Michael La Pean is a technology professional with an impressive background in software and product development. He is known for delivering integrated, end-to-end solutions and guiding teams with a flexible leadership style aligned with the voice-of-the-customer. With experience in professional services and client services, Michael has built a reputation for managing complex, global initiatives that meet business needs. He has spearheaded technical direction that developed multiple pieces of software for Toyota and implemented mobile applications for managing natural disasters and emergency situations (patent pending).

Michael has achieved notable accomplishments in agile methodology by introducing Agile/Scrum methodologies that save costs in project and development costs. He has also transformed back-end infrastructure from API-heavy to microservice-oriented and empowered Big Data storage from totally on-premises to entirely AWS and Azure. Cost and waste reduction is another field where Michael has achieved success, reducing complexity and headcount required to support two $MM product portfolios, generating new revenue streams through expanded service options, and saving millions by negotiating with vendors and contracts team.

Michael is a Pepperdine University alumnus with an MBA in General Business, and additional certifications in International Business, Leadership and Change Management, and European Business Management from NEOMA Business School. He studied History and Comparative Religions at California State University, Fullerton. Michael has held several senior positions, including Senior Program Director at WillowTree, Program Management Consultant at Conduent, Founder/Lead Designer at Digital Praetorian Inc., Director Delivery Services (Professional Services) at Beyondsoft, and Vendor Manager/Technical Project/Program Manager at Equator, LLC. Additionally, he worked as a Adjunct Faculty - Project Management Certificate Program at University of Redlands, Technical Project Manager/Program Manager at Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS), Technical Program Manager at Worldwide Management, Director of Operations at Questys Solutions, Emergency Command Center at Orange County Fire Authority, and Free Lance Writer at Free Lance, among other roles.

Michael is a skilled technology professional with hands-on experience in HTML5, CSS, XML, Java Script (JS), AJAX, jQuery, AWS and Azure Cloud Architecture, Analytics (Google, Omniture, Adobe), SQL, C++, C#, Linux - Unix (LAMP Stack), TeamSite, Sitecore, Android, iOS, Kony, PhoneGap, Xamarin, Rest and SOAP APIs, Microservices, React, Waterfall, Agile, Solr, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, Continuous Integration-Continuous Deployment, DevOps, Automated Testing, Workflows, QA, SAP, and JIRA.