Stephen holds a M.S. in Management from The Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech as well. Stephen has worked as a practitioner and leader across business, design and technology domains for enterprises and brands like PepsiCo, AutoTrader, Cummins, Chick-fil-A, the American Cancer Society, the CDC, Macy's, GM, Home Depot, Lowe's, and others. in the domains of business, technology and user experience for more than 20 years. Stephen is a pluralist who is passionate about UX, APIs, DevOps, service design, servant leadership, engineering craft and 80s/90s Hip Hop. When not on the job, Stephen spends time with his beautiful family and hits the mountain bike trails that surround Atlanta.
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I’m a huge fan of The Phoenix Project and I’m honored to count Gene Kim both as one of my professional inspirations and also as a personal friend. There is, however, a ...
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