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Jon Thomas, Top program management Project Management Freelancer.

Jon Thomas

Verified Expert in Project Management
25 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Jon is an experienced project manager, scrum master, and agile leader of 20 years spread across multiple industries. He has a strong passion for leadership, with significant experience in several delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and iterative. He specializes in projects requiring flexibility and adaptability to overcome ambiguity. His most recent experience includes Agile Coaching and a Scrum of Scrums master in an established and thriving Agile transformation.

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Liam Wickham, program management Project Management Specialist.

Liam Wickham

Verified Expert in Project Management
32 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Liam is a seasoned program director and senior program manager with extensive experience in the video game, software development, and pharmaceutical industries. He has a proven track record in scoping, managing, and executing multiple complex technical projects, aligning cross-functional teams, influencing outcomes, driving digital transformation, and applying Lean and Agile methodologies. Liam is an expert in effective stakeholder management, business turnaround, and conflict resolution.

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Darren Hagman, program management Project Management Consultant.

Darren Hagman

Verified Expert in Project Management
23 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Darren is a veteran developer, scrum master, and project manager with deep experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies from working in the transportation, archiving, eCommerce, and aerospace industries. Darren spent ten years working in developer and lead/architect roles before becoming a project manager. Darren understands the challenges of implementing Agile practices in a team and how to effectively interface with the Waterfall world.

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Avalon Swain, Freelance program management Project Management Consultant.

Avalon Swain

Verified Expert in Project Management
29 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Avalon is recognized for his successful business, digital, agile, and AI transformations, leveraging his considerable product, program, and project management experience. He is a certified MIT Artificial Intelligence Strategist, PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC), Disciplined Agile Coach (DAC), and Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM). He has outstanding power skills and the ability to align with all levels of an organization.

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Miroslav Anicin, program management Project Management Consultant.

Miroslav Anicin

Verified Expert in Project Management
35 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Miroslav has led teams and departments with 50+ members through Agile transformation at telcos, banks, and other organizations. He's also managed up to five concurrent teams with as many as 35 developers on their path out of troubled eCommerce projects and on their way to becoming great Scrum teams. Miroslav loves a challenge and looks forward to working with new clients and projects at Toptal.

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Audrius Zujus, Top program management Project Management Consultant.

Audrius Zujus

Verified Expert in Project Management
11 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Audrius is an experienced technical project manager and a CTO. As a contractor, he has worked with Uber, Swedbank, Deloitte, Samsung, SAAB, and Leonardo. While at Deloitte, he worked with Rolls-Royce, Diageo, Deutsche Bank, Clydesdale Bank, Warner Bros, John Lewis, Waitrose, and Tesco. He is a member of the NATO STO advisory board and holds full NATO Secret security clearance.

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Viji Vennelakanti, Top program management Project Management Consultant.

Viji Vennelakanti

Verified Expert in Project Management
24 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Viji has 20+ years of experience in IT project management, executive leadership, and, most recently, AI and deep learning. This combined expertise makes her an invaluable asset for companies looking to build innovative products in the AI and ML sectors. Viji has served as the VP of Engineering for a US-based startup, as an IT director overseeing a team of 100+ at a US-based global nonprofit, as CTO and co-founder of an Indian fintech startup, and as a deep learning mentor on Coursera.

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Cornel Baloleanu, Freelance program management Project Management Expert.

Cornel Baloleanu

Verified Expert in Project Management
19 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Cornel is a delivery-focused vice president of engineering with a solid management track record. He has extensive experience building, leading, and coaching distributed engineering teams and a proven ability to manage complex projects and programs through completion. Cornel is comfortable with ambiguity and enjoys working collaboratively to solve complex problems.

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Marcos Saiz, Expert in program management Project Management

Marcos Saiz

Verified Expert in Project Management
19 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Across his career, Marcos has worn many hats: startup founder, advisor, practice leader, M&A integrations VP, procurement manager, PMO leader, and, most recently, AI implementation consultant. This breadth, paired with a strong technical foundation and exposure to dozens of companies through M&A work, gives him the range to move fluidly between business strategy and hands-on execution—from procurement and vendor management to product and operational transformation.

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Steven Ligeza, Freelance program management Project Manager.

Steven Ligeza

Verified Expert in Project Management
18 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Steve has nearly 20 years of experience as a technology program, project, and product manager, and Scrum Master and Agile Coach. This includes senior management experience at a $450 million fintech firm, and an online lending startup. He is adept with both Agile and Waterfall methods. His projects include app development, infrastructure, and organizational development, with deep expertise in data (strategy, big data, analytics, BI, and DW).

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Ruben Vrinzen, Expert in program management Project Management

Ruben Vrinzen

Verified Expert in Project Management
18 Years of Experience

Program Manager

Ruben is a project manager and product owner helping eCommerce companies, startups, and SMEs execute digital projects. Through Toptal and independent consulting work, he leads website launches, product initiatives, and digital improvements. Ruben coordinates remote cross-functional teams across product, design, development, and marketing, working closely with founders to move ideas from discovery through delivery.

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