Cedar Point Consulting’s staff is comprised of individuals with extensive experience in coaching, consulting and executive management for a variety of industries, including financial services, government, non-profit and technology. To learn more about each consultant, click on the name to view a detailed profile.

Agile & Lean Coaching, Business Strategy, Lean Strategy, IT Strategy, Strategic Initiatives

Donald Patti is a Coach and Consultant for Cedar Point Consulting, a business coaching and consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area, where he assists organizations in applying Lean and Agile to develop new products and services as well as improve organizational performance. He is the creator of Lean Strategy, a lightweight approach for small businesses to develop and execute their business strategy.

Known for his strong business and technology acumen, Mr. Patti has successfully founded and grown two businesses during his career and consulted to well-respected organizations that include HP, Daimler Benz, JPMorgan Chase, CheckFree, Navy Federal, the Hearst Corporation, Marriott, Verizon, the College Board and nearly a dozen agencies in the US Federal Government.

Donald’s strengths lay in his ability to tailor Agile and Lean techniques to the unique needs of each client and situation. He has successfully adapted Agile for use by a number of organizations, while also developing Lean Strategy for use with Cedar Point Consulting clients.

As a trainer through partner Grow-Lean LLC, Donald has delivered more than three dozen public and private training sessions in ScrumMaster, Scrum Product Owner and Agile Fundamentals over the past three years, earning a net promoter score above 88%.

Mr. Patti has an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Information Systems from the University of Maryland’s RH Smith School of Business, earned his BA in Business Economics and Political Science from UC Santa Barbara.

He is certified in a number of areas, including:

• Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP);
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) & Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM and CSP-PO);
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB);
• SAFe Product Owner (POPM) & SAFe Program Consultant (SPC4);
• Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB);
• Project Management Professional (PMP);

Mr. Patti lives with his family in the greater Washington, DC area where he enjoys trail-running, reading, playing music & open-wheel racing.