Patrick Waara – Principal, ResponseAgility LLC
Patrick Waara is a consultant, coach, trainer, and public speaker who has been helping Fortune 500 companies, organizations, and individuals achieve their goals through understanding and harnessing change. Mr. Waara has more than 30 years of experience in software and IT, including software development, web development, systems engineering, project management, networks, and IT infrastructure. He was the first and only Software Design for Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt in Xerox Corporation before launching ResponseAgility. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, certified ScrumMaster, certified Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Practitioner, and holds a B.S, and M.S. in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University. Knowing that people are equally as important in the change equation as processes and tools, Mr. Waara is also a certified Success Principles trainer, certified Leadership Gift practitioner, and a certified Crucial Conversations and Influencer trainer. Patrick has consulted with, trained, and coached over 1000 people around the world in achieving success and harnessing change by applying proven principles and practices.