Steve Patinella

Steve Patinella has extensive work experience in program management, project management, and network engineering.

Their most recent role was as the Director of Program Management Office at Telaid Industries, Inc. since March 2021. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Project Manager at Expert Technical Solutions from October 2018 to March 2021.

From July 2010 to October 2018, Steve held the position of Manager, Project Services at T-Systems North America. In this role, they managed a virtual team of 25 contractors and FTEs, optimized resource allocation and workload balancing, and developed a regional PMO business office to support project delivery.

Before that, Steve worked at BP as a Global Program Manager from January 2003 to July 2010, where they successfully delivered over 300 operational projects within Network services. Steve was also responsible for managing a $650M deal and the creation of the Professional Services Organization to handle BP's telecommunications.

Prior to their tenure at BP, Steve worked at MCI Communications as a Transition Project Manager (Professional Services Organization) from July 2000 to January 2003, overseeing the transition of BP/Amoco's telecommunication services.

Steve's career began at Columbian Chemicals Co. in June 1986 as a Network Engineer. In this role, they designed and performed network changes, maintained documentation, and managed vendor relations.

Throughout their career, Steve has demonstrated expertise in project management methodologies such as PMP, ITIL, and Six Sigma.

Steve Patinella has an Associate's degree in Telecommunications Technology from Gwinnett Technical College. Steve also holds multiple certifications including Certified ScrumMaster, Master's Certification in Program Management from The George Washington University School of Business, ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from EXIN, Six Sigma-Green Belt from BP's Six Sigma Team, and a Master's Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University School of Business. Steve is also a Project Management Professional, although the specific year of obtaining this certification is not provided.