Stephen Sobieski

Experience

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  US Navy

  May 1988 - Jun 1995

  Surface Warfare Officer

  I managed operating, maintenance and repair teams of up to 100 personnel across multiple engineering and non-engineering applications, including: propulsion engineering, cryogenic plants, diesel engines and generators, potable water systems, sewage and waste disposal, hydraulic systems, welding and fabrication, damage control/shipboard firefighting and ship navigation. As a Surface Warfare Officer assigned to a US Marine Corps unit, lead a Naval Gunfire Support team and provided support for amphibious assault operations planning and fire support coordination. Show less

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  Verizon

  Feb 1998 - Jul 2007

  Manager

  I worked within the Outside Plant Planning and Engineering organization. I supervised teams that supported state and local government projects, public and private rights-of-way/easement acquisition and management and developed relational databases to support operations. I managed the relationships and contracts with electric utilities (private, municipal- and cooperatively-owned electric companies) for the shared used of outside plant infrastructure and the lease of the infrastructure by other telecommunications and cable television utilities. Show less

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  George Group

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2008

  Consultant

  George Group was acquired by Accenture in 2007 and the work performed under my tenure with George Group continued following the acquisition.

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  Accenture Federal Services

  Sept 2008 - now

  Manager

  As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, I provide consulting services to various government and quasi-government clients, assisting them with process assessment/documentation, business process re-engineering, process improvement, root cause analysis, financial analysis, modeling and business process design. I work with leadership to develop improvement goals and plans to achieve strategic objectives that support organizational transformation initiatives. I help clients employ various improvement methodologies, such as LSS and Design Thinking, through direct facilitation of cross-functional project teams or coaching and mentoring of improvement practitioners. My experience spans agencies involved in defense, regulation, homeland security, health and human services, transportation (rail), food and beverage and agriculture. Specific to Lean Six Sigma (LSS), I support enterprise-wide LSS deployment, LSS program management, LSS training development, project coaching and execution. Additionally, I have supported IT delivery through Use Case development, system-level documentation spanning the systems development lifecycle and functional design. Show less

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  Virginia Mountain Vineyards

  Oct 2018 - now

  Director

  Provide consultation for facilities management, equipment management, finance, accounting and strategic planning. Perform facilities/equipment maintenance and repair. Construct design features.