About the Author
Wes Balakian is CEO of True Solutions Inc., a Dallas-based global project management consulting and training organization. He is a published author, accomplished speaker, strategic facilitator, and program manager delivering strategic planning and program management consulting services to a variety of organizations including military, nonprofit, governmental, and commercial entities throughout the world. During his career, he has been a management consultant, a college professor, a corporate executive, and a business owner. Before founding True Solutions Inc., he held management positions with several Fortune 100 companies and served as a senior strategic planning and performance management consultant and adviser to many global corporations.
As a strategic facilitator Wes has worked with boards of directors and executive management to develop strategic initiatives that have delivered positive results to Fortune’s Global 1000 companies. Wes’s innovative style has helped him become a proven leader in program management, portfolio management, project planning, and delivery of business solutions across industries. He is well versed in corporate culture and strategic alignment as it relates to organizational maturity, business process, logistics, and manufacturing and is known for his practical expertise as a successful mentor and facilitator. His experience includes development of critical business process improvement strategies and short- and long-term strategic planning for executive management teams. He has extensive knowledge in implementation and management of complex, business-to-business process solutions for client relationship management and workforce optimization. Wes has consulted or worked for many global organizations, including J.P. Morgan, Texas Instruments, Verizon, MCI, EDS, Flowserve, Cisco Systems, and Hewlett-Packard.
As a true project management evangelist with a long history of volunteerism, Wes has been instrumental in changing the way program and project management is delivered, perceived, and globally received. His award-winning programs have been taught and used by dozens of organizations, including Oracle, Saudi Telecom, Aramco, Shell, Ericsson, MBFS (Mercedes-Benz Financial Services), Sabre, Delta Airlines, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, Federal Reserve Bank, and the city of Dallas. Balakian, who is a PMP® credential holder, has authored several books on project management and PMP® exam preparation. He has been a contributing leader of the Project Management Institute (PMI) since 1999 and has held positions on PMI’s board.
Wes holds an advanced master’s certificate in project management from George Washington University’s School of Business. He recently graduated from PMI’s Leadership Institute Master Class in Budapest.
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