Strata Chalup, PMP
Education
Scrum Alliance
, Certified ScrumMaster 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-01
Decker Communications
, Project Management Certificate, Communicator Certificate 1996-01-01 - 1996-01-01
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
another MIT dropout in Silicon Valley, Computer Science 1981-01-01 - 1983-01-01Work Experience
Retired
Current
Retired
2015-06-01 - 2023-10-01
KPMG
2014-10-01 - 2015-05-01
KPMG
Qubera Solutions
2013-09-01 - 2014-10-01
Qubera Solutions
Addison Wesley
2012-08-01 - 2013-08-01
Addison Wesley
NetApp
2011-10-01 - 2012-02-01
NetApp
Virtual.Net Inc
1993-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Virtual.Net Inc
Linden Lab
2008-01-01 - 2010-04-01
Linden Lab
Prentice Hall
2006-01-01 - 2007-05-01
Prentice Hall
USENIX Association
2005-12-01 - 2006-12-01
USENIX Association
Skills
Summary
I've been leading and managing complex IT projects for many years, serving in roles ranging from Project Manager to Director of Operations. I have authored numerous of articles on management and working with teams and have taught program management at conferences such as Usenix and LISA. I'm also a co-author of the second and third editions of The Practice of System and Network Administration, and of The Practice of Cloud System Administration (Addison-Wesley). I'm passionate about gardening, and program management is a wonderful tool for having a great garden! I trained as a Master Gardener in Santa Clara County California. I also enjoy working with CAD/CAM makerspace tools, and building fun gadgets with Arduinos. One of my side projects is IT Program Management for the Emergency Services Department at Burning Man. Before that, I used my experience as a ham radio operator to do Emergency Operations Dispatching during the event. 2022 was my 13th Burn.
