Defense organizations to large Agile implementations. He is passionate about developing organizations’ product delivery capabilities through a focus on Value Stream delivery and thoughtful Product Management. Tom regularly teaches classes for all Agile roles and provides customized leadership & product workshops to teams and executives to help them achieve improved value delivery. 

Amanda has over 20 years of experience in Operations and Supply Chain Management.  She received her BA from Clemson University in Spanish and International Trade and has worked with companies of all sizes to streamline both transportation and operational procedures.  In addition to this experience, Amanda holds numerous technical certifications from GitLab including Gitlab DevOps Professional, GitLab Solutions Architect and GitLab Professional Services Engineer.  

Barry Johnson, CTO of Seek Quality, has worked in the Higher Education tech industry for nearly 35 years and served as both CTO and CIO Advisory for an R1 research university.  He is a graduate of Clemson University (BS Computer Science/AI 89),  and holds several certifications from Gitlab: Gitlab DevOps Professional, GitLab Solutions Architect, GitLab Professional Services Engineer, and Gitlab Certified Trainer.