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Dakota worked as a design project manager at HP in the Global Experience Design group. He is a very proactive PM and a go getter. He has great communication skills when it comes to engaging multiple design and partner teams. The project we worked on required interacting with multiple designers, internal and external agencies. He brought the team together, broke down the key tasks and set delivery deadlines. He also engaged with the teams in ensuring the delivery happened on time and with great quality. I would recommend Dakota for a project management position where these skills are critical.

It has been a pleasure working with Dakota at HP. Although we work on different teams, I am very familiar with his high caliber of work. On the professional level, Dakota balances on the delicate line of friendliness and assertiveness that allows him to be a such a successful PM. His high level of organization has also allowed him to excel while handling other responsibilities such as operations and finance functions. On the personal level, I can attest that Dakota is very easy to work with and gets along very well with everyone in our office. I highly recommend Dakota for any role related to project management, finance, and operations.

If you're looking for someone who is fully invested in making things better, look no further than Dakota. He has time and time again proven that he cares about his work. He is able to look at things from a high-level view and is eager to solve large challenges while considering multiple stakeholder interests and cross-team requirements. Additionally, he has always been thorough in his communication - making presentations and proposals look easy. Dakota is extremely dedicated to his craft and sees things from a detailed perspective that helps add depth and insight to any team.

Dakota is extremely knowledgeable, focused, and connected person. I rely on him to nail any people, finance, resource issues I have had and to push our projects forward.

When collaborating with Dakota, he can always find the approachable ways to consolidate the problems and resolve the concerns in complicated situations. He is always passionate, organized, and efficient in agile management. I am very thankful for the help and guidance from Dakota in my on-ramp towards new projects and new programs.

Dakota is an excellent member of my team. At HP, he helped set multiple organizational initiatives that helped streamline workflows and aligned design teams that were previously not aligned. He also helped unblock issues with stakeholders on multiple occasions. Dakota is also an excellent person who strives for the best possible outcome for everyone. Since meeting Dakota at HP, I'm happy to call him a friend as well. Dakota would be an excellent member to join any team.

I recommend Dakota as a valuable addition to any team. He demonstrates a genuine commitment to improving processes and projects, backed by a high-level perspective that allows him to tackle complex challenges while considering stakeholder interests. His proactive approach in setting organizational initiatives has led to improved workflows and alignment among teams.

Dakota and I have been working on a complex program where he has been the Design Manager and helping me with the design needs planning. He is very open and has always attempted to improve the process to better align with the requirements. His ability to reach out, ask questions and his energy levels make him a great person to work with.

I have worked with Dakota when he joined as a Design manager for a new consumer services project. Dakota has always been very open to understand and adopt the processes that better suit the teams he was working with, as well as identifying and recommending improvements. He has good reporting skills, providing information and status in a clear way. Besides all that, he lifts up the work environment with his energy and good communication.

Dakota is masterful in streamlining process to drive results. He is always a team player and an overall joy to work with.

I got the pleasure to work with him at HP. He was initially my onboarding buddy and always made time to answer my questions and get me up to speed. As we continued working together he was an innovative colleague that came up with powerful solutions to difficult problems.

Dakota is extremely knowledgeable in Program Management. He entered our team at a very tremulous time, and set a running pace for establishing processes. Within a short while things were running smoothly again. He always knew what was going on, who to turn to, and how to unblock work. He is easy to work with and always happy to answer questions. Even when his days were full of meetings.

Dakota is a highly results-driven project manager. He has a knack for enablement and excellent cross-functional communication skills, contributing significantly to meeting strategic targets. Aside from being a great team collaborator, Dakota is easy to work with as he brings an extra layer of motivation and optimism in all his interactions, which is contagious and well-appreciated in tense environments.

Dakota is a great person to be around. He was always committed to understanding and bringing ideas about how to improve processes and the project overall. He is always open to help, and also, makes sure different teams are aligned. Also, he has good energy!

I believe that Dakota is a great asset to work on large projects that need someone to coordinate different initiatives and teams.

I had the pleasure of working with Dakota on a number of projects at HP first as a PM and then as the acting manager for the operations team. Dakota is professional, effective, and fun to work with. He is well versed in agile and scrum and a concise communicator. One quality I really admire about him is that he always makes a conscious effort to understand the business and project he is supporting instead of just getting his piece of the work done. He then takes a step back and tries to identify if we are truly solving the problems we need to solve and if we have the customer in mind. If he finds something that needs improving, he is not afraid to share his thoughts with leadership and be the change that he wishes to see. I would gladly recommend Dakota for whatever role lies next in his future.