Viggo Forde LinkedIn Profile

Contact Viggo Forde www.linkedin.com/in/viggoforde CIO for Snohomish County & Honorary Consul of Norway (LinkedIn) Greater Seattle Area Top Skills Summary Business Process Improvement My passion is to help lead transformation projects that make teams Strategic Planning and businesses more successful. Information Management As a certified Prosci Change Management leader I can successfully Languages step into transformation projects large and small. My work has Nynorsk, Norwegian shaped how teams look and operate and the outcomes have Bokm�l, Norwegian resulted in measurable customer and business impacts. This Norwegian experience spans multiple lines of business and companies. Certifications In the last two years my core focus has been on leading technology Prosci Change Management Leader modernization and a large portfolio of IT systems and infrastructure for Snohomish County Government with 3000 employees. Prior to that I led large transformation projects in Customer Service and Support at Microsoft that impacted how the global support business operates. These projects led to dramatic improvements for customer and employees both. My leadership experience spans three multinational companies with deep subject matter expertise in global information and content management, program management, and technical / customer support strategies. This is supported by an ability to lead effective change management in a highly matrixed and distributed stakeholder environment. Using insights gained from data and analysis I have successfully managed complex businesses and organizations. Data-driven decision making helps me achieve higher impact. I have a collaborative leadership style and as a manager and leader have demonstrated the ability to hire and create successful teams that drive impacts in global organizational structures. Specific skills and experiences include: Page 1 of 8