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Mads E.

Director of Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States14 yrs experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in transforming strategies into scalable systems.
  • Proven track record in improving team efficiency and retention.
  • Strong advocate for human-centered leadership and real work-life integration.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in educational program management with a focus on operational efficiency and team development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementPeople ManagementProject ManagementOperations ManagementEvent ProductionWeb Content WritingSocial Media MarketingCommunication

Other Skills

AI StrategyBlogChange ManagementChatGPTCommunity OutreachContent CurationCustomer SatisfactionCustomer ServiceDocumentationEvent ManagementEvent MarketingGenerative AILeadershipMacManagement

About

Hi—I’m Mads, and I believe serious work doesn’t require losing your humanity—or your sense of humor. I specialize in delivery, where I turn ambitious strategies into scalable, soul-filled systems—structured enough to work, flexible enough to breathe. I thrive where clarity meets chaos, documentation is a love language, and a sarcastic meme can land harder than a powerpoint. 💡 What lights me up: • Human-centered leadership—mentorship with memes, curiosity-led conflict navigation, influence without authority • Sustainable systems—build what scales, document what matters, leave room for nuance • Intentional AI: experimenting with tools that save time, not replace thought • Real work-life integration—because life lessons shape how we build and lead Also: I love trivia, rely on spell-check like it’s my sidekick, and once built an onboarding system entirely in Google Suite powered by sheer stubbornness. Let’s connect if you want to lead with heart, build with brains, or wrangle chaos without losing your sparkle. ✨

Experience

14 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

General assembly

8 roles

Director of Program Operations & Student Success

Promoted

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Program ManagementStrategic PlanningPeople Management

Senior Manager, Program Operations

Promoted

Mar 2023Mar 2025 · 2 yrs

  • Managed a team of Student Success Specialists and Business Operations Leads responsible for the post-sales operations, customer support, and revenue management for the US and Canada.
  • Spearheaded the reformation of a centralized internal resource center and a unified customer information system, resulting in greater cross-functional and regional alignment.
  • Improved team retention by > 50% and increased team efficiency by developing a team specialization strategy.
  • Reduced resolution time for escalated matters by > 30% through the implementation of a Jira tracking and reporting system for all customer issues, providing consistent documentation and greater visibility and insights.
  • Built new processes and identified new tools to enhance our operational efficiencies as a lean team. Developed and delivered over 25 training sessions of new processes and tools in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient and exceptional operations with a lean team. This included training sessions involving the optimization of tools such as Slack, Salesforce, Canvas LMS.
  • Oversaw the collection & analysis of data to identify opportunities for greater programmatic and operational efficiency; established strategy and oversee implementation. Identified the need for stronger customer onboarding processes, and led initiatives in updating our customer touch points, resulting in a reduction in withdrawals
  • Identified potential compliance risks and worked with key stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements were satisfactorily addressed to minimize the risk of delivery of new products.
  • Secured over $560k yearly in uncollected revenue by crafting and implementing an engagement campaign to ensure customers were able to complete their payments.
CommunicationChange ManagementProject ManagementProgram ManagementPeople Management

US, Manager, Program Operations

Apr 2022Mar 2023 · 11 mos

ERG Communication & PR Lead - Women@

Promoted

Jan 2022May 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • This Employee Resource Group creates a brave, intersectional, connected community for women and their allies to increase collective reach, improve professional experiences, address inequities, and drive business forward.
  • Utilized written communication to foster and connect community for women and allies at General Assembly to increase their collective reach, improve professional experiences, address inequities, and drive the business forward
  • Created and implemented talking points, announcements, and memos to inform and include members of the Women@ ERG.
  • Represented General Assembly’s Women ERG for panel events and articles, sharing insights on being a woman in the workforce.

Code Grow Mentee

Jun 2021Oct 2021 · 4 mos

Program Manager

Promoted

Apr 2019Apr 2022 · 3 yrs

  • Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the campus and delivery of all Bootcamp and Short-Course programming for the Seattle Market. Worked closely with the Regional Director as an expert in finding efficiencies, developing improvement projects, and automating systems. Was promoted from Front Lines Associate to Manager of Student Success & Campus Operations based on distinguished focus on the immersive experience for any student and or guest.
  • Hired, onboarded, and directly managed a team of 6 - 10 individuals accountable for ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all learners.
  • Created and implemented engaging onboarding experience for new learners, collaborating with Instruction and Career Services to maintain consistent experiences for all students.
  • Managed a caseload of 150 - 200 students quarter over quarter, in-person and remotely, making sure that students were on track to graduate and coordinating interventions for at-risk students when applicable.

Marketing Associate

Jun 2018May 2019 · 11 mos

Front Line Associate

Sep 2017Jun 2018 · 9 mos

Mi3b fabrications llc

Operational Director

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 9 mos · Des Moines, Washington, United States · Hybrid

The adecco group

International Future Leaders (IFL) Delegate

Jun 2021Feb 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

  • International Future Leaders is an 18-month leadership development programme that brings young professionals from all over the world across the Adecco Group to become future leaders with a strong commercial sense, skills and passion to deliver solutions to real-time business challenges and bundle their talents with our best practices to continuously improve our services. The programme is intensive and takes its delegates on a personal and professional development journey across geographies and over business lines to help the Adecco Group identify our top performers early on and help them develop and accelerate their careers.
Project ManagementProgram ManagementOperations AdministrationOperations ManagementSocial Media Communications

Getting smart

Digital Media Associate (Contract)

Oct 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Federal Way, Wa

Event ProductionCommunicationOrganization

Washington state senate

Communications Intern

Jan 2017Apr 2017 · 3 mos · Olympia, Wa

CommunicationWeb Content WritingContent CurationSocial Media MarketingBlogWordPress+1

The sidekick collective

Marketing & Visual Design Intern

Dec 2013Dec 2015 · 2 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

CommunicationPublic PolicyPress ReleasesDocumentation

Quadrant 45

Event Producer (Contract)

Jun 2012Jun 2020 · 8 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

  • Coordinate & execute Quadrant 45 events such as Burning Saucer, TGBG, Shannon Curtis Concert, and more.

Education

University of Washington Tacoma

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Jan 2015Jan 2017

Boise State University

General Studies

Jan 2013Jan 2015

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