Experts In Value Stream Management And The Flow Framework

The Flow experts are specialized in the planning and execution of The Flow Framework and other Value Stream Management practices.

Meet the Flow Experts

Dr. Mik Kersten

Dr. Mik Kersten is the bestselling author of Project To Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework. Mik started his career as a Research Scientist at Xerox PARC where he built the first aspect-oriented development environment. He then pioneered the integration of development environments with Agile and DevOps tools while working on his Computer Science PhD at the University of British Columbia. Founding Tasktop out of that research, Mik has written over one million lines of open-source code that are still in use today and has brought seven successful open-source and commercial products to market. Mik’s experiences working with some of the largest digital transformations in the world has led him to identify the critical gap between business leaders and technologists, resulting in his creation of the Flow Framework® to connect strategy to delivery.

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Dominica DeGrandis

Dominica DeGrandis is the Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop, where she helps customers improve the flow of work across value streams. Responsible for introducing customers to flow-based aspects of digital transformation, she guides IT teams and business teams to understand and adopt new ways of working to improve performance. Dominica is the author of “Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow.” She is a huge fan of using visual cues to inspire change and spur alignment across organizations. She lives in Seattle with her husband and extended family. She blogs at tasktop.com and ddegrandis.com. @dominicad

Carmen DeArdo

Carmen DeArdo is a Principal Flow Advisor and VSM Practice Lead at Tasktop, consulting with customers on project to product transformations to accelerate their ability to deliver business value. DeArdo is a regular speaker at global DevOps events and author of Standing On Shoulders: A Leader’s Guide to Digital Transformation, which was named the DevOps.com 2020 Best DevOps Book of the Year. Previously, as DevOps leader, Nationwide Insurance, Carmen was responsible for driving continuous delivery utilizing DevOps, Lean and Agile practices and helped lead the Most Successful DevOps Transformation of 2016 recognized by DevOps.com. Carmen’s 2018 talk with Nicole Bryan was named 2018 DevOps Presentation of the Year.

Lee Reid

Lee Reid is a Sr. Value Stream Architect with Tasktop. Lee has over 25 years of experience in a variety of software development and lean transformation roles at two startup firms, two large firms, and one higher education institution. His experience ranges from software development in both waterfall and agile teams to leading IT and continuous improvement efforts. Lee has career certifications including TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect,The Open Group Distinguished IT Specialist, Lean Facilitator, and is a co-inventor of four US patents. Lee has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute, a Masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Brian Ashcraft

Brian Ashcraft is a Director of Knowledge and Education at Tasktop, and is responsible for customer success initiatives including managing the training program. What Brian enjoys most at Tasktop is working side-by-side with companies in the initial phases of product discovery and evaluation by providing hands on training and self-serve content. Brian has over 10 years of experience delivering software solutions in the Project, Process, Product, and Portfolio Management areas.

Paninya Masrangsan

Paninya is a Senior Flow Advisor at Tasktop. Her specialty is in process optimization practices. Her experience spans from implementing Lean and Six Sigma practices in manufacturing and hospital settings to leading Agile transformations within Fortune 500 enterprises. She is a big believer in fostering an environment where talented teams can excel and do their best work.

Tom Wojtusik

Tom Wojtusik is a Senior Flow Advisor and Team Lead. He has long applied process engineering techniques and tools to improve flow, make work visible and drive value for private and public sector enterprises, large and small. Having worked in roles in microelectronics, software, product design and technology commercialization, Tom has consistently pursued opportunities for Deming-inspired improvement. When not improving flow of work, he can often be found flowing in a canoe or kayak on various secluded waterways.

Drew Boyer

Drew is a Principle Flow Advisor. He has considerable experience leading agile transformations and coaching at all levels in an organization, from startups to large Fortune 500 enterprises. Drew has come to believe that personal transformation begets organizational transformation. Through our Flow Engagements individuals and teams can begin to see more clearly the influence they have on the system through which value flows. Drew is a husband, father of two amazing kids and a musician.

Chris Gallivan

Chris Gallivan is a Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop. Chris has an extensive history improving flow in the automotive industry. His experience ranges from DevOps Dojos to Platform Engineering, from traditional software to embedded systems. Chris is the proud father of a two pizza team and a lifelong musician.

Katharine Chajka

Katharine Chajka is a Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop. Katharine has 15+ years of experience helping teams and organizations leverage modern practices to improve business outcomes, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement. Katharine has taught and coached 1000s of people across all levels of large and small organizations on how to pragmatically apply change, reduce frustration and delays and quickly see improvements.