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Bill Olsen, CPF

 

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First Name
Bill
Last Name
Olsen, CPF
Phone 1
703-867-6082
Organization
Olsen Innovations Inc.
State/Province
Maryland
 

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Summary of Experience
25 yrs professional consulting across of a broad range of corporate industries, federal & local government, communities and NFPOs. About half my work is facilitating; the other half is teaching others to facilitate, train & lead with greater impact. My mission is clear... to accelerate yours. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.
Facilitator Expertise
  • Board of Directors and Focus Groups
  • Community Outreach
  • Construction
  • Diversity / Organizational Culture
  • Education
  • Government Services
  • Health Care
  • Human Resources
  • International Experience
  • Law Enforcement
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Design
  • Organized Labor
  • Other
  • Partnering
  • Project Management
  • Real Estate
  • Safety
  • Sales / Trade
  • Strategic Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Building
  • Transportation Industries
  • Virtual Facilitation
Facilitator Expertise (other)
Breakthrough Innovation.
Biography
Bill Olsen is a globally-ranked professional Facilitator and Trainer focused on delivering accelerated results through Creative Thinking and Creative Problem Solving. Whether facilitating offsites, training groups, or presenting workshops & seminars, and online virtual engagements, he has a reputation for delivering dynamic sessions, tangible outcomes and strong consensus. He integrates purpose, processes and participants into workshops that are creative and interactive, while also being practical. Having supported clients in 22 countries and 35 US states, he serves those with a genuine need for meaningful change.

As a US Navy Commander, Bill transitioned from service at Sea, to managing Programs ashore. While leading a high-risk project in 1996 he trained in Creative Problem Solving. Applying creativity as a manager, his project was awarded the Nation’s “Silver Hammer Award for Reinventing Government”. He began facilitating other high-risk Defense programs, accelerating them to early milestones and four more Silver Hammers.

Bill has since been a full-time consultant since 1999, accelerating results with clients, including:
+Corporations: P&G, Coca-Cola, Disney, Kellogg, Nokia, Anteon, PWC, MITRE, World Bank, Cox, Exxon, S. Aramco, Caterpillar, Novartis, Medical, many banks & credit unions, multiple Universities, etc.
+Government: EPA, DOT, DHS, DOE, GSA, NIH, CDC, NOAA, FDA, FAA, NASA, OMB, VA, as well as state, local & 3 other nations
+Military: Major Programs in all DOD services, incl. offices of HQ Secretaries of Defense, AF & Navy, DARPA, NATO & classified projects
+NFPOs: 60+ Global, Nat'l & local associations, non-profits, communities & Institutions

Some highlights:
+Lead facilitator of national-level Summits & conferences.
+Executive offsites, strategic Thinktanks & team-building retreats.
+Facilitation of complex technical, programmatic & political issues.
+Partnering projects involving multiple stakeholders & complex issues
+Lead trainer of courses in Facilitation, Creative Thinking & Innovation.
+Professionally Certified® in MBTI, KAI, NBI, WSP, CPS, DiSC, EF, SP & 7 Levels of Change.

Bill is a Certified Professional Facilitator® (CPF), and is consistently featured in the global www.FindAFacilitator.com database. He is based in the DC/Baltimore region and provides services globally.
Project Descriptions
Strategic Planing
Management/Executive/Team Retreats
Organizational Development
Large-scale summits, conferences & public meetings
Team Building, incl. Psychometrics & Adventure-based
StartUps - New Project/Program/Company Planning
Acquisition Program Mgmt(former DAWIAA Level III)
Classified work(DOD,NSA,DHS,DOS)(Current Secret Cl)
Thinking Expeditions (fast-forward innovation)
Level of Education
  • Four-year college degree (Bachelor’s)
  • Master’s degree in the Arts and Sciences (MA, MS)
Please list your relevant Academic Degrees (optional)
University Professor at Texas A&M Univ. & Defense Acquisition Univ.
Master of Science, Public Administration of Environmental Management, with Honors, Univ. of Houston
Bachelor of Science, Geology, Univ. of Texas
Visiting Professor, Penn State Univ., Defense Acquisition Univ., Disney Univ., & King Khalid Univ. of Saudi Arabia.
Formal Facilitator Training
  • Graduate Level education/certification
  • Leadership Strategies Training
  • Other
Certifications – Credentials – Assessments
  • Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) by IAF
  • DISC
  • KAI (cognitive style)
  • Leadership assessments
  • MBTI
  • Project Management
  • Six Sigma
  • Other
Meeting Formats You Can Facilitate
  • In-person
  • Virtual
  • Hybrid
I began facilitating in
1996
Language Proficiency
English. I have led facilitation & training events in 22 countries, including many events whose participants had a broad range of primary languages other than English. I have developed unique techniques to reinforce the learning process, in student's first language, even though I present only in English.
Compensation
  • Compensated work
Sectors you work with
  • For Profit
  • Not-for-Profit
  • Government
Companies/Organizations Supported
All.
Clients, including:
+Corporations: P&G, Coca-Cola, Disney, Kellogg, Nokia, Anteon, PWC, MITRE, World Bank, Navy Federal C.U., Caterpillar, Medical & Pharma companies, & more.
+Government: EPA, DOT, DHS, DOE, GSA, NIH, NOAA, FDA, FAA, NASA, OMB, VA, USCG, as well as state & local
+Military: Major Programs in all DOD services, incl. offices of Sec. of Defense, AF & Navy
+NFPOs: 60+ Global, Nat'l & local associations, non-profits, communities & Institutions
Six-Digit NAICS Code(s)
541611, 541618

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