Program Governance & Execution Strategy
Directing portfolio-scale programs with crisp decision frameworks, structured communication, and predictable delivery rhythms that keep leadership and teams in sync.
Rob Hooper
Precision program leadership for AI-ready cloud ecosystems
50% Faster Delivery Cycles
Halved delivery cycle times and built full program observability across DORA metrics, delivery
velocity, and risk-closure.
60% Faster RCA, 30% Faster Data Prep
Cut root-cause analysis time by 50–60% and reduced data-prep cycles by ≈30% through data management
modernization program.
30% Faster Enterprise Onboarding
Reduced enterprise onboarding time by ~30% across 5–7 concurrent implementations using standardized
templates and milestone tracking.
Complex programs. Disciplined outcomes.
Senior Technical Program Manager with 10+ years of experience delivering complex software programs with speed and clarity. Known for driving execution in messy, high-stakes environments including network simulation, distributed systems, and software platforms at scale. Aligns product, engineering, and leadership to turn strategy into outcomes, simplify complexity, and ship with precision. Obsessed with cutting through noise, eliminating friction, and keeping execution at the pace of ambition. Recognized for operational rigor, cross-functional alignment, and turning intent into measurable impact.
- ✓ Observability for your organization: Create clarity in fast-moving environments by revealing where work stands, what’s at risk, and what needs attention—so teams stay focused and leaders stay ahead.
- ✓ Streamline processes: Establish durable operating rhythms—release trains, readiness checks, templates, and review loops—that reduce friction, speed up delivery, and bring consistency to complex, multi-team work.
- ✓ Orchestrate humans: Align cross-functional groups around a single intent by structuring decisions, clarifying priorities, and turning ambiguity into coordinated motion that moves programs forward with pace and accountability.
Domains of Expertise
Core arenas.
Infrastructure & Platform Delivery
Scaling distributed platforms, simulation environments, and infrastructure programs with readiness gating, reliability safeguards, and integrated stakeholder coordination.
Metrics-Driven Program Improvement
Building measurement systems and operating rituals that expose risk early, accelerate iteration, and keep teams accountable to meaningful outcomes.
Recent Experience
Representative impact.
Scala Computing
Direct the AI network-simulation platform hyperscale customers use to model LLM and DLRM topologies before production.
ProcessWeaver / Elemica
Delivered global SaaS and on-prem transportation programs that Fortune 500 manufacturers rely on to keep freight moving.
Dorman Products
Modernized Order-to-Cash and Logistics operations so a 120,000+ SKU portfolio could operate with greater speed and accuracy.
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I bring structured, high-signal program leadership to high-stakes technical initiatives.
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