Viggo Forde

Viggo Forde has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over three decades. Viggo has worked in various leadership positions in companies like Snohomish County, WA, where they served as the CIO and Director of IT. In this role, they led a team of IT professionals and managed the information technology and information needs for county leadership and the population of Snohomish County.

Viggo has also worked as the Honorary Consul of Norway to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, representing the Norwegian Government and acting as a community representative in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, they have experience as an independent consultant, providing services to businesses with an international focus, including freelance translation and interpretation needs.

Prior to that, Viggo worked at Microsoft and Amazon in various senior management positions, leading global teams and driving transformational changes. At Microsoft, they were responsible for leading re-engineering programs and managing diverse teams focused on process improvement, customer satisfaction, and content management. At Amazon, they executed a global content strategy and revamped content creation and localization models.

Viggo's early work experience includes positions at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, where they focused on process improvement, quality improvement, and decision support as a Process and Industrial Engineer.

Overall, Viggo Forde's work experience showcases their expertise in leadership, IT management, process improvement, and content strategy across various industries.

Viggo Forde holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, also from the University of Washington. In addition, they obtained the Prosci Change Management Leader certification from Prosci in 2016.