Kelley L Neal

Kelley L. Neal, PMP has over 30 years of work experience in project management and leadership roles in the telecommunications and IT industries. Currently, at the City of Naperville, Kelley serves as the IT Solutions Program and Project Manager, responsible for establishing project planning and management frameworks for the City's IT projects. Kelley manages and supports department team members through the request intake process and serves as a liaison between business and technical aspects of projects.

Prior to their current role, Kelley worked at Nokia in various positions. As a Program Manager and Project Leader, they directed the product strategy for a cloud-based IoT/M2M product, overseeing its planning, development, delivery, and support. Kelley also supervised global teams of technical resources as a Technical Product Manager, delivering telecommunications switching products. Additionally, Kelley provided high-level support as a Program Lead and Project Manager for software development projects.

Before their time at Nokia, Kelley worked at Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia) as a Software Development Infrastructure Project Manager, where they managed the software change management system for the Linux Control Platform, coordinating communication between application leaders and project managers. Kelley also worked at Lucent Technologies (now Nokia) in various roles, including Release Test Coordinator/Feature Test Manager, Test Automation Team Leader, and Technical People Manager.

Kelley began their career at AT&T (now Nokia) as a Software Developer and later served as a Project Manager for Component Information Management Tool Development.

Overall, Kelley L. Neal, PMP has a wealth of experience in project management, software development, and team leadership in the telecommunications and IT industries.

Kelley L. Neal, PMP has a strong education background in computer science. Kelley completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from North Central College, where they attended from 1985 to 1989. Kelley then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from the same institution from 1991 to 1994.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Kelley L. Neal has also obtained various certifications to enhance their expertise. Kelley achieved the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the PMI Chicagoland Chapter in May 2009. Furthermore, they completed the "Lean Technology Strategy: Running Agile at Scale" certification from LinkedIn in November 2019.

Kelley L. Neal, PMP's education and certifications indicate a solid foundation in computer science and project management, highlighting their dedication to continuous learning and professional development in their field.