Daniel Roman

I bring a decade of experience in software development and consulting, which began with myComputer Science degree from Michigan State University. My background—including roles as asoftware consultant, conservation corps member, and landscaper—informs my core belief invaluing effectiveness over efficiency in project delivery.

My personal philosophy centers on a strong, multi-tiered definition of “we,” and I reject thenotion of “that’s not my problem”. I believe all issues sit within a shared definition of the team. Ibelieve that any successful team’s outcome is dependent on the strength and balance ofrelationships and work management processes. In my experience, a team aligned in executingtowards a well-understood goal will always outperform a collection of fragmented experts.I consider the shared experience of doing the work together to be an integral part of the finalproduct. This collaborative approach has led to success in client work, such as developing anexecutive alignment tool that involved establishing work processes for an inheriting offshoreteam, and creating a sales dashboard that required unique strategies to align complex businesslogic from a legacy ERP system with subject matter experts.I have shared my stories on these and other topics in conference talks across venues like Agileand Beyond and the Association of Manufacturing Excellence.