Howard Chalmers

Howard Chalmers has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Howard'smost recent role is as a Principal Consultant at Aspirent, where they are the Product Management service line leader. In this role, they work with clients to create Product Management strategy and helps build product management capabilities within their teams.

Before joining Aspirent, Howard was the Founder and Principal of JRA Strategies, a consulting firm they established in 2011.

Howard was also a Founding Member of Gain Grow Retain, an open and free community for customer success leaders, and held the position from 2020 to 2022.

From 2020 to 2022, Howard served as the Director of Product Management at ALYKA Health Technologies. Howard has extensive experience leading and developing cross-functional teams and implementing Agile methodologies.

Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Product Management at Macy's Systems and Technology from 2018 to 2020. In this role, they led the Omni-Order & Delivery and Big-Ticket domains and supervised a team of 15 product managers.

Howard also held significant positions at NCR Corporation, Blackbaud, Intelitix, Daleen Technologies, and Knology Holdings, where they gained experience in product development, project management, and implementation.

Overall, Howard Chalmers has a strong background in product management, strategy development, team leadership, and Agile methodologies.

Howard Chalmers has a comprehensive education history. Howard attended Mountain Brook High School from 1986 to 1989, where they did not earn a degree or specify a field of study. Following high school, they enrolled at Vanderbilt University in 1989 for an unknown duration and did not obtain a degree or specify a field of study. Chalmers then attended Auburn University from 1990 to 1994, earning a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Management Information Systems from the Auburn University Harbert College of Business.

In addition to their formal education, Chalmers has obtained multiple certifications. Howard completed the "Pragmatic Marketing Certified" certification, but specific details such as the date and institution are not provided. Howard also holds various certifications from LinkedIn, including "Strategic Agility" in March 2023, "A Design Thinking Approach to Putting the Customer First" in July 2020, and "Strategic Thinking" in March 2020. Chalmers is also a certified Scrum professional, having acquired the "Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-PO and CSP-SM)" certification from the Scrum Alliance in March 2014. Howard is additionally certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, having earned the certification in March 2013. Chalmers also holds the "PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)" certification from the Project Management Institute, awarded in February 2014. Furthermore, they are a "Certified Scrum Master (CSM)" since March 2013 and a "Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)" since November 2012, both certifications obtained from the Scrum Alliance. Chalmers also possesses scuba diving certifications, including "Master Scuba Diver Trainer" from PADI obtained in July 2005 and "Open Water Scuba Instructor" from PADI obtained in May 2002.