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Testimonials
"The presentation is superior ...problems are
explained in business terms not technical terms."
"I liked Richard's stories and analogies...most
helpful for the non-technical."
"I liked the content and humor!"
"Highly recommended!"
- Students who have taken the "Taste of
Success" class
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Instructors
Menlo Institute instructors are highly skilled in
software process, methodology
and instructional techniques.
James Goebel
Instructor
Richard Sheridan
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James Goebel, co-founder of Menlo Innovations in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, has practiced custom software development for
more than twenty years as a developer, team lead, system architect,
project manager, practice director, and executive coach. He is a
certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a licensed Michigan
Residential Builder, and has an MBA from Eastern Michigan University.
His work in commercial software development has spanned
several domains including bio-informatics, diagnostic medical imaging, vehicle
monitoring, test generation, online bill presentment, and digital
archives.
For the last six years James has acted as a coach and change agent
for organizations implementing process changes to improve their ability
to positively affect the business impact of their software development
projects.
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Richard Sheridan
Instructor
James Goebel
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After only two years in business, Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations became the Forbes
"Hire Yourself" cover story for all those choosing entrepreneurship over unemployment. The
next year, it was a Wall Street Journal article on the unique office Menlo uses for software
design and development. Within six years, Menlo had become one of Inc. 500's fastest
growing privately held firms in the US. What make this story truly remarkable is that it
occurred against the backdrop of an IT industry that everyone assumed was leaving the US
for offshore.
Sheridan's team at Menlo breaks all the rules and, in doing so, produces phenomenal results
for its customers. No walls, offices, doors or cubes -- one big open room, a la Edison's
original invention factory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. In this noisy, fun atmosphere Menlo
has produced software for all walks of industry from health care, to scientific equipment,
to high-fashion ecommerce, to diesel motor vehicle diagnostics, and many more.
Software developed by Menlo for its clients is designed for everyday people by Menlo's
High-tech Anthropologists®, built to last by Menlo's world-class agile software development
team, and managed by a set of professional project managers listed among the nation's 50
Most Prolific by the Project Management Institute. Sheridan and Menlo have won numerous
awards and honors, and he and his team regularly are invited to present nationally and
internationally sharing the secrets of the Menlo Software Factory(tm) with all who wish
to learn how to build a Learning Organization that can keep pace with today's advances
in software and design.
Several books reference Menlo's unique approach including Creativity @ Work by Jeff DeGraff,
and Innovate Like Edison by Michael Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott.
A listing of awards and honors include:
- Inc.'s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America (Inc. Magazine)
- Fast Track Award (Washtenaw Development Council)
- Top Small Workplaces - Finalist (Wall Street Journal & Winning Workplaces)
- Emerging Leader (Automation Alley)
- Cool Places to Work (Crain's)
- Alfred P. Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility (When Work Works)
- WORK/SPACES award for Creativity (Ann Arbor Business Review)
- Entrepreneur of the Year - Finalist (Ernst & Young)
- 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For - Elite Winner
- Leaders and Innovators (Lawrence Technical University)
- 50 Most Prolific Leaders in Project Management (Project Management Institute)
As the public face of Menlo, Sheridan is quite active in the community,
serving as a volunteer with the following organizations:
- Washtenaw United Way
- Ann Arbor Chamber
- Ann Arbor SPARK
- Washtenaw Wireless Steering Committee
- Ann Arbor Chamber IMPACT 2008 Planning Committee
- Milan High School Business-as-Education Partner
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mentor – Undergraduate Practical Opportunities Program
- Dawn Farm
- Michigan Israeli Business Bridge
- Guest Lecturer at Lawrence Technical University, University of Michigan Business School, University of Michigan College of Engineering, and Eastern Michigan University
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