With a career spanning numerous high-profile roles, she has established herself as a leader in project management and team leadership within the organizational change management space.
TUCSON, AZ, October 24, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Austin Kirkbride, MA, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Kirkbride, an esteemed associate partner at DXC Technology Company, has dedicated over 30 years to change management and organizational development. With a career spanning numerous high-profile roles, she has established herself as a leader in project management and team leadership within the organizational change management space. She is also adept at stakeholder analysis, ensuring that all aspects of change are meticulously managed.
Having joined DXC Technology Company in 2021, Ms. Kirkbride initially served as a principal consultant before advancing to her current role. Based in Ashburn, Virginia, the company is known for providing superior information technology consulting services to ensure the global companies it serves have the necessary systems for security and scalability.
Leveraging her former success, Ms. Kirkbride was a change manager at SVB Financial Group, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, from 2020 to 2021. Her expertise was also honed as a senior consultant at Slalom Inc. between 2017 and 2020 and as a principal at A. Kirkbride Consulting from 2016 to 2017. Among other noteworthy roles, Ms. Kirkbride was a manager and specialist master at Deloitte between 2012 and 2016, a change management lead at CSL from 2012 to 2013 and a scrum master and instructional designer at The Vanguard Group Inc. from 2010 and 2012. Ms. Kirkbride was the director of education services at I-many Inc., Model N, between 2009 and 2010 and as a project manager for organizational change management at Wyeth, Pfizer Inc., in 2009.
Ms. Kirkbride is highly educated, having received a Bachelor of Arts in communications, cum laude, from West Chester University in 1992. Subsequently, she received a Master of Arts in organizational communications from West Chester University in 1996. In addition to her degrees, Ms. Kirkbride received several professional credentials, including as a certified project manager through George Washington University and the Project Management Institute, a certified scrum master from Scrum Alliance Inc. and a certified change management professional through Springboard Consulting LLC.
Active in several industry-related organizations, Ms. Kirkbride has been influential with the Association of Change Management Professionals since 2011. She has also been affiliated with McKinsey's Online Executive Panel since 2018. Moreover, Ms. Kirkbride served as the technical editor for the Standard of Change Management for the Association of Change Management Professionals, which formed the basis of the certified change management professional credential, co-authored "Body Talk: Life as a Woman" via Hysteria Publications in 1997 and has presented at multiple global conferences on behalf of the Association of Change Management Professionals.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Ms. Kirkbride is committed to civic engagement. She volunteers with Animal Rescue Preserve and Planned Parenthood, demonstrating her dedication to community service.
Ms. Kirkbride aims to continue excelling in her leadership role within change management and making a positive impact through her work before eventually retiring. She reflects on her career as someone who maintained a strong work ethic and relentless pursuit of perfection, quality and value for her clients.
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