SDI Employee Spotlight:
Cecelia Bolden, Delivery Executive
Project experience
IT professional with 17 years of consulting experience, including responsibility for managing diverse multi-million dollar single, concurrent and multi-location and multi-country information technology and operational improvement projects from conception through implementation, within budget and on time for Fortune 500, mid-size and Internet startup companies.
Industry expertise:
Over 16 years experience in information systems consulting, with industry experience in:
- Retail (16 years)
- Utilities (16 years)
- Telecommunications (9 years)
- Publishing (8 years)
- Pharmaceutical (7 years)
- Public Safety (2 years)
- Transportation (3 years)
Past Experiences brought to SD·I
- Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) for 7 years—Product Support Lead for Support Desk of the Product Development Division
- Oracle Corporation-Principal in Oracle's Custom Development Practice
- Whittman-Hart-Principal in its Oracle Practice
- Divine (formally Whittman-Hart)—Vice-President of Quality Management for entire company
- MCI (Senior Manager in Charge of back office IT for Commercial Division)
Education and Affiliation and Certifications
- Graduate of Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
- Certified in eBusiness from the University of Chicago
- Oracle Certified designer and developer
Personal Interests
- Playing Racquet Sports (racquetball, squash, and tennis)
- Studying Foreign Language such as Russian
- Love Traveling—I have been to Guatemala, Taiwan and Alaska
- Reading books by John Grisham
- Studying Science—Like computers, I enjoy understanding what makes the body and the brain work.
Personal Philosophy
What drives me is encapsulated in this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Success: To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
I believe when you are honest, hardworking and dedicated to your clients, they believe in you and your ability to deliver. When your success is their success, you have a client for life.